Human Cardiac Pericytes are Susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 Infection.
JACC Basic Transl Sci
; 2022 Sep 14.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2253148
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with serious cardiovascular complications, with incompletely understood mechanism(s). Pericytes have key functions in supporting endothelial cells and maintaining vascular integrity. We demonstrate that human cardiac pericytes are permissive to SARS-CoV-2 infection in organotypic slice and primary cell cultures. Viral entry into pericytes is mediated by endosomal proteases, and infection leads to upregulation of inflammatory markers, vasoactive mediators, and NF-κB-dependent cell death. Furthermore, we present evidence of cardiac pericyte infection in COVID-19 myocarditis patients. These data demonstrate that human cardiac pericytes are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection and suggest a role for pericyte infection in COVID-19.
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2022
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J.jacbts.2022.09.001
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