Innate immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection contributes to neuronal damage in human iPSC-derived peripheral neurons

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Severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes neurological disease in the peripheral and central nervous system (PNS and CNS, respectively) of some patients. It is not clear whether SARS-CoV-2 infection or the subsequent immune response are the key factors that cause neurological disease. Here, we addressed this question by infecting human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived CNS and PNS neurons with SARS-CoV-2. SARS-CoV-2 infected a low number of CNS neurons and did not elicit a robust innate immune response. On the contrary, SARS-CoV-2 infected a higher number of PNS neurons. This resulted in expression of interferon (IFN) λ1, several IFN-stimulated genes and proinflammatory cytokines. The PNS neurons also displayed alterations characteristic of neuronal damage, as increased levels of sterile alpha and Toll/interleukin receptor motif-containing protein 1, amyloid precursor protein and α-synuclein, and lower levels of cytoskeletal proteins. Interestingly, blockade of the Janus kinase and signal transducer and activator of transcription pathway by Ruxolitinib did not increase SARS-CoV-2 infection, but reduced neuronal damage, suggesting that an exacerbated neuronal innate immune response contributes to pathogenesis in the PNS. Our results provide a basis to study coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) related neuronal pathology and to test future preventive or therapeutic strategies.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:96

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Journal of medical virology - 96(2024), 2 vom: 07. Feb., Seite e29455

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Passos, Vania [VerfasserIn]
Henkel, Lisa M [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jiayi [VerfasserIn]
Zapatero-Belinchón, Francisco J [VerfasserIn]
Möller, Rebecca [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Guorong [VerfasserIn]
Waltl, Inken [VerfasserIn]
Schneider, Talia [VerfasserIn]
Wachs, Amelie [VerfasserIn]
Ritter, Birgit [VerfasserIn]
Kropp, Kai A [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Shuyong [VerfasserIn]
Deleidi, Michela [VerfasserIn]
Kalinke, Ulrich [VerfasserIn]
Schulz, Thomas F [VerfasserIn]
Höglinger, Günter [VerfasserIn]
Gerold, Gisa [VerfasserIn]
Wegner, Florian [VerfasserIn]
Viejo-Borbolla, Abel [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

IPSC-derived peripheral neurons
Interferon
JAK/STAT
Journal Article
Neuronal damage
SARM1
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 08.02.2024

Date Revised 08.02.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/jmv.29455

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368129039