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Nat Commun ; 15(1): 743, 2024 Jan 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38272907

ABSTRACT

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a public health problem driven by myofibroblast accumulation, leading to interstitial fibrosis. Heterogeneity is a recently recognized characteristic in kidney fibroblasts in CKD, but the role of different populations is still unclear. Here, we characterize a proinflammatory fibroblast population (named CXCL-iFibro), which corresponds to an early state of myofibroblast differentiation in CKD. We demonstrate that CXCL-iFibro co-localize with macrophages in the kidney and participate in their attraction, accumulation, and switch into FOLR2+ macrophages from early CKD stages on. In vitro, macrophages promote the switch of CXCL-iFibro into ECM-secreting myofibroblasts through a WNT/ß-catenin-dependent pathway, thereby suggesting a reciprocal crosstalk between these populations of fibroblasts and macrophages. Finally, the detection of CXCL-iFibro at early stages of CKD is predictive of poor patient prognosis, which shows that the CXCL-iFibro population is an early player in CKD progression and demonstrates the clinical relevance of our findings.


Subject(s)
Folate Receptor 2 , Renal Insufficiency, Chronic , Humans , Kidney/pathology , Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/pathology , Fibroblasts/metabolism , Myofibroblasts/metabolism , Fibrosis , Macrophages/metabolism , Folate Receptor 2/metabolism
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Kidney Int Rep ; 8(12): 2733-2741, 2023 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38106568

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) is a hematologic disorder that is an overlap syndrome between myelodysplastic syndromes and myeloproliferative neoplasms, and can be associated with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. This study aimed to describe kidney involvement in patients with CMML, their treatments, and outcomes. Methods: We conducted a French and American multicenter retrospective study in 15 centers, identifying patients with CMML with acute kidney injury (AKI), chronic kidney disease (CKD), and urine abnormalities. Results: Sixteen patients (males, n = 14; median age 76.5 years [71.9-83]) developed a kidney disease 6 months [1.6-25.6] after the diagnosis of CMML. At the time of kidney disease diagnosis, median urinary protein-to-creatinine ratio was 2 g/g [1.25-3.4], and median serum creatinine was 2.26 mg/dl [1.46-2.68]. Fourteen patients (87.5%) underwent a kidney biopsy, and the 2 main pathological findings were lysozyme nephropathy (56%) and renal infiltration by the CMML (37.5%). Ten patients received a new treatment following the CMML-associated kidney injury. Among patients with monitored kidney function, and after a median follow-up of 15 months [9.9-34.9], 4 patients had CKD stage 3, 4 had CKD stage 4, 1 had an end-stage kidney disease. In our patient series, 2 patients evolved to an acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and 5 died. Compared with 116 CMML controls, patients who had a kidney involvement had a higher monocyte count (P < 0.001), had more CMML-1 (P = 0.005), were more susceptible to develop an AML (P = 0.02), and were more eligible to receive a specific hematologic treatment, with hydroxyurea, or hypomethylating agents (P < 0.001), but no survival difference was seen between the 2 groups (P = 0.6978). Conclusion: In this cohort of patients with CMML with a kidney injury, the 2 most frequent renal complications were lysozyme-induced nephropathy and renal infiltration by the CMML. Kidney involvement should be closely monitored in patients with CMML.

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Nephrol Dial Transplant ; 39(1): 64-73, 2023 Dec 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37403344

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Because of increased access to kidney transplantation in elderly subjects, the prevalence of monoclonal gammopathies of unknown significance (MGUS) in kidney transplantation (KT) is growing. However, little is known about the consequences of MGUS on long-term outcomes. METHODS: We identified 70 recipients with MGUS present at transplantation (KTMG) and 114 patients with MGUS occurring after KT (DNMG), among 3059 patients who underwent a KT in two French kidney transplantation centers. We compared outcomes of KTMG with those of matched controls. RESULTS: Baseline characteristics were similar except for an older age in KTMG compared with the DNMG group (62 vs 57 years, P = .03). Transient MGUS occurred more frequently in DNMG patients (45% vs 24%, P = .007). When compared with matched controls without MGUS, KTMG patients showed higher frequency and earlier post-transplant solid cancers (15% vs 5%, P = .04) and a trend for more bacterial infections (63% vs 48%, P = .08), without difference regarding patient and graft survival, rejection episodes or hematological complications. KTMG patients with an abnormal kappa/lambda ratio and/or severe hypogammaglobulinemia at the time of KT experienced shorter overall survival. CONCLUSIONS: MGUS detection at the time of KT is neither associated with a higher occurrence of graft rejection, nor adversely affects graft or overall survival. MGUS should not contraindicate KT. However, MGUS at the time of KT may be associated with higher risk of early neoplastic and infectious complications and warrants prolonged surveillance. Measurement of serum free light chain should be performed before transplant to refine the risk evaluation of KTMG patients and propose personalized follow-up and immunosuppression.


