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de Sarges KML, Póvoa da Costa F, dos Santos EF, Cantanhede MHD, da Silva R, Veríssimo ADOL, Viana MDNDSDA, Rodrigues FBB, Leite MDM, Torres MKDS, Bentes da Silva C, de Brito MTFM, da Silva ALS, Henriques DF, Vallinoto IMVC, Viana GMR, Queiroz MAF, Vallinoto ACR, dos Santos EJM. Association of the IFNG +874T/A Polymorphism with Symptomatic COVID-19 Susceptibility. Viruses 2024; 16:650. [PMID: 38675991 PMCID: PMC11053931 DOI: 10.3390/v16040650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Revised: 04/14/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and interferon-gamma (IFNγ) are important inflammatory mediators in the development of cytokine storm syndrome (CSS). Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) regulate the expression of these cytokines, making host genetics a key factor in the prognosis of COVID-19. In this study, we investigated the associations of the TNF -308G/A and IFNG +874T/A polymorphisms with COVID-19. We analyzed the frequencies of the two polymorphisms in the control groups (CG: TNF -308G/A, n = 497; IFNG +874T/A, n = 397), a group of patients with COVID-19 (CoV, n = 222) and among the subgroups of patients with nonsevere (n = 150) and severe (n = 72) COVID-19. We found no significant difference between the genotypic and allelic frequencies of TNF -308G/A in the groups analyzed; however, both the frequencies of the high expression genotype (TT) (CoV: 13.51% vs. CG: 6.30%; p = 0.003) and the *T allele (CoV: 33.56% vs. CG: 24. 81%; p = 0.001) of the IFNG +874T/A polymorphism were higher in the COVID-19 group than in the control group, with no differences between the subgroups of patients with nonsevere and severe COVID-19. The *T allele of IFNG +874T/A (rs2430561) is associated with susceptibility to symptomatic COVID-19. These SNPs provided valuables clues about the potential mechanism involved in the susceptibility to developing symptomatic COVID-19.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kevin Matheus Lima de Sarges
- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil; (K.M.L.d.S.); (F.P.d.C.); (E.F.d.S.); (M.H.D.C.); (R.d.S.); (M.d.N.d.S.d.A.V.); (F.B.B.R.); (M.d.M.L.); (C.B.d.S.); (M.T.F.M.d.B.); (A.L.S.d.S.)
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil; (M.K.d.S.T.); (I.M.V.C.V.); (M.A.F.Q.); (A.C.R.V.)
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- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil; (K.M.L.d.S.); (F.P.d.C.); (E.F.d.S.); (M.H.D.C.); (R.d.S.); (M.d.N.d.S.d.A.V.); (F.B.B.R.); (M.d.M.L.); (C.B.d.S.); (M.T.F.M.d.B.); (A.L.S.d.S.)
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil; (M.K.d.S.T.); (I.M.V.C.V.); (M.A.F.Q.); (A.C.R.V.)
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- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil; (K.M.L.d.S.); (F.P.d.C.); (E.F.d.S.); (M.H.D.C.); (R.d.S.); (M.d.N.d.S.d.A.V.); (F.B.B.R.); (M.d.M.L.); (C.B.d.S.); (M.T.F.M.d.B.); (A.L.S.d.S.)
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil; (M.K.d.S.T.); (I.M.V.C.V.); (M.A.F.Q.); (A.C.R.V.)
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- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil; (K.M.L.d.S.); (F.P.d.C.); (E.F.d.S.); (M.H.D.C.); (R.d.S.); (M.d.N.d.S.d.A.V.); (F.B.B.R.); (M.d.M.L.); (C.B.d.S.); (M.T.F.M.d.B.); (A.L.S.d.S.)
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil; (M.K.d.S.T.); (I.M.V.C.V.); (M.A.F.Q.); (A.C.R.V.)
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- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil; (K.M.L.d.S.); (F.P.d.C.); (E.F.d.S.); (M.H.D.C.); (R.d.S.); (M.d.N.d.S.d.A.V.); (F.B.B.R.); (M.d.M.L.); (C.B.d.S.); (M.T.F.M.d.B.); (A.L.S.d.S.)
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil; (M.K.d.S.T.); (I.M.V.C.V.); (M.A.F.Q.); (A.C.R.V.)
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- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil; (K.M.L.d.S.); (F.P.d.C.); (E.F.d.S.); (M.H.D.C.); (R.d.S.); (M.d.N.d.S.d.A.V.); (F.B.B.R.); (M.d.M.L.); (C.B.d.S.); (M.T.F.M.d.B.); (A.L.S.d.S.)
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil; (M.K.d.S.T.); (I.M.V.C.V.); (M.A.F.Q.); (A.C.R.V.)
