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Neonatal Fc receptor promotes immune complex-mediated glomerular disease.

ABSTRACT: The neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) is a major regulator of IgG and albumin homeostasis systemically and in the kidneys. We investigated the role of FcRn in the development of immune complex-mediated glomerular disease in mice. C57Bl/6 mice immunized with the noncollagenous domain of the ?3 chain of type IV collagen (?3NC1) developed albuminuria associated with granular capillary loop deposition of exogenous antigen, mouse IgG, C3 and C5b-9, and podocyte injury. High-resolution imaging showed abundant IgG deposition in the expanded glomerular basement membrane, especially in regions corresponding to subepithelial electron dense deposits. FcRn-null and -humanized mice immunized with ?3NC1 developed no albuminuria and had lower levels of serum IgG anti-?3NC1 antibodies and reduced glomerular deposition of IgG, antigen, and complement. Our results show that FcRn promotes the formation of subepithelial immune complexes and subsequent glomerular pathology leading to proteinuria, potentially by maintaining higher serum levels of pathogenic IgG antibodies. Therefore, reducing pathogenic IgG levels by pharmacologic inhibition of FcRn may provide a novel approach for the treatment of immune complex-mediated glomerular diseases. As proof of concept, we showed that a peptide inhibiting the interaction between human FcRn and human IgG accelerated the degradation of human IgG anti-?3NC1 autoantibodies injected into FCRN-humanized mice as effectively as genetic ablation of FcRn, thus preventing the glomerular deposition of immune complexes containing human IgG.

SUBMITTER: Olaru F

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4005300 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Neonatal Fc receptor promotes immune complex-mediated glomerular disease.

Olaru Florina F Luo Wentian W Suleiman Hani H St John Patricia L PL Ge Linna L Mezo Adam R AR Shaw Andrey S AS Abrahamson Dale R DR Miner Jeffrey H JH Borza Dorin-Bogdan DB

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN 20131219 5

The neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) is a major regulator of IgG and albumin homeostasis systemically and in the kidneys. We investigated the role of FcRn in the development of immune complex-mediated glomerular disease in mice. C57Bl/6 mice immunized with the noncollagenous domain of the α3 chain of type IV collagen (α3NC1) developed albuminuria associated with granular capillary loop deposition of exogenous antigen, mouse IgG, C3 and C5b-9, and podocyte injury. High-resolution imaging showed abunda ...[more]

PMID: 24357670

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Neonatal Fc receptor promotes immune complex-mediated glomerular disease.

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