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Hahm, K. et al.

{alpha}v{beta}6 Integrin Regulates Renal Fibrosis and Inflammation in Alport Mouse.

The transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta-inducible integrin alphavbeta6 is preferentially expressed at sites of epithelial remodeling and has been shown to bind and activate latent precursor TGF-beta. Herein, we show that alphavbeta6 is overexpressed in human kidney epithelium in membranous glomerulonephritis, diabetes mellitus, IgA nephropathy, Goodpasture's syndrome, and Alport syndrome renal epithelium. To assess the potential regulatory role of alphavbeta6 in renal disease, we studied the effects of function-blocking alphavbeta6 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and genetic ablation of the beta6 subunit on kidney fibrosis in Col4A3(-/-) mice, a mouse model of Alport syndrome. Expression of alphavbeta6 in Alport mouse kidneys was observed primarily in cortical tubular epithelial cells and in correlation with the progression of fibrosis. Treatment with alphavbeta6-blocking mAbs inhibited accumulation of activated fibroblasts and deposition of interstitial collagen matrix. Similar inhibition of renal fibrosis was observed in beta6-deficient Alport mice. Transcript profiling of kidney tissues showed that alphavbeta6-blocking mAbs significantly inhibited disease-associated changes in expression of fibrotic and inflammatory mediators. Similar patterns of transcript modulation were produced with recombinant soluble TGF-beta RII treatment, suggesting shared regulatory functions of alphavbeta6 and TGF-beta. These findings demonstrate that alphavbeta6 can contribute to the regulation of renal fibrosis and suggest this integrin as a potential therapeutic target.[1]

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{alpha}v{beta}6 Integrin Regulates Renal Fibrosis and Inflammation in Alport Mouse. Hahm, K., Lukashev, M.E., Luo, Y., Yang, W.J., Dolinski, B.M., Weinreb, P.H., Simon, K.J., Chun Wang, L., Leone, D.R., Lobb, R.R., McCrann, D.J., Allaire, N.E., Horan, G.S., Fogo, A., Kalluri, R., Shield, C.F., Sheppard, D., Gardner, H.A., Violette, S.M. Am. J. Pathol. (2007) [Pubmed]

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