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ArticleFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2024

Evaluation of IFNAR2 and TYK2 transcripts' prognostic role in COVID-19 patients: a retrospective study.

Alireza Razavi, Maedeh Raei, Yasin Hatami, Ghazal Saghi Chokami, Yasaman Goudarzi, Roya Ghasemian, Reza Alizadeh-Navaei, Hossein Yarmohammadi, Masood Soltanipur, Mohammad Tabarestani and 4 more

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Alireza RazaviStudent Research Committee, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Maedeh RaeiGastrointestinal Cancer Research Center, Non-Communicable Diseases Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Yasin HatamiCentral Human Immunodeficiency Virus Laboratory, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Ghazal Saghi ChokamiCentral Human Immunodeficiency Virus Laboratory, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Yasaman GoudarziCentral Human Immunodeficiency Virus Laboratory, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Roya GhasemianAntimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Department of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Reza Alizadeh-NavaeiGastrointestinal Cancer Research Center, Non-Communicable Diseases Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Hossein YarmohammadiMedical Students Research Committee, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.
Masood SoltanipurMedical Students Research Committee, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad TabarestaniStudent Research Committee, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Reza ValadanMolecular and Cell Biology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Faranak Meshkinfam HaghighiDepartment of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abbas Khonakdar TarsiMolecular and Cell Biology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Bahar RazaviMedical Research Center, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

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Background and objectives: This study aimed to investigate the possible prognostic significance of interferon alpha-beta receptor subunit 2 (IFNAR2) and tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) expressions. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study including COVID-19 adult patients. All blood samples were collected before any interventions. The expressions of IFNAR2 and TYK2 were assessed using real-time PCR in venous blood samples of 54 cases and 56 controls. The transcript quantities of IFNAR2 and TYK2 genes were assessed using a Delta-Ct method. Results: Our findings show no significant differences in gene expression levels for IFNAR2 and TYK2 between patients who required oxygen (O2) therapy and those who did not (p-value = 0.732 and p-value = 0.629, respectively). Likewise, there were no significant differences in IFNAR2 and TYK2 expressions between patients hospitalized for less than 7 days and those hospitalized for 7 days or more (p-value = 0.455 and p-value = 0.626, respectively). We also observed a weak correlation between IFNAR2 expression and CRP (p-value = 0.045, r = 0.192). There was a negative correlation between the expression levels of IFNAR2 and TYK2 transcripts in COVID-19 patients (p-value = 0.044; partial correlation coefficient = -0.283). Additionally, IFNAR2 and TYK2 were significantly downregulated in the COVID-19 group compared to healthy subjects (p-value = 0.002 and p-value = 0.028, respectively). However, neither IFNAR2 nor TYK2 expression was significantly different between the case subgroups based on COVID-19 severity. The IFNAR2 ΔΔCt (B = -0.184, 95% CI: -0.524-0.157, p-value = 0.275) and the TYK2 ΔΔCt (B = 0.114, 95% CI: -0.268-0.496, p-value = 0.543) were not found to be significant predictors of hospitalization duration. The area under the curve (AUC) for IFNAR2 expression is 0.655 (p-value = 0.005, 95% CI: 0.554-0.757), suggesting its poor discriminative value. Conclusion: We were unable to comment definitively on the prognostic power of IFNAR2 and TYK2 expressions in COVID-19 patients, and larger-scale studies are needed. The principal limitations of this study included the lack of longitudinal analysis and limited sample size.

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COVID-19Receptor, Interferon alpha-betaTYK2 KinaseAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Receptor, Interferon alpha-betaTYK2 Kinasecoronavirus disease 2019interferon alpha-beta receptor IFNAR2 subunitprognostic factorSARS coronavirus 2tyrosine kinase

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PMCPMC11089198

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