PLoS Pathogens,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
17(9), P. e1009878 - e1009878
Published: Sept. 2, 2021
SARS-CoV-2
fine-tunes
the
interferon
(IFN)-induced
antiviral
responses,
which
play
a
key
role
in
preventing
coronavirus
disease
2019
(COVID-19)
progression.
Indeed,
critically
ill
patients
show
an
impaired
type
I
IFN
response
accompanied
by
elevated
inflammatory
cytokine
and
chemokine
levels,
responsible
for
cell
tissue
damage
associated
multi-organ
failure.
Here,
early
interaction
between
immune
cells
was
investigated
interrogating
vitro
human
peripheral
blood
mononuclear
(PBMC)-based
experimental
model.
We
found
that,
even
absence
of
productive
viral
replication,
virus
mediates
vigorous
TLR7/8-dependent
production
both
III
IFNs
cytokines
chemokines,
known
to
contribute
storm
observed
COVID-19.
Interestingly,
we
how
virus-induced
secreted
PBMC
enhances
anti-viral
infected
lung
epithelial
cells,
thus,
inhibiting
replication.
This
released
plasmacytoid
dendritic
(pDC)
via
ACE-2-indipendent
but
Neuropilin-1-dependent
mechanism.
Viral
sensing
regulates
pDC
phenotype
inducing
surface
expression
PD-L1
marker,
feature
producing
cells.
Coherently
what
vitro,
asymptomatic
subjects
displayed
similar
very
high
serum
level
induction
IFN-stimulated
genes
PBMC.
Conversely,
hospitalized
with
severe
COVID-19
display
low
frequency
circulating
levels
chemokines
pro-inflammatory
serum.
study
further
shed
light
on
events
resulting
from
occurring
confirmed
ex
vivo.
These
observations
can
improve
our
understanding
contribution
pDC/type
axis
regulation
state
patients.
Cell,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
184(18), P. 4713 - 4733.e22
Published: July 23, 2021
SARS-CoV-2
infection
can
cause
severe
respiratory
COVID-19.
However,
many
individuals
present
with
isolated
upper
symptoms,
suggesting
potential
to
constrain
viral
pathology
the
nasopharynx.
Which
cells
primarily
targets
and
how
influences
epithelium
remains
incompletely
understood.
We
performed
scRNA-seq
on
nasopharyngeal
swabs
from
58
healthy
COVID-19
participants.
During
COVID-19,
we
observe
expansion
of
secretory,
loss
ciliated,
epithelial
cell
repopulation
via
deuterosomal
expansion.
In
mild
moderate
express
anti-viral/interferon-responsive
genes,
while
in
have
muted
anti-viral
responses
despite
equivalent
loads.
RNA
The Journal of Experimental Medicine,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
218(7)
Published: April 23, 2021
Patients
with
biallelic
loss-of-function
variants
of
AIRE
suffer
from
autoimmune
polyendocrine
syndrome
type-1
(APS-1)
and
produce
a
broad
range
autoantibodies
(auto-Abs),
including
circulating
auto-Abs
neutralizing
most
type
I
interferons
(IFNs).
These
were
recently
reported
to
account
for
at
least
10%
cases
life-threatening
COVID-19
pneumonia
in
the
general
population.
We
report
22
APS-1
patients
21
kindreds
seven
countries,
aged
between
8
48
yr
infected
SARS-CoV-2
since
February
2020.
The
tested
had
IFN-α
subtypes
and/or
IFN-ω;
one
anti-IFN-β
another
anti-IFN-ε,
but
none
anti-IFN-κ.
Strikingly,
19
(86%)
hospitalized
pneumonia,
15
(68%)
admitted
an
intensive
care
unit,
11
(50%)
who
required
mechanical
ventilation,
four
(18%)
died.
Ambulatory
disease
three
(14%)
was
possibly
accounted
by
prior
or
early
specific
interventions.
Preexisting
IFNs
confer
very
high
risk
any
age.
Frontiers in Immunology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: July 21, 2021
COVID-19
is
a
contagious
viral
disease
caused
by
SARS-CoV-2
that
led
to
an
ongoing
pandemic
with
massive
global
health
and
socioeconomic
consequences.
The
characterized
primarily,
but
not
exclusively,
respiratory
clinical
manifestations
ranging
from
mild
common
cold
symptoms,
including
cough
fever,
severe
distress
multi-organ
failure.
Macrophages,
heterogeneous
group
of
yolk-sac
derived,
tissue-resident
mononuclear
phagocytes
complex
ontogeny
present
in
all
mammalian
organs,
play
critical
roles
developmental,
homeostatic
host
defense
processes
tissue-dependent
plasticity.
In
case
infection,
they
are
responsible
for
early
pathogen
recognition,
initiation
resolution
inflammation,
as
well
repair
tissue
damage.
Monocytes,
bone-marrow
derived
blood-resident
phagocytes,
recruited
under
pathological
conditions
such
infections
the
affected
defend
organism
against
invading
pathogens
aid
efficient
inflammation.
