Pulmonary Procoagulant and Innate Immune Responses in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients

Copyright © 2021 Nossent, Schuurman, Reijnders, Saris, Jongerius, Blok, de Vries, Duitman, Vonk Noordegraaf, Meijboom, Lutter, Heunks, Bogaard and van der Poll..

Rationale: Systemic activation of procoagulant and inflammatory mechanisms has been implicated in the pathogenesis of COVID-19. Knowledge of activation of these host response pathways in the lung compartment of COVID-19 patients is limited.

Objectives: To evaluate local and systemic activation of coagulation and interconnected inflammatory responses in critically ill COVID-19 patients with persistent acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Methods: Paired bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and plasma samples were obtained from 17 patients with COVID-19 related persistent acute respiratory distress syndrome (mechanical ventilation > 7 days) 1 and 2 weeks after start mechanical ventilation and compared with 8 healthy controls. Thirty-four host response biomarkers stratified into five functional domains (coagulation, complement system, cytokines, chemokines and growth factors) were measured.

Measurements and Main Results: In all patients, all functional domains were activated, especially in the bronchoalveolar compartment, with significantly increased levels of D-dimers, thrombin-antithrombin complexes, soluble tissue factor, C1-inhibitor antigen and activity levels, tissue type plasminogen activator, plasminogen activator inhibitor type I, soluble CD40 ligand and soluble P-selectin (coagulation), next to activation of C3bc and C4bc (complement) and multiple interrelated cytokines, chemokines and growth factors. In 10 patients in whom follow-up samples were obtained between 3 and 4 weeks after start mechanical ventilation many bronchoalveolar and plasma host response biomarkers had declined.

Conclusions: Critically ill, ventilated patients with COVID-19 show strong responses relating to coagulation, the complement system, cytokines, chemokines and growth factors in the bronchoalveolar compartment. These results suggest a local pulmonary rather than a systemic procoagulant and inflammatory "storm" in severe COVID-19.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in immunology - 12(2021) vom: 31., Seite 664209

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nossent, Esther J [VerfasserIn]
Schuurman, Alex R [VerfasserIn]
Reijnders, Tom D Y [VerfasserIn]
Saris, Anno [VerfasserIn]
Jongerius, Ilse [VerfasserIn]
Blok, Siebe G [VerfasserIn]
de Vries, Heder [VerfasserIn]
Duitman, JanWillem [VerfasserIn]
Vonk Noordegraaf, Anton [VerfasserIn]
Meijboom, Lilian J [VerfasserIn]
Lutter, René [VerfasserIn]
Heunks, Leo [VerfasserIn]
Bogaard, Harm Jan [VerfasserIn]
van der Poll, Tom [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9035-58-9
Bronchoalveolar space
COVID-19
Clinical Trial
Coagulation
Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products
Fibrin fragment D
Innate immune response
Journal Article
Persistent ARDS
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Thromboplastin

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 07.06.2021

Date Revised 07.06.2021

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fimmu.2021.664209

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM326034773