Exclusive CX3CR1 dependence of kidney DCs impacts glomerulonephritis progression
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Exclusive CX3CR1 dependence of kidney DCs impacts glomerulonephritis progression. / Hochheiser, Katharina; Heuser, Christoph; Krause, Torsten A; Teteris, Simon; Ilias, Anissa; Weisheit, Christina; Hoss, Florian; Tittel, André P; Knolle, Percy A; Panzer, Ulf; Engel, Daniel R; Tharaux, Pierre-Louis; Kurts, Christian.
In: J CLIN INVEST, Vol. 123, No. 10, 01.10.2013, p. 4242-54.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Exclusive CX3CR1 dependence of kidney DCs impacts glomerulonephritis progression
AU - Hochheiser, Katharina
AU - Heuser, Christoph
AU - Krause, Torsten A
AU - Teteris, Simon
AU - Ilias, Anissa
AU - Weisheit, Christina
AU - Hoss, Florian
AU - Tittel, André P
AU - Knolle, Percy A
AU - Panzer, Ulf
AU - Engel, Daniel R
AU - Tharaux, Pierre-Louis
AU - Kurts, Christian
PY - 2013/10/1
Y1 - 2013/10/1
N2 - DCs and macrophages both express the chemokine receptor CX3CR1. Here we demonstrate that its ligand, CX3CL1, is highly expressed in the murine kidney and intestine. CX3CR1 deficiency markedly reduced DC numbers in the healthy and inflamed kidney cortex, and to a lesser degree in the kidney medulla and intestine, but not in other organs. CX3CR1 also promoted influx of DC precursors in crescentic glomerulonephritis, a DC-dependent aggressive type of nephritis. Disease severity was strongly attenuated in CX3CR1-deficient mice. Primarily CX3CR1-dependent DCs in the kidney cortex processed antigen for the intrarenal stimulation of T helper cells, a function important for glomerulonephritis progression. In contrast, medullary DCs played a specialized role in inducing innate immunity against bacterial pyelonephritis by recruiting neutrophils through rapid chemokine production. CX3CR1 deficiency had little effect on the immune defense against pyelonephritis, as medullary DCs were less CX3CR1 dependent than cortical DCs and because recruited neutrophils produced chemokines to compensate for the DC paucity. These findings demonstrate that cortical and medullary DCs play specialized roles in their respective kidney compartments. We identify CX3CR1 as a potential therapeutic target in glomerulonephritis that may involve fewer adverse side effects, such as impaired anti-infectious defense or compromised DC functions in other organs.
AB - DCs and macrophages both express the chemokine receptor CX3CR1. Here we demonstrate that its ligand, CX3CL1, is highly expressed in the murine kidney and intestine. CX3CR1 deficiency markedly reduced DC numbers in the healthy and inflamed kidney cortex, and to a lesser degree in the kidney medulla and intestine, but not in other organs. CX3CR1 also promoted influx of DC precursors in crescentic glomerulonephritis, a DC-dependent aggressive type of nephritis. Disease severity was strongly attenuated in CX3CR1-deficient mice. Primarily CX3CR1-dependent DCs in the kidney cortex processed antigen for the intrarenal stimulation of T helper cells, a function important for glomerulonephritis progression. In contrast, medullary DCs played a specialized role in inducing innate immunity against bacterial pyelonephritis by recruiting neutrophils through rapid chemokine production. CX3CR1 deficiency had little effect on the immune defense against pyelonephritis, as medullary DCs were less CX3CR1 dependent than cortical DCs and because recruited neutrophils produced chemokines to compensate for the DC paucity. These findings demonstrate that cortical and medullary DCs play specialized roles in their respective kidney compartments. We identify CX3CR1 as a potential therapeutic target in glomerulonephritis that may involve fewer adverse side effects, such as impaired anti-infectious defense or compromised DC functions in other organs.
KW - Animals
KW - Antigen Presentation
KW - Cells, Cultured
KW - Dendritic Cells
KW - Disease Progression
KW - Female
KW - Glomerulonephritis
KW - Histocompatibility Antigens Class II
KW - Immunity, Innate
KW - Kidney
KW - Macrophages
KW - Mice
KW - Mice, Inbred C57BL
KW - Mice, Transgenic
KW - Pyelonephritis
KW - Receptors, Chemokine
KW - T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer
U2 - 10.1172/JCI70143
DO - 10.1172/JCI70143
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 23999431
VL - 123
SP - 4242
EP - 4254
JO - J CLIN INVEST
JF - J CLIN INVEST
SN - 0021-9738
IS - 10
ER -