Engineered Pigs Carrying a Gain-of-Function NLRP3 Homozygous Mutation Can Survive to Adulthood and Accurately Recapitulate Human Systemic Spontaneous Inflammatory Responses

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The NLRP3 inflammasome is associated with a variety of human diseases, including cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS). CAPS is a dominantly inherited disease with NLRP3 missense mutations. Currently, most studies on the NLRP3-inflammasome have been performed with mice, but the activation patterns and the signaling pathways of the mouse NLRP3 inflammasome are not always identical with those in humans. The NLRP3 inflammasome activation in pigs is similar to that in humans. Therefore, pigs with precise NLRP3-point mutations may model human CAPS more accurately. In this study, an NLRP3 gain-of-function pig model carrying a homozygous R259W mutation was generated by combining CRISPR/Cpf1-mediated somatic cell genome editing with nuclear transfer. The newborn NLRP3 R259W homozygous piglets showed early mortality, poor growth, and spontaneous systemic inflammation symptoms, including skin lesion, joint inflammation, severe contracture, and inflammation-mediated multiorgan failure. Severe myocardial fibrosis was also observed. The tissues of inflamed skins and several organs showed significantly increased expressions of NLRP3, Caspase-1, and inflammation-associated cytokines and factors (i.e., IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-17). Notably, approximately half of the homozygous piglets grew up to adulthood and even gave birth to offspring. Although the F1 heterozygous piglets showed improved survival rate and normal weight gain, 39.1% (nine out of 23) of the piglets died early and exhibited spontaneous systemic inflammation symptoms. In addition, similar to homozygotes, adult heterozygotes showed increased delayed hypersensitivity response. Thus, the NLRP3 R259W pigs are similar to human CAPS and can serve as an ideal animal model to bridge the gap between rodents and humans.

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ErratumIn: J Immunol. 2021 Nov 1;207(9):2385-2386. - PMID 34580110

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:205

Enthalten in:

Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 205(2020), 9 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 2532-2544

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Wenjing [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Lei [VerfasserIn]
Zhuang, Zhenpeng [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Han [VerfasserIn]
Lian, Meng [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yihui [VerfasserIn]
Li, Lei [VerfasserIn]
Ge, Weikai [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Qin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Quanjun [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Zhaoming [VerfasserIn]
Ouyang, Zhen [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Yinghua [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yingying [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Hai [VerfasserIn]
Liao, Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Quan, Longquan [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Lei [VerfasserIn]
Lai, Liangxue [VerfasserIn]
Meng, Guangxun [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Kepin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Caspase 1
Cytokines
EC 3.4.22.36
Inflammasomes
Journal Article
NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 02.04.2021

Date Revised 28.09.2021

published: Print-Electronic

ErratumIn: J Immunol. 2021 Nov 1;207(9):2385-2386. - PMID 34580110

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.4049/jimmunol.1901468

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NLM315299355