Endothelial injury in COVID-19 and septic patients

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Systemic inflammatory response, as observed in sepsis and severe COVID-19, may lead to endothelial damage. Therefore, we aim to compare the extent of endothelial injury and its relationship to inflammation in both diseases. We included patients diagnosed with sepsis (SEPSIS group, n = 21), mild COVID-19 (MILD group, n = 31), and severe COVID-19 (SEVERE group, n = 24). Clinical and routine laboratory data were obtained, circulating cytokines (INF-γ, TNF-α, and IL-10) and endothelial injury markers (E-Selectin, Tissue Factor (TF) and von Willebrand factor (vWF)) were measured. Compared to the SEPSIS group, patients with severe COVID-19 present similar clinical and laboratory data, except for lower circulating IL-10 and E-Selectin levels. Compared to the MILD group, patients in the SEVERE group showed higher levels of TNF-α, IL-10, and TF. There was no clear relationship between cytokines and endothelial injury markers among the three studied groups; however, in SEVERE COVID-19 patients, there is a positive relationship between INF-γ with TF and a negative relationship between IL-10 and vWF. In conclusion, COVID-19 and septic patients have a similar pattern of cytokines and endothelial dysfunction markers. These findings highlight the importance of endothelium dysfunction in COVID-19 and suggest that endothelium should be better evaluated as a therapeutic target for the disease.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:140

Enthalten in:

Microvascular research - 140(2022) vom: 30. März, Seite 104303

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hokama, Larissa Tami [VerfasserIn]
Veiga, Alicia Dudy Müller [VerfasserIn]
Menezes, Maria Clara Saad [VerfasserIn]
Sardinha Pinto, Agnes Araujo [VerfasserIn]
de Lima, Thais Martins [VerfasserIn]
Ariga, Suely Kunimi Kubo [VerfasserIn]
Barbeiro, Hermes Vieira [VerfasserIn]
Barbeiro, Denise Frediani [VerfasserIn]
de Lucena Moreira, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Stanzani, Gabriela [VerfasserIn]
Brandao, Rodrigo Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Marchini, Julio Flavio [VerfasserIn]
Alencar, Julio Cesar [VerfasserIn]
Marino, Lucas Oliveira [VerfasserIn]
Gomez, Luz Marina [VerfasserIn]
Emergency USP COVID-19 Group [VerfasserIn]
Souza, Heraldo P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

130068-27-8
82115-62-6
9007-41-4
9035-58-9
Biomarkers
C-Reactive Protein
Comparative Study
Cytokines
E-Selectin
IL10 protein, human
Interferon-gamma
Interleukin-10
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SELE protein, human
Systematic inflammation
Thromboplastin
Tissue Factor
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
Von Willebrand Factor

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Date Completed 04.02.2022

Date Revised 17.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.mvr.2021.104303

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM334511550