期刊
CELLS
卷 10, 期 7, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cells10071788
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SARS-CoV-2; pregnant women; MicroRNA; immune response
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资金
- Bando Regione Lombardia DG Welfare [RL_DG-WEL20MBIAS_01, CAR_EXT20MBIAS_01]
Research has shown that the transcriptomic profile of pregnant women is significantly altered in different anatomical districts following SARS-CoV-2 infection, even in the absence of clinical symptoms and vertical transmission. The combination of miRNA and antiviral/immune factors seems to control both the infection and the dysfunctional immune reaction, representing a potential therapeutic target against SARS-CoV-2.
MicroRNAs are gene expression regulators associated with several human pathologies, including those generated by viral infections. Their role in SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 has been investigated and reviewed in many informative studies; however, a thorough miRNA outline in SARS-CoV-2-infected pregnant women (SIPW), at both systemic and placental levels, is missing. To fill this gap, blood and placenta biopsies collected at delivery from 15 asymptomatic SIPW were immediately analysed for: miRNA expression (n = 84) (QPCR array), antiviral/immune mRNA target expression (n = 74) (QGene) and cytokine/chemokines production (n = 27) (Multiplex ELISA). By comparing these results with those obtained from six uninfected pregnant women (UPW), we observed that, following SARS-CoV-2 infection, the transcriptomic profile of pregnant women is significantly altered in different anatomical districts, even in the absence of clinical symptoms and vertical transmission. This characteristic combination of miRNA and antiviral/immune factors seems to control both the infection and the dysfunctional immune reaction, thus representing a positive correlate of protection and a potential therapeutic target against SARS-CoV-2.
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