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Causal influences of osteoarthritis on COVID-19: a Mendelian randomization study

OBJECTIVE: Although observational and genetic studies have indicated a correlation between OA and COVID-19, it remains uncertain whether osteoarthritis (OA) contributes to the severity of COVID-19. Here, we aimed to investigate the potential causal links between the two. METHODS: In this study, we c...

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Autores principales: Fu, Li, Baranova, Ancha, Cao, Hongbao, Zhang, Fuquan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10644031/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38020136
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1287043
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Baranova, Ancha
Cao, Hongbao
Zhang, Fuquan
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Zhang, Fuquan
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description OBJECTIVE: Although observational and genetic studies have indicated a correlation between OA and COVID-19, it remains uncertain whether osteoarthritis (OA) contributes to the severity of COVID-19. Here, we aimed to investigate the potential causal links between the two. METHODS: In this study, we conducted Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to investigate whether there is a potential causal connection between OA and COVID-19 outcomes. The analysis utilized publicly available GWAS summary datasets, incorporating data on OA (N = 455,221), SARS-CoV-2 infection (N = 2,597,856), hospitalized COVID-19 (N = 2,095,324), and critical COVID-19 (N = 1,086,211). Additionally, we performed a literature analysis to establish a molecular network connecting OA and COVID-19. RESULTS: The MR analysis showed causal effects of OA on hospitalized COVID-19 (OR: 1.21, 95% CI: 1.02–1.43, p = 0.026) and critical COVID-19 (OR: 1.35, 95% CI: 1.09–1.68, p = 0.006) but not on SARS-CoV-2 infection as such (OR: 1.00, 95% CI: 0.92–1.08, p = 0.969). Moreover, the literature-based pathway analysis uncovered a set of specific genes, such as CALCA, ACE, SIRT1, TNF, IL6, CCL2, and others, that were found to mediate the association between OA and COVID-19. CONCLUSION: Our findings indicate that OA elevates the risk of severe COVID-19. Therefore, larger efforts should be made in the prevention of COVID-19 in OA patients.
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spelling pubmed-106440312023-10-31 Causal influences of osteoarthritis on COVID-19: a Mendelian randomization study Fu, Li Baranova, Ancha Cao, Hongbao Zhang, Fuquan Front Med (Lausanne) Medicine OBJECTIVE: Although observational and genetic studies have indicated a correlation between OA and COVID-19, it remains uncertain whether osteoarthritis (OA) contributes to the severity of COVID-19. Here, we aimed to investigate the potential causal links between the two. METHODS: In this study, we conducted Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to investigate whether there is a potential causal connection between OA and COVID-19 outcomes. The analysis utilized publicly available GWAS summary datasets, incorporating data on OA (N = 455,221), SARS-CoV-2 infection (N = 2,597,856), hospitalized COVID-19 (N = 2,095,324), and critical COVID-19 (N = 1,086,211). Additionally, we performed a literature analysis to establish a molecular network connecting OA and COVID-19. RESULTS: The MR analysis showed causal effects of OA on hospitalized COVID-19 (OR: 1.21, 95% CI: 1.02–1.43, p = 0.026) and critical COVID-19 (OR: 1.35, 95% CI: 1.09–1.68, p = 0.006) but not on SARS-CoV-2 infection as such (OR: 1.00, 95% CI: 0.92–1.08, p = 0.969). Moreover, the literature-based pathway analysis uncovered a set of specific genes, such as CALCA, ACE, SIRT1, TNF, IL6, CCL2, and others, that were found to mediate the association between OA and COVID-19. CONCLUSION: Our findings indicate that OA elevates the risk of severe COVID-19. Therefore, larger efforts should be made in the prevention of COVID-19 in OA patients. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-10-31 /pmc/articles/PMC10644031/ /pubmed/38020136 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1287043 Text en Copyright © 2023 Fu, Baranova, Cao and Zhang. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Fu, Li
Baranova, Ancha
Cao, Hongbao
Zhang, Fuquan
Causal influences of osteoarthritis on COVID-19: a Mendelian randomization study
title Causal influences of osteoarthritis on COVID-19: a Mendelian randomization study
title_full Causal influences of osteoarthritis on COVID-19: a Mendelian randomization study
title_fullStr Causal influences of osteoarthritis on COVID-19: a Mendelian randomization study
title_full_unstemmed Causal influences of osteoarthritis on COVID-19: a Mendelian randomization study
title_short Causal influences of osteoarthritis on COVID-19: a Mendelian randomization study
title_sort causal influences of osteoarthritis on covid-19: a mendelian randomization study
topic Medicine
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10644031/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38020136
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1287043
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