The significance of surface neutrophilic MPO expression level in NETosis and NETosis-associated coagulopathies in covid-19 infected patientsShow others and affiliations
2022 (English)In: Blood Cells, Molecules & Diseases, ISSN 1079-9796, E-ISSN 1096-0961, Vol. 96, article id 102676Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Introduction: Inflammatory response-induced coagulopathy is a common complication associated with severe form of covid-19 infection. Evidences suggest that neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) play a significant role in triggering the immunothrombosis in this condition. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of surface neutrophilic myeloperoxidase (MPO) as NETosis biomarker for predicting the risk of covid-19-associated coagulopathies.Methods: Covid-19 infection was assessed by real-time-PCR and plasma d-dimer levels were measured by ELFA. Based on the covid-19 infection and d-dimer level outcomes, patients were categorized into four groups. Any alteration in the serum level of IL-6, H3Cit and neutrophilic surface MPO were analyzed by CLIA, ELISA, and flow cytometry, respectively.Results: H3Cit variations and different d-dimer values confirmed the association between NETosis and coagu-lopathies. Findings showed that the expression of neutrophilic MPO reduced in cases with NETosis, which was correlated with increased levels of H3Cit. ANC/MPO ratio was signified as a valuable marker to discriminate the covid-19 and non covid-19-associated coagulopathies and could be considered as a prognostic factor due to its noteworthy correlation with serum IL-6 concentration.Conclusion: Declined levels of surface neutrophilic MPO in NETosis correlate with covid-19-associated coagu-lopathies and increased IL-6 levels, as a potential biomarker of covid-19 disease severity.
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ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE , 2022. Vol. 96, article id 102676
Keywords [en]
Surface myeloperoxidase; NETosis; Coagulopathies
National Category
Hematology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-187290DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2022.102676ISI: 000814634300002PubMedID: 35661911OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-187290DiVA, id: diva2:1688022
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