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Chemical inhibition of immune signaling rescues defects during heart development in Down syndrome via regulating canonical Wnt pathway


ABSTRACT: Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are very frequent in children with Down syndrome (DS), the genetic condition caused by trisomy of chromosome 21 (T21). However, the mechanisms by which T21 causes susceptibility to CHDs are poorly understood. Here, using a combination of human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-based model and Dp(16)1Yey/+ (Dp16) a mouse model of DS, we identified downregulation of canonical Wnt signaling that is caused by increased dosage of interferon (IFN) receptors encoded on chromosome 21 (HSA21) as a causative factor of CHDs in DS. We differentiated human iPSCs derived from individuals with DS as well as CHDs (DS/CHD iPSCs), and controls (control iPSCs) into cardiac cells. We observed that T21 upregulates IFN signaling, downregulates the canonical WNT pathway, and impairs cardiac differentiation. Furthermore, genetic and pharmacological normalization of IFN pathways restored canonical WNT signaling and rescued defects during cardiac differentiation of DS/CHD iPSCs. Strikingly, treatment with an inhibitor of Janus kinase, which is activated by IFN receptor engagement normalized the canonical Wnt pathway and ameliorated CHDs in Dp16 embryos. Our findings provide new mechanisms underlying CHDs in DS, ultimately aiding the development of novel therapeutic strategies.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE217557 | GEO | 2023/06/28

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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