Subject(s)
Kidney Transplantation , Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance , Multiple Myeloma , Humans , Aged , Kidney Transplantation/adverse effects , Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance/complications , Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance/epidemiology , Multiple Myeloma/complications , Immunosuppression Therapy/adverse effects , Kidney
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Elife ; 122023 05 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37227756

ABSTRACT

Promyelocytic leukemia Nuclear Bodies (PML NBs) are nuclear membrane-less organelles physically associated with chromatin underscoring their crucial role in genome function. The H3.3 histone chaperone complex HIRA accumulates in PML NBs upon senescence, viral infection or IFN-I treatment in primary cells. Yet, the molecular mechanisms of this partitioning and its function in regulating histone dynamics have remained elusive. By using specific approaches, we identify intermolecular SUMO-SIM interactions as an essential mechanism for HIRA recruitment in PML NBs. Hence, we describe a role of PML NBs as nuclear depot centers to regulate HIRA distribution in the nucleus, dependent both on SP100 and DAXX/H3.3 levels. Upon IFN-I stimulation, PML is required for interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) transcription and PML NBs become juxtaposed to ISGs loci at late time points of IFN-I treatment. HIRA and PML are necessary for the prolonged H3.3 deposition at the transcriptional end sites of ISGs, well beyond the peak of transcription. Though, HIRA accumulation in PML NBs is dispensable for H3.3 deposition on ISGs. We thus uncover a dual function for PML/PML NBs, as buffering centers modulating the nuclear distribution of HIRA, and as chromosomal hubs regulating ISGs transcription and thus HIRA-mediated H3.3 deposition at ISGs upon inflammatory response.


Subject(s)
Interferon Type I , Promyelocytic Leukemia Nuclear Bodies , Humans , Mice , Chromatin , Histones/genetics , Interferon Type I/genetics , Transcription Factors/metabolism , Animals
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Med Sci (Paris) ; 39(3): 265-270, 2023 Mar.
Article in French | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36943124

ABSTRACT

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health problem affecting almost 15% of the population worldwide. After renal injury, there is a nephron loss and remaining nephrons ensure the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) with compensatory hyperplasia and hypertrophy: This is called the nephron reduction. After nephron reduction, renal function will gradually decline and lead to chronic end-stage renal failure. Whatever the initial cause of the renal injury, recent data suggest there are common molecular mechanisms at the origin of CKD progression. Moreover, the renal lesions are very reproducible with glomerulosclerosis, tubular atrophy and partial epithelio-mesenchymal transition, interstitial fibrosis and vascular abnormalities. The physiopathology of CKD progression is unclear but some hypotheses have been described: i) the nephron "overwork", supported by recent works showing that the nephron reduction leads to hyperfiltration by the remaining nephrons and the stability of the GFR; ii) the "podocyte adaptation" theory, reflected by the importance of the podocytopathy in CKD progression and the crucial role of residual proteinuria in renal lesion development; iii) the activation of EGFR signaling pathways in surgical nephron reduction model and its involvement in CKD progression. Finally, CKD progression remains poorly understood and further studies will be necessary to discover new CKD molecular pathways and to develop new therapeutic insight in CKD management.


Title: Aux sources de la compréhensionde la maladie rénale chronique. Abstract: L'insuffisance rénale chronique est une définition biologique caractérisée par la diminution du débit de filtration glomérulaire. Quelle qu'en soit la cause initiale, son origine est toujours une réduction néphronique, une diminution du nombre d'unités fonctionnelles du rein, appelées néphrons. Après une agression rénale initiale, les néphrons sains restants vont assurer la filtration permettant le maintien d'une fonction rénale normale. Mais, progressivement, ces néphrons vont s'altérer et vont être remplacés par du tissu fibreux. Cette altération du parenchyme va entraîner un ensemble de symptômes biologiques et histologiques réunis sous le terme de maladie rénale chronique : augmentation de la créatininémie, protéinurie, glomérulosclérose et fibrose interstitielle.


