Reactive oxygen species and IRF1 stimulate IFNα production by proximal tubules during ischemic AKI

We previously reported that expression of the transcription factor interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF1) is an early, critical maladaptive signal expressed by renal tubules during murine ischemic acute kidney injury (AKI). We now show that IRF1 mediates signals from reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated during ischemic AKI and that these signals ultimately result in production of α-subtypes of type I interferons (IFNαs). We found that genetic knockout of the common type I IFN receptor (IFNARI-/-) improved kidney function and histology during AKI. There are major differences in the spatial-temporal production of the two major IFN subtypes, IFNβ and IFNαs: IFNβ expression peaks at 4 h, earlier than IFNαs, and continues at the same level at 24 h; expression of IFNαs also increases at 4 h but continues to increase through 24 h. The magnitude of the increase in IFNαs relative to baseline is much greater than that of IFNβ. We show by immunohistology and study of isolated cells that IFNβ is produced by renal leukocytes and IFNαs are produced by renal tubules. IRF1, IFNαs, and IFNARI were found on the same renal tubules during ischemic AKI. Furthermore, we found that ROS induced IFNα expression by renal tubules in vitro. This expression was inhibited by small interfering RNA knockdown of IRF1. Overexpression of IRF1 resulted in the production of IFNαs. Furthermore, we found that IFNα stimulated production of maladaptive proinflammatory CXCL2 by renal tubular cells. Altogether our data support the following autocrine pathway in renal tubular cells: ROS > IRF1 > IFNα > IFNARI > CXCL2.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:305

Enthalten in:

American journal of physiology. Renal physiology - 305(2013), 2 vom: 15. Juli, Seite F164-72

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Winterberg, Pamela D [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yanxia [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Keng-Mean [VerfasserIn]
Hartono, John R [VerfasserIn]
Nagami, Glenn T [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Xin J [VerfasserIn]
Shelton, John M [VerfasserIn]
Richardson, James A [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Christopher Y [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

156986-95-7
AKI
Chemokine CXCL2
Cxcl2 protein, mouse
Innate immunity
Interferon Regulatory Factor-1
Interferon-alpha
Irf1 protein, mouse
Journal Article
Reactive Oxygen Species
Receptor, Interferon alpha-beta
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Type I interferon

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Date Completed 24.09.2013

Date Revised 23.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1152/ajprenal.00487.2012

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM22734197X