Interferon-Driven Immune Dysregulation in Down Syndrome: A Review of the Evidence

Howard Chung,1,2 Peter HR Green,1,3 Timothy C Wang,1 Xiao-Fei Kong1,3 1Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA; 2Department of Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Queens (Queens Hospi...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8e4b711846f244ca8c2982cd423519d02021-12-02T16:59:45ZInterferon-Driven Immune Dysregulation in Down Syndrome: A Review of the Evidence1178-7031https://doaj.org/article/8e4b711846f244ca8c2982cd423519d02021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/interferon-driven-immune-dysregulation-in-down-syndrome-a-review-of-th-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JIRhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-7031Howard Chung,1,2 Peter HR Green,1,3 Timothy C Wang,1 Xiao-Fei Kong1,3 1Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA; 2Department of Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Queens (Queens Hospital Center), Jamaica, NY, 11432, USA; 3Celiac Disease Center, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USACorrespondence: Xiao-Fei KongDivision of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 622 West 168th ST, PH7W Suite 318, New York, NY, 10032, USAEmail xk2137@cumc.columbia.eduAbstract: Down syndrome (DS) is a unique genetic disease caused by the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21, which carries four of the six interferon receptor (IFN-R) genes on its long arm. Recent studies reporting higher levels of interferon-stimulated gene (ISG) expression in primary immune cells studied ex vivo have suggested that the additional copies of the IFN-R genes in DS result in mild interferonopathy. In this review, we analyze the potential clinical and immunological impacts of this interferonopathy in DS. We performed a literature review to explore the epidemiology and risks of celiac disease, type 1 diabetes, thyroid dysfunction, mucocutaneous manifestations, infectious diseases (including COVID-19), and Alzheimer’s disease in individuals with DS relative to the general population with or without iatrogenic exposure to interferons. We analyzed immunophenotyping data and the current experimental evidence concerning IFN-R expression, constitutive JAK-STAT activation, and ISG overexpression in DS. Despite the lack of direct evidence that implicating this mild interferonopathy directly in illnesses in individuals with DS, we highlight the challenges ahead and directions that could be taken to determine more clearly the biological impact of interferonopathy on various immune-related conditions in DS.Keywords: down syndrome, interferon receptors, JAK-STAT, celiac disease, T cells, gene dosage effectChung HGreen PHWang TCKong XFDove Medical Pressarticledown syndromeinterferon receptorsjak-statceliac diseaset cellsgene dosage effectPathologyRB1-214Therapeutics. PharmacologyRM1-950ENJournal of Inflammation Research, Vol Volume 14, Pp 5187-5200 (2021)
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topic down syndrome
interferon receptors
jak-stat
celiac disease
t cells
gene dosage effect
Pathology
RB1-214
Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RM1-950
spellingShingle down syndrome
interferon receptors
jak-stat
celiac disease
t cells
gene dosage effect
Pathology
RB1-214
Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RM1-950
Chung H
Green PH
Wang TC
Kong XF
Interferon-Driven Immune Dysregulation in Down Syndrome: A Review of the Evidence
description Howard Chung,1,2 Peter HR Green,1,3 Timothy C Wang,1 Xiao-Fei Kong1,3 1Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA; 2Department of Internal Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Queens (Queens Hospital Center), Jamaica, NY, 11432, USA; 3Celiac Disease Center, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USACorrespondence: Xiao-Fei KongDivision of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 622 West 168th ST, PH7W Suite 318, New York, NY, 10032, USAEmail xk2137@cumc.columbia.eduAbstract: Down syndrome (DS) is a unique genetic disease caused by the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21, which carries four of the six interferon receptor (IFN-R) genes on its long arm. Recent studies reporting higher levels of interferon-stimulated gene (ISG) expression in primary immune cells studied ex vivo have suggested that the additional copies of the IFN-R genes in DS result in mild interferonopathy. In this review, we analyze the potential clinical and immunological impacts of this interferonopathy in DS. We performed a literature review to explore the epidemiology and risks of celiac disease, type 1 diabetes, thyroid dysfunction, mucocutaneous manifestations, infectious diseases (including COVID-19), and Alzheimer’s disease in individuals with DS relative to the general population with or without iatrogenic exposure to interferons. We analyzed immunophenotyping data and the current experimental evidence concerning IFN-R expression, constitutive JAK-STAT activation, and ISG overexpression in DS. Despite the lack of direct evidence that implicating this mild interferonopathy directly in illnesses in individuals with DS, we highlight the challenges ahead and directions that could be taken to determine more clearly the biological impact of interferonopathy on various immune-related conditions in DS.Keywords: down syndrome, interferon receptors, JAK-STAT, celiac disease, T cells, gene dosage effect
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author Chung H
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title Interferon-Driven Immune Dysregulation in Down Syndrome: A Review of the Evidence
title_short Interferon-Driven Immune Dysregulation in Down Syndrome: A Review of the Evidence
title_full Interferon-Driven Immune Dysregulation in Down Syndrome: A Review of the Evidence
title_fullStr Interferon-Driven Immune Dysregulation in Down Syndrome: A Review of the Evidence
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