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Brumback BD, Dmytrenko O, Robinson AN, Bailey AL, Ma P, Liu J, Hicks SC, Ng S, Li G, Zhang DM, Lipovsky CE, Lin CY, Diamond MS, Lavine KJ, Rentschler SL. Human Cardiac Pericytes Are Susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 Infection. JACC Basic Transl Sci 2023; 8:109-120. [PMID: 36124009 PMCID: PMC9473702 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2022.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
COVID-19 is associated with serious cardiovascular complications, with incompletely understood mechanism(s). Pericytes have key functions in supporting endothelial cells and maintaining vascular integrity. We demonstrate that human cardiac pericytes are permissive to SARS-CoV-2 infection in organotypic slice and primary cell cultures. Viral entry into pericytes is mediated by endosomal proteases, and infection leads to up-regulation of inflammatory markers, vasoactive mediators, and nuclear factor kappa-B-dependent cell death. Furthermore, we present evidence of cardiac pericyte infection in COVID-19 myocarditis patients. These data demonstrate that human cardiac pericytes are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection and suggest a role for pericyte infection in COVID-19.
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Affiliation(s)
- Brittany D. Brumback
- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
| | - Ashley N. Robinson
- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
| | - Adam L. Bailey
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
| | - Pan Ma
- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
| | - Jing Liu
- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
| | - Stephanie C. Hicks
- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
| | - Sherwin Ng
- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
| | - Gang Li
- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
| | - David M. Zhang
- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
| | - Catherine E. Lipovsky
- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
| | - Chieh-Yu Lin
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
| | - Michael S. Diamond
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Medicine, Infectious Disease, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
| | - Kory J. Lavine
- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
| | - Stacey L. Rentschler
- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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