TY - JOUR
T1 - Decay accelerating factor regulates complement activation on glomerular epithelial cells
AU - Quigg, R. J.
AU - Nicholson-Weller, A.
AU - Cybulsky, A. V.
AU - Badalamenti, J.
AU - Salant, D. J.
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - Epithelial cells of the glomerular capillary are the site of C5b-9 mediated injury in rat membranous nephropathy. We investigated the regulation of C activation by cultured glomerular epithelial cells (GEC). Rat and human GEC were more resistant to C injury by homologous C than heterologous C. In human GEC homologous C cytotoxicity was enhanced by antiserum to decay accelerating factor (DAF) indicating that homologous C activation was, at least in part, restricted by membrane DAF. Anti-DAF immunoprecipitated a 67-kDa protein from human glomeruli. In rat GEC, pronase and phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C (which are known to inactivate human DAF) enhanced cytotoxicity by homologous C. Thus, DAF is present on human GEC in culture and in human kidney glomeruli, and a DAF-like protein is present on cultured rat GEC. These proteins regulate C activation in vitro and may play a role in controlling C activation on GEC in vivo.
AB - Epithelial cells of the glomerular capillary are the site of C5b-9 mediated injury in rat membranous nephropathy. We investigated the regulation of C activation by cultured glomerular epithelial cells (GEC). Rat and human GEC were more resistant to C injury by homologous C than heterologous C. In human GEC homologous C cytotoxicity was enhanced by antiserum to decay accelerating factor (DAF) indicating that homologous C activation was, at least in part, restricted by membrane DAF. Anti-DAF immunoprecipitated a 67-kDa protein from human glomeruli. In rat GEC, pronase and phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C (which are known to inactivate human DAF) enhanced cytotoxicity by homologous C. Thus, DAF is present on human GEC in culture and in human kidney glomeruli, and a DAF-like protein is present on cultured rat GEC. These proteins regulate C activation in vitro and may play a role in controlling C activation on GEC in vivo.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 2464030
AN - SCOPUS:0024566684
SN - 0022-1767
VL - 142
SP - 877
EP - 882
JO - Journal of Immunology
JF - Journal of Immunology
IS - 3
ER -