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Irisin modulates genes associated with severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outcome in human subcutaneous adipocytes cell culture.
de Oliveira, Miriane; De Sibio, Maria Teresa; Mathias, Lucas Solla; Rodrigues, Bruna Moretto; Sakalem, Marna Eliana; Nogueira, Célia Regina.
  • de Oliveira M; Department of Internal Clinic, Botucatu Medicine School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: miriane.oliveira@unesp.br.
  • De Sibio MT; Department of Internal Clinic, Botucatu Medicine School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Mathias LS; Department of Internal Clinic, Botucatu Medicine School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Rodrigues BM; Department of Internal Clinic, Botucatu Medicine School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Sakalem ME; Department of Anatomy, Londrina State University (UEL), Londrina, Parana, Brazil.
  • Nogueira CR; Department of Internal Clinic, Botucatu Medicine School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Mol Cell Endocrinol ; 515: 110917, 2020 09 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-661768
ABSTRACT
Obesity patients are more susceptible to develop COVID-19 severe outcome due to the role of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in the viral infection. ACE2 is regulated in the human cells by different genes associated with increased (TLR3, HAT1, HDAC2, KDM5B, SIRT1, RAB1A, FURIN and ADAM10) or decreased (TRIB3) virus replication. RNA-seq data revealed 14857 genes expressed in human subcutaneous adipocytes, including genes mentioned above. Irisin treatment increased by 3-fold the levels of TRIB3 transcript and decreased the levels of other genes. The decrease in FURIN and ADAM10 expression enriched diverse biological processes, including extracellular structure organization. Our results, in human subcutaneous adipocytes cell culture, indicate a positive effect of irisin on the expression of multiple genes related to viral infection by SARS-CoV-2; furthermore, translatable for other tissues and organs targeted by the novel coronavirus and present, thus, promising approaches for the treatment of COVID-19 infection as therapeutic strategy to decrease ACE2 regulatory genes.
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Adipocytes/drug effects; Fibronectins/pharmacology; Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects; ADAM10 Protein/genetics; ADAM10 Protein/metabolism; Adipocytes/cytology; Adipocytes/metabolism; Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases/genetics; Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases/metabolism; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2; Betacoronavirus/genetics; Betacoronavirus/metabolism; COVID-19; Cell Cycle Proteins/genetics; Cell Cycle Proteins/metabolism; Cells, Cultured; Coronavirus Infections/virology; Fibronectins/genetics; Fibronectins/metabolism; Furin/genetics; Furin/metabolism; Gene Ontology; Histone Acetyltransferases/genetics; Histone Acetyltransferases/metabolism; Histone Deacetylase 2/genetics; Histone Deacetylase 2/metabolism; Humans; Jumonji Domain-Containing Histone Demethylases/genetics; Jumonji Domain-Containing Histone Demethylases/metabolism; Membrane Proteins/genetics; Membrane Proteins/metabolism; Models, Biological; Molecular Sequence Annotation; Nuclear Proteins/genetics; Nuclear Proteins/metabolism; Obesity/virology; Pandemics; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A/genetics; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A/metabolism; Pneumonia, Viral/virology; Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors; Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics; Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism; Repressor Proteins/genetics; Repressor Proteins/metabolism; SARS-CoV-2; Signal Transduction; Sirtuin 1/genetics; Sirtuin 1/metabolism; Toll-Like Receptor 3/genetics; Toll-Like Receptor 3/metabolism; rab1 GTP-Binding Proteins/genetics; rab1 GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Gene Expression Regulation / Fibronectins / Adipocytes Type of study: Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Mol Cell Endocrinol Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Gene Expression Regulation / Fibronectins / Adipocytes Type of study: Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Mol Cell Endocrinol Year: 2020 Document Type: Article