{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Interferon-γ induces combined pyroptotic angiopathy and APOL1 expression in human kidney disease.
{Author}: Juliar BA;Stanaway IB;Sano F;Fu H;Smith KD;Akilesh S;Scales SJ;El Saghir J;Bhatraju PK;Liu E;Yang J;Lin J;Eddy S;Kretzler M;Zheng Y;Himmelfarb J;Harder JL;Freedman BS;
{Journal}: Cell Rep
{Volume}: 43
{Issue}: 6
{Year}: 2024 Jun 25
暂无{DOI}: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114310
{Abstract}: Elevated interferon (IFN) signaling is associated with kidney diseases including COVID-19, HIV, and apolipoprotein-L1 (APOL1) nephropathy, but whether IFNs directly contribute to nephrotoxicity remains unclear. Using human kidney organoids, primary endothelial cells, and patient samples, we demonstrate that IFN-γ induces pyroptotic angiopathy in combination with APOL1 expression. Single-cell RNA sequencing, immunoblotting, and quantitative fluorescence-based assays reveal that IFN-γ-mediated expression of APOL1 is accompanied by pyroptotic endothelial network degradation in organoids. Pharmacological blockade of IFN-γ signaling inhibits APOL1 expression, prevents upregulation of pyroptosis-associated genes, and rescues vascular networks. Multiomic analyses in patients with COVID-19, proteinuric kidney disease, and collapsing glomerulopathy similarly demonstrate increased IFN signaling and pyroptosis-associated gene expression correlating with accelerated renal disease progression. Our results reveal that IFN-γ signaling simultaneously induces endothelial injury and primes renal cells for pyroptosis, suggesting a combinatorial mechanism for APOL1-mediated collapsing glomerulopathy, which can be targeted therapeutically.