Excessive release of inorganic polyphosphate by ALS/FTD astrocytes causes non-cell-autonomous toxicity to motoneurons

Arredondo, Cristian; Cefaliello, Carolina; Dyrda, Agnieszka; Jury, Nur; Martinez, Pablo; Diaz, Ivan; Armando, Amaro; Tran, Helene; Morales, Danna; Pertusa, Maria; Stoica, Lorelei; Fritz, Elsa; Corvalan, Daniela; Abarzua, Sebastian; Mendez-Ruette, Maxs; et. al.

Abstract

Non-cell-autonomous mechanisms contribute to neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), in which astrocytes release unidentified factors that are toxic to motoneurons (MNs). We report here that mouse and patient iPSC-derived astrocytes with diverse ALS/FTD-linked mutations (SOD1, TARDBP, and C9ORF72) display elevated levels of intracellular inorganic polyphosphate (polyP), a ubiquitous, negatively charged biopolymer. PolyP levels are also increased in astrocyte-conditioned media (ACM) from ALS/FTD astrocytes. ACM-mediated MN death is prevented by degrading or neutralizing polyP in ALS/FTD astrocytes or ACM. Studies further reveal that postmortem familial and sporadic ALS spinal cord sections display enriched polyP staining signals and that ALS cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) exhibits increased polyP concentrations. Our in vitro results establish excessive astrocyte-derived polyP as a critical factor in non-cell-autonomous MN degeneration and a potential therapeutic target for ALS/FTD. The CSF data indicate that polyP might serve as a new biomarker for ALS/FTD.

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Título de la Revista: NEURON
Volumen: 110
Número: 10
Editorial: Cell Press
Fecha de publicación: 2022
Página de inicio: 1656
Página final: 1670
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0896627322001489?via%3Dihub
DOI:

10.1016/j.neuron.2022.02.010

Notas: ISI, SCOPUS