Subject(s)
Podocytes , Renal Insufficiency, Chronic , Humans , Kidney , Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/complications , Nephrons , Proteinuria , Glomerular Filtration Rate/physiology , Disease Progression
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Bull Cancer ; 2023 Feb 15.
Article in French | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36803980

ABSTRACT

Various hematologic malignancies can lead to renal complications. The most common of these hemopathies to affect the kidney is multiple myeloma, however an increasing number of kidney diseases are associated with other monoclonal gammopathies. It is recognized that clones in small abundance can be responsible for severe organ damage, thus the concept of monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance (MGRS) has emerged. Although the hemopathy in these patients is more consistent with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) than with multiple myeloma, the diagnosis of a renal complication changes the therapeutic management. Preservation and restoration of renal function is possible with treatment targeting the responsible clone. In this article, we take as an example immunotactoid and fibrillary glomerulopathies, two distinct entities with different etiologies and consequently different management. Immunotactoid glomerulopathy is most often associated with monoclonal gammopathy or chronic lymphocytic leukemia, the deposits on renal biopsy are monotypic, and treatment is therefore based on clone targeting. Fibrillary glomerulonephritis, on the other hand, is caused by autoimmune diseases or solid cancers. Deposits on renal biopsy are in the vast majority polyclonal. There is a specific immunohistochemical marker, DNAJB9, and treatment is less well established.

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EBioMedicine ; 75: 103785, 2022 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34959131

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Erythrocytosis is a hematological disorder usually related to hematopoietic stem cell somatic mutations. However, unexplained erythrocytosis remains frequent. In this study, we evaluated the involvement of IgA1, a regulator of erythropoiesis also implicated in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) pathophysiology, in unexplained polycythemia/erythrocytosis (PE) of IgAN patients. METHODS: IgAN-PE patients' serum was collected, analyzed and used to study IgA1 effect on proliferation and differentiation of erythroid progenitors. Hematological parameters of transgenic mice for human alpha1 heavy chain were studied. Multicentric observational cohorts of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, including both native kidney diseases and renal transplants, were studied to analyze patient hemoglobin levels. FINDINGS: We retrospectively identified 6 patients with IgAN and unexplained PE. In large CKD cohorts, IgAN was associated with PE in 3.5% of patients (p<0.001 compared to other nephropathies). IgAN was an independent factor associated with higher hemoglobin levels (13.1g/dL vs 12.2 g/dL, p=0.01). During post-transplant anemia, anemia recovery was faster in IgAN patients. Elevated polymeric/monomeric IgA1 ratio as well as high Gd-IgA1 rate were observed in circulating IgA1 of the 6 IgAN-PE patients as compared with control or IgAN patients without PE. IgA1 from these patients increased the sensitivity of erythroid progenitors to Epo. In mice, we also observed an elevation of hematocrit in alpha1 knock-in mice compared to wild type controls. INTERPRETATION: These data identify a new etiology of erythrocytosis and demonstrate the role of pIgA1 in human erythropoiesis. This syndrome of IgA-related erythrocytosis should be investigated in case of unexplained erythrocytosis and renal disease. FUNDING: This work was supported by INSERM (French national institute for health and medical research), Labex GRex and Imagine Institute (Paris, France).


Subject(s)
Glomerulonephritis, IGA , Polycythemia , Animals , Biomarkers , Galactose , Glomerulonephritis, IGA/complications , Glomerulonephritis, IGA/genetics , Humans , Immunoglobulin A , Mice , Polycythemia/complications , Polycythemia/genetics , Retrospective Studies
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EMBO Mol Med ; 13(11): e14146, 2021 11 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34725920

