Immune-mediated denervation of the pineal gland underlies sleep disturbance in cardiac disease

Karin A. Ziegler, Andrea Ahles, Anne Dueck, Dena Esfandyari, Pauline Pichler, Karolin Weber, Stefan Kotschi, Alexander Bartelt, Inga Sinicina, Matthias Graw, Heinrich Leonhardt, Ludwig T. Weckbach, Steffen Massberg, Martina Schifferer, Mikael Simons, Luciano Hoeher, Jie Luo, Ali Ertürk, Gabriele G. Schiattarella, Yassine SassiThomas Misgeld, Stefan Engelhardt

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Abstract

Disruption of the physiologic sleep-wake cycle and low melatonin levels frequently accompany cardiac disease, yet the underlying mechanism has remained enigmatic. Immunostaining of sympathetic axons in optically cleared pineal glands from humans and mice with cardiac disease revealed their substantial denervation compared with controls. Spatial, single-cell, nuclear, and bulk RNA sequencing traced this defect back to the superior cervical ganglia (SCG), which responded to cardiac disease with accumulation of inflammatory macrophages, fibrosis, and the selective loss of pineal gland-innervating neurons. Depletion of macrophages in the SCG prevented disease-associated denervation of the pineal gland and restored physiological melatonin secretion. Our data identify the mechanism by which diurnal rhythmicity in cardiac disease is disturbed and suggest a target for therapeutic intervention.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)285-290
Seitenumfang6
FachzeitschriftScience
Jahrgang381
Ausgabenummer6655
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 21 Juli 2023

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