Tumor Necrosis Factor and Interleukin-1β Upregulate NRP2 Expression and Promote SARS-CoV-2 Proliferation

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), utilizes the host receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and the auxiliary receptor Neuropilin-1 (NRP1) to enter host cells. NRP1 has another isoform, NRP2, whose function in COVID-19 has seldom been reported. In addition, although patients with severe cases of COVID-19 often exhibit increased levels of proinflammatory cytokines, the relationship between these cytokines and SARS-CoV-2 proliferation remains unknown. The aim of this study is to clarify the roles of proinflammatory cytokines in Neuropilin expressions and in SARS-CoV-2 infection. To identify the expression patterns of NRP under inflamed and noninflamed conditions, next-generation sequencing (RNA-seq), immunohistochemistry, quantitative real-time PCR, and Western blotting were performed using primary cultured fibroblast-like synoviocytes, MH7A (immortalized cell line of human rheumatoid fibroblast-like synoviocytes), immortalized MRC5 (human embryonic lung fibroblast), and synovial tissues. To measure viral proliferative capacity, SARS-CoV-2 infection experiments were also performed. NRP2 was upregulated in inflamed tissues. Cytokine-stimulated human fibroblast cell lines, such as MH7A and immortalized MRC5, revealed that NRP2 expression increased with co-stimulation of tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) and was suppressed with anti-TNFα antibody alone. TNFα and IL-1β promoted SARS-CoV-2 proliferation and Spike protein binding. The viral proliferation coincided with the expression of NRP2, which was modulated through plasmid transfections. Our results revealed that proinflammatory cytokines, including TNFα, contribute to NRP2 upregulation and SARS-CoV-2 proliferation in host human cells.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Viruses - 15(2023), 7 vom: 03. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ishitoku, Michinori [VerfasserIn]
Mokuda, Sho [VerfasserIn]
Araki, Kei [VerfasserIn]
Watanabe, Hirofumi [VerfasserIn]
Kohno, Hiroki [VerfasserIn]
Sugimoto, Tomohiro [VerfasserIn]
Yoshida, Yusuke [VerfasserIn]
Sakaguchi, Takemasa [VerfasserIn]
Masumoto, Junya [VerfasserIn]
Hirata, Shintaro [VerfasserIn]
Sugiyama, Eiji [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Cytokines
IL1B protein, human
Interleukin-1beta
Journal Article
Neuropilin-1 (NRP1)
Neuropilin-2, human
Neuropilin-2 (NRP2)
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Spike protein, SARS-CoV-2
TNF protein, human
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα)

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Date Completed 03.08.2023

Date Revised 03.08.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/v15071498

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360150543