ABSTRACT

The mechanisms underlying the development of glomerular lesions during aging are largely unknown. It has been suggested that senescence might play a role, but the pathophysiological link between senescence and lesion development remains unexplained. Here, we uncovered an unexpected role for glomerular endothelial cells during aging. In fact, we discovered a detrimental cross-talk between senescent endothelial cells and podocytes, through PAI-1. In vivo, selective inactivation of PAI-1 in endothelial cells protected glomeruli from lesion development and podocyte loss in aged mice. In vitro, blocking PAI-1 in supernatants from senescent endothelial cells prevented podocyte apoptosis. Consistently, depletion of senescent cells prevented podocyte loss in old p16 INK-ATTAC transgenic mice. Importantly, these experimental findings are relevant to humans. We showed that glomerular PAI-1 expression was predictive of poor outcomes in transplanted kidneys from elderly donors. In addition, we observed that in elderly patients, urinary PAI-1 was associated with age-related chronic kidney disease. Altogether, these results uncover a novel mechanism of kidney disease and identify PAI-1 as a promising biomarker of kidney dysfunction in allografts from elderly donors.


Subject(s)
Kidney Diseases , Podocytes , Aged , Animals , Cellular Senescence , Endothelial Cells , Humans , Kidney Glomerulus , Mice , Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1
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Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol ; 267: 36-41, 2021 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34689025

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of implementing cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing on gestational age (GA) at termination of pregnancy in a French perinatal network. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study. All women having undergone a termination of pregnancy between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2017 were included. We compared the periods before and after the introduction of second-line cfDNA testing, which started on 1 January 2015. Throughout the study period, the invasive procedures were foetal karyotyping and chromosomal microarray analysis. The primary study outcome was GA at termination. The secondary outcomes were GA at termination for trisomy 21 and the frequency and GA at the time of invasive procedures. RESULTS: During the 6-year study period, 840 women underwent termination. The median GA at termination before and after the implementation of cfDNA testing was 19.4 and 19.0 weeks, respectively (p = 0.38). Although the frequency of termination for trisomy 21 increased significantly from 23% to 32% (p < 0.01), the median GA at termination did not change significantly (p = 0.80). The implementation of cfDNA testing was associated with a decrease in the frequency of invasive procedures in general and chorionic villus sampling in particular (p = 0.04). CONCLUSION: The introduction of cfDNA testing does not increase the GA at termination for trisomy21.


Subject(s)
Abortion, Induced/statistics & numerical data , Cell-Free Nucleic Acids , Down Syndrome , Prenatal Diagnosis , Down Syndrome/diagnosis , Female , France , Humans , Pregnancy , Retrospective Studies
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Diagnostics (Basel) ; 11(3)2021 Mar 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33801393

ABSTRACT

Randall-type monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition disease (MIDD) is a rare disease that belongs to the spectrum of monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance (MGRS). Renal involvement is prominent in MIDD, but extra-renal manifestations can be present and may affect global prognosis. Recent data highlighted the central role of molecular characteristics of nephrotoxic monoclonal immunoglobulins in the pathophysiology of MIDD, and the importance of serum free light chain monitoring in the diagnosis and follow-up disease. Clone-targeted therapy is required to improve the overall and renal survival, and the achievement of a rapid and deep hematological response is the goal of therapy. This review will focus on the recent progress in the pathogenesis and management of this rare disease.

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Nephrol Ther ; 17S: S108-S114, 2021 Apr.
Article in French | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33910690

ABSTRACT

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by the progressive decline of renal function, that occurs once a critical number of nephrons has been lost, regardless the etiology. CKD prevalence is constantly increasing, especially with age. Nevertheless, the molecular mechanisms underlying this progression are not very well known. With an increasing number of patients with CKD, especially elderly patients, it urges to better understand the pathophysiology of this progression to elaborate new therapeutic strategies. Recent works have highlighted the role of some cellular processes, such as senescence, during age-related kidney dysfunction. Senescence corresponds to a cellular state associated with a cell cycle blockade. Although the cell cannot proliferate, she is able to secrete a lot of proteins grouped under the term of senescence associated secretory phenotype (SASP). Identification of molecular mechansims involved in age related kidney dysfunction could help to determine new therapeutic targets.


