IFN-γ decreases PD-1 in T lymphocytes from convalescent COVID-19 patients via the AKT/GSK3β signaling pathway

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Post-COVID-19 syndrome may be associated with the abnormal immune status. Compared with the unexposed age-matched elder group, PD-1 in the CD8+ T cells from recovered COVID-19 patients was significantly lower. IFN-γ in the plasma of COVID-19 convalescent patients was increased, which inhibited PD-1 expression in CD8+ T cells from COVID-19 convalescent patients. scRNA-seq bioinformatics analysis revealed that AKT/GSK3β may regulate the INF-γ/PD-1 axis in CD8+ T cells from COVID-19 convalescent patients. In parallel, an IFN-γ neutralizing antibody reduced AKT and increased GSK3β in PBMCs. An AKT agonist (SC79) significantly decreased p-GSK3β. Moreover, AKT decreased PD-1 on CD8+ T cells, and GSK3β increased PD-1 on CD8+ T cells according to flow cytometry analysis. Collectively, we demonstrated that recovered COVID-19 patients may develop long COVID. Increased IFN-γ in the plasma of recovered Wuhan COVID-19 patients contributed to PD-1 downregulation on CD8+ T cells by regulating the AKT/GSK3β signaling pathway.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 14(2024), 1 vom: 29. Feb., Seite 5038

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Song, Meijuan [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xiangqun [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Weiyu [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Zhengxia [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Jingjing [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Jingxian [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yanan [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Tingting [VerfasserIn]
Bian, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Mingshun [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Mao [VerfasserIn]
Ji, Ningfei [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

82115-62-6
CD8+ T cells
Convalescent patients
Coronavirus disease 2019
EC 2.7.11.1
Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta
IFN-γ
IFNG protein, human
Interferon-gamma
Journal Article
PD-1
PDCD1 protein, human
Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt

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Date Completed 04.03.2024

Date Revised 05.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-024-55191-6

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369139984