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ArticleSignal transduction and targeted therapy2020

Longitudinal transcriptome analyses show robust T cell immunity during recovery from COVID-19.

Hong-Yi Zheng, Min Xu, Cui-Xian Yang, Ren-Rong Tian, Mi Zhang, Jian-Jian Li, Xi-Cheng Wang, Zhao-Li Ding, Gui-Mei Li, Xiao-Lu Li and 4 more

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Article in Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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57 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Hong-Yi ZhengKey Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Yunnan Province, KIZ-CUHK Joint Laboratory of Bioresources and Molecular Research in Common Diseases, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650223, China.
Min XuKey Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Yunnan Province, KIZ-CUHK Joint Laboratory of Bioresources and Molecular Research in Common Diseases, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650223, China.
Cui-Xian YangYunnan Infectious Disease Hospital, Kunming, 650301, China.
Ren-Rong TianKey Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Yunnan Province, KIZ-CUHK Joint Laboratory of Bioresources and Molecular Research in Common Diseases, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650223, China.
Mi ZhangYunnan Infectious Disease Hospital, Kunming, 650301, China.
Jian-Jian LiYunnan Infectious Disease Hospital, Kunming, 650301, China.
Xi-Cheng WangYunnan Infectious Disease Hospital, Kunming, 650301, China.
Zhao-Li DingKunming Biological Diversity Regional Center of Large Apparatus and Equipments, Public Technical Service Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650223, China.
Gui-Mei LiKunming Biological Diversity Regional Center of Large Apparatus and Equipments, Public Technical Service Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650223, China.
Xiao-Lu LiKunming Biological Diversity Regional Center of Large Apparatus and Equipments, Public Technical Service Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650223, China.
Yu-Qi HeKunming Biological Diversity Regional Center of Large Apparatus and Equipments, Public Technical Service Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650223, China.
Xing-Qi DongYunnan Infectious Disease Hospital, Kunming, 650301, China. dongxq801@126.com.
Yong-Gang YaoKey Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Yunnan Province, KIZ-CUHK Joint Laboratory of Bioresources and Molecular Research in Common Diseases, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650223, China. yaoyg@mail.kiz.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-2955-0693
Yong-Tang ZhengKey Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Yunnan Province, KIZ-CUHK Joint Laboratory of Bioresources and Molecular Research in Common Diseases, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650223, China. zhengyt@mail.kiz.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-5469-0324

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding the processes of immune regulation in patients infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is crucial for improving treatment. Here, we performed longitudinal whole-transcriptome RNA sequencing on peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) samples from 18 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during their treatment, convalescence, and rehabilitation. After analyzing the regulatory networks of differentially expressed messenger RNAs (mRNAs), microRNAs (miRNAs) and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) between the different clinical stages, we found that humoral immunity and type I interferon response were significantly downregulated, while robust T-cell activation and differentiation at the whole transcriptome level constituted the main events that occurred during recovery from COVID-19. The formation of this T cell immune response might be driven by the activation of activating protein-1 (AP-1) related signaling pathway and was weakly affected by other clinical features. These findings uncovered the dynamic pattern of immune responses and indicated the key role of T cell immunity in the creation of immune protection against this disease.

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COVID-19FemaleHumansImmunity, HumoralLeukocytes, MononuclearMaleMicroRNAsRNA, Long NoncodingRNA-SeqSARS-CoV-2T-LymphocytesTranscription Factor AP-1TranscriptomeMicroRNAsRNA, Long NoncodingTranscription Factor AP-1

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PMID33361761
PMCPMC7758413

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