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Defining the CD39/CD73 Axis in SARS-CoV-2 Infection: The CD73- Phenotype Identifies Polyfunctional Cytotoxic Lymphocytes.


ABSTRACT: The ectonucleotidases CD39 and CD73 regulate immune responses by balancing extracellular ATP and adenosine in inflammation and are likely to be involved in the pathophysiology of COVID-19. Here, we analyzed CD39 and CD73 on different lymphocyte populations in a small cohort of COVID-19 patients and in healthy individuals. We describe a significantly lower level of expression of CD73 on cytotoxic lymphocyte populations, including CD8+ T, natural killer T (NKT), and natural killer (NK) cells, during COVID-19. Interestingly, the decrease of CD73 on CD8+ T cells and NKT cells correlated with serum ferritin levels. Furthermore, we observed distinct functional differences between the CD73+ and CD73- subsets of CD8+ T cells and NKT cells with regard to cytokine/toxin secretion. In COVID-19 patients, the majority of the CD73-CD8+ T cells were capable of secreting granzyme B, perforin, tumor necrosis factor (TNF-?) or interferon-gamma (IFN-?). To conclude, in this first study of CD39 and CD73 expression of lymphocytes in COVID-19, we show that CD8+ T cells and NKT cells lacking CD73 possess a significantly higher cytotoxic effector functionality compared to their CD73+ counterparts. Future studies should investigate differences of cellular CD39 and CD73 expression in patients at different disease stages and their potential as prognostic markers or targets for immunomodulatory therapies.

SUBMITTER: Ahmadi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7464076 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Defining the CD39/CD73 Axis in SARS-CoV-2 Infection: The CD73<sup>-</sup> Phenotype Identifies Polyfunctional Cytotoxic Lymphocytes.

Ahmadi Parimah P   Hartjen Philip P   Kohsar Matin M   Kummer Silke S   Schmiedel Stefan S   Bockmann Jan-Hendrik JH   Fathi Anahita A   Huber Samuel S   Haag Friedrich F   Schulze Zur Wiesch Julian J  

Cells 20200722 8


The ectonucleotidases CD39 and CD73 regulate immune responses by balancing extracellular ATP and adenosine in inflammation and are likely to be involved in the pathophysiology of COVID-19. Here, we analyzed CD39 and CD73 on different lymphocyte populations in a small cohort of COVID-19 patients and in healthy individuals. We describe a significantly lower level of expression of CD73 on cytotoxic lymphocyte populations, including CD8<sup>+</sup> T, natural killer T (NKT), and natural killer (NK)  ...[more]

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