Identification of a Novel Susceptibility Marker for SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Human Subjects and Risk Mitigation with a Clinically Approved JAK Inhibitor in Human/Mouse Cells

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by SARS-CoV-2, has affected over 65 million individuals and killed over 1.5 million persons (December 8, 2020; www.who.int)1. While fatality rates are higher among the elderly and those with underlying comorbidities2, host factors that promote susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe disease are poorly understood. Although individuals with certain autoimmune/inflammatory disorders show increased susceptibility to viral infections, there is incomplete knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility in these diseases.3-7 We report that the autoimmune PTPN2 risk variant rs1893217 promotes expression of the SARS-CoV-2 receptor, ACE2, and increases cellular entry mediated by SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. Elevated ACE2 expression and viral entry were mediated by increased JAK-STAT signalling, and were reversed by the JAK inhibitor, tofacitinib. Collectively, our findings uncover a novel risk biomarker for increased expression of the SARS-CoV-2 receptor and viral entry, and identify a clinically approved therapeutic agent to mitigate this risk.

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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: 09. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Spalinger, Marianne R [VerfasserIn]
Hai, Rong [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jiang [VerfasserIn]
Santos, Alina N [VerfasserIn]
Nordgren, Tara M [VerfasserIn]
Tremblay, Michel L [VerfasserIn]
Eckmann, Lars [VerfasserIn]
Hanson, Elaine [VerfasserIn]
Scharl, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Xiwei [VerfasserIn]
Boland, Brigid S [VerfasserIn]
McCole, Declan F [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autoimmune disease
COVID-19
Coronavirus
Genetic susceptibility
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Preprint
SARS-CoV-2
Tofacitinib

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Date Revised 10.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1101/2020.12.09.416586

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318959143