BACKGROUND: Skeletal muscle reperfusion injury is mediated by IgM natural antibodies and by complement activation, as shown by the attenuation of reperfusion injury seen in mice with no natural IgM [] and in mice deficient in complement C3 and C4 []. We postulate that tissue, when ischemic, expresses neoantigens to which preformed natural IgM antibodies bind, in turn producing harmful complement activation and reperfusion injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS: C57Bl/6 mice were subjected to 2 h of tourniquet-induced hind limb ischemia followed by variable periods of reperfusion. Two hours of ischemia and 3 h of reperfusion produced severe muscle necrosis and edema. Deposition of IgM and C3 in tissue was assessed using immunohistochemistry on both frozen and Formalin-fixed tissue samples. RESULTS: IgM binding to the endothelium and muscle bundles of the hind limb began during the ischemic period and continued throughout reperfusion up to 6 h. C3 deposition was not present during ischemia and, in contrast, began to appear at 1 h of reperfusion and increased progressively thereafter. CONCLUSIONS: These data demonstrate that IgM binding to ischemic tissues precedes the damaging complement activation by a significant period of time. This has important therapeutic implications when considering anti-inflammatory therapy for reperfusion injury.
BACKGROUND: Skeletal muscle reperfusion injury is mediated by IgM natural antibodies and by complement activation, as shown by the attenuation of reperfusion injury seen in mice with no natural IgM [] and in micedeficient in complement C3 and C4 []. We postulate that tissue, when ischemic, expresses neoantigens to which preformed natural IgM antibodies bind, in turn producing harmful complement activation and reperfusion injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS: C57Bl/6 mice were subjected to 2 h of tourniquet-induced hind limb ischemia followed by variable periods of reperfusion. Two hours of ischemia and 3 h of reperfusion produced severe muscle necrosis and edema. Deposition of IgM and C3 in tissue was assessed using immunohistochemistry on both frozen and Formalin-fixed tissue samples. RESULTS:IgM binding to the endothelium and muscle bundles of the hind limb began during the ischemic period and continued throughout reperfusion up to 6 h. C3 deposition was not present during ischemia and, in contrast, began to appear at 1 h of reperfusion and increased progressively thereafter. CONCLUSIONS: These data demonstrate that IgM binding to ischemic tissues precedes the damaging complement activation by a significant period of time. This has important therapeutic implications when considering anti-inflammatory therapy for reperfusion injury.
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