Longitudinal virological changes and underlying pathogenesis in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Guangzhou, China

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Prolonged viral RNA shedding and recurrence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients have been reported. However, the clinical outcome and pathogenesis remain unclear. In this study, we recruited 43 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 patients. We found that prolonged viral RNA shedding or recurrence mainly occurred in severe/critical patients (P<0.05). The average viral shedding time in severe/critical patients was more than 50 days, and up to 100 days in some patients, after symptom onset. However, chest computed tomography gradually improved and complete absorption occurred when SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR was still positive, but specific antibodies appeared. Furthermore, the viral shedding time significantly decreased when the A1,430G or C12,473T mutation occurred (P<0.01 and FDR<0.01) and increased when G227A occurred (P<0.05 and FDR<0.05). High IL1R1, IL1R2, and TNFRSF21 expression in the host positively correlated with viral shedding time (P<0.05 and false discovery rate <0.05). Prolonged viral RNA shedding often occurs but may not increase disease damage. Prolonged viral RNA shedding is associated with viral mutations and host factors.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:64

Enthalten in:

Science China. Life sciences - 64(2021), 12 vom: 04. Dez., Seite 2129-2143

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Zhengtu [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yinhu [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Ruilin [VerfasserIn]
Li, Shaoqiang [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Lingdan [VerfasserIn]
Zhan, Yangqing [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Mingzhou [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Jiasheng [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yanqun [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Airu [VerfasserIn]
Gu, Guoping [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Le [VerfasserIn]
Li, Shuaicheng [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Tingting [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Zhaoming [VerfasserIn]
Jian, Wenhua [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Qian [VerfasserIn]
Su, Xiaofen [VerfasserIn]
Gu, Weili [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Liyan [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Jincun [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Wenju [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Jinping [VerfasserIn]
Li, Shiyue [VerfasserIn]
Zhong, Nanshan [VerfasserIn]
Ye, Feng [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Neutralizing
Antibodies, Viral
Host gene expression
Journal Article
Longitudinal virological changes
RNA, Viral
SRAS-CoV-2
Viral genome

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Date Completed 07.01.2022

Date Revised 07.01.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11427-020-1921-5

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM324980515