
doi: 10.1038/ki.2012.112
pmid: 22513824
Transplant glomerulopathy is an important cause of late graft loss. Inflammatory lesions including glomerulitis and peritubular capillaritis, suggestive of endothelial injury, are prominent in this condition but the mechanism underlying this inflammation remains unclear. Here we measured the expression of T-bet (a member of the T-box family of transcription factors regulating Th1 lineage commitment) and its relationship with inflammation in 70 patients with transplant glomerulopathy. Within this cohort, 32 patients were diagnosed with transplant glomerulopathy, 23 with interstitial fibrosis/tubular atrophy, and 15 with stable grafts. There was a significant increase in T-bet expression in both glomerular and peritubular capillaries of the transplant glomerulopathy group. This expression was strongly correlated with CD4(+), CD8(+), and CD68(+) cell infiltration within glomerular and peritubular capillaries. The expression of GATA3, a Th2 regulator, was rarely found in the transplant glomerulopathy group. Transplant glomerulopathy was associated with diffuse peritubular capillary dilation without reduced capillary density. Moreover, the degree of capillary dilation was significantly correlated with the number of infiltrating CD68(+) cells. Since endothelial injury is a typical lesion that follows alloantibody reactivity, our results suggest that T-bet is involved in the pathogenesis of this glomerulopathy.
Adult, Male, kidney transplantation, macrophage, GATA3 Transcription Factor, Middle Aged, T-bet, Kidney, Immunohistochemistry, Kidney Transplantation, glomerulitis, peritubular capillaritis, transplant glomerulopathy, Cohort Studies, Nephrology, Microvessels, Humans, Female, Kidney Diseases, T-bet Transcription Factor, Endothelium, Vascular, T-Box Domain Proteins
Adult, Male, kidney transplantation, macrophage, GATA3 Transcription Factor, Middle Aged, T-bet, Kidney, Immunohistochemistry, Kidney Transplantation, glomerulitis, peritubular capillaritis, transplant glomerulopathy, Cohort Studies, Nephrology, Microvessels, Humans, Female, Kidney Diseases, T-bet Transcription Factor, Endothelium, Vascular, T-Box Domain Proteins
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