Increased Fecal Neopterin Parallels Gastrointestinal Symptoms in COVID-19

Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American College of Gastroenterology..

INTRODUCTION: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread from Wuhan, China, and become a worldwide pandemic. Most patients display respiratory symptoms but up to 50% report gastrointestinal symptoms. Neopterin is a surrogate marker for viral inflammation, and its production by macrophages is driven by interferon-γ.

METHODS: We measured fecal neopterin in 37 hospitalized COVID-19 patients not requiring intensive care measures and 22 healthy controls.

RESULTS: Fecal neopterin was elevated in stool samples from COVID-19 patients compared with that in samples from healthy controls. Especially, patients reporting gastrointestinal symptoms exhibited increased fecal neopterin values.

DISCUSSION: COVID-19 is associated with an inflammatory immune response in the gastrointestinal tract.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Clinical and translational gastroenterology - 12(2021), 1 vom: 12. Jan., Seite e00293

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Grabherr, Felix [VerfasserIn]
Effenberger, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Pedrini, Alisa [VerfasserIn]
Mayr, Lisa [VerfasserIn]
Schwärzler, Julian [VerfasserIn]
Reider, Simon [VerfasserIn]
Enrich, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Fritsche, Gernot [VerfasserIn]
Wildner, Sophie [VerfasserIn]
Bellmann-Weiler, Rosa [VerfasserIn]
Weiss, Günter [VerfasserIn]
Scholl-Bürgi, Sabine [VerfasserIn]
Müller, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Moschen, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Adolph, Timon E [VerfasserIn]
Tilg, Herbert [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

670-65-5
82115-62-6
Interferon-gamma
Journal Article
Neopterin
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 25.01.2021

Date Revised 24.10.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.14309/ctg.0000000000000293

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM320023273