PBMC therapy reduces cell death and tissue fibrosis after acute kidney injury by modulating the pattern of monocyte/macrophage survival in tissue

In this study, we investigated if the therapeutic potential of peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) therapy in a murine model of ischemic AKI is related with the survival pattern of monocyte/macrophages in tissue. CD-1 mice were subjected to bilateral renal ischemia followed by reperfusion to in...

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Autores: Torrico, Selene, Hotter, Georgina, Muñoz, Ángeles, Calle, Priscila, García, Miriam R., Poch, Esteban, Játiva, Soraya
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/374241
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/374241
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85199437826
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Acute kidney injure
Cell death
Inflammation
Macrophage
Monocyte
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Sumario:In this study, we investigated if the therapeutic potential of peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) therapy in a murine model of ischemic AKI is related with the survival pattern of monocyte/macrophages in tissue. CD-1 mice were subjected to bilateral renal ischemia followed by reperfusion to induce AKI. M2-polarized PBMCs isolated from CD-1 mice were administered intravenously at different time points post-injury. Our results demonstrate that early administration of PBMC therapy attenuates renal tissue damage, reduces tissue cell death and prevents fibrosis development. Reduction of tissue pyroptosis was observed by reduction on NLRP3 inflammasome activation and decreasing IL-1beta and Caspase-1 expression in the kidney. Furthermore, the therapy was shown to mitigate ferroptosis by inducing GPX4 overexpression. Early administration of PBMCs increased the survival pattern of renal tissue-macrophages, promoting a "pro-survival phenotype" resulting in decreased pyroptotic marker NLRP3, IL-1beta and Caspase 1 and increased anti-ferroptotic gene GPX4. Conversely, delayed administration of PBMC therapy exhibits diminished efficacy in preventing cell death and fibrosis in tissue and provoked a decrease in the pro-survival phenotype of both monocyte /macrophages in tissue. Our findings highlight the therapeutic potential of PBMC therapy in mitigating AKI and preventing CKD progression by modulating tissue-resident macrophage survival and reducing their cell death pathways. The fact that the effectiveness of the therapy depends on the time of administration after the injury underscores the importance of early intervention in AKI management.