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- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil; (K.M.L.d.S.); (F.P.d.C.); (E.F.d.S.); (M.H.D.C.); (R.d.S.); (M.d.N.d.S.d.A.V.); (F.B.B.R.); (M.d.M.L.); (C.B.d.S.); (M.T.F.M.d.B.); (A.L.S.d.S.)
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil; (M.K.d.S.T.); (I.M.V.C.V.); (M.A.F.Q.); (A.C.R.V.)
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- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil; (K.M.L.d.S.); (F.P.d.C.); (E.F.d.S.); (M.H.D.C.); (R.d.S.); (M.d.N.d.S.d.A.V.); (F.B.B.R.); (M.d.M.L.); (C.B.d.S.); (M.T.F.M.d.B.); (A.L.S.d.S.)
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil; (M.K.d.S.T.); (I.M.V.C.V.); (M.A.F.Q.); (A.C.R.V.)
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil; (M.K.d.S.T.); (I.M.V.C.V.); (M.A.F.Q.); (A.C.R.V.)
- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil; (K.M.L.d.S.); (F.P.d.C.); (E.F.d.S.); (M.H.D.C.); (R.d.S.); (M.d.N.d.S.d.A.V.); (F.B.B.R.); (M.d.M.L.); (C.B.d.S.); (M.T.F.M.d.B.); (A.L.S.d.S.)
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- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil; (K.M.L.d.S.); (F.P.d.C.); (E.F.d.S.); (M.H.D.C.); (R.d.S.); (M.d.N.d.S.d.A.V.); (F.B.B.R.); (M.d.M.L.); (C.B.d.S.); (M.T.F.M.d.B.); (A.L.S.d.S.)
- Graduate Program in Clinical Analysis, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil; (K.M.L.d.S.); (F.P.d.C.); (E.F.d.S.); (M.H.D.C.); (R.d.S.); (M.d.N.d.S.d.A.V.); (F.B.B.R.); (M.d.M.L.); (C.B.d.S.); (M.T.F.M.d.B.); (A.L.S.d.S.)
- Graduate Program in Clinical Analysis, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil
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- Section of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Health Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Ananindeua 67000-000, Brazil;
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil; (M.K.d.S.T.); (I.M.V.C.V.); (M.A.F.Q.); (A.C.R.V.)
- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil
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- Malaria Basic Research Laboratory, Parasitology Section, Evandro Chagas Institute, Health Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Ananindeua 67000-000, Brazil;
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil; (M.K.d.S.T.); (I.M.V.C.V.); (M.A.F.Q.); (A.C.R.V.)
- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil; (M.K.d.S.T.); (I.M.V.C.V.); (M.A.F.Q.); (A.C.R.V.)
- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil; (K.M.L.d.S.); (F.P.d.C.); (E.F.d.S.); (M.H.D.C.); (R.d.S.); (M.d.N.d.S.d.A.V.); (F.B.B.R.); (M.d.M.L.); (C.B.d.S.); (M.T.F.M.d.B.); (A.L.S.d.S.)
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil; (M.K.d.S.T.); (I.M.V.C.V.); (M.A.F.Q.); (A.C.R.V.)
- Graduate Program in Clinical Analysis, Federal University of Pará, Belem 66000-000, Brazil
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Queiroz MAF, Brito WRDS, Pereira KAS, Pereira LMS, Amoras EDSG, Lima SS, Santos EFD, Costa FPD, Sarges KMLD, Cantanhede MHD, Brito MTFMD, Silva ALSD, Leite MDM, Viana MDNDSDA, Rodrigues FBB, Silva RD, Viana GMR, Chaves TDSS, Veríssimo ADOL, Carvalho MDS, Henriques DF, Silva CPD, Nunes JAL, Costa IB, Cayres-Vallinoto IMV, Brasil-Costa I, Quaresma JAS, Falcão LFM, Santos EJMD, Vallinoto ACR. Severe COVID-19 and long COVID are associated with high expression of STING, cGAS and IFN-α. Sci Rep 2024; 14:4974. [PMID: 38424312 PMCID: PMC10904751 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-55696-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
Abstract
The cGAS-STING pathway appears to contribute to dysregulated inflammation during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); however, inflammatory factors related to long COVID are still being investigated. In the present study, we evaluated the association of cGAS and STING gene expression levels and plasma IFN-α, TNF-α and IL-6 levels with COVID-19 severity in acute infection and long COVID, based on analysis of blood samples from 148 individuals, 87 with acute COVID-19 and 61 in the post-COVID-19 period. Quantification of gene expression was performed by real-time PCR, and cytokine levels were quantified by ELISA and flow cytometry. In acute COVID-19, cGAS, STING, IFN-α, TNF-α, and IL-6 levels were higher in patients with severe disease than in those with nonsevere manifestations (p < 0.05). Long COVID was associated with elevated cGAS, STING and IFN-α levels (p < 0.05). Activation of the cGAS-STING pathway may contribute to an intense systemic inflammatory state in severe COVID-19 and, after infection resolution, induce an autoinflammatory disease in some tissues, resulting in long COVID.
