Contribution of collagen-binding protein Cnm of Streptococcus mutans to induced IgA nephropathy-like nephritis in rats

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2024-09-14
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  • 10.1038/s42003-024-06826-x
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IgA nephropathy (IgAN), the most common primary glomerulonephritis, is considered an intractable disease with unknown pathogenic factors. In our previous study, Streptococcus mutans, the major causative bacteria of dental caries, which expresses Cnm, was related to the induction of IgAN-like nephritis. In the present study, the Cnm-positive S. mutans parental strain, a Cnm-defective isogenic mutant strain, its complementation strain, and recombinant Cnm (rCnm) protein were administered intravenously to Sprague Dawley rats, and the condition of their kidneys was evaluated focusing on the pathogenicity of Cnm. Rats treated with parental and complement bacterial strains and rCnm protein developed IgAN-like nephritis with mesangial proliferation and IgA and C3 mesangial deposition. Scanning immunoelectron microscopy revealed that rCnm was present in the electron-dense deposition area of the mesangial region in the rCnm protein group. These results demonstrated that the Cnm protein itself is an important factor in the induction of IgAN in rats.

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