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Angiopoietin-1 and angiopoietin-2 protect porcine iliac endothelial cells from human antibody-mediated complement-dependent cytotoxicity through phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase/AKT pathway activation.

Abstract
Cytokines play crucial roles in inflammation, but their role in xenotransplantation remains elusive. We assessed the role of several cytokines using an in vitro model of human antibody-mediated complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC). Recombinant human angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1) protected porcine iliac endothelial cells (PIECs) from human antibody-mediated CDC. Interestingly, human angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) had a similar protective effect on PIECs. By flow cytometry analysis, the extent of human IgM and IgG binding to PIECs did not decrease when PIECs were exposed to Ang-1/Ang-2. The mRNA level of complement regulators (CD46, CD55, CD59) was not upregulated in PIECs treated with Ang-1/Ang-2, both of which activated the PI3K/AKT pathway in PIECs. Wortmannin, which inhibits phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), suppressed Ang-1/Ang-2-induced AKT phosphorylation and consequent Ang-1/Ang-2-mediated protection of PIECs in human antibody-mediated CDC model. Moreover, dominant negative AKT also suppressed Ang-1/Ang-2-mediated protection of PIECs in this model. In conclusion, our data suggest that human Ang-1/Ang-2 induces the protection of PIECs from human antibody-mediated CDC by activating the PI3K/AKT pathway. Ang-1/Ang-2 is likely to protect porcine endothelial cells and may be beneficial in xenotransplantation research.
AuthorsHanchao Gao, Pengfei Chen, Ling Wei, Jia Xu, Lu Liu, Yanli Zhao, Hidetaka Hara, Dengke Pan, Zesong Li, David K C Cooper, Zhiming Cai, Lisha Mou
JournalXenotransplantation (Xenotransplantation) Vol. 24 Issue 4 (07 2017) ISSN: 1399-3089 [Electronic] Denmark
PMID28474373 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Copyright© 2017 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Chemical References
  • Angiopoietin-1
  • Angiopoietin-2
  • Immunoglobulins
  • Protective Agents
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Topics
  • Angiopoietin-1 (metabolism)
  • Angiopoietin-2 (metabolism)
  • Animals
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Endothelial Cells (drug effects, metabolism)
  • Humans
  • Ileum (metabolism)
  • Immunoglobulins (metabolism)
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases (metabolism)
  • Protective Agents (pharmacology)
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt (metabolism)
  • Signal Transduction
  • Swine
  • Transplantation, Heterologous

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