| First Author | Lakhe-Reddy S | Year | 2014 |
| Journal | Am J Physiol Renal Physiol | Volume | 306 |
| Issue | 12 | Pages | F1400-9 |
| PubMed ID | 24740792 | Mgi Jnum | J:211090 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:5573113 | Doi | 10.1152/ajprenal.00624.2013 |
| Citation | Lakhe-Reddy S, et al. (2014) Mesangial cell alphavbeta8-integrin regulates glomerular capillary integrity and repair. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 306(12):F1400-9 |
| abstractText | alphavbeta8-Integrin is most abundantly expressed in the kidney, brain, and female reproductive organs, and its cognate ligand is latent transforming growth factor (LTGF)-beta. Kidney alphavbeta8-integrin localizes to mesangial cells, and global beta8-integrin gene (Itgb8) deletion results in embryonic lethality due to impaired placentation and cerebral hemorrhage. To circumvent the lethality and better define kidney alphavbeta8-integrin function, Cre-lox technology was used to generate mesangial-specific Itgb8-null mice. Platelet-derived growth factor-beta receptor (PDGFBR)-Cre mice crossed with a reporter strain revealed functional Cre recombinase activity in a predicted mesangial pattern. However, mating between two different PDGFBR-Cre or Ren1(d)-Cre strains with Itgb8 (flox/-) mice consistently resulted in incomplete recombination, with no renal phenotype in mosaic offspring. Induction of a renal phenotype with Habu snake venom, a reversible mesangiolytic agent, caused exaggerated glomerular capillary microaneurysms and delayed recovery in Cre(+/-) PDGFRB (flox/-) mice compared with Cre(+/-) PDGFRB (flox/+) control mice. To establish the mechanism, in vitro experiments were conducted in Itgb8-null versus Itgb8-expressing mesangial cells and fibroblasts, which revealed beta8-integrin-regulated adhesion to Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) peptides within a mesangial-conditioned matrix as well as beta8-integrin-dependent migration on RGD-containing LTGF-beta or vitronectin matrices. We speculate that kidney alphavbeta8-integrin indirectly controls glomerular capillary integrity through mechanical tension generated by binding RGD peptides in the mesangial matrix, and healing after glomerular injury may be facilitated by mesangial cell migration, which is guided by transient beta8-integrin interactions with RGD ligands. |