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- Maria Alice Freitas Queiroz
- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil.
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Basic Research On Malaria, Parasitology Section, Evandro Chagas Institute, Health and Environment Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Basic Research On Malaria, Parasitology Section, Evandro Chagas Institute, Health and Environment Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, Brazil
- School of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil
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- Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers Section, Evandro Chagas Institute, Health and Environment Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, Brazil
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- Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers Section, Evandro Chagas Institute, Health and Environment Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Section of Virology, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Health and Environment Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Section of Virology, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Health and Environment Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Virology, Evandro Chagas Institute, Department of Science, Technology, Innovation and Strategic Health Inputs, Ministry of Health of Brazil, Ananindeua, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Section of Virology, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Health and Environment Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Virology, Evandro Chagas Institute, Department of Science, Technology, Innovation and Strategic Health Inputs, Ministry of Health of Brazil, Ananindeua, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Virology, Evandro Chagas Institute, Department of Science, Technology, Innovation and Strategic Health Inputs, Ministry of Health of Brazil, Ananindeua, Brazil
- Center of Biological and Health Sciences, University of the State of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Virology, Evandro Chagas Institute, Department of Science, Technology, Innovation and Strategic Health Inputs, Ministry of Health of Brazil, Ananindeua, Brazil
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Rodrigues FBB, da Silva R, dos Santos EF, de Brito MTFM, da Silva ALS, de Meira Leite M, Póvoa da Costa F, de Nazaré do Socorro de Almeida Viana M, de Sarges KML, Cantanhede MHD, Veríssimo ADOL, Carvalho MDS, Henriques DF, da Silva CP, Costa IB, Nunes JAL, Costa IB, Viana GMR, Queiroz MAF, Lima SS, Lopes JDC, Torres MKDS, Vallinoto IMVC, Bichara CDA, Vallinoto ACR, dos Santos EJM. Association of Polymorphisms of IL-6 Pathway Genes (IL6, IL6R and IL6ST) with COVID-19 Severity in an Amazonian Population. Viruses 2023; 15:1197. [PMID: 37243282 PMCID: PMC10220739 DOI: 10.3390/v15051197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Interleukin-6 has been recognized as a major role player in COVID-19 severity, being an important regulator of the cytokine storm. Hence, the evaluation of the influence of polymorphisms in key genes of the IL-6 pathway, namely IL6, IL6R, and IL6ST, may provide valuable prognostic/predictive markers for COVID-19. The present cross-sectional study genotyped three SNPs (rs1800795, rs2228145, and rs7730934) at IL6. IL6R and IL6ST genes, respectively, in 227 COVID-19 patients (132 hospitalized and 95 non-hospitalized). Genotype frequencies were compared between these groups. As a control group, published data on gene and genotype frequencies were gathered from published studies before the pandemic started. Our major results point to an association of the IL6 C allele with COVID-19 severity. Moreover, IL-6 plasmatic levels were higher among IL6 CC genotype carriers. Additionally, the frequency of symptoms was higher at IL6 CC and IL6R CC genotypes. In conclusion, the data suggest an important role of IL6 C allele and IL6R CC genotype on COVID-19 severity, in agreement with indirect evidence from the literature about the association of these genotypes with mortality rates, pneumonia, and heightening of protein plasmatic levels pro-inflammatory driven effects.
