Th1, Th2 and Th17 inflammatory pathways synergistically predict cardiometabolic protein expression in serum of COVID-19 patients

Mol Omics. 2022 Jun 13;18(5):408-416. doi: 10.1039/d2mo00055e.

Abstract

A predominant source of complication in SARS-CoV-2 patients arises from a severe systemic inflammation that can lead to tissue damage and organ failure. The high inflammatory burden of this viral infection often results in cardiovascular comorbidities. A better understanding of the interaction between immune pathways and cardiovascular proteins might inform medical decisions and therapeutic approaches. In this study we hypothesized that helper T-cell inflammatory pathways (Th1, Th2 and Th17) synergistically correlate with cardiometabolic proteins in serum of COVID-19 patients. We found that Th1, Th2 and Th17 cytokines and chemokines are able to predict expression of 186 cardiometabolic proteins profiled by Olink proteomics.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases* / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Proteomics
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Th1 Cells / metabolism
  • Th17 Cells / metabolism
  • Th2 Cells / metabolism