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ArticleMolecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.)2025

FPR1 affects acute rejection in kidney transplantation by regulating iron metabolism in neutrophils.

Peiyuan Li, Wenbin Ji, Baotong Zhang, Haowen Jia, Jinmiao Wang, Zhaonan Sun, Yifan Wang, Weiwei Wang, Feng Qi

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Peiyuan Li *Department of General Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, No. 154, Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Wenbin Ji *Department of General Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, No. 154, Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Baotong Zhang *Department of General Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, No. 154, Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Haowen JiaDepartment of General Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital Airport Hospital, No.85, East Sixth Road, Dongli District, Tianjin, 300300, China.
Jinmiao WangDepartment of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300121, China.
Zhaonan SunDepartment of General Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, No. 154, Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Yifan WangDepartment of General Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, No. 154, Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Weiwei WangDepartment of General Surgery, Tianjin Baodi Hospital, Tianjin Medical University Baodi Hospital, #8 Guangchuan Road, Baodi, 301800, Tianjin, China. wangweiwei_tianyi@126.com.
Feng QiDepartment of General Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, No. 154, Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, China. fengqi01@tmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-5490-0985

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the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82170399
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAcute rejection (AR) is one of the significant factors contributing to poor prognosis in patients following kidney transplantation. Neutrophils are the main cause of early host-induced tissue injury. This paper intends to investigate the possible mechanisms of neutrophil involvement in acute rejection in renal transplantation.

methodsSamples were analyzed for their relationship with immune cells using CIBERSORT. WGCNA was used to identify modules with high relevance to neutrophils and hub genes in the modules were extracted. The effect on neutrophil function after blocking formyl peptide receptor 1 (FPR1) was tested in vitro experiments. The effects of blocking FPR1 on neutrophil function as well as acute rejection were tested in vivo after constructing a mouse kidney transplant model.

resultsThe proportion of neutrophils was higher in the AR group than in the non-rejection group, and FPR1 was identified as an important gene in the regulation of acute rejection in kidney transplantation by neutrophils. At the cellular level, blocking FPR1 inhibited the activation of the ERK1/2 pathway, decreased ferrous ion content, affected the expression of iron metabolism-related proteins, and suppressed the formation of NETs. In the acute rejection model of renal transplantation, blockade of FPR1 decreased graft neutrophil infiltration and NETs content. Meanwhile, blocking FPR1 attenuated graft injury during acute rejection.

conclusionThis study found that FPR1 might be an important molecule involved in neutrophils during acute rejection of kidney transplantation, explored the relationship between kidney transplantation and neutrophils, and provided potential treatment methods for clinical practice.

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Graft RejectionIronKidney TransplantationNeutrophilsReceptors, Formyl PeptideAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLFPR1 protein, humanFpr1 protein, mouseIronReceptors, Formyl PeptideAcute rejectionFPR1Iron metabolismKidney transplantationNeutrophil

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PMCPMC11758745

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