The Role of Immunological and Clinical Biomarkers to Predict Clinical COVID-19 Severity and Response to Therapy-A Prospective Longitudinal Study

Copyright © 2021 Copaescu, James, Mouhtouris, Vogrin, Smibert, Gordon, Drewett, Holmes and Trubiano..

Background: The association of pro-inflammatory markers such as interleukin-6 (IL-6) and other biomarkers with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is of increasing interest, however their kinetics, response to current COVID-related treatments, association with disease severity and comparison with other disease states associated with potential cytokine storm (CS) such as Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) are ill-defined.

Methods: A cohort of 55 hospitalized SARS-CoV-2 positive patients was prospectively recruited - blood sampling was performed at baseline, post-treatment and hospital discharge. Serum IL-6, C-reactive protein (CRP) and other laboratory investigations were compared between treatment groups and across timepoints. Acute serum IL-6 and CRP levels were then compared to those with suspected COVID-19 (SCOVID) and age and sex matched patients with SAB and patients hospitalized for any non-infectious condition (NIC).

Results: IL-6 was elevated at admission in the SARS-CoV-2 cohort but at lower levels compared to matched SAB patients. Median (IQR) IL-6 at admission was 73.89 pg/mL (30.9, 126.39) in SARS-CoV-2 compared to 92.76 pg/mL (21.75, 246.55) in SAB (p=0.017); 12.50 pg/mL (3.06, 35.77) in patients with NIC; and 95.51 pg/mL (52.17, 756.67) in SCOVID. Median IL-6 and CRP levels decreased between admission and discharge timepoints. This reduction was amplified in patients treated with remdesivir and/or dexamethasone. CRP and bedside vital signs were the strongest predictors of COVID-19 severity.

Conclusions: Knowledge of the kinetics of IL-6 did not offer enhanced predictive value for disease severity in COVID-19 over common investigations such as CRP and vital signs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in immunology - 12(2021) vom: 05., Seite 646095

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Copaescu, Ana [VerfasserIn]
James, Fiona [VerfasserIn]
Mouhtouris, Effie [VerfasserIn]
Vogrin, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Smibert, Olivia C [VerfasserIn]
Gordon, Claire L [VerfasserIn]
Drewett, George [VerfasserIn]
Holmes, Natasha E [VerfasserIn]
Trubiano, Jason A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

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Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Adenosine Monophosphate
Alanine
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antiviral Agents
Biomarkers
C-Reactive Protein
C-reactive protein
Cytokine storm
Dexamethasone
IL6 protein, human
Interleukin-6
Journal Article
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Remdesivir
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SARS-CoV-2
Sepsis
Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia

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Date Completed 20.04.2021

Date Revised 31.03.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fimmu.2021.646095

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NLM323708250