The CXCR6/CXCL16 axis links inflamm-aging to disease severity in COVID-19 patients
Payne, D. J.; Dalal, S.; Leach, R.; Parker, R.; Griffin, S.; McKimmie, C. S.; Cook, G. P.; Richards, S. J.; Hillmen, P.; Munir, T.; Arnold, L.; Riley, K.; McKinley, C.; Place, S.; Baretto, R. L.; Newton, D. J.
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Advancing age and chronic health conditions, significant risk factors for severe COVID-19, are associated with a pro-inflammatory state, termed inflamm-aging. CXCR6+ T cells are known to traffic to the lung and have been reported to increase with age. The ligand of CXCR6, CXCL16, is constitutively expressed in the lung and upregulated during inflammatory responses and the CXCR6/CXCL16 axis is associated with severe lung disease and pneumonia. Genome-wide association studies have also recently identified 3p21.31, encompassing the CXCR6 gene, as a susceptibility locus for severe COVID-19. We assessed numbers T cells expressing the chemokine receptor CXCR6 and plasma levels of CXCL16, in control and COVID-19 patients. Results demonstrated that circulating CD8+CXCR6+ T cells were significantly elevated with advancing age, yet virtually absent in patients with severe COVID-19. Peripheral levels of CXCL16 were significantly upregulated in severe COVID-19 patients compared to either mild COVID-19 patients or SARS-CoV-2 negative controls. This study supports a significant role of the CXCR6/CXCL16 axis in the immunopathogenesis of severe COVID-19.
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