Early-childhood inflammation blunts the transcriptional maturation of cerebellar neurons

Author:

Ament Seth A.ORCID,Cortes-Gutierrez Marcia,Herb Brian R.ORCID,Mocci EvelinaORCID,Colantuoni CarloORCID,McCarthy Margaret M.ORCID

Abstract

AbstractInflammation early in life is a clinically established risk factor for autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia, yet the impact of inflammation on human brain development is poorly understood. The cerebellum undergoes protracted postnatal maturation, making it especially susceptible to perturbations contributing to risk of neurodevelopmental disorders. Here, using single-cell genomics, we characterize the postnatal development of cerebellar neurons and glia in 1-5-year-old children, comparing those who died while experiencing inflammation vs. non-inflamed controls. Our analyses reveal that inflammation and postnatal maturation are associated with extensive, overlapping transcriptional changes primarily in two subtypes of inhibitory neurons: Purkinje neurons and Golgi neurons. Immunohistochemical analysis of a subset of these brains revealed no change to Purkinje neuron soma size but evidence for increased activation of microglia in those subjects experiencing inflammation. Maturation- and inflammation-associated genes were strongly enriched for those implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders. A gene regulatory network model integrating cell type-specific gene expression and chromatin accessibility identified seven temporally specific gene networks in Purkinje neurons and suggested that the effects of inflammation correspond to blunted cellular maturation.One Sentence SummaryPost-mortem cerebelli from children who perished under conditions that included inflammation exhibit transcriptomic changes consistent with blunted maturation of Purkinje neurons compared to those who succumbed to sudden accidental death.

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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