Complement Factor H-Related 3 Enhanced Inflammation and Complement Activation in Human RPE Cells

Autor: Diana Pauly, Sabine Amslinger, Herbert Jägle, Delia M Ormenisan, Nicole Schäfer, Volker Enzmann, Anas Rasras
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Immunology
Schäfer, Nicole; Rasras, Anas; Ormenisan, Delia M; Amslinger, Sabine; Enzmann, Volker; Jägle, Herbert; Pauly, Diana (2021). Complement Factor H-Related 3 Enhanced Inflammation and Complement Activation in Human RPE Cells. Frontiers in immunology, 12, p. 769242. Frontiers Research Foundation 10.3389/fimmu.2021.769242
Frontiers of Immunology
Frontiers in Immunology, Vol 12 (2021)
ISSN: 1664-3224
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.769242
Popis: Complement Factor H-Related 3 (FHR-3) is a major regulator of the complement system, which is associated with different diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD). However, the non-canonical local, cellular functions of FHR-3 remained poorly understood. Here, we report that FHR-3 bound to oxidative stress epitopes and competed with FH for interaction. Furthermore, FHR-3 was internalized by viable RPE cells and modulated time-dependently complement component (C3, FB) and receptor (C3aR, CR3) expression of human RPE cells. Independently of any external blood-derived proteins, complement activation products were detected. Anaphylatoxin C3a was visualized in treated cells and showed a translocation from the cytoplasm to the cell membrane after FHR-3 exposure. Subsequently, FHR-3 induced a RPE cell dependent pro-inflammatory microenvironment. Inflammasome NLRP3 activation and pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion of IL-1ß, IL-18, IL-6 and TNF-α were induced after FHR-3-RPE interaction. Our previously published monoclonal anti-FHR-3 antibody, which was chimerized to reduce immunogenicity, RETC-2-ximab, ameliorated the effect of FHR-3 on ARPE-19 cells. Our studies suggest FHR-3 as an exogenous trigger molecule for the RPE cell “complosome” and as a putative target for a therapeutic approach for associated degenerative diseases.
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