Variant rs4986790 of toll-like receptor 4 affects the signaling and induces cell dysfunction in patients with severe COVID-19

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OBJECTIVES: We investigated the expression of toll-like receptor (TLR)-4 on the cell surface of innate and adaptive cells from patients with COVID-19 carrying the rs4986790 GG genotype in the TLR4 gene and the functional profile of these cells.

METHODS: We included 1169 hospitalized patients with COVID-19. The rs4986790 in TLR4 was identified by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were isolated and cultured to evaluate TLR-4 expression on immune cells. Supernatants recovered culture assays were stored, and we measured cytokines and cytotoxic molecules.

RESULTS: We showed that the rs4986790 (GG) was significantly associated (P = 0.0310) with severe COVID-19. Cells of patients with COVID-19 carrying the GG genotype have increased the frequency of monocytes and activated naïve and non-switched B cells positive to TLR-4 when cells are stimulated with lipopolysaccharide and with spike protein of SARS-CoV-2. Also, cells from patients with GG COVID-19 cannot produce pro-inflammatory cytokines after lipopolysaccharide stimulus, but they are high producers of cytotoxic molecules at baseline.

CONCLUSIONS: The rs4986790 GG genotype of the TLR4 is associated with the risk of COVID-19 and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients carrying the rs4986790 (TLR4) GG genotype had a limited delivery of pro-inflammatory cytokines compared to the AA and AG genotypes in which TLR-4 stimulation induces IL-10, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-α, and Fas ligand production.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:138

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International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 138(2024) vom: 29. Jan., Seite 102-109

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Flores-Gonzalez, Julio [VerfasserIn]
Chavez-Galan, Leslie [VerfasserIn]
Falfán-Valencia, Ramcés [VerfasserIn]
Roldán, Ivette Buendía [VerfasserIn]
Fricke-Galindo, Ingrid [VerfasserIn]
Veronica-Aguilar, Abigail [VerfasserIn]
Martínez-Morales, Alfonso [VerfasserIn]
Hernández-Zenteno, Rafael de Jesús [VerfasserIn]
Guzmán-Guzmán, Iris Paola [VerfasserIn]
Pérez-Rubio, Gloria [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

B cell
CD8+ T cell
COVID-19
Cytokines
Journal Article
Lipopolysaccharides
Monocytes
Polymorphism
TLR4
TLR4 protein, human
Toll-Like Receptor 4

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Date Completed 31.01.2024

Date Revised 31.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijid.2023.11.032

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NLM365209759