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Molecular Analysis of the Kidney From a Patient With COVID-19-Associated Collapsing Glomerulopathy.


ABSTRACT: Recent case reports suggest that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with collapsing glomerulopathy in African Americans with apolipoprotein L1 gene (APOL1) risk alleles; however, it is unclear whether disease pathogenesis is similar to HIV-associated nephropathy. RNA sequencing analysis of a kidney biopsy specimen from a patient with COVID-19-associated collapsing glomerulopathy and APOL1 risk alleles (G1/G1) revealed similar levels of APOL1 and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) messenger RNA transcripts as compared with 12 control kidney samples downloaded from the GTEx (Genotype-Tissue Expression) Portal. Whole-genome sequencing of the COVID-19-associated collapsing glomerulopathy kidney sample identified 4 indel gene variants, 3 of which are of unknown significance with respect to chronic kidney disease and/or focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Molecular profiling of the kidney demonstrated activation of COVID-19-associated cell injury pathways such as inflammation and coagulation. Evidence for direct severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection of kidney cells was lacking, which is consistent with the findings of several recent studies. Interestingly, immunostaining of kidney biopsy sections revealed increased expression of phospho-STAT3 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 3) in both COVID-19-associated collapsing glomerulopathy and HIV-associated nephropathy as compared with control kidney tissue. Importantly, interleukin 6-induced activation of STAT3 may be a targetable mechanism driving COVID-19-associated acute kidney injury.

SUBMITTER: Meliambro K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8080498 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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