Continuous AMD3100 Treatment Worsens Renal Fibrosis through Regulation of Bone Marrow Derived Pro-Angiogenic Cells Homing and T-Cell-Related Inflammation

PLoS One. 2016 Feb 22;11(2):e0149926. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149926. eCollection 2016.

Abstract

AMD3100 is a small molecule inhibitor of chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4), which is located in the cell membranes of CD34+ cells and a variety of inflammatory cells and has been reported to reduce organ fibrosis in the lung, liver and myocardium. However, the effect of AMD3100 on renal fibrosis is unknown. This study investigated the impact of AMD3100 on renal fibrosis. C57bl/6 mice were subjected to unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) surgery with or without AMD3100 administration. Tubular injury, collagen deposition and fibrosis were detected and analyzed by histological staining, immunocytochemistry and Western Blot. Bone marrow derived pro-angiogenic cells (CD45+, CD34+ and CD309+ cells) and capillary density (CD31+) were measured by flow cytometry (FACS) and immunofluorescence (IF). Inflammatory cells, chemotactic factors and T cell proliferation were characterized. We found that AMD3100 treatment did not alleviate renal fibrosis but, rather, increased tissue damage and renal fibrosis. Continuous AMD3100 administration did not improve bone marrow derived pro-angiogenic cells mobilization but, rather, inhibited the migration of bone marrow derived pro-angiogenic cells into the fibrotic kidney. Additionally, T cell infiltration was significantly increased in AMD3100-treated kidneys compared to un-treated kidneys. Thus, treatment of UUO mice with AMD3100 led to an increase in T cell infiltration, suggesting that AMD3100 aggravated renal fibrosis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Benzylamines
  • Bone Marrow / pathology*
  • CD3 Complex / metabolism
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Chemotaxis / drug effects
  • Collagen Type IV / metabolism
  • Cyclams
  • Cytokines / metabolism
  • Fibrosis
  • Heterocyclic Compounds / pharmacology*
  • Hypoxia / complications
  • Hypoxia / pathology
  • Inflammation / pathology*
  • Kidney / pathology*
  • Kidney Tubules / drug effects
  • Kidney Tubules / pathology
  • Male
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Neovascularization, Physiologic / drug effects*
  • Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor beta / metabolism
  • T-Lymphocytes / drug effects
  • T-Lymphocytes / pathology*
  • Ureteral Obstruction / complications

Substances

  • Benzylamines
  • CD3 Complex
  • Collagen Type IV
  • Cyclams
  • Cytokines
  • Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor beta
  • plerixafor

Grants and funding

This work was funded by National Natural Sciences Foundation of China, URL: http://www.nsfc.gov.cn/, (Grants 81270770 received by G.X., 81270771 received by R.Z. and 81170686 received by Y.Y.) with additional funding from Health and Family Planning Commission of Hubei Province project, URL: http://www.hbwsjs.gov.cn/ (Grant WJ2015MB011 received by Y.Y.).