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Allograft rejection-related gene expression in the endothelial cells of renal transplantation recipients after cytomegalovirus infection

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Abstract

Objective

To explore the effects of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection on rejection-related gene expression in the endothelial cells of renal transplantation recipients.

Methods

Endothelial cells (ECs) were cultured and stimulated by a variety of factors: A, normal control group; B, inactivated human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection group; C, HCMV infection group; D, HCMV supernatant infection group; and E, ganciclovir HCMV group. Expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and major histocompability complex (MHC) class I and class II antigens was detected by flow cytometry (FCM) and immunohistochemistry.

Results

We found characteristic CMV-infected ECs in this study. There were no significant differences among groups A, B and D (P>0.05). Although the expression levels of ICAM-1 were not significantly different between groups C and E (P>0.05), the ICAM-1 expression in these two groups was significantly higher than that in group A (P<0.05). ICAM-1 expression was detected in groups C and E, while there was no expression in groups A, B and D. Furthermore, there was no significant difference of ICAM-1 mRNA expression between groups C and E (P>0.05). Human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-ABC expression was detected in all the groups, while HLA-DR expression was only detected in groups C and E. There were no significant differences of HLA-ABC and HLA-DR expression among groups A, B and D (P>0.05). However, the HLA-ABC and HLA-DR expression levels in groups C and D were higher than those of the remaining groups previously reported (P<0.05). Meanwhile, the HLA-ABC and HLA-DR expression levels in group E were lower than those of group C (P<0.05).

Conclusion

CMV could up-regulate the expression levels of ICAM-1 and MHC antigens, which was closely related to allograft rejection.

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    Yang Li, Hang Yan, Wu-jun Xue, Pu-xun Tian, Xiao-ming Ding, Xiao-ming Pan, Xin-shun Feng, Xiao-hui Tian, He-li Xiang & Jun Hou

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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30772096), the Clinical Key Disciplines of National Public Health Department, the Major Scientific and Technological Special Projects of Shannxi Province (No. 2007ZDKG-67), and the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province (No. 30571799), China

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Li, Y., Yan, H., Xue, Wj. et al. Allograft rejection-related gene expression in the endothelial cells of renal transplantation recipients after cytomegalovirus infection. J. Zhejiang Univ. Sci. B 10, 820–828 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.B0920115

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