Renal IL-17 expression in human ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis.
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Interleukin-17A (IL-17) promotes inflammatory renal tissue damage in mouse models of crescentic glomerulonephritis, including murine experimental autoimmune anti-myeloperoxidase glomerulonephritis, which most likely depends on IL-17-producing Th17 cells. In human anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated glomerulonephritis, however, the cellular sources of IL-17 remain to be elucidated. Therefore, we analyzed human kidney biopsies of active necrotizing and crescentic ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis by immunohistochemistry using an IL-17-specific antibody and by immunofluorescent colocalization with cell type markers. We detected numerous IL-17-expressing (IL-17(+)) cells in the glomeruli and in the tubulointerstitium. Unexpectedly, most of these IL-17(+) cells were polymorphonuclear neutrophilic granulocytes, while IL-17(+) T cells and IL-17(+) mast cells were present at significantly lower frequencies. IL-17 was not detected in other infiltrating or resident kidney cells. In those patients who had not received immunosuppressive treatment before biopsy, serum creatinine levels were positively correlated with tubulointerstitial IL-17(+) neutrophils as well as IL-17(+) T cells. Furthermore, we could demonstrate that purified human blood neutrophils expressed IL-17 protein and released it upon stimulation in vitro. In conclusion, these results support a pathogenic role for IL-17 in human ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis. Our data suggest that in the acute stage of the disease neutrophils may act as an important immediate-early innate source of IL-17 and may thereby initiate and promote ongoing renal inflammation. IL-17 may thus be a target for treating acute ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- American journal of physiology. Renal physiology
دوره 302 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012