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ArticleCells2022

SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Airway Epithelium Triggers Pulmonary Endothelial Cell Activation and Senescence Associated with Type I IFN Production.

Veronica Bordoni, Davide Mariotti, Giulia Matusali, Francesca Colavita, Eleonora Cimini, Giuseppe Ippolito, Chiara Agrati

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Article in Cells, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Veronica BordoniCellular Immunology Laboratory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149 Rome, Italy.
Davide MariottiCellular Immunology Laboratory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7698-1103
Giulia MatusaliLaboratory of Virology, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2948-4243
Francesca ColavitaLaboratory of Virology, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0640-8667
Eleonora CiminiCellular Immunology Laboratory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149 Rome, Italy.
Giuseppe IppolitoGeneral Directorate for Research and Health Innovation, Italian Ministry of Health, 00144 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1076-2979
Chiara AgratiCellular Immunology Laboratory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5252-0927
Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani · ITMinistero della Salute · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Airway epithelial cells represent the main target of SARS-CoV-2 replication but several pieces of evidence suggest that endothelial cells (ECs), lining pulmonary blood vessels, are key players in lung injury in COVID-19 patients. Although in vivo evidence of SARS-CoV-2 affecting the vascular endothelium exists, in vitro data are limited. In the present study, we set up an organotypic model to dissect the crosstalk between airway epithelium and pulmonary endothelial cells during SARS-CoV-2 infection. We showed that SARS-CoV-2 infected airway epithelium triggers the induction of endothelial adhesion molecules in ECs, suggesting a bystander effect of dangerous soluble signals from the infected epithelium. The endothelial activation was correlated with inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8) and with the viral replication in the airway epithelium. Interestingly, SARS-CoV-2 infection determined a modulation of endothelial p21, which could be partially reversed by inhibiting IFN-β production from ECs when co-cultured with HAE. Altogether, we demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 infected epithelium triggers activation/senescence processes in ECs involving type I IFN-β production, suggesting possible antiviral/damage mechanisms occurring in the endothelium.

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COVID-19Endothelial CellsInterferon Type ICellular SenescenceEpitheliumHumansInterleukin-6Interleukin-8LungSARS-CoV-2Interferon Type IInterleukin-6Interleukin-8airway epitheliumCOVID-19endothelial cellsIFN-βsenescence

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PMID36139488
PMCPMC9496907
OpenAlexW4296312331

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