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ArticleBrain, behavior, and immunity2023

Spatial enrichment of the type 1 interferon signature in the brain of a neuropsychiatric lupus murine model.

Ernest Aw, Yingying Zhang, Esra Yalcin, Uli Herrmann, Stacie L Lin, Kent Langston, Carlos Castrillon, Minghe Ma, Jeffrey R Moffitt, Michael C Carroll

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Article in Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ernest AwProgram in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Division of Medical Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Yingying ZhangProgram in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Esra YalcinProgram in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Uli HerrmannProgram in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Stacie L LinProgram in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Division of Medical Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Kent LangstonDepartment of Immunology, Harvard Medical School and Evergrande Center for Immunologic Diseases, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Carlos CastrillonProgram in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Minghe MaProgram in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Jeffrey R MoffittDepartment of Microbiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Michael C CarrollProgram in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States. Electronic address: michael.carroll@childrens.harvard.edu.
Boston Children's Hospital · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · USHarvard University · US

Funding

Medical Scientist Training ProgramT32GM007753 · NIGMS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI WALENSKY, LOREN DAVID · 1985 to 2021
$50.0M
Regulation of Synaptic engulfment by human C4P50MH112491 · NIMH · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI Michael Craig Carroll, Beth Ann Stevens · 2017 to 2026
$29.5M
Medical Scientist Training ProgramT32GM144273 · NIGMS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI David Shumway Jones, Jacqueline A. Lees · 2022 to 2026
$14.7M
Evolution of autoreactive GC and epitope spreading in lupusR01AR074105 · NIAMS · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI Michael Craig Carroll · 2018 to 2026
$4.2M
Type I Interferon induction of neuroinflammation mediates neuropsychiatric lupusR01AR072965 · NIAMS · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI CARROLL, MICHAEL CRAIG · 2018 to 2025
$3.7M
Muscle regulatory T cells in exercise and agingF32AG072874 · NIA · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI LANGSTON, PAUL KENT · 2021 to 2023
$210k
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR072965NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR074105NIA NIH HHS F32 AG072874NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007753NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM144273NIMH NIH HHS P50 MH112491
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Among systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, neuropsychiatric symptoms are highly prevalent, being observed in up to 80% of adult and 95% of pediatric patients. Type 1 interferons, particularly interferon alpha (IFNα), have been implicated in the pathogenesis of SLE and its associated neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPSLE). However, it remains unclear how type 1 interferon signaling in the central nervous system (CNS) might result in neuropsychiatric sequelae. In this study, we validate an NPSLE mouse model and find an elevated peripheral type 1 interferon signature alongside clinically relevant NPSLE symptoms such as anxiety and fatigue. Unbiased single-nucleus sequencing of the hindbrain and hippocampus revealed that interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) were among the most highly upregulated genes in both regions and that gene pathways involved in cellular interaction and neuronal development were generally repressed among astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and neurons. Using image-based spatial transcriptomics, we found that the type 1 interferon signature is enriched as spatially distinct patches within the brain parenchyma of these mice. Our results suggest that type 1 interferon in the CNS may play an important mechanistic role in mediating NPSLE behavioral phenotypes by repressing general cellular communication pathways, and that type 1 interferon signaling modulators are a potential therapeutic option for NPSLE.

Indexed as

Lupus Erythematosus, SystemicLupus Vasculitis, Central Nervous SystemAdultAnimalsBrainChildDisease Models, AnimalHumansInterferon-alphaMiceInterferon-alphaGlial cellsInterferon alpha (IFNα)Interferon-stimulated gene (ISG)NeuropsychiatricSingle-nucleus sequencingSpatial transcriptomics

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PMID37369340
PMCPMC10918751
OpenAlexW4381951175

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