title: Effects of DC-SIGN expression on renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis in nephritis.
abstract: Dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule 3-grabbing nonintegrin (DC-SIGN) is important for dendritic cell (DC) in migrating, recognizing, capturing, presenting antigens and in initiating T cell responses. In the present study, we investigated the role of DC-SIGN in renal tubulointerstitial inflammation and fibrosis. DC-SIGN was mainly expressed in tubular epithelial cells and DC-SIGN+ DCs were primarily distributed in renal tubulointerstitial areas during the early stage of nephritis, which was correlated with the degree of renal tubular interstitial lesions and fibrosis. In vitro, DC-SIGN expression in cultured human renal tubular epithelial cells was elevated when treated by tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and was inhibited by anti-P-selectin lectin-EGF domain monoclonal antibody (PsL-EGFmAb). In a rat model of chronic renal interstitial fibrosis, there was a significant correlation of DC-SIGN expression with DC-SIGN+ DC distribution and the degree of tubulointerstitial lesion. PsL-EGFmAb reduced DC-SIGN expression and DC-SIGN+ DC accumulation in renal tissues in this rat model. These results suggest that DC-SIGN plays an important role in DC-mediated renal tubular interstitial lesions induced by immuno-inflammatory responses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Rui jin Er road, Shanghai 200025, China. zhoutong_cn@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Minchao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Guizhi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Yumei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yapeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Mingjun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yanyun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002460:Cell Line; D017931:DNA Primers; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D037181:Lectins, C-Type / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009395:Nephritis, Interstitial / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D000099215:DC-Specific ICAM-3 Grabbing Nonintegrin
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D017931:DNA Primers; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D000099215:DC-Specific ICAM-3 Grabbing Nonintegrin