IL-4/IL-13 remodeling pathway of COVID-19 lung injury

The COVID-19 fatality rate is high when compared to the H1N1pdm09 (pandemic Influenza A virus H1N1 subtype) rate, and although both cause an aggravated inflammatory response, the differences in the mechanisms of both pandemic pneumonias need clarification. Thus, our goal was to analyze tissue expression of interleukins 4, 13, (IL-4, IL-13), transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β), and the number of M2 macrophages (Sphingosine-1) in patients who died by COVID-19, comparing with cases of severe pneumopathy caused by H1N1pdm09, and a control group without lung injury. Six lung biopsy samples of patients who died of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19 group) were used and compared with ten lung samples of adults who died from a severe infection of H1N1pdm09 (H1N1 group) and eleven samples of patients who died from different causes without lung injury (CONTROL group). The expression of IL-4, IL-13, TGF-β, and M2 macrophages score (Sphingosine-1) were identified through immunohistochemistry (IHC). Significantly higher IL-4 tissue expression and Sphingosine-1 in M2 macrophages were observed in the COVID-19 group compared to both the H1N1 and the CONTROL groups. A different mechanism of diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) in SARS-CoV-2 compared to H1N1pdm09 infections were observed. IL-4 expression and lung remodeling are phenomena observed in both SARS-CoV-2 and H1N1pdm09. However, SARS-CoV-2 seems to promote lung damage through different mechanisms, such as the scarce participation Th1/Th17 response and the higher participation of the Th2. Understanding and managing the aggravated and ineffective immune response elicited by SARS-CoV-2 merits further clarification to improve treatments propose.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 10(2020), 1 vom: 29. Okt., Seite 18689

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Vaz de Paula, Caroline Busatta [VerfasserIn]
de Azevedo, Marina Luise Viola [VerfasserIn]
Nagashima, Seigo [VerfasserIn]
Martins, Ana Paula Camargo [VerfasserIn]
Malaquias, Mineia Alessandra Scaranello [VerfasserIn]
Miggiolaro, Anna Flavia Ribeiro Dos Santos [VerfasserIn]
da Silva Motta Júnior, Jarbas [VerfasserIn]
Avelino, Gibran [VerfasserIn]
do Carmo, Leticia Arianne Panini [VerfasserIn]
Carstens, Lucas Baena [VerfasserIn]
de Noronha, Lucia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

207137-56-2
Biomarkers
Interleukin-13
Interleukin-4
Journal Article
NGZ37HRE42
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sphingosine
Transforming Growth Factor beta

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Date Completed 20.11.2020

Date Revised 18.12.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-020-75659-5

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316913103