SARS CoV-2 spike protein-guided exosome isolation facilitates detection of potential miRNA biomarkers in COVID-19 infections

© 2023 the author(s), published by De Gruyter, Berlin/Boston..

OBJECTIVES: Nearly three years into the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 infections are occurring in vaccinated and naturally infected populations. While humoral and cellular responses in COVID-19 are being characterized, novel immune biomarkers also being identified. Recently, an increase in angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 expressing (aka, ACE2 positive) circulating exosomes (ExoACE2) were identified in the plasma of COVID-19 patients (El-Shennawy et al.). In this pilot study, we describe a method to characterize the exosome-associated microRNA (exo-miRNA) signature in ACE2-positive and ACE2-negative exosomal populations (non-ExoACE2).

METHODS: We performed a sorting protocol using the recombinant biotin-conjugated SARS CoV-2 spike protein containing the receptor binding domain (RBD) on plasma samples from six patients. Following purification, exo-miRNA were characterized for ACE2-positive and ACE2-negative exosome subpopulations by RT-PCR.

RESULTS: We identified differential expression of several miRNA. Specifically let-7g-5p and hsa-miR-4454+miR-7975 were upregulated, while hsa-miR-208a-3p and has-miR-323-3p were downregulated in ExoACE2 vs. non-ExoACE2.

CONCLUSIONS: The SARS CoV-2 spike-protein guided exosome isolation permits isolation of ExoACE2 exosomes. Such purification facilitates detailed characterization of potential biomarkers (e.g. exo-miRNA) for COVID-19 patients. This method could be used for future studies to further the understanding mechanisms of host response against SARS CoV-2.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:61

Enthalten in:

Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 61(2023), 8 vom: 26. Juli, Seite 1518-1524

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mimmi, Selena [VerfasserIn]
Zimbo, Anna Maria [VerfasserIn]
Rotundo, Salvatore [VerfasserIn]
Cione, Erika [VerfasserIn]
Nisticò, Nancy [VerfasserIn]
Aloisio, Annamaria [VerfasserIn]
Maisano, Domenico [VerfasserIn]
Tolomeo, Anna Maria [VerfasserIn]
Dattilo, Vincenzo [VerfasserIn]
Lionello, Rosaria [VerfasserIn]
Fioravanti, Antonella [VerfasserIn]
Di Loria, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Quirino, Angela [VerfasserIn]
Marascio, Nadia [VerfasserIn]
Russo, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Trecarichi, Enrico Maria [VerfasserIn]
Matera, Giovanni [VerfasserIn]
Quinto, Ileana [VerfasserIn]
Torti, Carlo [VerfasserIn]
Iaccino, Enrico [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ACE2
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
Biomarkers
Covid19
EC 3.4.17.23
Exosomes
Journal Article
MiRNAs
MicroRNAs
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Spike protein, SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 03.07.2023

Date Revised 21.11.2023

published: Electronic-Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1515/cclm-2022-1286

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM354777114