Subject(s)
Kidney , Renal Insufficiency, Chronic , Aged , Aging , Cellular Senescence , Female , Humans , Kidney/physiology , Nephrons
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Blood ; 135(21): 1833-1846, 2020 05 21.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32160635

ABSTRACT

Light chain cast nephropathy (LCCN) in multiple myeloma often leads to severe and poorly reversible acute kidney injury. Severe renal impairment influences the allocation of chemotherapy and its tolerability; it also affects patient survival. Whether renal biopsy findings add to the clinical assessment in predicting renal and patient outcomes in LCCN is uncertain. We retrospectively reviewed clinical presentation, chemotherapy regimens, hematologic response, and renal and patient outcomes in 178 patients with biopsy-proven LCCN from 10 centers in Europe and North America. A detailed pathology review, including assessment of the extent of cast formation, was performed to study correlations with initial presentation and outcomes. Patients presented with a mean estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of 13 ± 11 mL/min/1.73 m2, and 82% had stage 3 acute kidney injury. The mean number of casts was 3.2/mm2 in the cortex. Tubulointerstitial lesions were frequent: acute tubular injury (94%), tubulitis (82%), tubular rupture (62%), giant cell reaction (60%), and cortical and medullary inflammation (95% and 75%, respectively). Medullary inflammation, giant cell reaction, and the extent of cast formation correlated with eGFR value at LCCN diagnosis. During a median follow-up of 22 months, mean eGFR increased to 43 ± 30 mL/min/1.73 m2. Age, ß2-microglobulin, best hematologic response, number of cortical casts per square millimeter, and degree of interstitial fibrosis/tubular atrophy (IFTA) were independently associated with a higher eGFR during follow-up. This eGFR value correlated with overall survival, independently of the hematologic response. This study shows that extent of cast formation and IFTA in LCCN predicts the quality of renal response, which, in turn, is associated with overall survival.


Subject(s)
Acute Kidney Injury/complications , Kidney Diseases/mortality , Multiple Myeloma/complications , Stem Cell Transplantation/mortality , Acute Kidney Injury/pathology , Acute Kidney Injury/therapy , Aged , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/adverse effects , Combined Modality Therapy , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Immunoglobulin Light Chains/blood , Kidney Diseases/etiology , Kidney Diseases/pathology , Male , Multiple Myeloma/pathology , Multiple Myeloma/therapy , Prognosis , Retrospective Studies , Stem Cell Transplantation/adverse effects , Survival Rate , Transplantation, Autologous
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Methods Mol Biol ; 2060: 185-197, 2020.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31617179

ABSTRACT

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) has been widely used to analyze genome loci at a single cell level in order to determine within a cell population potential discrepancies in their regulation according to the nuclear positioning. Latent herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) genome remains as an episome in the nucleus of the infected neurons. Accordingly, depending on the location of the viral genomes in the nucleus, they could be targeted by different types of epigenetic regulations important for the establishment and stability of latency, and ultimately for the capacity of HSV-1 to reactivate. Therefore, it is important to take into consideration the interaction of the viral genomes with the nuclear environment to integrate this aspect in the overall set of physiological, immunological, and molecular data that have been produced, and which constitute the main knowledge regarding the biology of HSV-1. In this method chapter we describe in detail the procedure to perform FISH for the detection of HSV-1 genomes particularly during latency and also the combination of this approach with the detection of cellular and/or viral proteins.


Subject(s)
Cell Nucleus/virology , Genome, Viral , Herpesvirus 1, Human/physiology , In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence , Neurons/virology , Virus Latency , Animals , Cell Nucleus/metabolism , Humans , Mice , Neurons/metabolism
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Acta Neuropathol Commun ; 7(1): 175, 2019 11 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31706351

ABSTRACT

All cancer cells need to maintain functional telomeres to sustain continuous cell division and proliferation. In human diffuse gliomas, functional telomeres are maintained due either to reactivation of telomerase expression, the main pathway in most cancer types, or to activation of a mechanism called the alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT). The presence of IDH1/2 mutations (IDH-mutant) together with loss of ATRX expression (ATRX-lost) are frequently associated with ALT in diffuse gliomas. However, detection of ALT, and a fortiori its quantification, are rarely, if ever, measured in neuropathology laboratories. We measured the level of ALT activity using the previously described quantitative "C-circle" assay and analyzed it in a well characterized cohort of 104 IDH-mutant and ATRX-lost adult diffuse gliomas. We report that in IDH-mutant ATRX-lost anaplastic astrocytomas, the intensity of ALT was inversely correlated with age (p < 0.001), the younger the patient, the higher the intensity of ALT. Strikingly, glioblastomas having progressed from anaplastic astrocytomas did not exhibit this correlation. ALT activity level in the tumor did not depend on telomere length in healthy tissue cells from the same patient. In summary, we have uncovered the existence, in anaplastic astrocytomas but not in glioblastomas with the same IDH and ATRX mutations, of a correlation between patient age and the level of activity of ALT, a telomerase-independent pathway of telomere maintenance.


