Hypertension delays viral clearance and exacerbates airway hyperinflammation in patients with COVID-19
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Hypertension delays viral clearance and exacerbates airway hyperinflammation in patients with COVID-19. / Trump, Saskia; Lukassen, Soeren; Anker, Markus S; Chua, Robert Lorenz; Liebig, Johannes; Thürmann, Loreen; Corman, Victor Max; Binder, Marco; Loske, Jennifer; Klasa, Christina; Krieger, Teresa; Hennig, Bianca P; Messingschlager, Marey; Pott, Fabian; Kazmierski, Julia; Twardziok, Sven; Albrecht, Jan Philipp; Eils, Jürgen; Hadzibegovic, Sara; Lena, Alessia; Heidecker, Bettina; Bürgel, Thore; Steinfeldt, Jakob; Goffinet, Christine; Kurth, Florian; Witzenrath, Martin; Völker, Maria Theresa; Müller, Sarah Dorothea; Liebert, Uwe Gerd; Ishaque, Naveed; Kaderali, Lars; Sander, Leif-Erik; Drosten, Christian; Laudi, Sven; Eils, Roland; Conrad, Christian; Landmesser, Ulf; Lehmann, Irina.
In: NAT BIOTECHNOL, Vol. 39, No. 6, 06.2021, p. 705-716.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Hypertension delays viral clearance and exacerbates airway hyperinflammation in patients with COVID-19
AU - Trump, Saskia
AU - Lukassen, Soeren
AU - Anker, Markus S
AU - Chua, Robert Lorenz
AU - Liebig, Johannes
AU - Thürmann, Loreen
AU - Corman, Victor Max
AU - Binder, Marco
AU - Loske, Jennifer
AU - Klasa, Christina
AU - Krieger, Teresa
AU - Hennig, Bianca P
AU - Messingschlager, Marey
AU - Pott, Fabian
AU - Kazmierski, Julia
AU - Twardziok, Sven
AU - Albrecht, Jan Philipp
AU - Eils, Jürgen
AU - Hadzibegovic, Sara
AU - Lena, Alessia
AU - Heidecker, Bettina
AU - Bürgel, Thore
AU - Steinfeldt, Jakob
AU - Goffinet, Christine
AU - Kurth, Florian
AU - Witzenrath, Martin
AU - Völker, Maria Theresa
AU - Müller, Sarah Dorothea
AU - Liebert, Uwe Gerd
AU - Ishaque, Naveed
AU - Kaderali, Lars
AU - Sander, Leif-Erik
AU - Drosten, Christian
AU - Laudi, Sven
AU - Eils, Roland
AU - Conrad, Christian
AU - Landmesser, Ulf
AU - Lehmann, Irina
PY - 2021/6
Y1 - 2021/6
N2 - In coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), hypertension and cardiovascular diseases are major risk factors for critical disease progression. However, the underlying causes and the effects of the main anti-hypertensive therapies-angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)-remain unclear. Combining clinical data (n = 144) and single-cell sequencing data of airway samples (n = 48) with in vitro experiments, we observed a distinct inflammatory predisposition of immune cells in patients with hypertension that correlated with critical COVID-19 progression. ACEI treatment was associated with dampened COVID-19-related hyperinflammation and with increased cell intrinsic antiviral responses, whereas ARB treatment related to enhanced epithelial-immune cell interactions. Macrophages and neutrophils of patients with hypertension, in particular under ARB treatment, exhibited higher expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokines CCL3 and CCL4 and the chemokine receptor CCR1. Although the limited size of our cohort does not allow us to establish clinical efficacy, our data suggest that the clinical benefits of ACEI treatment in patients with COVID-19 who have hypertension warrant further investigation.
AB - In coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), hypertension and cardiovascular diseases are major risk factors for critical disease progression. However, the underlying causes and the effects of the main anti-hypertensive therapies-angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)-remain unclear. Combining clinical data (n = 144) and single-cell sequencing data of airway samples (n = 48) with in vitro experiments, we observed a distinct inflammatory predisposition of immune cells in patients with hypertension that correlated with critical COVID-19 progression. ACEI treatment was associated with dampened COVID-19-related hyperinflammation and with increased cell intrinsic antiviral responses, whereas ARB treatment related to enhanced epithelial-immune cell interactions. Macrophages and neutrophils of patients with hypertension, in particular under ARB treatment, exhibited higher expression of the pro-inflammatory cytokines CCL3 and CCL4 and the chemokine receptor CCR1. Although the limited size of our cohort does not allow us to establish clinical efficacy, our data suggest that the clinical benefits of ACEI treatment in patients with COVID-19 who have hypertension warrant further investigation.
KW - Adult
KW - Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists/administration & dosage
KW - Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors/administration & dosage
KW - COVID-19/complications
KW - Chemokine CCL3/genetics
KW - Chemokine CCL4/genetics
KW - Disease Progression
KW - Female
KW - Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects
KW - Humans
KW - Hypertension/complications
KW - Inflammation/complications
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - RNA-Seq
KW - Receptors, CCR1/genetics
KW - Respiratory System/drug effects
KW - Risk Factors
KW - SARS-CoV-2/pathogenicity
KW - Single-Cell Analysis
U2 - 10.1038/s41587-020-00796-1
DO - 10.1038/s41587-020-00796-1
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 33361824
VL - 39
SP - 705
EP - 716
JO - NAT BIOTECHNOL
JF - NAT BIOTECHNOL
SN - 1087-0156
IS - 6
ER -