articleEmerging Microbes & InfectionsJan 1, 2020GOLD OA

Transcriptomic characteristics of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and peripheral blood mononuclear cells in COVID-19 patients

Wuhan University · Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University · +4 more institutions

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Abstract

Circulating in China and 158 other countries and areas, the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak has caused devastating mortality and posed a great threat to public health. However, efforts to identify effectively supportive therapeutic drugs and treatments has been hampered by our limited understanding of host immune response for this fatal disease. To characterize the transcriptional signatures of host inflammatory response to SARS-CoV-2 (HCoV-19) infection, we carried out transcriptome sequencing of the RNAs isolated from the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) specimens of COVID-19 patients. Our results reveal distinct host inflammatory cytokine profiles to SARS-CoV-2…

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Keywords
  • Bronchoalveolar lavage
  • Peripheral blood mononuclear cell
  • Transcriptome
  • Immunology
  • Immune system
  • Chemokine
  • CXCL10
  • Medicine
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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