Given
their
pivotal
function
potential
danger
posed
dysregulated
hyperinflammation,
understanding
monocyte
macrophage
phenotypes
key
tackling
disease's
mechanisms.
Here,
we
outline
current
knowledge
on
monocytes
macrophages
homeostasis
summarize
concepts
findings
role
COVID-19.
While
blood
patients
moderate
inflammatory,
interferon-stimulated
gene
(ISG)-driven
phenotype,
cellular
dysfunction
epitomized
loss
HLA-DR
expression
induction
S100
alarmin
dominant
feature
disease.
Pulmonary
infiltrating
inflammatory
hyperactivated
state
resulting
detrimental
loop
pro-inflammatory
cytokine
release
recruitment
cytotoxic
effector
cells
thereby
exacerbating
damage
at
site
infection.
Cell,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
184(19), P. 4953 - 4968.e16
Published: Aug. 19, 2021
Severe
coronavirus
disease
2019
(COVID-19)
is
characterized
by
overproduction
of
immune
mediators,
but
the
role
interferons
(IFNs)
type
I
(IFN-I)
or
III
(IFN-III)
families
remains
debated.
We
scrutinized
production
IFNs
along
respiratory
tract
COVID-19
patients
and
found
that
high
levels
IFN-III,
to
a
lesser
extent
IFN-I,
characterize
upper
airways
with
viral
burden
reduced
risk
severity.
Production
specific
not
members
denotes
mild
pathology
efficiently
drives
transcription
genes
protect
against
severe
acute
syndrome
2
(SARS-CoV-2).
In
contrast,
compared
subjects
other
infectious
noninfectious
lung
pathologies,
are
overrepresented
in
lower
exhibit
gene
pathways
associated
increased
apoptosis
decreased
proliferation.
Our
data
demonstrate
dynamic
SARS-CoV-2-infected
show
play
opposing
roles
at
distinct
anatomical
sites.
Science Translational Medicine,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
13(596)
Published: May 11, 2021
Patients
diagnosed
with
coronavirus
disease
2019
(COVID-19)
become
critically
ill
primarily
around
the
time
of
activation
adaptive
immune
response.
Here,
we
provide
evidence
that
antibodies
play
a
role
in
worsening
at
seroconversion.
We
show
early-phase
severe
acute
respiratory
distress
syndrome
2
(SARS-CoV-2)
spike
protein-specific
immunoglobulin
G
(IgG)
serum
COVID-19
patients
induces
excessive
inflammatory
responses
by
human
alveolar
macrophages.
identified
this
response
is
dependent
on
two
antibody
features
are
specific
for
COVID-19.
First,
inflammation
driven
high
titers
anti-spike
IgG,
hallmark
disease.
Second,
found
IgG
from
intrinsically
more
proinflammatory
because
different
glycosylation,
particularly
low
fucosylation,
Fc
tail.
Low
fucosylation
was
normalized
few
weeks
after
initial
infection
SARS-CoV-2,
indicating
increased
antibody-dependent
mainly
occurs
Fcγ
receptor
(FcγR)
IIa
and
FcγRIII
as
primary
receptors
responsible
induction
key
COVID-19-associated
cytokines
such
interleukin-6
tumor
necrosis
factor.
In
addition,
IgG-activated
macrophages
can
subsequently
break
pulmonary
endothelial
barrier
integrity
induce
microvascular
thrombosis
vitro.
Last,
demonstrate
induced
be
specifically
counteracted
fostamatinib,
an
FDA-
EMA-approved
therapeutic
small-molecule
inhibitor
Syk
kinase.
Science Translational Medicine,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
13(612)
Published: Aug. 24, 2021
Neutralizing
autoantibodies
against
type
I
interferons
(IFNs)
have
been
found
in
some
patients
with
critical
coronavirus
disease
2019
(COVID-19),
the
caused
by
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
2
(SARS-CoV-2).
However,
prevalence
of
these
antibodies,
their
longitudinal
dynamics
across
severity
scale,
and
functional
effects
on
circulating
leukocytes
remain
unknown.
Here,
284
COVID-19,
we
IFN–specific
peripheral
blood
samples
from
19%
6%
disease.
We
no
IFN
individuals
moderate
Longitudinal
profiling
over
600,000
mononuclear
cells
using
multiplexed
single-cell
epitope
transcriptome
sequencing
54
COVID-19
26
non–COVID-19
controls
revealed
a
lack
IFN–stimulated
gene
(ISG-I)
responses
myeloid
This
was
especially
evident
dendritic
cell
populations
isolated
producing
autoantibodies.
Moreover,
elevated
expression
inhibitory
receptor
leukocyte-associated
immunoglobulin-like
1
(LAIR1)
surface
monocytes
early
course.
LAIR1
is
inversely
correlated
ISG-I
response
but
not
expressed
healthy
controls.
The
deficient
observed
without
supports
unifying
model
for
pathogenesis
involving
suppression
through
convergent
mechanisms.