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In systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the relevance of non-hematopoietic sources of type I interferon in human autoimmunity has recently been recognized. Particularly, type I interferon production precedes autoimmunity in early skin lesions related to SLE. However, the relevance of intrarenal type I interferon expression has not been shown in lupus nephritis. From transcriptome array datasets, median-centered log 2 mRNA expression levels of IFNα ( IFNA1 , IFNA2 , IFNA4 , IFNA5 , IFNA6 , IFNA7 , IFNA8 , IFNA10 , IFNA13 , IFNA14 , IFNA16 , IFNA17 , and IFNA21 ), IFNω ( IFNW1 ), and IFNβ ( IFNB1 ) in lupus nephritis were extracted specifically from microdissected tubulointerstitial ( n = 32) and glomerular compartments ( n = 32). We found an association between proteinuria and tubulointerstitial expression of type I interferon IFNA5 ( p = 0.0142), while all others were not significantly associated. By contrast, no such correlation was observed between proteinuria and any type I interferon expression in the glomerular compartment in lupus nephritis. Interestingly, there was no difference between female and male patients ( p = 0.8237) and no association between type I interferon IFNA5 expression and kidney function or lupus nephritis progression. Finally, we identified distinct molecular signatures involved in transcriptional regulation (GLI protein-regulated transcription, IRF7 activation, and HSF1-dependent transactivation) and receptor signaling (BMP signaling and GPCR ligand binding) in association with tubulointerstitial expression of type I interferon IFNA5 in the kidney. In summary, this transcriptome array-based approach links proteinuria to the tubulointerstitial expression of type I interferon IFNA5 in lupus nephritis. Because type I interferon receptor subunit I antagonism has recently been investigated in active SLE, the current study further emphasizes the role of type I interferons in lupus nephritis and might also be of relevance for mechanistic studies.

international journal of molecular sciences

A Transcriptome Array-Based Approach Links Proteinuria and Distinct Molecular Signatures to Intrarenal Expression of Type I Interferon IFNA5 in Lupus Nephritis