Subject(s)
Astrocytoma/metabolism , Brain Neoplasms/metabolism , Isocitrate Dehydrogenase/physiology , Telomere Homeostasis/physiology , X-linked Nuclear Protein/biosynthesis , Adult , Aged , Astrocytoma/genetics , Astrocytoma/pathology , Brain Neoplasms/genetics , Brain Neoplasms/pathology , Cohort Studies , Female , Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Mutation/physiology , X-linked Nuclear Protein/genetics
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Kidney Int ; 95(2): 455-466, 2019 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30471880

ABSTRACT

Mitochondrial diseases represent a significant clinical challenge. Substantial efforts have been devoted to identifying therapeutic strategies for mitochondrial disorders, but effective interventions have remained elusive. Recently, we reported attenuation of disease in a mouse model of the human mitochondrial disease Leigh syndrome through pharmacological inhibition of the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR). The human mitochondrial disorder MELAS/MIDD (Mitochondrial Encephalopathy with Lactic Acidosis and Stroke-like Episodes/Maternally Inherited Diabetes and Deafness) shares many phenotypic characteristics with Leigh syndrome. MELAS/MIDD often leads to organ failure and transplantation and there are currently no effective treatments. To examine the therapeutic potential of mTOR inhibition in human mitochondrial disease, four kidney transplant recipients with MELAS/MIDD were switched from calcineurin inhibitors to mTOR inhibitors for immunosuppression. Primary fibroblast lines were generated from patient dermal biopsies and the impact of rapamycin was studied using cell-based end points. Metabolomic profiles of the four patients were obtained before and after the switch. pS6, a measure of mTOR signaling, was significantly increased in MELAS/MIDD cells compared to controls in the absence of treatment, demonstrating mTOR overactivation. Rapamycin rescued multiple deficits in cultured cells including mitochondrial morphology, mitochondrial membrane potential, and replicative capacity. Clinical measures of health and mitochondrial disease progression were improved in all four patients following the switch to an mTOR inhibitor. Metabolomic analysis was consistent with mitochondrial function improvement in all patients.


Subject(s)
Deafness/surgery , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/surgery , Graft Rejection/prevention & control , Immunosuppressive Agents/pharmacology , Kidney Failure, Chronic/surgery , Kidney Transplantation/adverse effects , MELAS Syndrome/surgery , Mitochondrial Diseases/surgery , Adult , Allografts/cytology , Allografts/drug effects , Allografts/pathology , Animals , Calcineurin Inhibitors/pharmacology , Calcineurin Inhibitors/therapeutic use , Cells, Cultured , Deafness/complications , Deafness/pathology , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/pathology , Disease Progression , Female , Graft Rejection/immunology , Graft Rejection/pathology , Humans , Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use , Kidney/cytology , Kidney/drug effects , Kidney/pathology , Kidney Failure, Chronic/etiology , Kidney Failure, Chronic/pathology , MELAS Syndrome/complications , MELAS Syndrome/pathology , Male , Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial/drug effects , Mice , Middle Aged , Mitochondria/drug effects , Mitochondria/pathology , Mitochondrial Diseases/complications , Mitochondrial Diseases/pathology , Primary Cell Culture , Sirolimus/pharmacology , Sirolimus/therapeutic use , TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors , TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/immunology , Treatment Outcome
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Blood ; 133(6): 576-587, 2019 02 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30578255

