In patients infected by SARS-CoV-2 who experience an exaggerated inflammation leading to pneumonia, monocytes likely play a major role but have received poor attention. Thus, we analyzed peripheral blood monocytes from patients with COVID-19 pneumonia and found that these cells show signs of altered bioenergetics and mitochondrial dysfunction, had a reduced basal and maximal respiration, reduced spare respiratory capacity, and decreased proton leak. Basal extracellular acidification rate was also diminished, suggesting reduced capability to perform aerobic glycolysis. Although COVID-19 monocytes had a reduced ability to perform oxidative burst, they were still capable of producing TNF and IFN-γ in vitro. A significantly high amount of monocytes had depolarized mitochondria and abnormal mitochondrial ultrastructure. A redistribution of monocyte subsets, with a significant expansion of intermediate/pro-inflammatory cells, and high amounts of immature monocytes were found, along with a concomitant compression of classical monocytes, and an increased expression of inhibitory checkpoints like PD-1/PD-L1. High plasma levels of several inflammatory cytokines and chemokines, including GM-CSF, IL-18, CCL2, CXCL10, and osteopontin, finally confirm the importance of monocytes in COVID-19 immunopathogenesis.
Altered bioenergetics and mitochondrial dysfunction of monocytes in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia / Gibellini, L.; De Biasi, S.; Paolini, A.; Borella, R.; Boraldi, F.; Mattioli, M.; Lo Tartaro, D.; Fidanza, L.; Caro-Maldonado, A.; Meschiari, M.; Iadisernia, V.; Bacca, E.; Riva, G.; Cicchetti, L.; Quaglino, D.; Guaraldi, G.; Busani, S.; Girardis, M.; Mussini, C.; Cossarizza, A.. - In: EMBO MOLECULAR MEDICINE. - ISSN 1757-4676. - 12:12(2020), pp. 1-13. [10.15252/emmm.202013001]
Data di pubblicazione: | 2020 | |
Titolo: | Altered bioenergetics and mitochondrial dysfunction of monocytes in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia | |
Autore/i: | Gibellini, L.; De Biasi, S.; Paolini, A.; Borella, R.; Boraldi, F.; Mattioli, M.; Lo Tartaro, D.; Fidanza, L.; Caro-Maldonado, A.; Meschiari, M.; Iadisernia, V.; Bacca, E.; Riva, G.; Cicchetti, L.; Quaglino, D.; Guaraldi, G.; Busani, S.; Girardis, M.; Mussini, C.; Cossarizza, A. | |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.15252/emmm.202013001 | |
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Volume: | 12 | |
Fascicolo: | 12 | |
Pagina iniziale: | 1 | |
Pagina finale: | 13 | |
Codice identificativo ISI: | WOS:000585254400001 | |
Codice identificativo Scopus: | 2-s2.0-85096788096 | |
Codice identificativo Pubmed: | 33078545 | |
Citazione: | Altered bioenergetics and mitochondrial dysfunction of monocytes in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia / Gibellini, L.; De Biasi, S.; Paolini, A.; Borella, R.; Boraldi, F.; Mattioli, M.; Lo Tartaro, D.; Fidanza, L.; Caro-Maldonado, A.; Meschiari, M.; Iadisernia, V.; Bacca, E.; Riva, G.; Cicchetti, L.; Quaglino, D.; Guaraldi, G.; Busani, S.; Girardis, M.; Mussini, C.; Cossarizza, A.. - In: EMBO MOLECULAR MEDICINE. - ISSN 1757-4676. - 12:12(2020), pp. 1-13. [10.15252/emmm.202013001] | |
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