https://ror.org/05ef28661 Division of Immunology and Infectious Disease Biology, INtegrative GENomics of HOst-PathogEn (INGEN-HOPE) Laboratory, CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB), Delhi, India.
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India.
Life Sci Alliance. 2024 Jun 3;7(8). doi: 10.26508/lsa.202402683. Print 2024 Aug.
Dengue fever, a neglected tropical arboviral disease, has emerged as a global health concern in the past decade. Necessitating a nuanced comprehension of the intricate dynamics of host-virus interactions influencing disease severity, we analysed transcriptomic patterns using bulk RNA-seq from 112 age- and gender-matched NS1 antigen-confirmed hospital-admitted dengue patients with varying severity. Severe cases exhibited reduced platelet count, increased lymphocytosis, and neutropenia, indicating a dysregulated immune response. Using bulk RNA-seq, our analysis revealed a minimal overlap between the differentially expressed gene and transcript isoform, with a distinct expression pattern across the disease severity. Severe patients showed enrichment in retained intron and nonsense-mediated decay transcript biotypes, suggesting altered splicing efficiency. Furthermore, an up-regulated programmed cell death, a haemolytic response, and an impaired interferon and antiviral response at the transcript level were observed. We also identified the potential involvement of the gene among others in the innate immune response during dengue viral pathogenesis, warranting further investigation. These findings provide valuable insights into potential therapeutic targets, underscoring the importance of exploring transcriptomic landscapes between different disease sub-phenotypes in infectious diseases.
登革热是一种被忽视的热带虫媒病毒性疾病,在过去十年中已成为全球关注的健康问题。为了深入了解影响疾病严重程度的宿主-病毒相互作用的复杂动态,我们使用批量 RNA-seq 分析了 112 名年龄和性别匹配的 NS1 抗原确诊的住院登革热患者的转录组模式,这些患者的严重程度不同。严重病例表现为血小板计数减少、淋巴细胞增多和中性粒细胞减少,表明免疫反应失调。使用批量 RNA-seq,我们的分析发现差异表达基因和转录本异构体之间的重叠最小,疾病严重程度存在明显的表达模式。严重患者在保留内含子和无意义介导的衰变转录本生物型中表现出富集,表明剪接效率改变。此外,还观察到程序性细胞死亡、溶血性反应以及干扰素和抗病毒反应的转录水平上调。我们还发现其他基因在登革病毒发病机制中的先天免疫反应中可能有潜在的参与,值得进一步研究。这些发现为潜在的治疗靶点提供了有价值的见解,强调了在传染病中探索不同疾病亚型之间的转录组景观的重要性。