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- Fabíola Brasil Barbosa Rodrigues
- Laboratório de Genética de Doenças Complexas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética de Doenças Complexas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética de Doenças Complexas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética de Doenças Complexas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética de Doenças Complexas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética de Doenças Complexas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética de Doenças Complexas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética de Doenças Complexas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética de Doenças Complexas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Seção de Arbovirologia e Febres Hemorrágicas, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde do Brasil, Ananindeua 67000-000, Brazil
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- Seção de Arbovirologia e Febres Hemorrágicas, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde do Brasil, Ananindeua 67000-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunologia, Seção de Virologia, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde do Brasil, Ananindeua 67000-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunologia, Seção de Virologia, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde do Brasil, Ananindeua 67000-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunologia, Seção de Virologia, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde do Brasil, Ananindeua 67000-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Pesquisas Básicas em Malária, Seção de Parasitologia, Instituto Evandro Chagas, secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde do Brasil, Ananindeua 67000-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Virologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Virologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Laboratório de Virologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Laboratório de Virologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Laboratório de Virologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Laboratório de Virologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética de Doenças Complexas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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da Silva R, de Sarges KML, Cantanhede MHD, da Costa FP, Dos Santos EF, Rodrigues FBB, de Nazaré do Socorro de Almeida Viana M, de Meira Leite M, da Silva ALS, de Brito MTM, da Silva Torres MK, Queiroz MAF, Vallinoto IMVC, Henriques DF, Dos Santos CP, Viana GMR, Quaresma JAS, Falcão LFM, Vallinoto ACR, Dos Santos EJM. Thrombophilia and Immune-Related Genetic Markers in Long COVID. Viruses 2023; 15:v15040885. [PMID: 37112866 PMCID: PMC10143911 DOI: 10.3390/v15040885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Aiming to evaluate the role of ten functional polymorphisms in long COVID, involved in major inflammatory, immune response and thrombophilia pathways, a cross-sectional sample composed of 199 long COVID (LC) patients and a cohort composed of 79 COVID-19 patients whose follow-up by over six months did not reveal any evidence of long COVID (NLC) were investigated to detect genetic susceptibility to long COVID. Ten functional polymorphisms located in thrombophilia-related and immune response genes were genotyped by real time PCR. In terms of clinical outcomes, LC patients presented higher prevalence of heart disease as preexistent comorbidity. In general, the proportions of symptoms in acute phase of the disease were higher among LC patients. The genotype AA of the interferon gamma (IFNG) gene was observed in higher frequency among LC patients (60%; p = 0.033). Moreover, the genotype CC of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene was also more frequent among LC patients (49%; p = 0.045). Additionally, the frequencies of LC symptoms were higher among carriers of IFNG genotypes AA than among non-AA genotypes (Z = 5.08; p < 0.0001). Two polymorphisms were associated with LC in both inflammatory and thrombophilia pathways, thus reinforcing their role in LC. The higher frequencies of acute phase symptoms among LC and higher frequency of underlying comorbidities might suggest that acute disease severity and the triggering of preexisting condition may play a role in LC development.
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- Rosilene da Silva
- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Clinical Analysis, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Clinical Analysis, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Section of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Secretary of Health Surveillance, Ministry of Health of Brazil, Ananindeua 67000-000, Brazil
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- Section of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Secretary of Health Surveillance, Ministry of Health of Brazil, Ananindeua 67000-000, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Malaria Basic Research Laboratory, Parasitology Section, Evandro Chagas Institute, Health Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Ananindeua 67000-000, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Center for Biological and Health Sciences, State University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Center for Biological and Health Sciences, State University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Clinical Analysis, Federal University of Pará, Belém 58255-000, Brazil
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Queiroz MAF, Santiago AM, Brito WRDS, Pereira KAS, de Brito WB, Torres MKDS, Lopes JDC, dos Santos EF, da Costa FP, de Sarges KML, Cantanhede MHD, de Brito MTFM, da Silva ALS, Leite MDM, Viana MDNDSDA, Rodrigues FBB, da Silva R, Viana GMR, Chaves TDSS, Veríssimo ADOL, Carvalho MDS, Henriques DF, dos Santos CP, Nunes JAL, Costa IB, Amoras EDSG, Lima SS, Cayres-Vallinoto IMV, Brasil-Costa I, Quaresma JAS, Falcão LFM, dos Santos EJM, Vallinoto ACR. Polymorphisms in the MBL2 gene are associated with the plasma levels of MBL and the cytokines IL-6 and TNF-α in severe COVID-19. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1151058. [PMID: 37138871 PMCID: PMC10149935 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1151058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Introduction Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) promotes opsonization, favoring phagocytosis and activation of the complement system in response to different microorganisms, and may influence the synthesis of inflammatory cytokines. This study investigated the association of MBL2 gene polymorphisms with the plasma levels of MBL and inflammatory cytokines in COVID-19. Methods Blood samples from 385 individuals (208 with acute COVID-19 and 117 post-COVID-19) were subjected to real-time PCR genotyping. Plasma measurements of MBL and cytokines were performed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and flow cytometry, respectively. Results The frequencies of the polymorphic MBL2 genotype (OO) and allele (O) were higher in patients with severe COVID-19 (p< 0.05). The polymorphic genotypes (AO and OO) were associated with lower MBL levels (p< 0.05). IL-6 and TNF-α were higher in patients with low MBL and severe COVID-19 (p< 0.05). No association of polymorphisms, MBL levels, or cytokine levels with long COVID was observed. Discussion The results suggest that, besides MBL2 polymorphisms promoting a reduction in MBL levels and therefore in its function, they may also contribute to the development of a more intense inflammatory process responsible for the severity of COVID-19.
