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J Mol Biol ; 434(3): 167213, 2022 02 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1654786

ABSTRACT

The novel SARS-CoV-2 virus outbreak is the major cause of a respiratory disease known as COVID-19. It has caused a global pandemic and has resulted in mortality in millions. The primary mode of infection is respiratory ailments, however, due to multi-organ complications, COVID-19 patients displays a greater mortality numbers. Due to the 3Rs Principle (Refine, Reduce, Replacement), the scientific community has shifted its focus to 3D organoid models rather than testing animal models. 3D organoid models provide a better physiological architecture as it mimics the real tissue microenvironment and is the best platform to recapitulate organs in a dish. Hence, the organoid approach provides a more realistic drug response in comparison to the traditional 2D cellular models, which lack key physiological relevance due to the absence of proper surface topography and cellular interactions. Furthermore, an adverse outcome pathway (AOPs) provides a best fit model to identify various molecular and cellular events during the exposure of SARS-CoV-2. Hence, 3D organoid research provides information related to gene expression, cell behavior, antiviral studies and ACE2 expression in various organs. In this review, we discuss state-of-the-art lung, liver and kidney 3D organoid system utilizing the AOPs to study SARS-CoV-2 molecular pathogenesis. Furthermore, current challenges are discussed for future application of 3D organoid systems for various disease states.


Subject(s)
Models, Biological , Organoids , SARS-CoV-2/physiology , Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2/physiology , COVID-19/virology , Humans , Multiple Organ Failure/virology , SARS-CoV-2/isolation & purification
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Viruses ; 14(1)2021 12 26.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1580406

ABSTRACT

Multi-organ failure is one of the common causes of fatal outcome in COVID-19 patients. However, the pathogenetic association of the SARS-CoV-2 viral load (VL) level with fatal dysfunctions of the lungs, liver, kidneys, heart, spleen and brain, as well as with the risk of death in COVID-19 patients remains poorly understood. SARS-CoV-2 VL in the lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, brain, spleen and lymph nodes have been measured by RT qPCR using the following formula: NSARS-CoV-2/NABL1 × 100. Dissemination of SARS-CoV-2 in 30.5% of cases was mono-organ, and in 63.9% of cases, it was multi-organ. The average SARS-CoV-2 VL in the exudative phase of diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) was 60 times higher than in the proliferative phase. The SARS-CoV-2 VL in the lungs ranged from 0 to 250,281 copies. The "pulmonary factors" of SARS-CoV-2 multi-organ dissemination are the high level of SARS-CoV-2 VL (≥4909) and the exudative phase of DAD. The frequency of SARS-CoV-2 dissemination to lymph nodes was 86.9%, heart-56.5%, spleen-52.2%, liver-47.8%, kidney-26%, and brain-13%. We found no link between the SARS-CoV-2 VL level in the liver, kidneys, and heart and the serum level of CPK, LDH, ALP, ALT, AST and Cr of COVID-19 patients. Isolated detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the myocardium of COVID-19 patients who died from heart failure is possible. The pathogenesis of COVID-19-associated multi-organ failure requires further research in a larger cohort of patients.


Subject(s)
COVID-19/virology , Lung/virology , Multiple Organ Failure/virology , SARS-CoV-2/pathogenicity , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Autopsy , COVID-19/pathology , Female , Humans , Lung/pathology , Male , Middle Aged , Multiple Organ Failure/pathology , RNA, Viral/genetics , SARS-CoV-2/genetics , SARS-CoV-2/isolation & purification , SARS-CoV-2/metabolism , Viral Load , Viral Proteins/metabolism
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Virchows Arch ; 479(1): 97-108, 2021 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1574264

ABSTRACT

Between April and June 2020, i.e., during the first wave of pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), 55 patients underwent long-term treatment in the intensive care unit at the University Hospital of Regensburg. Most of them were transferred from smaller hospitals, often due to the need for an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation system. Autopsy was performed in 8/17 COVID-19-proven patients after long-term treatment (mean: 33.6 days). Autopsy revealed that the typical pathological changes occurring during the early stages of the disease (e.g., thrombosis, endothelitis, capillaritis) are less prevalent at this stage, while severe diffuse alveolar damage and especially coinfection with different fungal species were the most conspicuous finding. In addition, signs of macrophage activation syndrome was detected in 7 of 8 patients. