Microbiota-derived extracellular vesicles link intestinal dysbiosis to neuroimmune activation in long COVID
Aranguren, M.; Doyon-Laliberte, K.; Boncheva, I.; Villard, A.; Desjardins, A.; Darbinian, E.; Patel, S.; DuSablon, C.; Rivera Conde, E.; Cabrera Munoz, D.; Purchase, L.; Piscopo, V. E. C.; Alluli, A.; Benaliouad, F.; Sirois, J.; Durcan, T.; Masse, C.; Mlaga, K. D.; Chandrasekaran, P.; Poudrier, J.; Falcone, E. L.
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Post COVID-19 condition (Long COVID, LC) is frequently accompanied by persistent neurological symptoms, but the mechanisms linking intestinal dysbiosis to neuroinflammation remain unclear. Here we identify gut microbiota-derived extracellular vesicles (GMEVs) as functional mediators linking LC-associated dysbiosis to systemic and neuroimmune inflammation. In a longitudinally characterized cohort, individuals with LC and neurological symptoms exhibit a persistent intestinal microbiome signature. Transplantation of LC-associated microbiota into germ-free mice induces intestinal barrier disruption and neuroinflammatory phenotypes. GMEVs from individuals with LC activate inflammasome-associated programs and impair epithelial barrier function, promote inflammatory responses in macrophages, and induce coordinated pro-inflammatory transcriptional programs in human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived microglia. Chronic oral administration of LC-derived GMEVs remodels the microbiota and induces intestinal and systemic inflammation with glial activation in vivo. Together, these findings support a vesicle-centered framework in which microbiota-derived extracellular vesicles translate dysbiosis into sustained immune and neuroimmune activation in a post-viral inflammatory state.
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