Evaluation of urinary cysteinyl leukotrienes as biomarkers of severity and putative therapeutic targets in COVID-19 patients

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BACKGROUND: Cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLT) are potent inflammation-promoting mediators, but remain scarcely explored in COVID-19. We evaluated urinary CysLT (U-CysLT) relationship with disease severity and their usefulness for prognostication in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The impact on U-CysLT of veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) and of comorbidities such as hypertension and obesity was also assessed.

METHODS: Blood and spot urine were collected in "severe" (n = 26), "critically ill" (n = 17) and "critically ill on VV-ECMO" (n = 17) patients with COVID-19 at days 1-2 (admission), 3-4, 5-8 and weekly thereafter, and in controls (n = 23) at a single time point. U-CysLT were measured by ELISA. Routine markers, prognostic scores and outcomes were also evaluated.

RESULTS: U-CysLT did not differ between groups at admission, but significantly increased along hospitalization only in critical groups, being markedly higher in VV-ECMO patients, especially in hypertensives. U-CysLT values during the first week were positively associated with ICU and total hospital length of stay in critical groups and showed acceptable area under curve (AUC) for prediction of 30-day mortality (AUC: 0.734, p = 0.001) among all patients.

CONCLUSIONS: U-CysLT increase during hospitalization in critical COVID-19 patients, especially in hypertensives on VV-ECMO. U-CysLT association with severe outcomes suggests their usefulness for prognostication and as therapeutic targets.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:72

Enthalten in:

Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al. - 72(2023), 3 vom: 25. März, Seite 475-491

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Reina-Couto, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Roboredo-Madeira, Mariana [VerfasserIn]
Pereira-Terra, Patrícia [VerfasserIn]
Silva-Pereira, Carolina [VerfasserIn]
Martins, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Teixeira-Santos, Luísa [VerfasserIn]
Pinho, Dora [VerfasserIn]
Dias, Andreia [VerfasserIn]
Cordeiro, Gonçalo [VerfasserIn]
Dias, Cláudia Camila [VerfasserIn]
Sarmento, António [VerfasserIn]
Tavares, Margarida [VerfasserIn]
Guimarães, João T [VerfasserIn]
Roncon-Albuquerque, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Paiva, José-Artur [VerfasserIn]
Albino-Teixeira, António [VerfasserIn]
Sousa, Teresa [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers
COVID-19
Comorbidities
Cysteine
Cysteinyl-leukotriene
Disease severity
Journal Article
K848JZ4886
Leukotrienes
Outcomes
Urinary cysteinyl leukotrienes
Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO)

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Date Completed 21.03.2023

Date Revised 21.03.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00011-022-01682-z

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NLM351284370