Endothelial dysfunction and disease severity in COVID-19 : Insights from circulating Tang cell counts as a potential biomarker

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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Endothelial dysfunction is a common risk factor of severe COVID-19. Angiogenic T cells (Tang cells) play a critical role in repairing endothelial injury; however, their changes and potential roles in COVID-19 remain unclear. We aimed to assess Tang cell counts in patients with COVID-19 and evaluate their association with disease severity and prognosis.

METHODS: Circulating Tang cell populations in patients with COVID-19 and healthy controls were quantified using flow cytometry. Demographic and routine laboratory data were recorded.

RESULTS: The Tang cell count decreased significantly with increasing disease severity and were lowest in fatal cases. Additionally, the Tang cell count was significantly decreased in patients with comorbid cardiovascular disease or hypertension. Tang cell counts were negatively correlated with inflammatory markers, kidney and myocardial injury markers, coagulation dysfunction indicators, and viral load and positively correlated with oxidative stress markers, nutritional markers, and lymphocytes. Receiver operating characteristic curves confirmed that Tang cell count could serve as a potential biomarker for predicting disease severity and patient mortality.

CONCLUSIONS: Circulating Tang cell count is significantly reduced in patients with COVID-19 and is correlated with disease severity and prognosis. The Tang cell count is an important potential biomarker for COVID-19 clinical management. Additionally, these findings provide insight into the pathological features of COVID-19 endothelial injury and provide new directions for treatment.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:130

Enthalten in:

International immunopharmacology - 130(2024) vom: 30. März, Seite 111788

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Xiaofeng [VerfasserIn]
Hua, Lin [VerfasserIn]
Chu, Jinshen [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Fangtinghui [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Lu [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Fanglin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Mingjiao [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Jianbang [VerfasserIn]
Xue, Guohui [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Angiogenic T cell
Biomarker
Biomarkers
COVID-19
Disease severity
Endothelial dysfunction
Journal Article

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Date Completed 25.03.2024

Date Revised 25.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.intimp.2024.111788

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369371828