Auto-Abs neutralizing type I IFNs in patients with severe Powassan, Usutu, or Ross River virus disease.
Humans
Interferon Type I
/ immunology
Ross River virus
/ immunology
Encephalitis, Tick-Borne
/ immunology
Antibodies, Neutralizing
/ immunology
Male
Female
Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne
/ immunology
Autoantibodies
/ immunology
Alphavirus Infections
/ immunology
Middle Aged
Adult
Aged
Ross River Virus Infection
Flavivirus
Journal
The Journal of experimental medicine
ISSN: 1540-9538
Titre abrégé: J Exp Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 2985109R
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 Dec 2024
02 Dec 2024
Historique:
received:
31
05
2024
revised:
11
09
2024
accepted:
27
09
2024
medline:
1
11
2024
pubmed:
1
11
2024
entrez:
1
11
2024
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Arboviral diseases are a growing global health concern. Pre-existing autoantibodies (auto-Abs) neutralizing type I interferons (IFNs) can underlie encephalitis due to West Nile virus (WNV) (∼40% of patients) and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE, due to TBE virus [TBEV]) (∼10%). We report here that these auto-Abs can also underlie severe forms of rarer arboviral infections. Auto-Abs neutralizing high concentrations of IFN-α2, IFN-β, and/or IFN-ω are present in the single case of severe Powassan virus (POWV) encephalitis studied, two of three cases of severe Usutu virus (USUV) infection studied, and the most severe of 24 cases of Ross River virus (RRV) disease studied. These auto-Abs are not found in any of the 137 individuals with silent or mild infections with these three viruses. Thus, auto-Abs neutralizing type I IFNs underlie an increasing list of severe arboviral diseases due to Flaviviridae (WNV, TBEV, POWV, USUV) or Togaviridae (RRV) viruses transmitted to humans by mosquitos (WNV, USUV, RRV) or ticks (TBEV, POWV).
Identifiants
pubmed: 39485284
pii: 277055
doi: 10.1084/jem.20240942
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Interferon Type I
0
Antibodies, Neutralizing
0
Autoantibodies
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Pays : United States
Organisme : Rockefeller University
Organisme : St. Giles Foundation
Organisme : Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Organisme : NIH HHS
ID : R01AI163029
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCATS NIH HHS
Pays : United States
Organisme : Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation
Organisme : Meyer Foundation
Organisme : JPB Foundation
Organisme : Agence Nationale de la Recherche
ID : ANR-10-IAHU-01
Organisme : French Foundation for Medical Research
ID : EQU201903007798
Organisme : Square Foundation
Organisme : Grandir - Fonds de solidarité pour l'enfance
Organisme : Fondation du Souffle
Organisme : SCOR Corporate Foundation for Science
Organisme : French Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation
Organisme : Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
Organisme : Paris Cité University
Organisme : Imagine Institute
Organisme : Bettencourt-Schueller Foundation
Organisme : Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo
Organisme : Italian Ministry of Health
ID : RC08061819
Organisme : National Health and Medical Research Council
ID : 1176665
Organisme : Battersea & Bowery Advisory Group
Organisme : San Matteo Hospital
ID : 08061821
Organisme : National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia
ID : 1176665
Organisme : ANRS-MIE
ID : ANRS0348
Informations de copyright
© 2024 Gervais et al.