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Teoh Chia Wei,Riedl Khursigara Magdalena,Ortiz-Sandoval Carolina G.,Park Jee Woo,Li Jun,Bohorquez-Hernandez Arlette,Bruno Valentina,Bowen Emily E.,Freeman Spencer A.,Robinson Lisa A.,Licht Christoph
Abstract
BackgroundCalcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) are associated with nephrotoxicity, endothelial cell dysfunction, and thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA). Evolving evidence suggests an important role for complement dysregulation in the pathogenesis of CNI-induced TMA. However, the exact mechanism(s) of CNI-induced TMA remain(s) unknown.MethodsUsing blood outgrowth endothelial cells (BOECs) from healthy donors, we evaluated the effects of cyclosporine on endothelial cell integrity. Specifically, we determined complement activation (C3c and C9) and regulation (CD46, CD55, CD59, and complement factor H [CFH] deposition) as these occurred on the endothelial cell surface membrane and glycocalyx.ResultsWe found that exposing the endothelium to cyclosporine resulted in a dose- and time-dependent enhancement of complement deposition and cytotoxicity. We, therefore, employed flow cytometry, Western blotting/CFH cofactor assays, and immunofluorescence imaging to determine the expression of complement regulators and the functional activity and localization of CFH. Notably, while cyclosporine led to the upregulation of complement regulators CD46, CD55, and CD59 on the endothelial cell surface, it also diminished the endothelial cell glycocalyx through the shedding of heparan sulfate side chains. The weakened endothelial cell glycocalyx resulted in decreased CFH surface binding and surface cofactor activity.ConclusionOur findings confirm a role for complement in cyclosporine-induced endothelial injury and suggest that decreased glycocalyx density, induced by cyclosporine, is a mechanism that leads to complement alternative pathway dysregulation via decreased CFH surface binding and cofactor activity. This mechanism may apply to other secondary TMAs—in which a role for complement has so far not been recognized—and provide a potential therapeutic target and an important marker for patients on calcineurin inhibitors.
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