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Nat Commun ; 13(1): 80, 2022 01 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35013199

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Cross-reactive immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 have been observed in pre-pandemic cohorts and proposed to contribute to host protection. Here we assess 52 COVID-19 household contacts to capture immune responses at the earliest timepoints after SARS-CoV-2 exposure. Using a dual cytokine FLISpot assay on peripheral blood mononuclear cells, we enumerate the frequency of T cells specific for spike, nucleocapsid, membrane, envelope and ORF1 SARS-CoV-2 epitopes that cross-react with human endemic coronaviruses. We observe higher frequencies of cross-reactive (p = 0.0139), and nucleocapsid-specific (p = 0.0355) IL-2-secreting memory T cells in contacts who remained PCR-negative despite exposure (n = 26), when compared with those who convert to PCR-positive (n = 26); no significant difference in the frequency of responses to spike is observed, hinting at a limited protective function of spike-cross-reactive T cells. Our results are thus consistent with pre-existing non-spike cross-reactive memory T cells protecting SARS-CoV-2-naïve contacts from infection, thereby supporting the inclusion of non-spike antigens in second-generation vaccines.


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Anticorpos Antivirais/imunologia , COVID-19/imunologia , Busca de Comunicante/métodos , Reações Cruzadas/imunologia , Células T de Memória/imunologia , SARS-CoV-2/imunologia , Adulto , COVID-19/epidemiologia , COVID-19/virologia , Coronavirus/imunologia , Coronavirus/fisiologia , Epitopos de Linfócito T/imunologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Células T de Memória/metabolismo , Células T de Memória/virologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Pandemias/prevenção & controle , SARS-CoV-2/genética , SARS-CoV-2/fisiologia , Glicoproteína da Espícula de Coronavírus/genética , Glicoproteína da Espícula de Coronavírus/imunologia , Glicoproteína da Espícula de Coronavírus/metabolismo , Proteínas Virais/genética , Proteínas Virais/imunologia , Proteínas Virais/metabolismo , Adulto Jovem
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Int J Mol Sci ; 22(3)2021 Jan 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33499110

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Patients harbouring mutations in genes encoding C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP; NPPC) or its receptor guanylyl cyclase B (GC-B, NPR2) suffer from severe growth phenotypes; loss-of-function mutations cause achondroplasia, whereas gain-of-function mutations cause skeletal overgrowth. Although most of the effects of CNP/GC-B on growth are mediated directly on bone, evidence suggests the natriuretic peptides may also affect anterior pituitary control of growth. Our previous studies described the expression of NPPC and NPR2 in a range of human pituitary tumours, normal human pituitary, and normal fetal human pituitary. However, the natriuretic peptide system in somatotropes has not been extensively explored. Here, we examine the expression and function of the CNP/GC-B system in rat GH3 somatolactotrope cell line and pituitary tumours from a cohort of feline hypersomatotropism (HST; acromegaly) patients. Using multiplex RT-qPCR, all three natriuretic peptides and their receptors were detected in GH3 cells. The expression of Nppc was significantly enhanced following treatment with either 100 nM TRH or 10 µM forskolin, yet only Npr1 expression was sensitive to forskolin stimulation; the effects of forskolin and TRH on Nppc expression were PKA- and MAPK-dependent, respectively. CNP stimulation of GH3 somatolactotropes significantly inhibited Esr1, Insr and Lepr expression, but dramatically enhanced cFos expression at the same time point. Oestrogen treatment significantly enhanced expression of Nppa, Nppc, Npr1, and Npr2 in GH3 somatolactotropes, but inhibited CNP-stimulated cGMP accumulation. Finally, transcripts for all three natriuretic peptides and receptors were expressed in feline pituitary tumours from patients with HST. NPPC expression was negatively correlated with pituitary tumour volume and SSTR5 expression, but positively correlated with D2R and GHR expression. Collectively, these data provide mechanisms that control expression and function of CNP in somatolactotrope cells, and identify putative transcriptional targets for CNP action in somatotropes.


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Mutação , Peptídeo Natriurético Tipo C/metabolismo , Neoplasias Hipofisárias/metabolismo , Receptores do Fator Natriurético Atrial/metabolismo , Acromegalia/metabolismo , Animais , Gatos , Linhagem Celular , Colforsina/farmacologia , AMP Cíclico/metabolismo , GMP Cíclico/metabolismo , Estrogênios/metabolismo , Feminino , Masculino , Fenótipo , Hipófise/metabolismo , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Hormônio Liberador de Tireotropina/farmacologia
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