ArticleJournal of pathology and translational medicine2026
Bronchial lesions in a high serum IgA mouse model: pulmonary venular IgA deposition and spatially distinct lymphoid cell aggregation.
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backgroundImmunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy is a systemic immune complex-mediated disease primarily affecting the kidneys, yet pulmonary involvement remains poorly characterized. This study investigated pulmonary structural alterations, IgA deposition, immune cell distribution, and the impact of chronic environmental immune stimulation.
methodsHigh-IgA (HIGA) mice and BALB/c controls were examined under baseline conditions and following chronic particulate matter (PM) exposure. Histopathology, immunofluorescence, immunohistochemistry, and lectin-based assays were used to assess pulmonary IgA deposition, lymphoid cell aggregation, and immune activation.
resultsCompared with BALB/c controls, HIGA mice exhibited pulmonary venular remodeling characterized by thickening of the venular tunica media and IgA deposition within the smooth muscle layer. Under baseline conditions, lymphoid cell aggregation in HIGA mice was predominantly localized to peribronchial regions, whereas IgA deposition and C3a deposition were confined to pulmonary venules with minimal spatial overlap. Following PM exposure, HIGA mice developed additional perivenular lymphoid cell aggregation that spatially corresponded with IgA deposition, whereas BALB/c mice showed predominantly peribronchial aggregation. PM exposure was associated with increased pulmonary Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) expression in both strains. In HIGA mice, TLR9-positive immune cells and interleukin-6 (IL6) expression were enriched in perivenular lymphoid cell aggregates.
conclusionsPulmonary IgA deposition in HIGA mice is associated with vascular remodeling and compartment-specific immune cell distribution, particularly under environmental stimulation. These findings support an association between IgA deposition and localized immune activation in the lung. However, the causal roles of TLR9 and IL6 in this process remain to be determined.
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