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ArticleViruses2021

Comparative Study of SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1, MERS-CoV, HCoV-229E and Influenza Host Gene Expression in Asthma: Importance of Sex, Disease Severity, and Epithelial Heterogeneity.

Mackenzie E Coden, Lucas F Loffredo, Hiam Abdala-Valencia, Sergejs Berdnikovs

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Article in Viruses, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mackenzie E CodenDivision of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Lucas F LoffredoDivision of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Hiam Abdala-ValenciaDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Sergejs BerdnikovsDivision of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Northwestern University · US

Funding

Hormones in allergic diseaseR01AI127783 · NIAID · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI BERDNIKOVS, SERGEJS · 2017 to 2021
$2.0M
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases R01AI127783
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epithelial characteristics underlying the differential susceptibility of chronic asthma to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) and other viral infections are currently unclear. By revisiting transcriptomic data from patients with Th2 low versus Th2 high asthma, as well as mild, moderate, and severe asthmatics, we characterized the changes in expression of human coronavirus and influenza viral entry genes relative to sex, airway location, and disease endotype. We found sexual dimorphism in the expression of SARS-CoV-2-related genes ACE2, TMPRSS2, TMPRSS4, and SLC6A19. ACE2 receptor downregulation occurred specifically in females in Th2 high asthma, while proteases broadly assisting coronavirus and influenza viral entry, TMPRSS2, and TMPRSS4, were highly upregulated in both sexes. Overall, changes in SARS-CoV-2-related gene expression were specific to the Th2 high molecular endotype of asthma and different by asthma severity and airway location. The downregulation of ACE2 (COVID-19, SARS) and ANPEP (HCoV-229E) viral receptors wascorrelated with loss of club and ciliated cells in Th2 high asthma. Meanwhile, the increase in DPP4 (MERS-CoV), ST3GAL4, and ST6GAL1 (influenza) was associated with increased goblet and basal activated cells. Overall, this study elucidates sex, airway location, disease endotype, and changes in epithelial heterogeneity as potential factors underlying asthmatic susceptibility, or lack thereof, to SARS-CoV-2.

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Gene ExpressionHost Microbial InteractionsSeverity of Illness IndexAsthmaCoronavirus 229E, HumanCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Epithelial CellsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansInfluenza, HumanMaleMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome CoronavirusOrthomyxoviridaeSARS-CoV-2allergyasthmaCOVID-19epitheliumgene expressionHCoV-229EinflammationinfluenzaMERSSARSsexual dimorphismvirus

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PMID34198852
PMCPMC8226441
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