Circulating adipokine levels and COVID-19 severity in hospitalized patients

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BACKGROUND: Obesity is a risk factor for adverse outcomes in COVID-19, potentially driven by chronic inflammatory state due to dysregulated secretion of adipokines and cytokines. We investigated the association between plasma adipokines and COVID-19 severity, systemic inflammation, clinical parameters, and outcome of COVID-19 patients.

METHODS: In this multi-centre prospective cross-sectional study, we collected blood samples and clinical data from COVID-19 patients. The severity of COVID-19 was classified as mild (no hospital admission), severe (ward admission), and critical (ICU admission). ICU non-COVID-19 patients were also included and plasma from healthy age, sex, and BMI-matched individuals obtained from Lifelines. Multi-analyte profiling of plasma adipokines (Leptin, Adiponectin, Resistin, Visfatin) and inflammatory markers (IL-6, TNFα, IL-10) were determined using Luminex multiplex assays.

RESULTS: Between March and December 2020, 260 SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals (age: 65 [56-74] BMI 27.0 [24.4-30.6]) were included: 30 mild, 159 severe, and 71 critical patients. Circulating leptin levels were reduced in critically ill patients with a high BMI yet this decrease was absent in patients that were administered dexamethasone. Visfatin levels were higher in critical COVID-19 patients compared to non-COVID-ICU, mild and severe patients (4.7 vs 3.4, 3.0, and 3.72 ng/mL respectively, p < 0.05). Lower Adiponectin levels, but higher Resistin levels were found in severe and critical patients, compared to those that did not require hospitalization (3.65, 2.7 vs 7.9 µg/mL, p < 0.001, and 18.2, 22.0 vs 11.0 ng/mL p < 0.001).

CONCLUSION: Circulating adipokine levels are associated with COVID-19 hospitalization, i.e., the need for oxygen support (general ward), or the need for mechanical ventilation and other organ support in the ICU, but not mortality.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:47

Enthalten in:

International journal of obesity (2005) - 47(2023), 2 vom: 07. Feb., Seite 126-137

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Flikweert, Antine W [VerfasserIn]
Kobold, Anneke C Muller [VerfasserIn]
van der Sar-van der Brugge, Simone [VerfasserIn]
Heeringa, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Rodenhuis-Zybert, Izabela A [VerfasserIn]
Bijzet, Johan [VerfasserIn]
Tami, Adriana [VerfasserIn]
van der Gun, Bernardina T F [VerfasserIn]
Wold, Karin I [VerfasserIn]
Huckriede, Anke [VerfasserIn]
Franke, Hildegard [VerfasserIn]
Emmen, Judith M A [VerfasserIn]
Emous, Marloes [VerfasserIn]
Grootenboers, Marco J J H [VerfasserIn]
van Meurs, Matijs [VerfasserIn]
van der Voort, Peter H J [VerfasserIn]
Moser, Jill [VerfasserIn]

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Adipokines
Adiponectin
EC 2.4.2.12
Journal Article
Leptin
Multicenter Study
Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Resistin

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Date Completed 23.02.2023

Date Revised 24.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41366-022-01246-5

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350220859