Maternal autoimmunity and inflammation are associated with childhood tics and obsessive-compulsive disorder: Transcriptomic data show common enriched innate immune pathways.
Autoimmune disease
Cytokines
Inflammation
Innate immunity
Maternal immune activation
Neurodevelopmental disorders
Obsessive–compulsive disorder
Tics
Tourette syndrome
Transcriptome
Journal
Brain, behavior, and immunity
ISSN: 1090-2139
Titre abrégé: Brain Behav Immun
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 8800478
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 2021
05 2021
Historique:
received:
03
10
2020
revised:
12
12
2020
accepted:
31
12
2020
pubmed:
11
1
2021
medline:
29
5
2021
entrez:
10
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Although genetic variation is a major risk factor of neurodevelopmental disorders, environmental factors during pregnancy and early life are also important in disease expression. Animal models demonstrate that maternal inflammation causes fetal neuroinflammation and neurodevelopmental deficits, and brain transcriptomics of neurodevelopmental disorders in humans show upregulated differentially expressed genes are enriched in immune pathways. We prospectively recruited 200 sequentially referred children with tic disorders/obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), 100 autoimmune neurological controls, and 100 age-matched healthy controls. A structured interview captured the maternal and family history of autoimmune disease and other pro-inflammatory states. Maternal blood and published Tourette brain transcriptomes were analysed for overlapping enriched pathways. Mothers of children with tics/OCD had a higher rate of autoimmune disease compared with mothers of children with autoimmune neurological conditions (p = 0.054), and mothers of healthy controls (p = 0.0004). Autoimmunity was similarly elevated in first- and second-degree maternal relatives of children with tics/OCD (p < 0.0001 and p = 0.014 respectively). Other pro-inflammatory states were also more common in mothers of children with tics/OCD than controls (p < 0.0001). Upregulated differentially expressed genes in maternal autoimmune disease and Tourette brain transcriptomes were commonly enriched in innate immune processes. Pro-inflammatory states, including autoimmune disease, are more common in the mothers and families of children with tics/OCD. Exploratory transcriptome analysis indicates innate immune signalling may link maternal inflammation and childhood tics/OCD. Targeting inflammation may represent preventative strategies in pregnancy and treatment opportunities for children with neurodevelopmental disorders.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33422639
pii: S0889-1591(21)00004-0
doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.12.035
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
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