1. Macrophage LRRK2 hyperactivity impairs autophagy and induces Paneth cell dysfunction.
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Sun S, Hodel M, Wang X, De Vicente J, Haritunians T, Debebe A, Hung CT, Ma C, Malique A, Nguyen HN, Agam M, Maloney MT, Goo MS, Kluss JH, Mishra R, Frein J, Foster A, Ballentine S, Pandey U, Kern J, Yang S, Mengesha E, Balasubramanian I, Arguello A, Estrada AA, Gao N, Peter I, McGovern DPB, Henry AG, Stappenbeck TS, and Liu TC
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- Animals, Mice, Humans, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Male, Female, Mice, Knockout, Leucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2 genetics, Leucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2 immunology, Paneth Cells immunology, Autophagy immunology, Autophagy genetics, Crohn Disease immunology, Crohn Disease genetics, Crohn Disease pathology, Macrophages immunology
- Abstract
LRRK2 polymorphisms (G2019S/N2081D) that increase susceptibility to Parkinson's disease and Crohn's disease (CD) lead to LRRK2 kinase hyperactivity and suppress autophagy. This connection suggests that LRRK2 kinase inhibition, a therapeutic strategy being explored for Parkinson's disease, may also benefit patients with CD. Paneth cell homeostasis is tightly regulated by autophagy, and their dysfunction is a precursor to gut inflammation in CD. Here, we found that patients with CD and mice carrying hyperactive LRRK2 polymorphisms developed Paneth cell dysfunction. We also found that LRRK2 kinase can be activated in the context of interactions between genes (genetic autophagy deficiency) and the environment (cigarette smoking). Unexpectedly, lamina propria immune cells were the main intestinal cell types that express LRRK2, instead of Paneth cells as previously suggested. We showed that LRRK2-mediated pro-inflammatory cytokine release from phagocytes impaired Paneth cell function, which was rescued by LRRK2 kinase inhibition through activation of autophagy. Together, these data suggest that LRRK2 kinase inhibitors maintain Paneth cell homeostasis by restoring autophagy and may represent a therapeutic strategy for CD.
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- 2024
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