ABSTRACT

Monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition disease (MIDD) is a rare complication of B-cell clonal disorders, defined by Congo red negative-deposits of monoclonal light chain (LCDD), heavy chain (HCDD), or both (LHCDD). MIDD is a systemic disorder with prominent renal involvement, but little attention has been paid to the description of extrarenal manifestations. Moreover, mechanisms of pathogenic immunoglobulin deposition and factors associated with renal and patient survival are ill defined. We retrospectively studied a nationwide cohort of 255 patients, with biopsy-proven LCDD (n = 212) (including pure LCDD [n = 154], LCDD with cast nephropathy (CN) [n = 58]), HCDD (n = 23), or LHCDD (n = 20). Hematological diagnosis was monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance in 64% and symptomatic myeloma in 34%. Renal presentation was acute kidney injury in patients with LCCD and CN, and chronic glomerular disease in the other types, 35% of whom had symptomatic extrarenal (mostly hepatic and cardiac) involvement. Sequencing of 18 pathogenic LC showed high isoelectric point values of variable domain complementarity determining regions, possibly accounting for tissue deposition. Among 169 patients who received chemotherapy (bortezomib-based in 58%), 67% achieved serum free light chain (FLC) response, including very good partial response (VGPR) or above in 52%. Renal response occurred in 62 patients (36%), all of whom had achieved hematological response. FLC response ≥ VGPR and absence of severe interstitial fibrosis were independent predictors of renal response. This study highlights an unexpected frequency of extrarenal manifestations in MIDD. Rapid diagnosis and achievement of deep FLC response are key factors of prognosis.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use , Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains/immunology , Immunoglobulin Light Chains/immunology , Kidney Diseases/pathology , Paraproteinemias/pathology , Aged , Cohort Studies , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Kidney Diseases/drug therapy , Kidney Diseases/immunology , Male , Middle Aged , Paraproteinemias/drug therapy , Paraproteinemias/immunology , Prognosis , Survival Rate
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PLoS Pathog ; 14(9): e1007313, 2018 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30235352

ABSTRACT

Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) latency establishment is tightly controlled by promyelocytic leukemia (PML) nuclear bodies (NBs) (or ND10), although their exact contribution is still elusive. A hallmark of HSV-1 latency is the interaction between latent viral genomes and PML NBs, leading to the formation of viral DNA-containing PML NBs (vDCP NBs), and the complete silencing of HSV-1. Using a replication-defective HSV-1-infected human primary fibroblast model reproducing the formation of vDCP NBs, combined with an immuno-FISH approach developed to detect latent/quiescent HSV-1, we show that vDCP NBs contain both histone H3.3 and its chaperone complexes, i.e., DAXX/ATRX and HIRA complex (HIRA, UBN1, CABIN1, and ASF1a). HIRA also co-localizes with vDCP NBs present in trigeminal ganglia (TG) neurons from HSV-1-infected wild type mice. ChIP and Re-ChIP show that vDCP NBs-associated latent/quiescent viral genomes are chromatinized almost exclusively with H3.3 modified on its lysine (K) 9 by trimethylation, consistent with an interaction of the H3.3 chaperones with multiple viral loci and with the transcriptional silencing of HSV-1. Only simultaneous inactivation of both H3.3 chaperone complexes has a significant impact on the deposition of H3.3 on viral genomes, suggesting a compensation mechanism. In contrast, the sole depletion of PML significantly impacts the chromatinization of the latent/quiescent viral genomes with H3.3 without any overall replacement with H3.1. vDCP NBs-associated HSV-1 genomes are not definitively silenced since the destabilization of vDCP NBs by ICP0, which is essential for HSV-1 reactivation in vivo, allows the recovery of a transcriptional lytic program and the replication of viral genomes. Consequently, the present study demonstrates a specific chromatin regulation of vDCP NBs-associated latent/quiescent HSV-1 through an H3.3-dependent HSV-1 chromatinization involving the two H3.3 chaperones DAXX/ATRX and HIRA complexes. Additionally, the study reveals that PML NBs are major actors in latent/quiescent HSV-1 H3.3 chromatinization through a PML NB/histone H3.3/H3.3 chaperone axis.


Subject(s)
Herpesvirus 1, Human/genetics , Herpesvirus 1, Human/metabolism , Promyelocytic Leukemia Protein/metabolism , Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/metabolism , Animals , Cell Cycle Proteins/metabolism , Cell Nucleus Structures/metabolism , Cell Nucleus Structures/virology , Cells, Cultured , Co-Repressor Proteins , DNA, Viral/genetics , DNA, Viral/metabolism , Female , Genome, Viral , Herpesvirus 1, Human/pathogenicity , Histone Chaperones/metabolism , Histones/metabolism , Host-Pathogen Interactions , Humans , Mice , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Molecular Chaperones , Nuclear Proteins/metabolism , Promyelocytic Leukemia Protein/deficiency , Promyelocytic Leukemia Protein/genetics , Transcription Factors/metabolism , Virus Latency/genetics , Virus Latency/physiology , X-linked Nuclear Protein/metabolism
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