Autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs underlie West Nile virus encephalitis in ∼40% of patients

© 2023 Gervais et al..

Mosquito-borne West Nile virus (WNV) infection is benign in most individuals but can cause encephalitis in <1% of infected individuals. We show that ∼35% of patients hospitalized for WNV disease (WNVD) in six independent cohorts from the EU and USA carry auto-Abs neutralizing IFN-α and/or -ω. The prevalence of these antibodies is highest in patients with encephalitis (∼40%), and that in individuals with silent WNV infection is as low as that in the general population. The odds ratios for WNVD in individuals with these auto-Abs relative to those without them in the general population range from 19.0 (95% CI 15.0-24.0, P value <10-15) for auto-Abs neutralizing only 100 pg/ml IFN-α and/or IFN-ω to 127.4 (CI 87.1-186.4, P value <10-15) for auto-Abs neutralizing both IFN-α and IFN-ω at a concentration of 10 ng/ml. These antibodies block the protective effect of IFN-α in Vero cells infected with WNV in vitro. Auto-Abs neutralizing IFN-α and/or IFN-ω underlie ∼40% of cases of WNV encephalitis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:220

Enthalten in:

The Journal of experimental medicine - 220(2023), 9 vom: 04. Sept.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gervais, Adrian [VerfasserIn]
Rovida, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Avanzini, Maria Antonietta [VerfasserIn]
Croce, Stefania [VerfasserIn]
Marchal, Astrid [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Shih-Ching [VerfasserIn]
Ferrari, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Thorball, Christian W [VerfasserIn]
Constant, Orianne [VerfasserIn]
Le Voyer, Tom [VerfasserIn]
Philippot, Quentin [VerfasserIn]
Rosain, Jérémie [VerfasserIn]
Angelini, Micol [VerfasserIn]
Pérez Lorenzo, Malena [VerfasserIn]
Bizien, Lucy [VerfasserIn]
Achille, Cristian [VerfasserIn]
Trespidi, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Burdino, Elisa [VerfasserIn]
Cassaniti, Irene [VerfasserIn]
Lilleri, Daniele [VerfasserIn]
Fornara, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Sammartino, José Camilla [VerfasserIn]
Cereda, Danilo [VerfasserIn]
Marrocu, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Piralla, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Valsecchi, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Ricagno, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Cogo, Paola [VerfasserIn]
Neth, Olaf [VerfasserIn]
Marín-Cruz, Inés [VerfasserIn]
Pacenti, Monia [VerfasserIn]
Sinigaglia, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Trevisan, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Volpe, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Marzollo, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Conti, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Lazzarotto, Tiziana [VerfasserIn]
Pession, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Viale, Pierluigi [VerfasserIn]
Fellay, Jacques [VerfasserIn]
Ghirardello, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Aubart, Mélodie [VerfasserIn]
Ghisetti, Valeria [VerfasserIn]
Aiuti, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Jouanguy, Emmanuelle [VerfasserIn]
Bastard, Paul [VerfasserIn]
Percivalle, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Baldanti, Fausto [VerfasserIn]
Puel, Anne [VerfasserIn]
MacDonald, Margaret R [VerfasserIn]
Rice, Charles M [VerfasserIn]
Rossini, Giada [VerfasserIn]
Murray, Kristy O [VerfasserIn]
Simonin, Yannick [VerfasserIn]
Nagy, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Barzon, Luisa [VerfasserIn]
Abel, Laurent [VerfasserIn]
Diamond, Michael S [VerfasserIn]
Cobat, Aurélie [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Shen-Ying [VerfasserIn]
Casanova, Jean-Laurent [VerfasserIn]
Borghesi, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Viral
Autoantibodies
Interferon Type I
Interferon-alpha
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 26.06.2023

Date Revised 12.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1084/jem.20230661

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358489032