Transcriptional response modules characterise IL-1β and IL-6 activity in COVID-19

Dysregulated IL-1β and IL-6 responses have been implicated in the pathogenesis of severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Innovative approaches for evaluating the biological activity of these cytokines in vivo are urgently needed to complement clinical trials of therapeutic targeting of IL-1β and IL-6 in COVID-19. We show that the expression of IL-1β or IL-6 inducible transcriptional signatures (modules) reflects the bioactivity of these cytokines in immunopathology modelled by juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and rheumatoid arthritis. In COVID-19, elevated expression of IL-1β and IL-6 response modules, but not the cytokine transcripts themselves, is a feature of infection in the nasopharynx and blood, but is not associated with severity of COVID-19 disease, length of stay or mortality. We propose that IL-1β and IL-6 transcriptional response modules provide a dynamic readout of functional cytokine activity in vivo, aiding quantification of the biological effects of immunomodulatory therapies in COVID-19.

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UpdateIn: iScience. 2021 Jan 22;24(1):101896. - PMID 33319166

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2020

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bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology - (2020) vom: 03. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bell, Lucy Ck [VerfasserIn]
Meydan, Cem [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Jacob [VerfasserIn]
Foox, Jonathan [VerfasserIn]
Butler, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Mason, Christopher E [VerfasserIn]
Shapira, Sagi D [VerfasserIn]
Noursadeghi, Mahdad [VerfasserIn]
Pollara, Gabriele [VerfasserIn]

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COVID-19
IL-1β
IL-6
Modules
Preprint
Transcriptomics

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Date Revised 10.11.2023

published: Electronic

UpdateIn: iScience. 2021 Jan 22;24(1):101896. - PMID 33319166

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1101/2020.07.22.202275

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NLM318654016