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ER stress induced immunopathology involving complement in CADASIL: implications for therapeutics

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Yoshiki HaseORCiD, Dr Masafumi Ihara, Professor Raj KalariaORCiD

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Abstract

© 2023, The Author(s). Cerebral autosomal-dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is caused by NOTCH3 mutations. Typical CADASIL is characterised by subcortical ischemic strokes due to severe arteriopathy and fibrotic thickening of small arteries. Arteriolar vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are the key target in CADASIL, but the potential mechanisms involved in their degeneration are still unclear. Focusing on cerebral microvessels in the frontal and anterior temporal lobes and the basal ganglia, we used advanced proteomic and immunohistochemical methods to explore the extent of inflammatory and immune responses in CADASIL subjects compared to similar age normal and other disease controls. There was variable loss of VSMC in medial layers of arteries in white matter as well as the cortex, that could not be distinguished whether NOTCH3 mutations were in the epidermal growth factor (EGFr) domains 1–6 or EGFr7-34. Proteomics of isolated cerebral microvessels showed alterations in several proteins, many associated with endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress including heat shock proteins. Cerebral vessels with sparsely populated VSMCs also attracted robust accrual of perivascular microglia/macrophages in order CD45+ > CD163+ > CD68+cells, with > 60% of vessel walls exhibiting intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) immunoreactivity. Functional VSMC cultures bearing the NOTCH3 Arg133Cys mutation showed increased gene expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin 6 and ICAM-1 by 16- and 50-fold, respectively. We further found evidence for activation of the alternative pathway of complement. Immunolocalisation of complement Factor B, C3d and C5-9 terminal complex but not C1q was apparent in ~ 70% of cerebral vessels. Increased complement expression was corroborated in > 70% of cultured VSMCs bearing the Arg133Cys mutation independent of N3ECD immunoreactivity. Our observations suggest that ER stress and other cellular features associated with arteriolar VSMC damage instigate robust localized inflammatory and immune responses in CADASIL. Our study has important implications for immunomodulation approaches to counter the characteristic arteriopathy of CADASIL.


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Author(s): Panahi M, Hase Y, Gallart-Palau X, Mitra S, Watanabe A, Low RC, Yamamoto Y, Sepulveda-Falla D, Hainsworth AH, Ihara M, Sze SK, Viitanen M, Behbahani H, Kalaria RN

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Acta Neuropathologica Communications

Year: 2023

Volume: 11

Online publication date: 08/05/2023

Acceptance date: 26/03/2023

Date deposited: 04/03/2024

ISSN (electronic): 2051-5960

Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd

URL: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40478-023-01558-1

DOI: 10.1186/s40478-023-01558-1

PubMed id: 37158955


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Alzheimer's Research (ARUK)
Alzheimer's Society
ART
G0400074
Foundation for Gamla Tjärnarinor
G0500247Medical Research Council (MRC)
Gun and Bertil Stohne’s Foundation
Olle Engkvist Byggmästare Foundation
Newcastle Centre for Brain Ageing and Vitality
Newcastle NIHR Biomedical Research Centre in Ageing and Age-Related Diseases award

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