Fetal Central Nervous System Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Potential for Non-invasive Tracking of Viral Mediated Fetal Brain Injury

Introduction: Extracellular vesicles derived from the fetal central nervous system (FCNSEs) can be purified from maternal serum or plasma using the protein Contactin-2/TAG1that is expressed almost exclusively by developing neurons in the hippocampus, cerebral cortex and cerebellum. We hypothesized t...

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Autores principales: Laura Goetzl, Angela J. Stephens, Yechiel Schlesinger, Nune Darbinian, Nana Merabova, Miriam Hillel, Alec J. Hirsch, Daniel N. Streblow, Antonio E. Frias, Victoria H. J. Roberts, Nicole N. Haese, Arunmani Mani, Yifat Eldar-Yedidia
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:311dd73ce289441aa9742497f6f4b3332021-11-19T04:35:30ZFetal Central Nervous System Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Potential for Non-invasive Tracking of Viral Mediated Fetal Brain Injury2673-818X10.3389/fviro.2021.782863https://doaj.org/article/311dd73ce289441aa9742497f6f4b3332021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fviro.2021.782863/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2673-818XIntroduction: Extracellular vesicles derived from the fetal central nervous system (FCNSEs) can be purified from maternal serum or plasma using the protein Contactin-2/TAG1that is expressed almost exclusively by developing neurons in the hippocampus, cerebral cortex and cerebellum. We hypothesized that fetal CNSEs could be used to non-invasively detect and quantify viral mediated in-utero brain injury in the first trimester.Materials and Methods: First trimester maternal samples were collected from a human clinical population infected with primary cytomegalovirus (CMV) and a non-human primate model of Zika (ZIKV) infection. In the CMV cohort, a nested case control study was performed comparing pregnancies with and without fetal infection. Cases of fetal infection were further subdivided into those with and without adverse neurologic outcome. ZIKV samples were collected serially following maternal inoculation or saline. All ZIKV cases had histopathologic findings on necropsy. Serum was precipitated with ExoQuick solution and FCEs were isolated with biotinylated anti-Contactin-2/TAG1 antibody-streptavidin matrix immunoabsorption. FCE Synaptopodin (SYNPO) and Neurogranin (NG) protein levels were measured using standard ELISA kits and normalized to the exosome marker CD81.Results: Fetal CNSE SYNPO and NG were significantly reduced in cases of first trimester fetal CMV infection compared to those with infection limited to the mother but could not discriminate between fetal infection with and without adverse neurologic outcome. Following ZIKV inoculation, fetal CNSE SYNPO was reduced by 48 h and significantly reduced by day 4.Discussion: These data are the first to suggest that first trimester non-invasive diagnosis of fetal viral infection is possible. Fetal CNSEs have the potential to augment clinical and pre-clinical studies of perinatal viral infection. Serial sampling may be needed to discriminate between fetuses that are responding to treatment and/or recovering due to innate defenses and those that have ongoing neuronal injury. If confirmed, this technology may advance the paradigm of first trimester prenatal diagnosis and change the calculus for the cost benefit of CMV surveillance programs in pregnancy.Laura GoetzlAngela J. StephensYechiel SchlesingerNune DarbinianNana MerabovaMiriam HillelAlec J. HirschAlec J. HirschDaniel N. StreblowDaniel N. StreblowAntonio E. FriasAntonio E. FriasVictoria H. J. RobertsNicole N. HaeseNicole N. HaeseArunmani ManiYifat Eldar-YedidiaFrontiers Media S.A.articleexosomes/extracellular vesicles (EVs/ECVs)cytomegalovirus (CMV)Zika (ZIKV)Contactin-2prenatal diagnosismicrocephalyMicrobiologyQR1-502ENFrontiers in Virology, Vol 1 (2021)
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topic exosomes/extracellular vesicles (EVs/ECVs)
cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Zika (ZIKV)
Contactin-2
prenatal diagnosis
microcephaly
Microbiology
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spellingShingle exosomes/extracellular vesicles (EVs/ECVs)
cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Zika (ZIKV)
Contactin-2
prenatal diagnosis
microcephaly
Microbiology
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Laura Goetzl
