Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: May 20, 2025
Abstract
Pneumonia-induced
sepsis
(PIS)
is
a
life-threatening
condition
with
high
mortality
rates,
necessitating
the
identification
of
biomarkers
and
therapeutic
targets.
Sphingolipid,
particularly
ceramides,
are
pivotal
in
modulating
immune
responses
determining
cell
fate.
In
this
study,
we
identified
novel
gene
signature
related
to
sphingolipid
metabolism,
comprising
ACER3
,
UGCG
GBA
which
key
enzymes
involved
synthesis
metabolism
ceramides.
This
signature,
termed
“AUG
model”,
demonstrated
strong
diagnostic
performance
modest
prognostic
efficacy
across
both
training
(GSE65682)
validation
(E-MTAB-1548
E-MTAB-5273)
datasets.
A
clinical
cohort
20
PIS
patients,
31
pneumonia
cases,
11
healthy
controls
further
validated
increased
expression
AUG
genes
at
mRNA
protein
levels
peripheral
blood
samples
upon
admission.
Our
comprehensive
analysis
bulk
single-cell
transcriptome
datasets
revealed
that
these
implicated
death
pathways,
including
autophagy
apoptosis.
Additionally,
cell-communication
indicated
enhanced
macrophage
migration
inhibitory
factor
(MIF)
signaling
may
be
associated
dysregulated
potentially
driving
inflammatory
cascade.
study
identifies
predictive
model
for
PIS,
highlighting
role
metabolism-related
disease
progression
suggesting
potential
targets
management.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Jan. 2, 2024
Host
anti-viral
factors
are
essential
for
controlling
SARS-CoV-2
infection
but
remain
largely
unknown
due
to
the
biases
of
previous
large-scale
studies
toward
pro-viral
host
factors.
To
fill
in
this
knowledge
gap,
we
perform
a
genome-wide
CRISPR
dropout
screen
and
integrate
analyses
multi-omics
data
screen,
association
studies,
single-cell
RNA-Seq,
host-virus
proteins
or
protein/RNA
interactome.
This
study
uncovers
many
that
currently
underappreciated,
including
components
V-ATPases,
ESCRT,
N-glycosylation
pathways
modulate
viral
entry
and/or
replication.
The
cohesin
complex
is
also
identified
as
an
pathway,
suggesting
important
role
three-dimensional
chromatin
organization
mediating
host-viral
interaction.
Furthermore,
discover
another
regulator
KLF5,
transcriptional
factor
involved
sphingolipid
metabolism,
which
up-regulated,
harbors
genetic
variations
linked
COVID-19
patients
with
severe
symptoms.
Anti-viral
effects
three
candidates
(DAZAP2/VTA1/KLF5)
confirmed
individually.
Molecular
characterization
DAZAP2/VTA1/KLF5-knockout
cells
highlights
involvement
genes
related
coagulation
system
determining
severity
COVID-19.
Together,
our
results
provide
further
resources
understanding
network
during
may
help
develop
new
countermeasure
strategies.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
22(19), P. 10198 - 10198
Published: Sept. 22, 2021
The
reason
behind
the
high
inter-individual
variability
in
response
to
SARS-CoV-2
infection
and
patient’s
outcome
is
poorly
understood.
present
study
targets
sphingolipid
profile
of
twenty-four
healthy
controls
fifty-nine
COVID-19
patients
with
different
disease
severity.
Sera
were
analyzed
by
untargeted
targeted
mass
spectrometry
ELISA.
Results
indicated
a
progressive
increase
dihydrosphingosine,
dihydroceramides,
ceramides,
sphingosine,
decrease
sphingosine-1-phosphate.
These
changes
are
associated
serine
palmitoyltransferase
long
chain
base
subunit
1
(SPTLC1)
relation
Severe
showed
sphingomyelins
level
acid
sphingomyelinase
(aSMase)
that
influences
monosialodihexosyl
ganglioside
(GM3)
C16:0
levels.
Critical
characterized
levels
dihydrosphingosine
dihydroceramide
but
not
glycosphingolipids.
In
severe
critical
patients,
unbalanced
lipid
metabolism
induces
raft
remodeling,
leads
cell
apoptosis
immunoescape,
suggesting
active
participation
viral
infection.
