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Dysregulated autoantibodies targeting vaso- and immunoregulatory receptors in Post COVID Syndrome correlate with symptom severity

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Title:Dysregulated autoantibodies targeting vaso- and immunoregulatory receptors in Post COVID Syndrome correlate with symptom severity
Creators Name:Sotzny, F., Filgueiras, I.S., Kedor, C., Freitag, H., Wittke, K., Bauer, S., Sepúlveda, N., Mathias da Fonseca, D.L., Baiocchi, G.C., Marques, A.H.C., Kim, M., Lange, T., Plaça, D.R., Luebber, F., Paulus, F.M., De Vito, R., Jurisica, I., Schulze-Forster, K., Paul, F., Bellmann-Strobl, J., Rust, R., Hoppmann, U., Shoenfeld, Y., Riemekasten, G., Heidecke, H., Cabral-Marques, O. and Scheibenbogen, C.
Abstract:Most patients with Post COVID Syndrome (PCS) present with a plethora of symptoms without clear evidence of organ dysfunction. A subset of them fulfills diagnostic criteria of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). Symptom severity of ME/CFS correlates with natural regulatory autoantibody (AAB) levels targeting several G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR). In this exploratory study, we analyzed serum AAB levels against vaso- and immunoregulatory receptors, mostly GPCRs, in 80 PCS patients following mild-to-moderate COVID-19, with 40 of them fulfilling diagnostic criteria of ME/CFS. Healthy seronegative (n=38) and asymptomatic post COVID-19 controls (n=40) were also included in the study as control groups. We found lower levels for various AABs in PCS compared to at least one control group, accompanied by alterations in the correlations among AABs. Classification using random forest indicated AABs targeting ADRB2, STAB1, and ADRA2A as the strongest classifiers (AABs stratifying patients according to disease outcomes) of post COVID-19 outcomes. Several AABs correlated with symptom severity in PCS groups. Remarkably, severity of fatigue and vasomotor symptoms were associated with ADRB2 AAB levels in PCS/ME/CFS patients. Our study identified dysregulation of AAB against various receptors involved in the autonomous nervous system (ANS), vaso-, and immunoregulation and their correlation with symptom severity, pointing to their role in the pathogenesis of PCS.
Keywords:Autoantibodies, COVID-19, Post COVID Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, ME/CFS, G-Protein Coupled Receptor, Autonomic Nervous System, Renin-Angiotensin System
Source:Frontiers in Immunology
ISSN:1664-3224
Publisher:Frontiers Media SA
Volume:13
Page Range:981532
Date:27 September 2022
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.981532
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