ArticleFrontiers in immunology2026
Single-section multiplex spatial proteomics of immune microenvironments in kidney transplantation.
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Abstract
Characterizing kidney disease is challenged by marked cellular heterogeneity and limited tissue availability from renal biopsies. Conventional diagnostic workflows rely on multiple serial sections for parallel staining, increasing tissue consumption, sampling bias, and loss of spatial information, thereby constraining molecular characterization within intact tissue architecture. High-plex spatial proteomics may overcome these limitations by enabling comprehensive molecular profiling on a single section. Here, we present and evaluate a high-plex cyclic immunofluorescence imaging workflow (MACSima™, Miltenyi Biotec) applied to kidney transplant biopsies, including BK virus nephropathy (BKVN) and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), to characterize spatial immune organization with a focus on complement system components. Feasibility and subcellular resolution were first assessed in a lupus nephritis section, demonstrating compatibility with diagnostic immune panels and preservation of tissue morphology. A 48-marker multiplex panel interrogating immunity, oxidative stress, senescence, and fibrosis was then applied to BKVN samples, including paired pre- and post-treatment biopsies, revealing distinct proteomic patterns and dynamic changes following therapy. In FSGS, a glomerulus-focused panel identified spatially resolved innate and adaptive immune signatures, including complement-related patterns supporting exploratory analysis of glomerular immune architecture. Structural, nuclear, membrane, and phosphorylated signaling markers enabled precise delineation of renal compartments and assessment of cellular states such as proliferation, DNA damage, and pathway activation. The workflow also supported detection of extracellular vesicles in cultured renal cells, highlighting its versatility. Overall, this approach provides a robust, tissue-sparing platform for integrated spatial and molecular profiling of renal biopsies, reducing sampling bias while enabling discovery-level phenotyping from a single section. This unified strategy is particularly suited to kidney transplantation, where diagnosis, therapeutic decision-making, and longitudinal monitoring are closely interconnected.
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