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Akkouh IA, Ueland T, Hansson L, Inderhaug E, Hughes T, Steen NE, Aukrust P, Andreassen OA, Szabo A, Djurovic S. Decreased IL-1β-induced CCL20 response in human iPSC-astrocytes in schizophrenia: Potential attenuating effects on recruitment of regulatory T cells. Brain Behav Immun 2020; 87:634-644. [PMID: 32109548 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Revised: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a severe mental disorder with a high heritability. Although its pathophysiology is mainly unknown, dysregulated immune activation and inflammation have recently emerged as possible candidates in the underlying mechanisms of SCZ. Previous studies suggest that aberrant inflammasome activation, glia dysregulation, and brain inflammation may be involved in the pathophysiology of the disorder. Here, we studied the effects of inflammatory modulation on human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived astrocytes generated from SCZ patients and healthy controls (CTRL). Inflammasome activation was mimicked by short-term IL-1β exposure, and gene expression were measured with high-coverage RNA-Seq to ensure a global characterization of the transcriptional effects of the treatment. IL-1β exposure modulated several pathways involved in innate immune responses, cell cycle regulation, and metabolism in both SCZ and CTRL astrocytes. Significant differences were found in the expression of HILPDA and CCL20 genes, both of which had reduced up-regulation upon IL-1β treatment in SCZ astrocytes compared to CTRL astrocytes. CCL20 data were further validated and confirmed using qPCR, ELISA, and regulatory T lymphocyte (Treg) migration assays. Additionally, we found significantly decreased mRNA expression of the Treg-specific marker FOXP3 in the blood of a large cohort of SCZ patients (n = 484) compared to CTRL (n = 472). Since CCL20 is a specific chemoattractant for CD4+CD25+CCR6+ Tregs, which are crucially involved in anti-inflammatory responses during brain (auto)inflammation, our results imply a plausible role for an altered astroglia-CCL20-CCR6-Treg axis in SCZ pathophysiology.
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- Ibrahim A Akkouh
- NORMENT, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- NORMENT, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Research Institute of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway; K.G. Jebsen-Thrombosis Research and Expertise Center (TREC), University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway
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- NORMENT, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- NORMENT, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- NORMENT, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- NORMENT, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- K.G. Jebsen-Thrombosis Research and Expertise Center (TREC), University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway; Research Institute of Internal Medicine, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway; Section of Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Norway; K.G. Jebsen Inflammatory Research Center, University of Oslo, Norway
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- NORMENT, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- NORMENT, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; NORMENT, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
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Wirgenes KV, Tesli M, Inderhaug E, Athanasiu L, Agartz I, Melle I, Hughes T, Andreassen OA, Djurovic S. ANK3 gene expression in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Br J Psychiatry 2014; 205:244-5. [PMID: 24809399 DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.145433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
ANK3 gene variants have consistently been associated with bipolar spectrum disorder and schizophrenia spectrum disorder. However, the relevance of its encoded protein, ankyrin-3, in these disorders remains elusive. Here, we show that ANK3 gene expression in blood is significantly increased in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia compared with healthy controls. Additionally, we identified potential cis-acting expression quantitative trait loci located close to the transcription start site of one of the isoforms of the gene. These findings suggest that ANK3 mRNA is an interesting marker for further investigation of the underlying mechanisms in psychotic disorders.
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- Katrine Verena Wirgenes
- Katrine Verena Wirgenes, MD, Martin Tesli, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Elin Inderhaug, BSc, Lavinia Athanasiu, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health & Addiction and Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Ingrid Agartz, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo; Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; and Department of Psychiatric Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Ingrid Melle, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; Timothy Hughes, PhD, Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital; Ole Andreas Andreassen, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; Srdjan Djurovic, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Katrine Verena Wirgenes, MD, Martin Tesli, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Elin Inderhaug, BSc, Lavinia Athanasiu, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health & Addiction and Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Ingrid Agartz, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo; Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; and Department of Psychiatric Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Ingrid Melle, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; Timothy Hughes, PhD, Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital; Ole Andreas Andreassen, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; Srdjan Djurovic, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Katrine Verena Wirgenes, MD, Martin Tesli, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Elin Inderhaug, BSc, Lavinia Athanasiu, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health & Addiction and Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Ingrid Agartz, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo; Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; and Department of Psychiatric Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Ingrid Melle, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; Timothy Hughes, PhD, Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital; Ole Andreas Andreassen, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; Srdjan Djurovic, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Katrine Verena Wirgenes, MD, Martin Tesli, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Elin Inderhaug, BSc, Lavinia Athanasiu, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health & Addiction and Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Ingrid Agartz, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo; Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; and Department of Psychiatric Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Ingrid Melle, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; Timothy Hughes, PhD, Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital; Ole Andreas Andreassen, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; Srdjan Djurovic, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Katrine Verena Wirgenes, MD, Martin Tesli, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Elin Inderhaug, BSc, Lavinia Athanasiu, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health & Addiction and Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Ingrid Agartz, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo; Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; and Department of Psychiatric Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Ingrid Melle, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; Timothy Hughes, PhD, Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital; Ole Andreas Andreassen, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; Srdjan Djurovic, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Katrine Verena Wirgenes, MD, Martin Tesli, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Elin Inderhaug, BSc, Lavinia Athanasiu, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health & Addiction and Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Ingrid Agartz, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo; Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; and Department of Psychiatric Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Ingrid Melle, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; Timothy Hughes, PhD, Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital; Ole Andreas Andreassen, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; Srdjan Djurovic, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Katrine Verena Wirgenes, MD, Martin Tesli, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Elin Inderhaug, BSc, Lavinia Athanasiu, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health & Addiction and Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Ingrid Agartz, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo; Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; and Department of Psychiatric Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Ingrid Melle, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; Timothy Hughes, PhD, Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital; Ole Andreas Andreassen, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; Srdjan Djurovic, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Katrine Verena Wirgenes, MD, Martin Tesli, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Elin Inderhaug, BSc, Lavinia Athanasiu, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health & Addiction and Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Ingrid Agartz, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo; Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; and Department of Psychiatric Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Ingrid Melle, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; Timothy Hughes, PhD, Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital; Ole Andreas Andreassen, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; Srdjan Djurovic, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Katrine Verena Wirgenes, MD, Martin Tesli, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Elin Inderhaug, BSc, Lavinia Athanasiu, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health & Addiction and Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Ingrid Agartz, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo; Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; and Department of Psychiatric Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Ingrid Melle, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; Timothy Hughes, PhD, Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital; Ole Andreas Andreassen, MD, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital; Srdjan Djurovic, PhD, NORMENT, KG Jebsen Centre for Psychosis Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, and Department of Medical Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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