Macrophage transplantation rescues RNASET2-deficient leukodystrophy by replacing deficient microglia in a zebrafish model
Macrophage transplantation rescues RNASET2-deficient leukodystrophy by replacing deficient microglia in a zebrafish model
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巨噬细胞移植通过替换斑马鱼模型中缺陷的小胶质细胞来挽救 RNASET2 缺陷的脑白质营养不良
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10.1101/2023.12.04.569924
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2023
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Rutherford H
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Rutherford H
RNASET2-deficient leukodystrophy is a rare infantile white matter disorder mimicking a viral infection and resulting in severe psychomotor impairments. Despite its severity, there is little understanding of cellular mechanisms of pathogenesis and no treatments. Recent research using thernaset2mutant zebrafish model has suggested that microglia may be the drivers of the neuropathology, due to their failure to digest apoptotic debris during neurodevelopment. Therefore, we developed a strategy for microglial replacement through transplantation of adult whole kidney marrow–derived macrophages into embryonic hosts. Using live imaging, we revealed that transplant-derived macrophages can engraft within host brains and express microglia-specific markers, suggesting the adoption of a microglial phenotype. Tissue-clearing strategies revealed the persistence of transplanted cells in host brains beyond embryonic stages. We demonstrated that transplanted cells clear apoptotic cells within the brain, as well as rescue overactivation of the antiviral response otherwise seen in mutant larvae. RNA sequencing at the point of peak transplant-derived cell engraftment confirms that transplantation can reduce the brain-wide immune response and particularly, the antiviral response, in rnaset2-deficient brains. Crucially, this reduction in neuroinflammation resulted in behavioral rescue—restoringrnaset2mutant motor activity to wild-type (WT) levels in embryonic and juvenile stages. Together, these findings demonstrate the role of microglia as the cellular drivers of neuropathology inrnaset2mutants and that macrophage transplantation is a viable strategy for microglial replacement in the zebrafish. Therefore, microglia-targeted interventions may have therapeutic benefits in RNASET2-deficient leukodystrophy.
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6.2
作者:
Hamilton N;Rutherford HA;Petts JJ;Isles HM;Weber T;Henneke M;Gärtner J;Dunning MJ;Renshaw SA
通讯作者:
Renshaw SA
DOI:
10.1093/bioinformatics/btac166
发表时间:
2022-05-13
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Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)
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影响因子:
8.8
作者:
Ferrero, Giuliano;Mahony, Christopher B.;Wittamer, Valerie
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Wittamer, Valerie
影响因子:
29
作者:
Groeschel, Samuel;Kuehl, Joern-Sven;Mueller, Ingo
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Mueller, Ingo
影响因子:
4.2
作者:
N. Smith;R. Marcus;B. Sahakian;N. Kapur;T. Cox
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T. Cox