HLA-DPB1 and HLA Class I Confer Risk of and Protection from Narcolepsy

Ollila, Hanna; Ravel, Jean‐Marie; Han, Fang; Faraco, Juliette; Li, Gang; Zheng, Xiuwen; Plazzi, Giuseppe; Dauvilliers, Yves; Pizza, Fabio; Hong, Seung‐Chul; Jennum, Poul; Knudsen, Stine; Kornum, Birgitte Rahbek; Dong, Xiaojing; Yan, Han; Hong, Heeseung; Coquillard, Cristin; Mahlios, Joshua; Jolanki, Otto; Einen, Mali; Arnulf, Isabelle; Högl, Birgit; Frauscher, Birgit; Crowe, Catherine; Partinen, Markku; Huang, Yu; Bourgin, Patrice; Vaarala, Outi; Désautels, Alex; Montplaisir, Jacques; Mack, Steven J.; Mindrinos, Michael; Fernández-Viña, Marcelo; Mignot, Emmanuel

doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2014.12.010

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“…Indeed, T1N is tightly associated with the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) HLA-DQB1*06:02 allele, carried by 98.4% of patients vs. 17.7% of the general European population (4). An independent association with HLA class I alleles was recently revealed in two independent studies (5,6). Additionally, an association with polymorphisms in the T-cell receptor (TCR) α chain locus was found and replicated (7,8).…”

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CD8 T cell-mediated killing of orexinergic neurons induces a narcolepsy-like phenotype in mice

Bernard‐Valnet

Yshii

Quériault

et al. 2016

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Narcolepsy with cataplexy is a rare and severe sleep disorder caused by the destruction of orexinergic neurons in the lateral hypothalamus. The genetic and environmental factors associated with narcolepsy, together with serologic data, collectively point to an autoimmune origin. The current animal models of narcolepsy, based on either disruption of the orexinergic neurotransmission or neurons, do not allow study of the potential autoimmune etiology. Here, we sought to generate a mouse model that allows deciphering of the immune mechanisms leading to orexin + neuron loss and narcolepsy development. We generated mice expressing the hemagglutinin (HA) as a "neo-self-antigen" specifically in hypothalamic orexin + neurons (called Orex-HA), which were transferred with effector neo-self-antigen-specific T cells to assess whether an autoimmune process could be at play in narcolepsy. Given the tight association of narcolepsy with the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) HLA-DQB1*06:02 allele, we first tested the pathogenic contribution of CD4 Th1 cells. Although these T cells readily infiltrated the hypothalamus and triggered local inflammation, they did not elicit the loss of orexin + neurons or clinical manifestations of narcolepsy. In contrast, the transfer of cytotoxic CD8 T cells (CTLs) led to both T-cell infiltration and specific destruction of orexin + neurons. This phenotype was further aggravated upon repeated injections of CTLs. In situ, CTLs interacted directly with MHC class I-expressing orexin + neurons, resulting in cytolytic granule polarization toward neurons. Finally, drastic neuronal loss caused manifestations mimicking human narcolepsy, such as cataplexy and sleep attacks. This work demonstrates the potential role of CTLs as final effectors of the immunopathological process in narcolepsy.arcolepsy with cataplexy, referred to as type 1 narcolepsy (T1N), is a rare and chronic neurological disease characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness, sudden loss of muscle tone triggered by emotions (cataplexy), sleep paralysis, hypnagogic hallucinations, and fragmented nocturnal sleep (1). T1N is caused by a defective neurotransmission by the orexin/hypocretin neuropeptide and is associated with a selective and almost complete loss (85-100%) of orexinergic neurons in the hypothalamus (2, 3). The mechanisms leading to this neuronal loss are not yet elucidated, although current evidence points to an autoimmune process. Indeed, T1N is tightly associated with the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) HLA-DQB1*06:02 allele, carried by 98.4% of patients vs. 17.7% of the general European population (4). An independent association with HLA class I alleles was recently revealed in two independent studies (5, 6). Additionally, an association with polymorphisms in the T-cell receptor (TCR) α chain locus was found and replicated (7,8). Moreover, autoantibodies recognizing different antigenic targets expressed in the central nervous system (CNS) have been identified in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of narcoleptic patients (9-11)....

