Antimyeloperoxidase antibodies rapidly induce alpha4-integrin-dependent glomerular neutrophil adhesion

Michael Peter Kuligowski, Rain Kwan, Cecilia Lo, Cyndi Wong, William Geraint Moulton James, Dorothee Bourges, Joshua D Ooi, Latasha Abeynaike, Pamela Heidi Hall, Arthur Richard Kitching, Michael John Hickey

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Abstract

Antimyeloperoxidase antibodies rapidly induce alpha-4-integrin-dependent glomerular neutrophil adhesion. Patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs) frequently develop severe vasculitis and glomerulonephritis. Although ANCAs, particularly antimyeloperoxidase (anti-MPO), have been shown to promote leukocyte adhesion in postcapillary venules, their ability to promote adhesion in the glomerular vasculature is less clear. We used intravital microscopy to examine glomerular leukocyte adhesion induced by anti-MPO. In mice pretreated with LPS, 50 microg anti-MPO induced LFA-1-dependent adhesion in glomeruli. In concert with this finding, in mice pretreated with LPS, more than 80 of circulating neutrophils bound anti-MPO within 5 minutes of intravenous administration. However, even in the absence of LPS, more than 40 of circulating neutrophils bound anti-MPO in vivo, a response not seen in MPO(-/-) mice. In addition, a higher dose of anti-MPO (200 microg) induced robust glomerular leukocyte adhesion in the absence of LPS. The latter response was beta2-integrin independent, instead requiring the alpha4-integrin, which was up-regulated on neutrophils in response to anti-MPO.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6485 - 6494
Number of pages10
JournalBlood
Volume113
Issue number25
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

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