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- Maria Alice Freitas Queiroz
- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
- *Correspondence: Maria Alice Freitas Queiroz,
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- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Virology, Evandro Chagas Institute, Department of Science, Technology, Innovation and Strategic Health Inputs, Ministry of Health of Brazil, Ananindeua, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Virology, Evandro Chagas Institute, Department of Science, Technology, Innovation and Strategic Health Inputs, Ministry of Health of Brazil, Ananindeua, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Basic Research in Malaria, Parasitology Section, Evandro Chagas Institute, Health and Environment Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Basic Research in Malaria, Parasitology Section, Evandro Chagas Institute, Health and Environment Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, Brazil
- School of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Pará, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Section of Virology, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Health and Environment Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers Section, Evandro Chagas Institute, Health and Environment Surveillance Secretariat, Ananindeua, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Section of Virology, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Health and Environment Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers Section, Evandro Chagas Institute, Health and Environment Surveillance Secretariat, Ananindeua, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Section of Virology, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Health and Environment Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Virology, Evandro Chagas Institute, Department of Science, Technology, Innovation and Strategic Health Inputs, Ministry of Health of Brazil, Ananindeua, Brazil
- Laboratory of Immunology, Section of Virology, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Health and Environment Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Virology, Evandro Chagas Institute, Department of Science, Technology, Innovation and Strategic Health Inputs, Ministry of Health of Brazil, Ananindeua, Brazil
- Laboratory of Immunology, Section of Virology, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Health and Environment Surveillance Secretariat, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
- Laboratory of Genetics of Complex Diseases, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Virology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biology of Infectious and Parasitic Agents, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil
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Queiroz MAF, Neves PFMD, Lima SS, Lopes JDC, Torres MKDS, Vallinoto IMVC, Bichara CDA, dos Santos EF, de Brito MTFM, da Silva ALS, Leite MDM, da Costa FP, Viana MDNDSDA, Rodrigues FBB, de Sarges KML, Cantanhede MHD, da Silva R, Bichara CNC, van den Berg AVS, Veríssimo ADOL, Carvalho MDS, Henriques DF, dos Santos CP, Nunes JAL, Costa IB, Viana GMR, Carneiro FRO, Palacios VRDCM, Quaresma JAS, Brasil-Costa I, dos Santos EJM, Falcão LFM, Vallinoto ACR. Cytokine Profiles Associated With Acute COVID-19 and Long COVID-19 Syndrome. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:922422. [PMID: 35846757 PMCID: PMC9279918 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.922422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The duration and severity of COVID-19 are related to age, comorbidities, and cytokine synthesis. This study evaluated the impact of these factors on patients with clinical presentations of COVID-19 in a Brazilian cohort. A total of 317 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 were included; cases were distributed according to clinical status as severe (n=91), moderate (n=56) and mild (n=170). Of these patients, 92 had acute COVID-19 at sample collection, 90 had already recovered from COVID-19 without sequelae, and 135 had sequelae (long COVID syndrome). In the acute COVID-19 group, patients with the severe form had higher IL-6 levels (p=0.0260). In the post-COVID-19 group, there was no significant difference in cytokine levels between groups with different clinical conditions. In the acute COVID-19 group, younger patients had higher levels of TNF-α, and patients without comorbidities had higher levels of TNF-α, IL-4 and IL-2 (p<0.05). In contrast, patients over age 60 with comorbidities had higher levels of IL-6. In the post-COVID-19 group, subjects with long COVID-19 had higher levels of IL-17 and IL-2 (p<0.05), and subjects without sequelae had higher levels of IL-10, IL-6 and IL- 4 (p<0.05). Our results suggest that advanced age, comorbidities and elevated serum IL-6 levels are associated with severe COVID-19 and are good markers to differentiate severe from mild cases. Furthermore, high serum levels of IL-17 and IL-2 and low levels of IL-4 and IL-10 appear to constitute a cytokine profile of long COVID-19, and these markers are potential targets for COVID-19 treatment and prevention strategies.
