Thromboses and Hemostasis Disorders Associated with COVID-19: The Possible Causal Role of Cross-Reactivity and Immunological Imprinting

By examining the issue of the thromboses and hemostasis disorders associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) through the lens of cross-reactivity, it was found that 60 pentapeptides are shared by SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein (gp) and human proteins that— when alter...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c9a13d273f844f00823db79aa3a567752021-12-01T23:41:03ZThromboses and Hemostasis Disorders Associated with COVID-19: The Possible Causal Role of Cross-Reactivity and Immunological Imprinting2699-940410.1055/s-0041-1731068https://doaj.org/article/c9a13d273f844f00823db79aa3a567752021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1731068https://doaj.org/toc/2699-9404By examining the issue of the thromboses and hemostasis disorders associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) through the lens of cross-reactivity, it was found that 60 pentapeptides are shared by SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein (gp) and human proteins that— when altered, mutated, deficient or, however, improperly functioning— cause vascular diseases, thromboembolic complications, venous thrombosis, thrombocytopenia, coagulopathies, and bleeding, inter alia. The peptide commonality has a relevant immunological potential as almost all of the shared sequences are present in experimentally validated SARS-CoV-2 spike gp-derived epitopes, thus supporting the possibility of cross-reactions between the viral gp and the thromboses-related human proteins. Moreover, many of the shared peptide sequences are also present in pathogens to which individuals have previously been exposed following natural infection or vaccinal routes, and of which the immune system has stored imprint. Such an immunological memory might rapidly trigger anamnestic secondary cross-reactive responses of extreme affinity and avidity, in this way explaining the thromboembolic adverse events that can associate with SARS-CoV-2 infection or active immunization.Darja KanducGeorg Thieme Verlag KGarticlecovid-19sars-cov-2 spike gpcross-reactivityimmunological imprintingthromboses-related proteinsthrombosesvascular diseasesbleedingGeneticsQH426-470Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogensRC254-282ENGlobal Medical Genetics, Vol 08, Iss 04, Pp 162-170 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic covid-19
sars-cov-2 spike gp
cross-reactivity
immunological imprinting
thromboses-related proteins
thromboses
vascular diseases
bleeding
Genetics
QH426-470
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
spellingShingle covid-19
sars-cov-2 spike gp
cross-reactivity
immunological imprinting
thromboses-related proteins
thromboses
vascular diseases
bleeding
Genetics
QH426-470
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
Darja Kanduc
Thromboses and Hemostasis Disorders Associated with COVID-19: The Possible Causal Role of Cross-Reactivity and Immunological Imprinting
description By examining the issue of the thromboses and hemostasis disorders associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) through the lens of cross-reactivity, it was found that 60 pentapeptides are shared by SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein (gp) and human proteins that— when altered, mutated, deficient or, however, improperly functioning— cause vascular diseases, thromboembolic complications, venous thrombosis, thrombocytopenia, coagulopathies, and bleeding, inter alia. The peptide commonality has a relevant immunological potential as almost all of the shared sequences are present in experimentally validated SARS-CoV-2 spike gp-derived epitopes, thus supporting the possibility of cross-reactions between the viral gp and the thromboses-related human proteins. Moreover, many of the shared peptide sequences are also present in pathogens to which individuals have previously been exposed following natural infection or vaccinal routes, and of which the immune system has stored imprint. Such an immunological memory might rapidly trigger anamnestic secondary cross-reactive responses of extreme affinity and avidity, in this way explaining the thromboembolic adverse events that can associate with SARS-CoV-2 infection or active immunization.
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title Thromboses and Hemostasis Disorders Associated with COVID-19: The Possible Causal Role of Cross-Reactivity and Immunological Imprinting
title_short Thromboses and Hemostasis Disorders Associated with COVID-19: The Possible Causal Role of Cross-Reactivity and Immunological Imprinting
title_full Thromboses and Hemostasis Disorders Associated with COVID-19: The Possible Causal Role of Cross-Reactivity and Immunological Imprinting
title_fullStr Thromboses and Hemostasis Disorders Associated with COVID-19: The Possible Causal Role of Cross-Reactivity and Immunological Imprinting
title_full_unstemmed Thromboses and Hemostasis Disorders Associated with COVID-19: The Possible Causal Role of Cross-Reactivity and Immunological Imprinting
title_sort thromboses and hemostasis disorders associated with covid-19: the possible causal role of cross-reactivity and immunological imprinting
publisher Georg Thieme Verlag KG
publishDate 2021
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