Peripheral blood mononuclear cell tissue factor (F3 gene) transcript levels and circulating extracellular vesicles are elevated in severe coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) disease.
J Thromb Haemost
; 21(3): 629-638, 2023 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2260707
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is associated with excessive coagulation, thrombosis, and mortality.OBJECTIVE:
To provide insight into mechanisms that contribute to excessive coagulation in coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) disease. PATIENTS/METHODS:
Blood from COVID-19 patients was investigated for coagulation-related gene expression and functional activities.RESULTS:
Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from severe COVID-19 patients revealed a 5.2-fold increase in tissue factor (TF [F3 gene]) transcript expression levels (P < .05), the trigger of extrinsic coagulation; a 7.7-fold increase in C1-inhibitor (SERPING1 gene; P < .01) transcript expression levels, an inhibitor of intrinsic coagulation; and a 4.4-fold increase in anticoagulant thrombomodulin (TM [THBD gene]) transcript expression levels (P < .001). Bulk RNA-seq analysis of sorted CD14+ monocytes on an independent cohort of COVID-19 patients confirmed these findings (P < .05). Indicative of excessive coagulation, 41% of COVID-19 patients' plasma samples contained high D-dimer levels (P < .0001); of these, 19% demonstrated extracellular vesicle TF activity (P = .109). COVID-19 patients' ex vivo plasma-based thrombin generation correlated positively with D-dimer levels (P < .01). Plasma procoagulant extracellular vesicles were elevated â¼9-fold in COVID-19 patients (P < .01). Public scRNA-seq data sets from bronchoalveolar lung fluid and our peripheral blood mononuclear cell scRNA-seq data show CD14+ monocytes/macrophages TF transcript expression levels are elevated in severe but not mild or moderate COVID-19 patients.CONCLUSIONS:
Beyond local lung injury, SARS-CoV-2 infection increases systemic TF (F3) transcript levels and elevates circulating extracellular vesicles that likely contribute to disease-associated coagulation, thrombosis, and related mortality.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Thrombosis
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Blood Coagulation Disorders
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Extracellular Vesicles
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Thromb Haemost
Journal subject:
Hematology
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.jtha.2022.11.033
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