Abstract
As a member of JAK family of non-receptor tyrosine kinases, TYK2 has a crucial role in regulation of immune responses. This protein has a crucial role in constant expression of IFNAR1 on surface of cells and initiation of type I IFN signaling. In the current study, we measured expression of IFNAR1 and TYK2 levels in venous blood samples of COVID-19 patients and matched controls. TYK2 was significantly down-regulated in male patients compared with male controls (RME = 0.34, P value = 0.03). Though, levels of TYK2 were not different between female cases and female controls, or between ICU-admitted and non-ICU-admitted cases. Expression of IFNAR1 was not different either between COVID-19 cases and controls or between patients required ICU admission and non-ICU-admitted cases. However, none of these transcripts can properly diffrentiate COVID-19 cases from controls or separate patients based on disease severity. The current study proposes down-regulation of TYK2 as a molecular mechanism for incapacity of SARS-CoV-2 in induction of a competent IFN response.
Keywords: Biomarker; COVID-19; Expression; IFNAR1; TYK2.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, Biomarker, IFNAR1, expression, TYK2., 【초록키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, Biomarker, disease severity, molecular mechanism, Protein, immune responses, male, female, Patient, ICU admission, Control, IFNAR1, Jak, COVID-19 patients, Signaling, IFN response, COVID-19 cases, COVID-19 patient, Type I IFN, tyrosine, kinases, venous blood, p value, Regulation, COVID-19 case, blood sample, down-regulation, member, Incapacity, transcript, TYK2, controls, Cell, venous, significantly, required, not different, competent, down-regulated, 【제목키워드】 Analysis, COVID-19 patient, transcript,