Knockout of the KH-Type Splicing Regulatory Protein Drives Glomerulonephritis in MRL-Fas lpr Mice.

Autor: Schmidtke, Lisa, Meineck, Myriam, Saurin, Sabrina, Otten, Svenja, Gather, Fabian, Schrick, Katharina, Käfer, Rudolf, Roth, Wilfried, Kleinert, Hartmut, Weinmann-Menke, Julia, Pautz, Andrea
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Zdroj: Cells (2073-4409); Nov2021, Vol. 10 Issue 11, p3167, 1p
Abstrakt: KH-type splicing regulatory protein (KSRP) is an RNA-binding protein that promotes mRNA decay and thereby negatively regulates cytokine expression at the post-transcriptional level. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by dysregulated cytokine expression causing multiple organ manifestations; MRL-Faslpr mice are an established mouse model to study lupus disease pathogenesis. To investigate the impact of KSRP on lupus disease progression, we generated KSRP-deficient MRL-Faslpr mice (MRL-Faslpr/KSRP−/− mice). In line with the predicted role of KSRP as a negative regulator of cytokine expression, lupus nephritis was augmented in MRL-Faslpr/KSRP−/− mice. Increased infiltration of immune cells, especially of IFN-γ producing T cells and macrophages, driven by enhanced expression of T cell-attracting chemokines and adhesion molecules, seems to be responsible for worsened kidney morphology. Reduced expression of the anti-inflammatory interleukin-1 receptor antagonist may be another reason for severe inflammation. The increase of FoxP3+ T cells detected in the kidney seems unable to dampen the massive kidney inflammation. Interestingly, lymphadenopathy was reduced in MRL-Faslpr/KSRP−/− mice. Altogether, KSRP appears to have a complex role in immune regulation; however, it is clearly able to ameliorate lupus nephritis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index
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