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Journal Article
Sterol dysregulation in Smith–Lemli–Opitz syndrome causes astrocyte immune reactivity through microglia crosstalk
2022
Overview
Owing to the need for de novo cholesterol synthesis and cholesterol-enriched structures within the nervous system, cholesterol homeostasis is critical to neurodevelopment. Diseases caused by genetic disruption of cholesterol biosynthesis, such as Smith–Lemli–Opitz syndrome, which is caused by mutations in 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase (DHCR7), frequently result in broad neurological deficits. Although astrocytes regulate multiple neural processes ranging from cell migration to network-level communication, immunological activation of astrocytes is a hallmark pathology in many diseases. However, the impact of DHCR7 on astrocyte function and immune activation remains unknown. We demonstrate that astrocytes from Dhcr7 mutant mice display hallmark signs of reactivity, including increased expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and cellular hypertrophy. Transcript analyses demonstrate extensive Dhcr7 astrocyte immune activation, hyper-responsiveness to glutamate stimulation and altered calcium flux. We further determine that the impacts of Dhcr7 are not astrocyte intrinsic but result from non-cell-autonomous effects of microglia. Our data suggest that astrocyte–microglia crosstalk likely contributes to the neurological phenotypes observed in disorders of cholesterol biosynthesis. Additionally, these data further elucidate a role for cholesterol metabolism within the astrocyte–microglia immune axis, with possible implications in other neurological diseases.
Publisher
The Company of Biologists Ltd,The Company of Biologists
Subject
7-Dehydrocholesterol reductase
/ Animals
/ Autism
/ Brain
/ dhcr7
/ Disease
/ Glial fibrillary acidic protein
/ Lipids
/ Mice
/ Mutation
/ Neurodevelopmental disorders
/ Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome - genetics
/ Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome - metabolism
/ Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome - pathology
/ Sterols
