Host Response Changes and Their Association with Mortality in COVID-19 Patients with Lymphopenia

Rationale: Lymphopenia in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is associated with increased mortality. Objectives: To explore the association between lymphopenia, host response aberrations, and mortality in patients with lymphopenic COVID-19. Methods: We determined 43 plasma biomarkers reflective of four pathophysiological domains: endothelial cell and coagulation activation, inflammation and organ damage, cytokine release, and chemokine release. We explored if decreased concentrations of lymphocyte-derived proteins in patients with lymphopenia were associated with an increase in mortality. We sought to identify host response phenotypes in patients with lymphopenia by cluster analysis of plasma biomarkers. Measurements and Main Results: A total of 439 general ward patients with COVID-19 were stratified by baseline lymphocyte counts: normal (>1.0 × 109/L; n = 167), mild lymphopenia (>0.5 to ⩽1.0 × 109/L; n = 194), and severe lymphopenia (⩽0.5 × 109/L; n = 78). Lymphopenia was associated with alterations in each host response domain. Lymphopenia was associated with increased mortality. Moreover, in patients with lymphopenia (n = 272), decreased concentrations of several lymphocyte-derived proteins (e.g., CCL5, IL-4, IL-13, IL-17A) were associated with an increase in mortality (at P < 0.01 or stronger significance levels). A cluster analysis revealed three host response phenotypes in patients with lymphopenia: "hyporesponsive" (23.2%), "hypercytokinemic" (36.4%), and "inflammatory-injurious" (40.4%), with substantially differing mortality rates of 9.5%, 5.1%, and 26.4%, respectively. A 10-biomarker model accurately predicted these host response phenotypes in an external cohort with similar mortality distribution. The inflammatory-injurious phenotype showed a remarkable combination of relatively high inflammation and organ damage markers with high antiinflammatory cytokine levels yet low proinflammatory cytokine levels. Conclusions: Lymphopenia in COVID-19 signifies a heterogenous group of patients with distinct host response features. Specific host responses contribute to lymphopenia-associated mortality in COVID-19, including reduced CCL5 levels.

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CommentIn: Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Feb 15;209(4):351-352. - PMID 38190496

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:209

Enthalten in:

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 209(2024), 4 vom: 15. Feb., Seite 402-416

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Michels, Erik H A [VerfasserIn]
Appelman, Brent [VerfasserIn]
de Brabander, Justin [VerfasserIn]
van Amstel, Rombout B E [VerfasserIn]
van Linge, Christine C A [VerfasserIn]
Chouchane, Osoul [VerfasserIn]
Reijnders, Tom D Y [VerfasserIn]
Schuurman, Alex R [VerfasserIn]
Sulzer, Titia A L [VerfasserIn]
Klarenbeek, Augustijn M [VerfasserIn]
Douma, Renée A [VerfasserIn]
Bos, Lieuwe D J [VerfasserIn]
Wiersinga, W Joost [VerfasserIn]
Peters-Sengers, Hessel [VerfasserIn]
van der Poll, Tom [VerfasserIn]
Amsterdam UMC COVID-19 Biobank Study Group [VerfasserIn]
van Agtmael, Michiel [Sonstige Person]
Algera, Anne Geke [Sonstige Person]
Appelman, Brent [Sonstige Person]
van Baarle, Floor [Sonstige Person]
Beudel, Martijn [Sonstige Person]
Bogaard, Harm Jan [Sonstige Person]
Bonta, Marije Bomers Peter [Sonstige Person]
Bos, Lieuwe [Sonstige Person]
Botta, Michela [Sonstige Person]
de Brabander, Justin [Sonstige Person]
de Bree, Godelieve [Sonstige Person]
de Bruin, Sanne [Sonstige Person]
Bugiani, Marianna [Sonstige Person]
Bulle, Esther [Sonstige Person]
Buis, David T P [Sonstige Person]
Cloherty, Osoul Chouchane Alex [Sonstige Person]
Dijkstra, Mirjam [Sonstige Person]
Dongelmans, Dave A [Sonstige Person]
Dujardin, Romein W G [Sonstige Person]
Elbers, Paul [Sonstige Person]
Fleuren, Lucas [Sonstige Person]
Geijtenbeek, Suzanne Geerlings Theo [Sonstige Person]
Girbes, Armand [Sonstige Person]
Goorhuis, Bram [Sonstige Person]
Grobusch, Martin P [Sonstige Person]
Hagens, Laura [Sonstige Person]
Hamann, Jorg [Sonstige Person]
Harris, Vanessa [Sonstige Person]
Hemke, Robert [Sonstige Person]
Heunks, Sabine M Hermans Leo [Sonstige Person]
Hollmann, Markus [Sonstige Person]
Horn, Janneke [Sonstige Person]
Hovius, Joppe W [Sonstige Person]
de Jong, Hanna K [Sonstige Person]
de Jong, Menno D [Sonstige Person]
Koning, Rutger [Sonstige Person]
Lemkes, Bregje [Sonstige Person]
Lim, Endry H T [Sonstige Person]
van Mourik, Niels [Sonstige Person]
Nellen, Jeaninne [Sonstige Person]
Nossent, Esther J [Sonstige Person]
Olie, Sabine [Sonstige Person]
Paulus, Frederique [Sonstige Person]
Peters, Edgar [Sonstige Person]
Pina-Fuentes, Dan A I [Sonstige Person]
van der Poll, Tom [Sonstige Person]
Preckel, Bennedikt [Sonstige Person]
Raasveld, Jorinde [Sonstige Person]
Reijnders, Tom [Sonstige Person]
de Rotte, Maurits C F J [Sonstige Person]
Schinkel, Michiel [Sonstige Person]
Schultz, Marcus J [Sonstige Person]
Schrauwen, Femke A P [Sonstige Person]
Schuurman, Alex [Sonstige Person]
Schuurmans, Jaap [Sonstige Person]
Sigaloff, Kim [Sonstige Person]
Slim, Marleen A [Sonstige Person]
Smeele, Patrick [Sonstige Person]
Smit, Marry [Sonstige Person]
Stijnis, Cornelis S [Sonstige Person]
Stilma, Willemke [Sonstige Person]
Teunissen, Charlotte [Sonstige Person]
Thoral, Patrick [Sonstige Person]
Tsonas, Anissa M [Sonstige Person]
Tuinman, Pieter R [Sonstige Person]
van der Valk, Marc [Sonstige Person]
Veelo, Denise P [Sonstige Person]
Volleman, Carolien [Sonstige Person]
de Vries, Heder [Sonstige Person]
Vught, Lonneke A [Sonstige Person]
van Vugt, Michèle [Sonstige Person]
Wouters, Dorien [Sonstige Person]
Zwinderman, A H Koos [Sonstige Person]
Brouwer, Matthijs C [Sonstige Person]
Wiersinga, W Joost [Sonstige Person]
Vlaar, Alexander P J [Sonstige Person]
van de Beek, Diederik [Sonstige Person]

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Biomarkers
Cytokines
Journal Article
Lymphocytes
Phenotype
Pneumonia

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Date Completed 16.02.2024

Date Revised 22.02.2024

published: Print

CommentIn: Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Feb 15;209(4):351-352. - PMID 38190496

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1164/rccm.202305-0890OC

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NLM364403527