TSG-6 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-α-Stimulated Gene/Protein-6): An Emerging Remedy for Renal Inflammation

Yamei Jiang, Logan M. Glasstetter, Amir Lerman, Lilach O. Lerman

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Abstract

The inflammatory response is a major pathological feature in most kidney diseases and often evokes compensatory mechanisms. Recent evidence suggests that TSG-6 (tumor necrosis factor-α-stimulated gene/protein-6) plays a pivotal role in anti-inflammation in various renal diseases, including immune-mediated and nonimmune-mediated renal diseases. TSG-6 has a diverse repertoire of anti-inflammatory functions: it potentiates antiplasmin activity of IαI (inter-α-inhibitor) by binding to its light chain, crosslinks hyaluronan to promote its binding to cell surface receptor CD44, and thereby regulate the migration and adhesion of lymphocytes, inhibits chemokine-stimulated transendothelial migration of neutrophils by directly interacting with the glycosaminoglycan binding site of CXCL8 (CXC motif chemokine ligand-8), and upregulates COX-2 (cyclooxygenase-2) to produce anti-inflammatory metabolites. Hopefully, further developments can target this anti-inflammatory molecule to the kidney and harness its remedial properties. This review provides an overview of the emerging role of TSG-6 in blunting renal inflammation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)35-42
Number of pages8
JournalHypertension
Volume80
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2023

Keywords

  • TSG-6
  • cytokines
  • hyaluronan
  • renal inflammation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Internal Medicine

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