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    THE ROLES OF RIPK3-MEDIATED NECROSIS AND ESTROGEN RECEPTOR-ALPHA IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF IMMUNE-MEDIATED NEPHROPATHY

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    Date
    2017
    Author
    Corradetti, Chelsea
    Advisor
    Caricchio, Roberto
    Committee member
    Gallucci, Stefania
    Monestier, Marc
    Muniswamy, Madesh
    Rahman, Ziaur
    Department
    Biomedical Sciences
    Subject
    Immunology
    Autoantibodies
    Autoimmunity
    Nephritis
    Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12613/2722
    
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    http://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/2704
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    Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by loss of immune tolerance and the production of auto-antibodies which target various nuclear components. There is a 9:1 women to men ratio among lupus patients, indicating differing mechanisms of lupus pathogenesis between the sexes. Although lupus patients may develop many different manifestations, lupus nephritis (LN) remains to be one of the most devastating manifestations and an indicator of poor prognosis. Although both sexes develop LN, the nephritis in males often develops more rapidly and is more severe. Necrotic cell death is a characteristic of lupus nephritis and contributes to the exacerbation of the inflammatory immune response within the glomeruli. Previously our laboratory found that absence or pharmacological inhibition of Poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase 1 (PARP-1), an enzyme involved in necrotic cell death, results in milder nephritis, reduced necrotic lesions, and higher survival rates only among males. Although RIPK3-mediated necrosis was a likely candidate for inducing necrosis during female LN, murine models of glomerulonephritis revealed that the development of LN occurs independently of RIPK3. In addition, during LN, there is no crosstalk between the RIPK3- and PARP-1 mediated pathways to induce necrotic cell death. The sex bias in SLE indicates sex hormones may play a role in pathogenesis. Interestingly, estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) in the renal tissue is highly expressed and the renal specific estrogen-induced gene activation is second only to that of reproductive organs. The absence of estrogen receptor alpha protects female mice from developing nephritis, despite the presence of immune complexes in the kidneys and production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Analysis of gene expression changes during LN progression indicate the protection seen in ERKO females may be due to alterations in metabolic pathways, including PPAR and retinol metabolism. These results demonstrate the complexity of lupus nephritis. Despite the presence of necrosis in LN, this manifestation occurs in a RIPK3-independent manner, which leaves the pathway responsible for necrosis in female kidneys to still be investigated. In addition, lupus nephritis occurs in an ER-dependent manner in females, demonstrating the significant impacts sex-hormone environments play in the pathogenesis of immune-mediated nephropathies.
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