Dysregulated heme oxygenase-1low M2-like macrophages augment lupus nephritis via Bach1 induced by type I interferons.
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ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Innate immunity including macrophages (M?) in lupus nephritis (LN) has been gaining attention, but roles of M? in LN remain uncertain. METHODS:Immunohistochemical staining was performed to determine CD68, CD163, heme oxygenase (HO)-1 (a stress-inducible heme-degrading enzyme with anti-inflammatory property), pSTAT1, and CMAF-expressing M? in the glomeruli of patients with LN. Effects of type I interferons on the expression levels of CD163, HO-1, BTB and CNC homology 1 (Bach1; a transcriptional HO-1 repressor), interleukin (IL)-6, and IL-10 by human M2-like M?, which were differentiated in vitro from peripheral monocytes with macrophage colony-stimulating factor, were assessed by RT-PCR and immunocytostaining. Clinical manifestations, anti-double-stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA), and local HO-1 expression were compared in Bach1-deficient and wild-type MRL/lpr mice. RESULTS:The number of glomerular M2-like M? correlated with the amounts of proteinuria in patients with LN. Unlike monocyte-derived M2-like M?, HO-1 expression was defective in the majority of glomerular M2-like M? of patients with LN. Stimulation of human M2-like M? with type I interferons led to reduced HO-1 expression and increased Bach1 and IL-6 expression. Bach1-deficient MRL/lpr mice exhibited increased HO-1 expression in kidneys, prolonged survival, reduced urine proteins, and serum blood urea nitrogen levels, but serum anti-dsDNA antibody levels were comparable. Increased expression of CD163 and HO-1 was found in peritoneal M? from Bach1-deficient MRL/lpr mice. CONCLUSIONS:Our data suggest that dysregulated M2-like M? play a proinflammatory role in LN. Bach1 is a potential therapeutic target that could restore the anti-inflammatory property of M2 M?.
SUBMITTER: Kishimoto D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5894134 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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