title: Mesangial cell αvβ8-integrin regulates glomerular capillary integrity and repair.
abstract: αvβ8-Integrin is most abundantly expressed in the kidney, brain, and female reproductive organs, and its cognate ligand is latent transforming growth factor (LTGF)-β. Kidney αvβ8-integrin localizes to mesangial cells, and global β8-integrin gene (Itgb8) deletion results in embryonic lethality due to impaired placentation and cerebral hemorrhage. To circumvent the lethality and better define kidney αvβ8-integrin function, Cre-lox technology was used to generate mesangial-specific Itgb8-null mice. Platelet-derived growth factor-β receptor (PDGFBR)-Cre mice crossed with a reporter strain revealed functional Cre recombinase activity in a predicted mesangial pattern. However, mating between two different PDGFBR-Cre or Ren1(d)-Cre strains with Itgb8 (flox/-) mice consistently resulted in incomplete recombination, with no renal phenotype in mosaic offspring. Induction of a renal phenotype with Habu snake venom, a reversible mesangiolytic agent, caused exaggerated glomerular capillary microaneurysms and delayed recovery in Cre(+/-) PDGFRB (flox/-) mice compared with Cre(+/-) PDGFRB (flox/+) control mice. To establish the mechanism, in vitro experiments were conducted in Itgb8-null versus Itgb8-expressing mesangial cells and fibroblasts, which revealed β8-integrin-regulated adhesion to Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) peptides within a mesangial-conditioned matrix as well as β8-integrin-dependent migration on RGD-containing LTGF-β or vitronectin matrices. We speculate that kidney αvβ8-integrin indirectly controls glomerular capillary integrity through mechanical tension generated by binding RGD peptides in the mesangial matrix, and healing after glomerular injury may be facilitated by mesangial cell migration, which is guided by transient β8-integrin interactions with RGD ligands.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Rammelkamp Center for Research, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio; and.
authors.forename: Sujata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lakhe-Reddy
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Rammelkamp Center for Research, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio; and.
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: Thomas D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Rammelkamp Center for Research, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio; and.
authors.forename: Shenaz
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Rammelkamp Center for Research, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio; and jeffrey.schelling@case.edu.
authors.forename: Jeffrey R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Schelling
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002196:Capillaries / Q000502:physiology*; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005260:Female; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D016023:Integrins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D040542:Mechanotransduction, Cellular / Q000502:physiology; D050527:Mesangial Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D023421:Models, Animal; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000378:metabolism; D020797:Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor beta / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D016023:Integrins; D009842:Oligopeptides; C403414:integrin alphavbeta8; C047981:arginyl-glycyl-aspartic acid; D020797:Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor beta
keywords: cell migration; extracellular matrix; glomerular endothelial cell; glomerular injury
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