Furthermore,
results
glycosphingolipid
metabolic
rewiring
promoted
aSMase
GM3
age-dependent
also
characteristic
influencing
prognosis
increasing
load.
AUCs
calculated
from
ROC
curves
ceramides
C16:0,
C18:0,
C24:1,
sphingosine
SPTLC1
as
putative
biomarkers
evolution.
Frontiers in Immunology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: Feb. 18, 2022
Coronavirus
disease
2019
(COVID-19)
is
currently
a
worldwide
emergency
caused
by
Severe
Acute
Respiratory
Syndrome
2
(SARS-CoV-2).
In
observational
clinical
studies,
statins
have
been
identified
as
beneficial
to
hospitalized
patients
with
COVID-19.
However,
experimental
evidence
of
underlying
protection
against
SARS-CoV-2
remains
elusive.
Here
we
reported
for
the
first-time
protective
effects
simvastatin
treatment
both
in
vitro
and
vivo
.
We
found
that
significantly
reduced
viral
replication
lung
damage
,
delaying
SARS-CoV-2-associated
physiopathology
mortality
K18-hACE2-transgenic
mice
model.
Moreover,
also
downregulated
inflammation
triggered
infection
pulmonary
tissue
human
neutrophils,
peripheral
blood
monocytes,
epithelial
Calu-3
cells
showing
its
potential
modulate
inflammatory
response
at
site
systemically.
Additionally,
observed
affected
course
through
displacing
ACE2
on
cell
membrane
lipid
rafts.
conclusion,
our
results
show
exhibits
early
inhibiting
virus
entry
cytokine
production,
mechanisms
least
part
dependent
rafts
disruption.
Nutrients,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
14(16), P. 3417 - 3417
Published: Aug. 19, 2022
Lipid
rafts
in
cell
plasma
membranes
play
a
critical
role
the
life
cycle
of
many
viruses.
However,
involvement
membrane
cholesterol-rich
lipid
entry
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus
2
(SARS-CoV-2)
into
target
cells
is
not
well
known.
In
this
study,
we
investigated
whether
presence
microdomains
required
for
SARS-CoV-2
host
cells.
Our
results
show
that
depletion
cholesterol
by
methyl-beta-cyclodextrin
(MβCD)
treatment
impaired
expression
surface
receptor
angiotensin-converting
enzyme
(ACE2),
resulting
significant
increase
The
effects
exerted
MβCD
could
be
substantially
reversed
exogenous
replenishment.
contrast,
disturbance
intracellular
homeostasis
statins
or
siRNA
knockdown
key
genes
involved
biosynthesis
and
transport
pathways
reduced
study
also
reveals
SREBP2-mediated
process
These
suggest
cholesterol-enriched
cellular
are
essential
Pharmacological
manipulation
might
provide
new
therapeutic
strategies
to
alleviate
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
25(5), P. 3024 - 3024
Published: March 5, 2024
The
human
skeleton
is
a
metabolically
active
system
that
constantly
regenerating
via
the
tightly
regulated
and
highly
coordinated
processes
of
bone
resorption
formation.
Emerging
evidence
reveals
fascinating
new
insights
into
role
sphingolipids,
including
sphingomyelin,
sphingosine,
ceramide,
sphingosine-1-phosphate,
in
homeostasis.
Sphingolipids
are
major
class
bioactive
lipids
able
to
activate
distinct
protein
targets
including,
lipases,
phosphatases,
kinases,
thereby
conferring
cellular
functions
beyond
energy
metabolism.
Lipids
known
contribute
progression
chronic
inflammation,
notably,
an
increase
marrow
adiposity
parallel
elevated
loss
observed
most
pathological
conditions,
aging,
rheumatoid
arthritis,
osteoarthritis,
osteomyelitis.
Of
numerous
classes
form,
sphingolipids
considered
among
deleterious.
This
review
highlights
important
primary
homeostasis
how
dysregulation
these
metabolites
appears
central
many
bone-related
diseases.
Further,
their
contribution
invasion,
virulence,
colonization
both
viral
bacterial
host
cell
infections
also
discussed.
Many
unmet
clinical
needs
remain,
data
date
suggest
future
use
sphingolipid-targeted
therapy
regulate
dysfunction
due
variety
diseases
or
infection
promising.
However,
deciphering
biochemical
molecular
mechanisms
this
diverse
extremely
complex
sphingolipidome,
terms
health
disease,
next
frontier
field.
