PMID- 36417275 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230116 LR - 20240202 IS - 1522-1466 (Electronic) IS - 1931-857X (Print) IS - 1522-1466 (Linking) VI - 324 IP - 2 DP - 2023 Feb 1 TI - B2 cells contribute to hypertension and natural killer cell activation possibly via AT1-AA in response to placental ischemia. PG - F179-F192 LID - 10.1152/ajprenal.00190.2022 [doi] AB - Preeclampsia, new onset hypertension during pregnancy, is associated with activated T helper cells (Th) and B cells secreting agonistic autoantibodies against the angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1-AA). The reduced uterine perfusion pressure (RUPP) model of placental ischemia recapitulates these characteristics. We have shown that Th-B cell communication contributes to AT1-AA and symptoms of preeclampsia in the RUPP rat. B2 cells are classical B cells that communicate with Th cells and are then transformed into memory B cells. We hypothesize that B2 cells cause hypertension, natural killer (NK) cell activation, and complement activation during pregnancy through the production of AT1-AA. To test this hypothesis, total splenic B cells and B2 cells were isolated from normal pregnant (NP) or RUPP rats on gestational day (GD)19 and adoptively transferred into GD12 NP rats. A group of recipient rats was treated with a specific inhibitor peptide of AT1-AA. On GD19, mean arterial pressure was measured, tissues were collected, activated NK cells were measured by flow cytometry, and AT1-AA was measured by cardiomyocyte assay. NP recipients of RUPP B cells or RUPP B2 cells had increased mean arterial pressure, AT1-AA, and circulating activated NK cells compared with recipients of NP B cells. Hypertension in NP recipients of RUPP B cells or RUPP B2 was attenuated with AT1-AA blockade. This study demonstrates that B cells and B2 cells from RUPP rats cause hypertension and increased AT1-AA and NK cell activation in response to placental ischemia during pregnancy.NEW & NOTEWORTHY This study demonstrates that placental ischemia-stimulated B2 cells induce hypertension and circulating natural killer cell activation and angiotensin II type 1 receptor production in normal pregnant rats. FAU - Herrock, Owen T AU - Herrock OT AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9555-182X AD - Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. FAU - Deer, Evangeline AU - Deer E AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8004-5978 AD - Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. FAU - Amaral, Lorena M AU - Amaral LM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7581-9182 AD - Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. FAU - Campbell, Nathan AU - Campbell N AD - Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. FAU - Lemon, James AU - Lemon J AD - Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. FAU - Ingram, Nicole AU - Ingram N AD - Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. FAU - Cornelius, Denise C AU - Cornelius DC AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6730-6499 AD - Emergency Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. FAU - Turner, Ty W AU - Turner TW AD - Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. FAU - Fitzgerald, Sarah AU - Fitzgerald S AD - Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. FAU - Ibrahim, Tarek AU - Ibrahim T AD - Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. FAU - Dechend, Ralf AU - Dechend R AD - Experimental and Clinical Research Center, HELIOS Clinic, Max-Delbruck-Centrum fur Molekulare Medizin, Berlin, Germany. FAU - Wallukat, Gerd AU - Wallukat G AD - Experimental and Clinical Research Center, HELIOS Clinic, Max-Delbruck-Centrum fur Molekulare Medizin, Berlin, Germany. FAU - LaMarca, Babbette AU - LaMarca B AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3340-6088 AD - Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. LA - eng GR - P20 GM121334/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 HD067541/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 HL151407/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States GR - U54 GM115428/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20221123 PL - United States TA - Am J Physiol Renal Physiol JT - American journal of physiology. Renal physiology JID - 100901990 RN - 0 (Autoantibodies) RN - 0 (Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Rats MH - Pregnancy MH - Female MH - Animals MH - Placenta MH - *Pre-Eclampsia MH - Autoantibodies MH - Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/metabolism MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - *Hypertension MH - Killer Cells, Natural/metabolism MH - Ischemia/metabolism MH - Blood Pressure/physiology PMC - PMC9844978 OTO - NOTNLM OT - B cells OT - autoantibodies OT - preeclampsia COIS- No conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise, are declared by the authors. EDAT- 2022/11/24 06:00 MHDA- 2023/01/17 06:00 PMCR- 2024/02/01 CRDT- 2022/11/23 12:32 PHST- 2022/11/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/01/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/11/23 12:32 [entrez] PHST- 2024/02/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - F-00190-2022 [pii] AID - 10.1152/ajprenal.00190.2022 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2023 Feb 1;324(2):F179-F192. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00190.2022. Epub 2022 Nov 23.