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- Laboratório de Virologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Virologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Virologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Virologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Virologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Laboratório de Genética de Doenças Complexas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética de Doenças Complexas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Laboratório de Genética de Doenças Complexas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Laboratório de Genética de Doenças Complexas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Laboratório de Genética de Doenças Complexas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Laboratório de Genética de Doenças Complexas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Laboratório de Genética de Doenças Complexas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Laboratório de Genética de Doenças Complexas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
- Laboratório de Genética de Doenças Complexas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Seção de Arbovirologia e Febres Hemorrágicas, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Secretária de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde do Brasil, Ananindeua, Brazil
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- Seção de Arbovirologia e Febres Hemorrágicas, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Secretária de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde do Brasil, Ananindeua, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunologia, Seção de Virologia, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Secretária de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde do Brasil, Ananindeua, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunologia, Seção de Virologia, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Secretária de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde do Brasil, Ananindeua, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Pesquisas Básicas em Malária em Malária, Seção de Parasitologia, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Secretária de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde do Brasil, Ananindeua, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunologia, Seção de Virologia, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Secretária de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde do Brasil, Ananindeua, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Virologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
- *Correspondence: Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto,
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Carvalho VL, Azevedo RS, Carvalho VL, Azevedo RS, Henriques DF, Cruz ACR, Vasconcelos PF, Martins LC. Arbovirus outbreak in a rural region of the Brazilian Amazon. J Clin Virol 2022; 150-151:105155. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2022.105155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Henriques DF, Nunes JAL, Anjos MV, Melo JM, Rosário WO, Azevedo RSS, Chiang JO, Martins LC, Dos Santos FB, Casseb LMN, Vasconcelos PFC, Rodrigues SG. Evaluation of immunoglobulin M-specific capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and commercial tests for flaviviruses diagnosis by a National Reference Laboratory. J Virol Methods 2020; 286:113976. [PMID: 32971183 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2020.113976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Zika and Dengue viruses present considerable immunological cross-reactivity, resulting in a troublesome serodiagnosis due to occurrence of false positive results. Due to Brazil's wide variety of circulating flaviviruses we aimed to access the use of in house serological tests adapted by National Reference Laboratory for Arboviruses in Brazil and evaluate commercial tests available. We evaluated in house IgM ELISAs for the individual detection of anti-ZIKV, -DENV, and -YFV IgM, against a panel of samples positive for dengue, zika, yellow fever, Rocio, Ilheus, Saint Louis encephalitis, West Nile and chikungunya. We also evaluated two commercial kits for dengue and zika IgM detection recommended by the Brazilian Ministry of Health in 2015. The sensitivity and specificity for the in house ZIKV IgM ELISA was 60.0 % and 88.6 % and for the in house DENV IgM ELISA was 100 % and 82.2 %, respectively. The in house YFV IgM ELISA presented 100 % for both sensitivity and specificity. The Novagnost Zika Virus IgM test presented a sensitivity of 47.3 % and specificity of 85.3 % and the Serion ELISA classic Dengue Virus IgM, 92.8 % and 58.9 %, respectively. Overall, both in house ELISAs for ZIKV and DENV adapted and evaluated here, presented better performances than the commercial kits tested.
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- Daniele Freitas Henriques
- Department of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ananindeua, 67030-000, Pará, Brazil.
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- Department of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ananindeua, 67030-000, Pará, Brazil
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- Department of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ananindeua, 67030-000, Pará, Brazil
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- Department of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ananindeua, 67030-000, Pará, Brazil
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- Department of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ananindeua, 67030-000, Pará, Brazil
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- Department of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ananindeua, 67030-000, Pará, Brazil
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- Department of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ananindeua, 67030-000, Pará, Brazil
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- Department of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ananindeua, 67030-000, Pará, Brazil
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- Viral Immunology Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Rio de Janeiro, 21040-900, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ananindeua, 67030-000, Pará, Brazil
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- Department of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ananindeua, 67030-000, Pará, Brazil
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- Department of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ananindeua, 67030-000, Pará, Brazil
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Vieira MADCES, Costa CHN, Linhares ADC, Borba ADS, Henriques DF, Silva EVPD, Tavares FN, Batista FMDA, Guimarães HCL, Martins LC, Monteiro TAF, Cruz ACR, Azevedo RDSDS, Vasconcelos PFDC. Potential role of dengue virus, chikungunya virus and Zika virus in neurological diseases. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2018; 113:e170538. [PMID: 30379197 PMCID: PMC6204615 DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760170538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
This study showed that laboratory markers of recent infection by dengue, Zika or chikungunya arboviruses were detected in the biological samples of approximately one-third of patients with encephalitis, myelitis, encephalomyelitis or Guillain-Barré syndrome, in a surveillance programme in Piauí state, Brazil, between 2015-2016. Fever and myalgia had been associated with these cases. Since in non-tropical countries most infections or parainfectious diseases associated with the nervous system are attributed to herpesviruses, enteroviruses, and Campylobacter jejuni, the present findings indicate that in tropical countries, arboviruses may now play a more important role and reinforce the need for their surveillance and systematic investigation in the tropics.
