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  • Title: A Soluble Form of P Selectin Glycoprotein Ligand 1 Requires Signaling by Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2-Related Factor 2 to Protect Liver Transplant Endothelial Cells Against Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury.
    Author: Zhang C, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Liu Y, Kageyama S, Shen XD, Gao F, Zheng S, Busuttil RW, Shaw GD, Ji H, Kupiec-Weglinski JW.
    Journal: Am J Transplant; 2017 Jun; 17(6):1462-1475. PubMed ID: 27977895.
    Abstract:
    Liver endothelial cell (LEC) damage is essential in the pathogenesis of ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) in transplant recipients. We analyzed the mechanism of LEC resistance against IRI by using a novel recombinant soluble form of P selectin glycoprotein ligand 1, tandem P selectin glycoprotein ligand immunoglobulin (TSGL-Ig), in a mouse model of hepatic cold preservation (4°C in University of Wisconsin solution for 20 h) and syngeneic orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Unlike controls, TSGL-Ig protected orthotopic liver transplants against ischemia-reperfusion (IR) stress, shown by depressed serum alanine aminotransferase levels, well-preserved hepatic architecture, and improved survival (42% vs. 92%). TSGL-Ig suppressed neutrophil/macrophage sequestration and proinflammatory cytokine/chemokine programs in OLT. Treatment with TSGL-Ig mitigated LEC activation (P and E selectin, VCAM-1 and intercellular adhesion molecule 1 expression). In parallel in vitro studies, TSGL-Ig diminished cellular damage in H2 O2 -stressed LEC cultures (lactic acid dehydrogenase and alanine aminotransferase levels). Increased thioredoxin, glutamate-cysteine ligase, NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1, and hypoxia-inducible factor 1α expression, along with transcription factor nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), implied that TSGL-Ig exerts antioxidant functions in IR-stressed OLT and H2 O2 -stressed LECs. Indeed, Nrf2-deficient livers suffered fulminant IRI compared with WT despite concomitant TSGL-Ig therapy. Thus, TSGL-Ig is not only acting as a competitive antagonist blocking leukocyte migration into IR-stressed liver, but it may also act directly as an agonist stimulating Nrf2-mediated cytoprotection in LECs. This study supports the role of P selectin signaling in hepatic homeostasis in OLT, with broad implications for tissue damage conditions.
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