PMID- 37873381 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240210 DP - 2023 Oct 14 TI - Disruption of myelin structure and oligodendrocyte maturation in a pigtail macaque model of congenital Zika infection. LID - 2023.10.11.561759 [pii] LID - 10.1101/2023.10.11.561759 [doi] AB - Zika virus (ZikV) infection during pregnancy can cause congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) and neurodevelopmental delay in non-microcephalic infants, of which the pathogenesis remains poorly understood. We utilized an established pigtail macaque maternal-to-fetal ZikV infection/exposure model to study fetal brain pathophysiology of CZS manifesting from ZikV exposure in utero. We found prenatal ZikV exposure led to profound disruption of fetal myelin, with extensive downregulation in gene expression for key components of oligodendrocyte maturation and myelin production. Immunohistochemical analyses revealed marked decreases in myelin basic protein intensity and myelinated fiber density in ZikV-exposed animals. At the ultrastructural level, the myelin sheath in ZikV-exposed animals showed multi-focal decompaction consistent with perturbation or remodeling of previously formed myelin, occurring concomitant with dysregulation of oligodendrocyte gene expression and maturation. These findings define fetal neuropathological profiles of ZikV-linked brain injury underlying CZS resulting from ZikV exposure in utero. Because myelin is critical for cortical development, ZikV-related perturbations in oligodendrocyte function may have long-term consequences on childhood neurodevelopment, even in the absence of overt microcephaly. FAU - Tisoncik-Go, Jennifer AU - Tisoncik-Go J AD - Center for Innate Immunity and Immune Disease, Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. FAU - Stokes, Caleb AU - Stokes C AD - Center for Innate Immunity and Immune Disease, Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. AD - Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. FAU - Whitmore, Leanne S AU - Whitmore LS AD - Center for Innate Immunity and Immune Disease, Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. FAU - Newhouse, Daniel J AU - Newhouse DJ AD - Center for Innate Immunity and Immune Disease, Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. FAU - Voss, Kathleen AU - Voss K AD - Center for Innate Immunity and Immune Disease, Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. FAU - Gustin, Andrew AU - Gustin A AD - Center for Innate Immunity and Immune Disease, Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. FAU - Sung, Cheng-Jung AU - Sung CJ AD - Center for Innate Immunity and Immune Disease, Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. FAU - Smith, Elise AU - Smith E AD - Center for Innate Immunity and Immune Disease, Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. FAU - Stencel-Baerenwald, Jennifer AU - Stencel-Baerenwald J AD - Center for Innate Immunity and Immune Disease, Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. FAU - Parker, Edward AU - Parker E AD - Department of Ophthalmology, NEI Core for Vision Research, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. FAU - Snyder, Jessica M AU - Snyder JM AD - Department of Comparative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. FAU - Shaw, Dennis W AU - Shaw DW AD - Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle Washington, USA. FAU - Rajagopal, Lakshmi AU - Rajagopal L AD - Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. AD - Center for Global Infectious Disease Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, USA. AD - Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. FAU - Kapur, Raj P AU - Kapur RP AD - Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. AD - Department of Pathology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA. FAU - Waldorf, Kristina Adams AU - Waldorf KA AD - Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. AD - Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. AD - Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden. FAU - Gale, Michael Jr AU - Gale M Jr AD - Center for Innate Immunity and Immune Disease, Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. AD - Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. AD - Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. LA - eng GR - HHSN272201800008I/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - P51 OD010425/OD/NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 EY001730/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States GR - K08 AI150996/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - HHSN272201800008C/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AI145296/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AI143265/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States PT - Preprint DEP - 20231014 PL - United States TA - bioRxiv JT - bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology JID - 101680187 PMC - PMC10592731 EDAT- 2023/10/24 06:41 MHDA- 2023/10/24 06:42 PMCR- 2023/10/23 CRDT- 2023/10/24 03:56 PHST- 2023/10/24 06:41 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/10/24 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/10/24 03:56 [entrez] PHST- 2023/10/23 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 2023.10.11.561759 [pii] AID - 10.1101/2023.10.11.561759 [doi] PST - epublish SO - bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2023 Oct 14:2023.10.11.561759. doi: 10.1101/2023.10.11.561759.