{SARS}-{CoV}-2 Infected Pediatric Cerebral Cortical Neurons: Transcriptomic Analysis and Potential Role of Toll-like Receptors in Pathogenesis
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2021
Citazione:
{SARS}-{CoV}-2 Infected Pediatric Cerebral Cortical Neurons: Transcriptomic Analysis and Potential Role of Toll-like Receptors in Pathogenesis / A. Gugliandolo, L. Chiricosta, V. Calcaterra, M. Biasin, G. Cappelletti, S. Carelli, G. Zuccotti, M. Antonietta Avanzini, P. Bramanti, G. Pelizzo, E. Mazzon. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. - ISSN 1422-0067. - 22:15(2021 Jul 26), pp. 8059.1-8059.19. [10.3390/ijms22158059]
Abstract:
Different mechanisms were proposed as responsible for COVID-19 neurological symptoms but a clear one has not been established yet. In this work we aimed to study SARS-CoV-2 capacity to infect pediatric human cortical neuronal HCN-2 cells, studying the changes in the transcriptomic profile by next generation sequencing. SARS-CoV-2 was able to replicate in HCN-2 cells, that did not express ACE2, confirmed also with Western blot, and TMPRSS2. Looking for pattern recognition receptor expression, we found the deregulation of scavenger receptors, such as SR-B1, and the downregulation of genes encoding for Nod-like receptors. On the other hand, TLR1, TLR4 and TLR6 encoding for Toll-like receptors (TLRs) were upregulated. We also found the upregulation of genes encoding for ERK, JNK, NF-kappa B and Caspase 8 in our transcriptomic analysis. Regarding the expression of known receptors for viral RNA, only RIG-1 showed an increased expression; downstream RIG-1, the genes encoding for TRAF3, IKK epsilon and IRF3 were downregulated. We also found the upregulation of genes encoding for chemokines and accordingly we found an increase in cytokine/chemokine levels in the medium. According to our results, it is possible to speculate that additionally to ACE2 and TMPRSS2, also other receptors may interact with SARS-CoV-2 proteins and mediate its entry or pathogenesis in pediatric cortical neurons infected with SARS-CoV-2. In particular, TLRs signaling could be crucial for the neurological involvement related to SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
SARS-CoV-2; nervous system; children; transcriptomic analysis; human neuronal cells; Toll-like receptors;
Elenco autori:
A. Gugliandolo, L. Chiricosta, V. Calcaterra, M. Biasin, G. Cappelletti, S. Carelli, G.V. Zuccotti, M. Antonietta Avanzini, P. Bramanti, G. Pelizzo, E. Mazzon
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