BJPsych Open,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
8(1)
Published: Dec. 3, 2021
During
the
first
wave
of
coronavirus
disease
2019
(COVID-19)
pandemic,
patients
with
confirmed
cases
in
New
York
State
accounted
for
roughly
25%
total
US
cases,
psychiatric
hospital
in-patients
at
particularly
high
risk
COVID-19
infection.The
beneficial
effects
mental
health
medications,
such
as
selective
serotonin
reuptake
inhibitors
(SSRIs),
on
severity
outcomes
have
been
documented.
Protective
against
infection
also
suggested
these
medications.
We
therefore
tested
hypothesis
that
medication
use
modifies
a
long-stay,
chronic
in-patient
psychiatry
setting,
where
potential
exposure
was
likely
uniform
across
facility,
and
medications
were
routinely
prescribed.This
retrospective
cohort
study
an
adult
facility
operated
by
Office
Mental
Health.
Current
information
status
collected
from
electronic
medical
records
165
people
who
during
period
January
to
July
2020,
logistic
regression
employed
model
main
infection.A
significant
protective
association
observed
between
antidepressant
(odds
ratio
(OR)
=
0.33,
95%
CI
0.15-0.70,
adjusted
P
<
0.05).
Analysis
individual
classes
showed
SSRI,
serotonin-norepinephrine
inhibitor
serotonin-2
antagonist
antidepressants,
drove
this
effect.
Exploratory
analyses
antidepressants
demonstrated
lower
fluoxetine
(P
0.023),
well
trazodone
0.001).The
novel
finding
reduced
taking
suggests
may
be
important
weapon
continued
fight
disease.
This
become
salient
settings
if
vaccine-resistant
strains
virus
appear.
Military Medical Research,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
9(1)
Published: June 17, 2022
Abstract
Background
Due
to
the
outbreak
and
rapid
spread
of
coronavirus
disease
2019
(COVID-19),
more
than
160
million
patients
have
become
convalescents
worldwide
date.
Significant
alterations
occurred
in
gut
oral
microbiome
metabonomics
with
COVID-19.
However,
it
is
unknown
whether
their
characteristics
return
normal
after
1-year
recovery.
Methods
We
recruited
35
confirmed
provide
specimens
at
discharge
one
year
later,
as
well
healthy
controls.
A
total
497
samples
were
prospectively
collected,
including
219
tongue-coating,
129
stool
149
plasma
samples.
Tongue-coating
subjected
16S
rRNA
sequencing,
untargeted
metabolomics
testing.
Results
The
restored
a
large
extent
but
did
not
completely
normal.
In
recovery
process,
microbial
diversity
gradually
increased.
Butyric
acid-producing
microbes
Bifidobacterium
increased,
whereas
lipopolysaccharide-producing
decreased.
addition,
sphingosine-1-phosphate,
which
closely
related
inflammatory
factor
storm
COVID-19,
increased
significantly
during
process.
Moreover,
predictive
models
established
based
on
metabolites
time
reached
high
efficacy
predicting
neutralizing
antibody
levels
later.
Conclusions
This
study
first
characterize
key
process
identified,
provided
new
treatment
ideas
for
accelerating
And
afford
insights
situation
benefited
affected
individuals
healthcare.
Discover Mental Health,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
3(1)
Published: March 21, 2023
Abstract
Coronavirus
disease
2019
(COVID-19)
has
presented
a
serious
worldwide
threat
to
public
health
since
its
emergence
in
late
2019.
From
safety
point
of
view,
drug
repurposing
received
particular
attention.
Several
clinical
studies
have
demonstrated
that
the
use
fluvoxamine,
selective
serotonin
reuptake
inhibitor
with
potent
sigma-1
receptor
agonism,
early-stage
infection
might
be
associated
prevention
deterioration
individuals
SARS-CoV-2
infection,
although
several
reports
shown
low
dose
fluvoxamine
may
ineffective.
There
is
increasing
evidence
can
cross
blood–brain
barrier,
resulting
number
psychiatric
and
neurologic
symptoms
COVID-19
survivors.
Importantly,
about
half
survivors
experience
variety
long-term
sequelae,
including
symptoms,
known
as
long
COVID.
In
this
priority
review,
author
presents
an
overview
potential
treatment