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ArticleAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2025

The Nrf2 Activator CDDO-Imidazole Suppresses Inflammation-Induced Red Blood Cell Alloimmunization.

Che-Yu Chang, Rosario Hernández-Armengol, Kausik Paul, June Young Lee, Karina Nance, Tomohiro Shibata, Peibin Yue, Christian Stehlik, David R Gibb

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Che-Yu ChangDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.
Rosario Hernández-ArmengolDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.
Kausik PaulDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.
June Young LeeDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.
Karina NanceDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-4096-5790
Tomohiro ShibataDepartment of Pharmacology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan.
Peibin YueDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.
Christian StehlikDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3782-2484
David R GibbDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.

Funding

Autoantibody-induced type 1 interferons and RBC alloimmunization in sickle cell diseaseR01HL165169 · NHLBI · CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER · PI David R Gibb · 2022 to 2026
$2.1M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL165169NIH HHS 1R01HL165169-22A1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Experimental Objective: During red blood cell (RBC) transfusion, inflammation promotes the production of anti-RBC alloantibodies that can cause significant hemolytic events. Avoiding RBC antigen exposure is the only strategy to prevent RBC alloimmunization in transfusion recipients. Identifying mechanisms that inhibit alloimmunization may lead to novel prophylactic interventions. One potential regulatory mechanism is the activation of the transcription factor nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-like 2 (Nrf2), a master regulator of antioxidant pathways. Pharmacologic Nrf2 activators induce antioxidant production and improve the sequelae of inflammatory diseases. Thus, we tested the hypothesis that a Nrf2 activator, 1-[2-cyano-3-,12-dioxooleana-1,9(11)-dien-28-oyl]-imidazole (CDDO-Im), regulates inflammation-induced RBC alloimmunization.

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resultsHere, we report that CDDO-Im induces Nrf2-activated gene expression and inhibits type 1 interferon activity, which promotes RBC alloimmunization in transfusion models. In mice transfused with KEL+ RBCs, pre-treatment with CDDO-Im inhibited inflammation-induced anti-KEL antibody production and increased the post-transfusion recovery of KEL+ RBCs in a Nrf2-dependent manner. CDDO-Im also inhibited RBC alloimmunization in mice with pre-existing inflammation.

conclusionsThese results indicate that the activation of the Nrf2 antioxidant pathway regulates RBC alloimmunization to the KEL antigen in a pre-clinical model. If these findings translate to other models and human studies, Nrf2 activators may represent a potential prophylactic intervention to inhibit alloimmunization.

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inflammationNrf2RBC alloimmunizationtransfusiontype 1 interferons

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PMID40563311
PMCPMC12189440

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