ArticleCytokine2023
SARS-CoV2 infection induce miR-155 expression and skewed Th17/Treg balance by changing SOCS1 level: A clinical study.
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- Role of immune-inflammatory biomarkers and their derived ratio in predicting COVID-19 severity and mortality.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- SOCS Proteins: Key Players in Immune Regulation During SARS-CoV-2 Infection.European journal of immunology · 2025Review
- Recent advances in the development and clinical application of miRNAs in infectious diseases.Non-coding RNA research · 2025Review
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- Modeling respiratory tract diseases for clinical translation employing conditionally reprogrammed cells.Cell insight · 2024Review
- Immune modulatory microRNAs in tumors, their clinical relevance in diagnosis and therapy.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2024Review
- The Potential Roles of Host Cell miRNAs in Fine-Tuning Bovine Coronavirus (BCoV) Molecular Pathogenesis, Tissue Tropism, and Immune Regulation.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- Macrophage Activation Syndrome in Coinciding Pandemics of Obesity and COVID-19: Worse than Bad.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024Review
- The Promotion of Humoral Immune Responses in Humans via SOCS1-Mediated Th2-Bias Following SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination.Vaccines · 2023Article
- SOCS-JAK-STAT inhibitors and SOCS mimetics as treatment options for autoimmune uveitis, psoriasis, lupus, and autoimmune encephalitis.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundOne of the regulators in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus2 (SARS-CoV2) infection is miRNAs. In COVID-19 patients, immunological responses to SARS-CoV2 infection may be impacted by miR-155, a miRNA associated to inflammation. MATERIALS AND
methodsPeripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of 50 confirmed COVID-19 patients /Healthy Controls (HCs) was isolated by Ficoll. The frequency of T helper 17 and regulatory T cells was analyzed by flowcytometry. The RNA was extracted from each sample and after synthesis of c-DNA, the relative expression of miR-155, suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS-1), Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3(STAT3), and Fork Head Box Protein 3 (FoxP3) was evaluated by real-time PCR. The protein level of STAT3, FoxP3 and RORγT in the isolated PBMCs measured by western blotting. The serum level of IL-10, TGF-β, IL-17 and IL21 was assessed by ELISA method.
resultsThe population of Th17 cells showed a significant rise, whereas Treg cells reduced in COVID-19 cases. The master transcription factor of Treg (FoxP3) and Th17 (RORγT) relative expression showed the same pattern as flowcytometry. STAT3 level of expression at RNA and protein level increased in COVID-19 cases. FOXP3 and SOCS-1 proteins were down-regulated. The relative expression of miR-155, up-regulated in PBMC of COVID-19 patients and revealed a negative correlation with SOCS-1. The serum cytokine profile showed a reduction in TGF-β, on the other hand an increase was seen in IL-17, IL-21 and IL-10 in COVID-19 cases toward control group.
conclusionBased on the studies conducted in this field, it can be suggested that Th17/Treg in covid-19 patients can be affected by miR-155 and it can be considered a valuable diagnostic and prognostic factor in this disease.
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