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Age-associated Ligand-receptor Interactions Imputed from Nasopharyngeal Transcriptomes of COVID-19 Patients.
Batchu, Sai; Yu, Siyuan.
  • Batchu S; Cooper Medical School at Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
  • Yu S; Cooper Medical School at Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
Immunol Invest ; 51(4): 851-858, 2022 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1060904
ABSTRACT
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has exhibited different clinical manifestations amongst various age cohorts. As the immune microenvironment may play a role in clinical progression, it is crucial to examine molecular interactions to gain insight into host response. Therefore, to elucidate any differences in host response related to age, the present study imputed ligand-receptor interactions within the nasopharyngeal immune microenvironment in patients affected with SARS-COV-2. Tissue purities, the proportion of non-immune cells in the tissue sample, of 467 nasopharyngeal transcriptome profiles were estimated using known mRNA expression signatures of stromal/immune cells. Using the purity estimates and bulk tissue expression values, non-negative linear regression was used to estimate average expression of each gene in the tissue/stroma compartments. The inferred expression profiles were annotated with a curated database of ligand-receptor interactions and assumed as reasonable proxies for the law of mass action, allowing for quantification of directional ligand-receptor complex concentrations under equilibrium. It was found that older patients (>60 years) exhibited decreased interactions with receptors selectin L receptor SELL and increased interactions with pro-inflammatory chemokine receptors CXCR2 and CCR1. Younger patients showed increased interactions with various members of the TNF receptor super family (TNFRSF). The interactions were further related to immune cell subtypes, with older patients predicted to have less CD8+ and CD4+ resting T cells but increased neutrophil proportions. Collectively, the results suggest certain ligand-receptor interactions of the nasopharyngeal immune microenvironment are age-associated in response to SARS-CoV-2.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Cohort study / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Immunol Invest Journal subject: Allergy and Immunology Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 08820139.2021.1882484

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Cohort study / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Immunol Invest Journal subject: Allergy and Immunology Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 08820139.2021.1882484