2021
CCR5 Delta 32 Deletion as a Protective Factor in Czech First-Wave COVID-19 Subjects
HUBACEK, Jaroslav A.; Ladislav DUŠEK; Ondřej MÁJEK; Vaclav ADAMEK; Tereza CERVINKOVA et. al.Základní údaje
Originální název
CCR5 Delta 32 Deletion as a Protective Factor in Czech First-Wave COVID-19 Subjects
Autoři
HUBACEK, Jaroslav A. (203 Česká republika, garant); Ladislav DUŠEK (203 Česká republika, domácí); Ondřej MÁJEK (203 Česká republika, domácí); Vaclav ADAMEK (203 Česká republika); Tereza CERVINKOVA (203 Česká republika); Dana DLOUHA (203 Česká republika); Jozef PAVEL (203 Česká republika) a Vera ADAMKOVA (203 Česká republika)
Vydání
Physiological research, Praha, Fyziologický ústav AV ČR, 2021, 0862-8408
Další údaje
Jazyk
angličtina
Typ výsledku
Článek v odborném periodiku
Obor
30105 Physiology
Stát vydavatele
Česká republika
Utajení
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Odkazy
Impakt faktor
Impact factor: 2.139
Kód RIV
RIV/00216224:14110/21:00121769
Organizační jednotka
Lékařská fakulta
UT WoS
000631146600011
EID Scopus
2-s2.0-85103144187
Klíčová slova anglicky
COVID-19; CCR5; Polymorphism; Deletion; Delta 32
Příznaky
Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 15. 6. 2021 07:49, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová
Anotace
V originále
Infection by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has spread widely around the globe. Significant inter-individual differences have been observed during the course of the infection, which suggests that genetic susceptibility may be a contributing factor. CC chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5), which acts as a co-receptor for the entry of HIV-1 into cells, is promising candidate whose can have an influence on SARS-CoV-2 infection. A genetic mutation known as CCR5 Delta 32, consisting of a 32-nucleotide deletion, encodes a truncated protein that protects homozygous carriers of the deletion from HIV-1 infection. Similarly, inhibition of CCR5 seems to be protective against COVID-19. In our study, we successfully genotyped 416 first-wave SARS-CoV-2-positive infection survivors (164 asymptomatic and 252 symptomatic) for CCR5 Delta 32, comparing them with a population based sample of 2,404 subjects. We found the highest number (P=0.03) of CCR5 Delta 32 carriers in SARS-CoV-2-positive/COVID-19-asymptomatic subjects (23.8 %) and the lowest number in SARS-CoV-2-positive/COVID-19-symptomatic patients (16.7 %), with frequency in the control population in the middle (21.0 %). We conclude that the CCR5 Delta 32 I/D polymorphism may have the potential to predict the severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection.