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Landscape of innate immune system transcriptome and acute T-cell mediated rejection of human kidney allografts

ABSTRACT: Acute rejection of human allografts has been viewed mostly through the lens of adaptive immunity, and the intragraft landscape of innate immunity genes has not been characterized in an unbiased fashion. We did RNA sequencing of 34 kidney allograft biopsy specimens from 34 adult recipients; 16 were categorized as Banff acute T-cell mediated rejection (TCMR) and 18 as normal. Computational analysis of intragraft mRNA transcriptome identified significantly higher abundance of mRNA for pattern recognition receptors in TCMR compared to normal biopsies, as well as increased expression of mRNAs for cytokines, chemokines, interferons, and caspases. Intragraft levels of calcineurin mRNA were higher in TCMR biopsies suggesting under immunosuppression compared to normal biopsies. Cell-type enrichment analysis revealed higher abundance of dendritic cells and macrophages in TCMR biopsies. Damage associated molecular patterns, the endogenous ligands for pattern recognition receptors, as well markers of DNA damage were higher in TCMR. mRNA expression patterns supported increased calcium flux and indices of endoplasmic, cellular oxidative, and mitochondrial stress were higher in TCMR. Expression of mRNAs in major metabolic pathways were decreased in TCMR. Our global and unbiased transcriptome profiling identified heightened expression of innate immune system genes during an episode of TCMR in human kidney allografts.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE131179 | GEO | 2019/07/26

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Polyoma virus nephropathy (PVAN) is a common cause of kidney allograft dysfunction and loss. Microscopic descriptions of PVAN are very similar to T-cell mediated rejection (TCMR) and have unclear underlying molecular mechanisms. To identify PVAN-specific gene expression, we analyzed 162 kidney biopsies with and without PVAN for global gene expression. Unsupervised hierarchical clustering analysis of all 162 biopsies revealed high similarity between PVAN and TCMR gene expression. Increasing the stringency for the specificity (p <0.001 and >2-fold expression) between PVAN and TCMR, 158 and 252 unique PVAN and TCMR injury-specific probesets were observed, respectively. While TCMR-specific probeset were overwhelmingly involved in immune response costimulation (CTLA4, CD28, CD86) and TCR (NFATC2, LCP2) signaling, PVAN-specific probesets were mainly related to viral replication process (IFITM1, LTF, NOSIP, RARRES3), RNA polymerase assembly (POLR2l, TAF10, RPS15) and pathogen recognition receptors (C1QA, C3, CFD). A principal component analysis using these genes further confirmed the most optimal separation between the 3 different clinical phenotypes. Validation of 4 PVAN-specific probesets (RPS15, CFD, LTF, and NOSIP) by QPCR and further confirmation by IHC of 2 PVAN-specific proteins with anti-viral function (LTF and IFITM1) was done, showing significantly higher expression within interstitial cellular infiltrates and in tubuli in PVAN specimens as compared to TCMR and NL kidney biopsies. In conclusion, even though PVAN and TCMR kidney allografts share great similarities on gene perturbation, particular PVAN-specific transcripts were identified with well-known anti-viral properties that provide tools for discerning PVAN and AR as well as attractive targets for rational drug design. A total of 168 kidney biopsies from kidney transplant patients were used. The kidney biopsies included renal biopsies from PVAN (n=10), T cell mediated cellular rejection (n=26), patients with IFTA (n=59), patients with stable grafts (STA) (n=73). This dataset is part of the TransQST collection.

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Landscape of innate immune system transcriptome and acute T-cell mediated rejection of human kidney allografts

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