Observational cohort study of IP-10's potential as a biomarker to aid in inflammation regulation within a clinical decision support protocol for patients with severe COVID-19

BACKGROUND: Treatment of severely ill COVID-19 patients requires simultaneous management of oxygenation and inflammation without compromising viral clearance. While multiple tools are available to aid oxygenation, data supporting immune biomarkers for monitoring the host-pathogen interaction across disease stages and for titrating immunomodulatory therapy is lacking.

METHODS: In this single-center cohort study, we used an immunoassay platform that enables rapid and quantitative measurement of interferon γ-induced protein 10 (IP-10), a host protein involved in lung injury from virus-induced hyperinflammation. A dynamic clinical decision support protocol was followed to manage patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and examine the potential utility of timely and serial measurements of IP-10 as tool in regulating inflammation.

RESULTS: Overall, 502 IP-10 measurements were performed on 52 patients between 7 April and 10 May 2020, with 12 patients admitted to the intensive care unit. IP-10 levels correlated with COVID-19 severity scores and admission to the intensive care unit. Among patients in the intensive care unit, the number of days with IP-10 levels exceeding 1,000 pg/mL was associated with mortality. Administration of corticosteroid immunomodulatory therapy decreased IP-10 levels significantly. Only two patients presented with subsequent IP-10 flare-ups exceeding 1,000 pg/mL and died of COVID-19-related complications.

CONCLUSIONS: Serial and readily available IP-10 measurements potentially represent an actionable aid in managing inflammation in COVID-19 patients and therapeutic decision-making.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: Clinicaltrials.gov, NCT04389645, retrospectively registered on May 15, 2020.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

PloS one - 16(2021), 1 vom: 12., Seite e0245296

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lev, Shaul [VerfasserIn]
Gottesman, Tamar [VerfasserIn]
Sahaf Levin, Gal [VerfasserIn]
Lederfein, Doron [VerfasserIn]
Berkov, Evgeny [VerfasserIn]
Diker, Dror [VerfasserIn]
Zaidman, Aliza [VerfasserIn]
Nutman, Amir [VerfasserIn]
Ilan Ber, Tahel [VerfasserIn]
Angel, Alon [VerfasserIn]
Kellerman, Lior [VerfasserIn]
Barash, Eran [VerfasserIn]
Navon, Roy [VerfasserIn]
Boico, Olga [VerfasserIn]
Israeli, Yael [VerfasserIn]
Rosenberg, Michal [VerfasserIn]
Gelman, Amir [VerfasserIn]
Kalfon, Roy [VerfasserIn]
Simon, Einav [VerfasserIn]
Avni, Noa [VerfasserIn]
Hainrichson, Mary [VerfasserIn]
Zarchin, Oren [VerfasserIn]
Gottlieb, Tanya M [VerfasserIn]
Oved, Kfir [VerfasserIn]
Eden, Eran [VerfasserIn]
Tadmor, Boaz [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers
CXCL10 protein, human
Chemokine CXCL10
Clinical Trial
Journal Article
Observational Study

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 18.01.2021

Date Revised 26.01.2021

published: Electronic-eCollection

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04389645

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1371/journal.pone.0245296

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM319975932