Angela J. Stephens
Yechiel Schlesinger
Nune Darbinian
Nana Merabova
Miriam Hillel
Alec J. Hirsch
Alec J. Hirsch
Daniel N. Streblow
Daniel N. Streblow
Antonio E. Frias
Antonio E. Frias
Victoria H. J. Roberts
Nicole N. Haese
Nicole N. Haese
Arunmani Mani
Yifat Eldar-Yedidia
Fetal Central Nervous System Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Potential for Non-invasive Tracking of Viral Mediated Fetal Brain Injury
description Introduction: Extracellular vesicles derived from the fetal central nervous system (FCNSEs) can be purified from maternal serum or plasma using the protein Contactin-2/TAG1that is expressed almost exclusively by developing neurons in the hippocampus, cerebral cortex and cerebellum. We hypothesized that fetal CNSEs could be used to non-invasively detect and quantify viral mediated in-utero brain injury in the first trimester.Materials and Methods: First trimester maternal samples were collected from a human clinical population infected with primary cytomegalovirus (CMV) and a non-human primate model of Zika (ZIKV) infection. In the CMV cohort, a nested case control study was performed comparing pregnancies with and without fetal infection. Cases of fetal infection were further subdivided into those with and without adverse neurologic outcome. ZIKV samples were collected serially following maternal inoculation or saline. All ZIKV cases had histopathologic findings on necropsy. Serum was precipitated with ExoQuick solution and FCEs were isolated with biotinylated anti-Contactin-2/TAG1 antibody-streptavidin matrix immunoabsorption. FCE Synaptopodin (SYNPO) and Neurogranin (NG) protein levels were measured using standard ELISA kits and normalized to the exosome marker CD81.Results: Fetal CNSE SYNPO and NG were significantly reduced in cases of first trimester fetal CMV infection compared to those with infection limited to the mother but could not discriminate between fetal infection with and without adverse neurologic outcome. Following ZIKV inoculation, fetal CNSE SYNPO was reduced by 48 h and significantly reduced by day 4.Discussion: These data are the first to suggest that first trimester non-invasive diagnosis of fetal viral infection is possible. Fetal CNSEs have the potential to augment clinical and pre-clinical studies of perinatal viral infection. Serial sampling may be needed to discriminate between fetuses that are responding to treatment and/or recovering due to innate defenses and those that have ongoing neuronal injury. If confirmed, this technology may advance the paradigm of first trimester prenatal diagnosis and change the calculus for the cost benefit of CMV surveillance programs in pregnancy.
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author Laura Goetzl
Angela J. Stephens
Yechiel Schlesinger
Nune Darbinian
Nana Merabova
Miriam Hillel
Alec J. Hirsch
Alec J. Hirsch
Daniel N. Streblow
Daniel N. Streblow
Antonio E. Frias
Antonio E. Frias
Victoria H. J. Roberts
Nicole N. Haese
Nicole N. Haese
Arunmani Mani
Yifat Eldar-Yedidia
author_facet Laura Goetzl
Angela J. Stephens
Yechiel Schlesinger
Nune Darbinian
Nana Merabova
Miriam Hillel
Alec J. Hirsch
Alec J. Hirsch
Daniel N. Streblow
Daniel N. Streblow
Antonio E. Frias
Antonio E. Frias
Victoria H. J. Roberts
Nicole N. Haese
Nicole N. Haese
Arunmani Mani
Yifat Eldar-Yedidia
author_sort Laura Goetzl
title Fetal Central Nervous System Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Potential for Non-invasive Tracking of Viral Mediated Fetal Brain Injury
title_short Fetal Central Nervous System Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Potential for Non-invasive Tracking of Viral Mediated Fetal Brain Injury
title_full Fetal Central Nervous System Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Potential for Non-invasive Tracking of Viral Mediated Fetal Brain Injury
title_fullStr Fetal Central Nervous System Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Potential for Non-invasive Tracking of Viral Mediated Fetal Brain Injury
title_full_unstemmed Fetal Central Nervous System Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Potential for Non-invasive Tracking of Viral Mediated Fetal Brain Injury
title_sort fetal central nervous system derived extracellular vesicles: potential for non-invasive tracking of viral mediated fetal brain injury
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/311dd73ce289441aa9742497f6f4b333
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