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WIN 55,212-2 shows anti-inflammatory and survival properties in human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes infected with SARS-CoV-2
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ARAGÃO, Luiz Guilherme H. S. et al. WIN 55,212-2 shows anti-inflammatory and survival properties in human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes infected with SARS-COV-2. PeeRJ, p. 1-21, Oct. 2021.
2691-6657
10.7717/peerj.12262
Autor
Aragão, Luiz Guilherme H. S.
Oliveira, Júlia T.
Temerozo, Jairo R.
Mendes, Mayara A.
Salerno, José Alexandre
Pedrosa, Carolina S. G.
Puig-Pijuan, Teresa
Veríssimo, Carla P.
Ornelas, Isis M.
Torquato, Thayana
Vitória, Gabriela
Sacramento, Carolina Q.
Rodrigues, Natalia Fintelman
Dias, Suelen da Silva Gomes
Soares, Vinicius Cardoso
Souza, Letícia R. Q.
Karmirian, Karina
Silva, Livia Goto
Biagi, Diogo
Cruvinel, Estela M.
Dariolli, Rafael
Furtado, Daniel R.
Bozza, Patrícia
Borges, Helena L.
Souza, Thiago M. L.
Guimarães, Marília Zaluar P.
Rehen, Stevens K.
Resumen
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which can infect several organs, especially
impacting respiratory capacity. Among the extrapulmonary manifestations of
COVID-19 is myocardial injury, which is associated with a high risk of mortality.
Myocardial injury, caused directly or indirectly by SARS-CoV-2 infection, can be
triggered by inflammatory processes that lead to damage to the heart tissue. Since
one of the hallmarks of severe COVID-19 is the “cytokine storm”, strategies to
control inflammation caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection have been considered.
Cannabinoids are known to have anti-inflammatory properties by negatively
modulating the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Herein, we investigated the
effects of the cannabinoid agonist WIN 55,212-2 (WIN) in human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) infected with SARS-CoV-2. WIN did not modify
angiotensin-converting enzyme II protein levels, nor reduced viral infection and
replication in hiPSC-CMs. On the other hand, WIN reduced the levels of interleukins
six, eight, 18 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-a) released by infected cells, and
attenuated cytotoxic damage measured by the release of lactate dehydrogenase
(LDH). Our findings suggest that cannabinoids should be further explored as a
complementary therapeutic tool for reducing inflammation in COVID-19 patients.