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Single-Cell Transcriptome Analysis Reveals the Role of Pancreatic Secretome in COVID-19 Associated Multi-organ Dysfunctions.
Pathak, Ekta; Atri, Neelam; Mishra, Rajeev.
  • Pathak E; Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221005, India. ektavpathak@gmail.com.
  • Atri N; Bioinformatics Department, MMV, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India.
  • Mishra R; Department of Botany, MMV, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India.
Interdiscip Sci ; 14(4): 863-878, 2022 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1782989
ABSTRACT
The SARS-CoV-2 infection affects the lungs, heart, kidney, intestine, olfactory epithelia, liver, and pancreas and brings forward multi-organ dysfunctions (MODs). However, mechanistic details of SARS-CoV-2-induced MODs are unclear. Here, we have investigated the role of pancreatic secretory proteins to mechanistically link COVID-19 with MODs using single-cell transcriptome analysis. Secretory proteins were identified using the Human Protein Atlas. Gene ontology, pathway, and disease enrichment analyses were used to highlight the role of upregulated pancreatic secretory proteins (secretome). We show that SARS-CoV-2 infection shifts the expression profile of pancreatic endocrine cells to acinar and ductal cell-specific profiles, resulting in increased expression of acinar and ductal cell-specific genes. Among all the secretory proteins, the upregulated expression of IL1B, AGT, ALB, SPP1, CRP, SERPINA1, C3, TFRC, TNFSF10, and MIF was mainly associated with disease of diverse organs. Extensive literature and experimental evidence are used to validate the association of the upregulated pancreatic secretome with the coagulation cascade, complement activation, renin-angiotensinogen system dysregulation, endothelial cell injury and thrombosis, immune system dysregulation, and fibrosis. Our finding suggests the influence of an upregulated secretome on multi-organ systems such as nervous, cardiovascular, immune, digestive, and urogenital systems. Our study provides evidence that an upregulated pancreatic secretome is a possible cause of SARS-CoV-2-induced MODs. This finding may have a significant impact on the clinical setting regarding the prevention of SARS-CoV-2-induced MODs.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Interdiscip Sci Journal subject: Biology Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S12539-022-00513-3

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Interdiscip Sci Journal subject: Biology Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S12539-022-00513-3