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- Marcelo Adriano da Cunha E Silva Vieira
- Secretaria de Estado da Saúde do Piauí, Instituto de Doenças Tropicais Natan Portella, Departamento de Neurologia, Teresina, PI, Brasil.,Fundação Municipal de Saúde de Teresina, Diretoria de Vigilância em Saúde, Teresina, PI, Brasil.,Instituto Evandro Chagas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Virologia, Ananindeua, PA, Brasil
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- Secretaria de Estado da Saúde do Piauí, Instituto de Doenças Tropicais Natan Portella, Departamento de Infectologia, Teresina, PI, Brasil
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- Fundação Municipal de Saúde de Teresina, Diretoria de Vigilância em Saúde, Teresina, PI, Brasil
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- Instituto Evandro Chagas, Seção de Arbovirologia e Febres Hemorrágicas, Ananindeua, PA, Brasil
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- Instituto Evandro Chagas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Virologia, Ananindeua, PA, Brasil.,Instituto Evandro Chagas, Seção de Virologia Geral, Ananindeua, PA, Brasil
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Vieira MADCES, Castro AADS, Henriques DF, Silva EVPD, Tavares FN, Martins LC, Guimarães LM, Monteiro TAF, Azevedo RDSDS, Cruz ACR, Vasconcelos PFDC. Encephalitis associated with Zika virus infection and reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus in a Brazilian child. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2018; 51:390-392. [PMID: 29972576 DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0447-2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/18/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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We report a case of encephalitis associated with Zika virus infection and reactivation of varicella-zoster virus in the central nervous system of a Brazilian child. This case raises the possibility that reactivation of the latent varicella-zoster virus may be a mechanism of neurological impairment induced by acquired Zika virus infection.
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- Marcelo Adriano da Cunha E Silva Vieira
- Instituto de Doenças Tropicais Natan Portella, Secretaria de Estado da Saúde do Piauí, Teresina, PI, Brasil.,Diretoria de Vigilância em Saúde, Fundação Municipal de Saúde de Teresina, Teresina, PI, Brasil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Virologia, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Ananindeua, PA, Brasil
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- Seção de Arbovirologia e Febres Hemorrágicas, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Ananindeua, PA, Brasil
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- Hospital de Urgências de Teresina Dr. Zenon Rocha Filho, Fundação Municipal de Saúde de Teresina, Teresina, PI, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Virologia, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Ananindeua, PA, Brasil.,Seção de Virologia Geral, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Ananindeua, PA, Brasil
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de Paula Freitas B, Ko AI, Khouri R, Mayoral M, Henriques DF, Maia M, Belfort R. Glaucoma and Congenital Zika Syndrome. Ophthalmology 2017; 124:407-408. [PMID: 27914834 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2016.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Revised: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- Bruno de Paula Freitas
- Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Geral Roberto Santos, Salvador, Brazil; Vision Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Paulista Medical School, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Gonçalo Moniz Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Salvador, Brazil; Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Gonçalo Moniz Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Salvador, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Geral Roberto Santos, Salvador, Brazil
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- Department of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, Brazil
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- Vision Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Paulista Medical School, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Vision Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Paulista Medical School, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Faria NR, Azevedo RDSDS, Kraemer MUG, Souza R, Cunha MS, Hill SC, Thézé J, Bonsall MB, Bowden TA, Rissanen I, Rocco IM, Nogueira JS, Maeda AY, Vasami FGDS, Macedo FLDL, Suzuki A, Rodrigues SG, Cruz ACR, Nunes BT, Medeiros DBDA, Rodrigues DSG, Queiroz ALN, da Silva EVP, Henriques DF, da Rosa EST, de Oliveira CS, Martins LC, Vasconcelos HB, Casseb LMN, Simith DDB, Messina JP, Abade L, Lourenço J, Alcantara LCJ, de Lima MM, Giovanetti M, Hay SI, de Oliveira RS, Lemos PDS, de Oliveira LF, de Lima CPS, da Silva SP, de Vasconcelos JM, Franco L, Cardoso JF, Vianez-Júnior JLDSG, Mir D, Bello G, Delatorre E, Khan K, Creatore M, Coelho GE, de Oliveira WK, Tesh R, Pybus OG, Nunes MRT, Vasconcelos PFC. Zika virus in the Americas: Early epidemiological and genetic findings. Science 2016; 352:345-349. [PMID: 27013429 DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf5036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 742] [Impact Index Per Article: 92.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Brazil has experienced an unprecedented epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV), with ~30,000 cases reported to date. ZIKV was first detected in Brazil in May 2015, and cases of microcephaly potentially associated with ZIKV infection were identified in November 2015. We performed next-generation sequencing to generate seven Brazilian ZIKV genomes sampled from four self-limited cases, one blood donor, one fatal adult case, and one newborn with microcephaly and congenital malformations. Results of phylogenetic and molecular clock analyses show a single introduction of ZIKV into the Americas, which we estimated to have occurred between May and December 2013, more than 12 months before the detection of ZIKV in Brazil. The estimated date of origin coincides with an increase in air passengers to Brazil from ZIKV-endemic areas, as well as with reported outbreaks in the Pacific Islands. ZIKV genomes from Brazil are phylogenetically interspersed with those from other South American and Caribbean countries. Mapping mutations onto existing structural models revealed the context of viral amino acid changes present in the outbreak lineage; however, no shared amino acid changes were found among the three currently available virus genomes from microcephaly cases. Municipality-level incidence data indicate that reports of suspected microcephaly in Brazil best correlate with ZIKV incidence around week 17 of pregnancy, although this correlation does not demonstrate causation. Our genetic description and analysis of ZIKV isolates in Brazil provide a baseline for future studies of the evolution and molecular epidemiology of this emerging virus in the Americas.
