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The Interplay Between Environmental Exposures and Infectious Agents: Session III
Genetic mechanisms of susceptibility to RSV disease
Steven R. Kleeberger
Immunity, Inflammation, and Disease Laboratory
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/atniehs/labs/iidl/pi/enviro-gen/
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s a u qu ous, enve ope rus
SV disease occurs as well-defined seasonal outbreaks during the wintd spring months
% of infants are infected within the 1st year of life (>90% by 3-4 yr)
mary cause of lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI)
- 85,000-144,000 infants with RSV infection are hospitalized annually in theUS, resulting in 20-25% with pneumonia and 70% with bronchiolitis (~$27,000 per hospitalization)
- Annual global RSV disease burden is ~64 million cases and 160,000 deat
What is RSV disease?
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Global Burden of Disease and the Role of RSV
Lozano et al, Lancet 2012 3
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Mechanisms of susceptibility and response to RSV infection
Dakhama et al, 2005 4
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Understandingthe gene=c basisof suscep=bilityto RSV disease severity
• Traditional family-based studies, twin studies, and GWAS studies
• Association studies are useful, but candidate genes must be selected carefully
– biological plausibility
• Animal models have proved to be useful to identify genesthat contribute to RSV disease subphenotypes
– expression array studies
– genome scan
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Schematic representation of strategy to identify environmental lung disease susceptibility genes
Study 1. Murine RSV Disease Susceptibility
Inbred mouse strains Human cell lines
Stra
in
Global gene Expression QTL Haplotype expression analyses (eQTL) analyses association mapping
Study 2. RSV Disease, TLR4, and the environment
Biologicallyplausible candidates
Candidate genesand networks
Mechanistic functional Test candidates in exposure models human populations § Targeted deletion mice § Epidemiological studies § Transgenic mice § Clinical studies § Pharmacological inhibition § siRNA inhibition 6
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Study 1. What are the genetic determinants of susceptibility in a mouse model of severe respiratory syncytial virus
(RSV)-induced disease?
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Time course of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and monocytes after vehicle and RSV infection
* p<0.05 vs. vehicle + p<0.05 vs. C3H/HeJ
n = 7-9/group
High et al, EBioMedicine 2016 8
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Strain distribution patterns for RSV-induced disease phenotypes
• Inter-strain variation
• Continuous distributions of phenotypes across strains
• Lack of correlation between phenotypes
* within group not significantly different from each other High et al, EBioMedicine 2016 9
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Manhattan plot for RSV-induced BAL monocytes in 30 inbred strains of mice (SNPster)
Cumulative Position
Log
P
Marco
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MARCO (macrophage receptor with collagenous structure) is a member of the scavenger receptor family
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Targeted deletion of Marco enhances lung inflammation and injury after RSV infection
High et al, Ebiomedicine 2016 12
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What is the role of MARCO in human RSV disease severity?
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Infant Foundation - Buenos Aires, Argentina
The focus of the Infant Foundation basic and clinical research is centered around children’s respiratory diseases.
INFANT Director is Dr. Fernando Polack (Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital, Vanderbilt).
http://www.infant.org.ar
Dr. Fernando Polack
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Map of Buenos Aires and its suburbs. The three regions associated with the participating hospitals are displayed along with illustrative pictures
Center
South*
West*
North
Low income regions
High income region *
Area of influence of French Hospital
Area of influence of Posadas Hospital Area of influence of Berazategui Hospital
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Clinical outcomes
Primary:
- Severity of disease. Several clinical scores that are hard to validate or impossible to use(i.e.: pCO2 > 45; O2 < 87%)
Oxygen saturation <93%
Secondary:
- RSV titer (Guy et al, J Infect Dis, 2004) - Th2 polarization (Choi et al, J Infect Dis, 2002)
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Human and mouse comparative homology for Marco
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Functional evaluation of the MARCO rs1318645 polymorphism
MARCO T-156C (rs1318645) •Total number of individuals, 392
Mild disease,155 Severe disease, 237
• Genotype frequency TT, 24.2 TC, 45.9 CC, 29.8
• P < 0.05, GG severe vs CC and CG • OR = 1.623, CI = 1.18, 2.23; P = 0.003 (combined)
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Study 2: A candidate gene approach - what is the role of interaction between toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and
environmental LPS in human RSV disease severity?
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Map of Buenos Aires and its suburbs. The three regions associated with the participating hospitals are displayed along with illustrative pictures
Center
South*
West*
North
Low income regions
High income region *
Area of influence of French Hospital
Area of influence of Posadas Hospital Area of influence of Berazategui Hospital
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Percent indicators of socioeconomic differences between the hospital-associated regions
WEST & SOUTH CENTER
Household below poverty line 22 8
Illiteracy in older than 20 y 15 5
No private medical insurance 65 36
Well-water 42 2
No sewer 37 3
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Evidence for gene-environment interaction and RSV disease severity in infants
Caballero et al, TLR4 genotype and environmental LPS mediate RSV bronchiolitis through Th2 polarization. J Clin Invest, 2015 22
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Interactions between TH1 and TH2 cells in asthma and other allergic diseases
IL-27 IL-12 IL-4 IL-33
T-b TH1cells
TH1-type cytokines (IL-2 and IFNγ)
TH2-type cytokines (IL-4, IL-5, IL-9 and IL-13)
STAT1 STAT4 STAT6
TA3 TH2cells
Allergic inflammation
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Th2 bias and RSV bronchiolitis in infants with different LPS exposure and socioeconomic status
Caballero et al, JCI 2015 24
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What is the public health relevance of these models?
• Annual global RSV disease burden is over 30 million new acute lower respiratory infection episodes in children under five (WHO).
• Severe RSV disease in infancy has also been associated with diseases of childhood and adulthood (e.g. asthma).
• A diagnostic panel of genetic SNPs could be designed that would also incorporate environmental exposure status (gene x environment interaction) that may be used to predict disease severity.
• Intervention strategies could be put in place for at risk individuals, and thus reduce disease burden.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
NIEHS Environmental Genetics Group: Jon Ciencewicki, Hye-Youn Cho, Wes Gladwell, Monica High, Jacqui Marzec, Jennifer Nichols, Kirsten Verhein
NIEHS Microarray Center: Rick Fannin, Kevin Gerrish, Rick Paules, Laura Wharey
INFANT Foundation: Patricio Acosta, Mauricio Caballero, Silvina Coviello, Marina Fernandez, Guillermina Melendi, Fernando Polack, Elina Serra
NIEHS Division of Intramural Research: Doug Bell, Brian Chorley, Jennifer Fostel, Vijji Panduri, Deepa Sambandan, Xuting Wang, Clare Weinberg
University of Tohoku: Masi Yamamoto
Harvard University: Les Kobzik
NIH/NIDDK: Jurgen Wess
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