CD59 protects glomerular endothelial cells from immune-mediated thrombotic microangiopathy in rats.
CD59 is a cell membrane-bound complement regulatory protein on glomerular cells that inhibits C5b-9 assembly and insertion. This report describes a recently developed model of immune thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) induced by the renal artery perfusion of anti-glomerular endothelial cell (anti-GEN) antibody. To examine the role of CD59 in protecting the GEN from immune-mediated injury, rats underwent selective renal artery perfusion with F(ab')2 fragments of anti-CD59 monoclonal antibody to block CD59 activity or control mouse IgG followed by anti-GEN antibody or control goat IgG. Neutralization of CD59 in normal rats did not result in any significant functional or histologic changes. Perfusion with anti-CD59 did not change deposition of the pathogenic anti-GEN IgG used to induce the TMA model. However, neutralization of CD59 in the TMA model resulted in more C5b-9 formation in glomeruli, accompanied by increased platelet and fibrin deposition, more severe endothelial injury, and reduced renal function compared with the animals perfused with control F(ab')2 fragments. These results demonstrate directly that CD59 serves a protective role for GEN in this TMA model of rats, and confirm that C5b-9 formation has a critical pathogenic role in the mediation of the disease. CD59 may play an important role in protecting glomerular endothelium from other complement-mediated types of injury.
Nangaku
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First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tokyo School of Medicine, Japan.
Alpers
C E
CE
Pippin
J
J
Shankland
S J
SJ
Kurokawa
K
K
Adler
S
S
Morgan
B P
BP
Johnson
R J
RJ
Couser
W G
WG
D000818:Animals; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000166:cytology; D018957:CD59 Antigens / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D015938:Complement Membrane Attack Complex / Q000032:analysis; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D005337:Fibrin / Q000032:analysis; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D015432:Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000276:immunology*; D006041:Goats; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments; D007128:Immunoglobulin Fragments; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012016:Reference Values; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000276:immunology; D016482:Urinalysis
D018957:CD59 Antigens; D015938:Complement Membrane Attack Complex; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments; D007128:Immunoglobulin Fragments; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D005337:Fibrin