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- Nuno Rodrigues Faria
- Center for Technological Innovation, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, PA, 67030-000, Brazil.,Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PS UK
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PS UK
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- Instituto Adolfo Lutz, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PS UK
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PS UK
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PS UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Instituto Adolfo Lutz, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, Pará State, Brazil
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- Department of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, Pará State, Brazil
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- Department of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, Pará State, Brazil
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- Department of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, Pará State, Brazil
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- Department of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, Pará State, Brazil
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- Department of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, Pará State, Brazil
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- Department of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, Pará State, Brazil
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- Department of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, Pará State, Brazil
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- Department of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, Pará State, Brazil
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- Department of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, Pará State, Brazil
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- Department of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, Pará State, Brazil
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PS UK.,Metabiota, San Francisco, California 94104, USA
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PS UK
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PS UK
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- Centre of Post Graduation in Collective Health, Department of Health, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
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- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.,Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Center for Technological Innovation, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, PA, 67030-000, Brazil
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- Center for Technological Innovation, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, PA, 67030-000, Brazil
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- Center for Technological Innovation, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, PA, 67030-000, Brazil
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- Center for Technological Innovation, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, PA, 67030-000, Brazil
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- Center for Technological Innovation, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, PA, 67030-000, Brazil
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- Center for Technological Innovation, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, PA, 67030-000, Brazil
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- Center for Technological Innovation, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, PA, 67030-000, Brazil
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- Center for Technological Innovation, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, PA, 67030-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de AIDS and Imunologia Molecular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de AIDS and Imunologia Molecular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de AIDS and Imunologia Molecular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PS UK.,Metabiota, San Francisco, California 94104, USA
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- Center for Technological Innovation, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, PA, 67030-000, Brazil.,Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Department of Arbovirology and Hemorrhagic Fevers, Evandro Chagas Institute, Ministry of Health, Ananindeua, Pará State, Brazil
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Casseb ADR, Brito TC, Silva MRMD, Chiang JO, Martins LC, Silva SPD, Henriques DF, Casseb LMN, Vasconcelos PFDC. Prevalence of antibodies to equine alphaviruses in the State of Pará, Brazil. Arq Inst Biol 2016. [DOI: 10.1590/1808-1657000202014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT: The State of Pará comprises 26% of Brazilian Amazon region, where a large diversity of arboviruses has been described. This study sought to assess the prevalence and distribution of hemagglutination inhibition (HI) antibodies against antigens of four alphaviruses (Togaviridae: Alphavirus ) from the species: Eastern equine encephalitis (EEEV), Western equine encephalitis (WEEV), Mayaro virus (MAYV), and Mucambo virus (MUCV) in 753 serum samples of horses in Pará State, Brazil. All investigated arboviruses were detected and indicate that horses are susceptible to these alphaviruses, and show evidences of their active circulation in farm animals in the Brazilian Amazon.
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Henriques DF, Quaresma JAS, Fuzii HT, Nunes MRT, Silva EVPD, Carvalho VL, Martins LC, Casseb SMM, Chiang JO, Vasconcelos PFDC. Persistence of experimental Rocio virus infection in the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus). Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2013; 107:630-6. [PMID: 22850953 DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762012000500009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2011] [Accepted: 02/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Rocio virus (ROCV) is an encephalitic flavivirus endemic to Brazil. Experimental flavivirus infections have previously demonstrated a persistent infection and, in this study, we investigated the persistence of ROCV infection in golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus). The hamsters were infected intraperitoneally with 9.8 LD50/0.02 mL of ROCV and later anaesthetised and sacrificed at various time points over a 120-day period to collect of blood, urine and organ samples. The viral titres were quantified by real-time-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The specimens were used to infect Vero cells and ROCV antigens in the cells were detected by immunefluorescence assay. The levels of antibodies were determined by the haemagglutination inhibition technique. A histopathological examination was performed on the tissues by staining with haematoxylin-eosin and detecting viral antigens by immunohistochemistry (IHC). ROCV induced a strong immune response and was pathogenic in hamsters through neuroinvasion. ROCV was recovered from Vero cells exposed to samples from the viscera, brain, blood, serum and urine and was detected by qRT-PCR in the brain, liver and blood for three months after infection. ROCV induced histopathological changes and the expression of viral antigens, which were detected by IHC in the liver, kidney, lung and brain up to four months after infection. These findings show that ROCV is pathogenic to golden hamsters and has the capacity to cause persistent infection in animals after intraperitoneal infection.
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- Daniele Freitas Henriques
- Departamento de Arbovirologia e Febres Hemorrágicas, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Ananindeua, PA, Brasil
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