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Section: Cd8 T Cell-mediated Killing Of Orexinergic Neurons Induces Amentioning

confidence: 85%

CD8 T cell-mediated killing of orexinergic neurons induces a narcolepsy-like phenotype in mice

Bernard‐Valnet

Yshii

Quériault

et al. 2016

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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“…Interestingly, two recent studies found additional minor associations with HLA-B*35 or HLA-B*51:01 [21, 73, 74]. These findings suggest that cytotoxic responses mediated through by natural killer or CD8+ T cells are important in the development of narcolepsy.…”

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“…HLA- DPB1*05:01 in particular has been shown to be predisposing [21, 73] whereas HLA- DPB1*04:02 is protective [21, 73]. Similarly, to DQ heterodimers, it is possible that these other heterodimers bind peptides that are either mediating response to environmental triggers such as influenza A infection.…”

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Autoimmunity in narcolepsy

Bonvalet

Ollila

Ambati

et al. 2017

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

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Purpose Summarize the recent findings in narcolepsy focusing on the environmental and genetic risk factors in disease development. Recent findings Both genetic and epidemiological evidence point towards an autoimmune mechanism in the destruction of orexin/hypocretin neurons. Recent studies suggest both humoral and cellular immune responses in the disease development. Summary Narcolepsy is a severe sleep disorder, where neurons producing orexin/hypocretin in the hypothalamus are destroyed. The core symptoms of narcolepsy are debilitating, extreme sleepiness, cataplexy and abnormalities in the structure of sleep. Both genetic and epidemiological evidence point towards an autoimmune mechanism in the destruction of orexin/hypocretin neurons. Importantly, the highest environmental risk is seen with influenza-A (pH1N1) infection and immunization. However, how the cells are destroyed is currently unknown. In this review we summarize the disease symptoms, and focus on the immunological findings in narcolepsy. We also discuss the environmental and genetic risk factors as well as propose a model for disease development.

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“…−/− mice therefore provide a tool to disclose viral targets in individuals with an inefficient viral clearance, a condition recently suggested in narcoleptic patients (12).…”

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“…Additional risk alleles in both MHC class I and II have also been identified, which might influence adaptive immune response and virus clearance. The association of HLA alleles with narcolepsy is, thus, more complex than hitherto presumed (11,12).…”

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H1N1 influenza virus induces narcolepsy-like sleep disruption and targets sleep–wake regulatory neurons in mice

Tesoriero

Codita

Zhang

et al. 2015

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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An increased incidence in the sleep-disorder narcolepsy has been associated with the 2009-2010 pandemic of H1N1 influenza virus in China and with mass vaccination campaigns against influenza during the pandemic in Finland and Sweden. Pathogenetic mechanisms of narcolepsy have so far mainly focused on autoimmunity. We here tested an alternative working hypothesis involving a direct role of influenza virus infection in the pathogenesis of narcolepsy in susceptible subjects. We show that infection with H1N1 influenza virus in mice that lack B and T cells (Recombinant activating gene 1-deficient mice) can lead to narcoleptic-like sleep-wake fragmentation and sleep structure alterations. Interestingly, the infection targeted brainstem and hypothalamic neurons, including orexin/ hypocretin-producing neurons that regulate sleep-wake stability and are affected in narcolepsy. Because changes occurred in the absence of adaptive autoimmune responses, the findings show that brain infections with H1N1 virus have the potential to cause per se narcoleptic-like sleep disruption.

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HLA-DPB1 and HLA Class I Confer Risk of and Protection from Narcolepsy

Cited by 125 publications

References 59 publications

CD8 T cell-mediated killing of orexinergic neurons induces a narcolepsy-like phenotype in mice

CD8 T cell-mediated killing of orexinergic neurons induces a narcolepsy-like phenotype in mice

Autoimmunity in narcolepsy

H1N1 influenza virus induces narcolepsy-like sleep disruption and targets sleep–wake regulatory neurons in mice

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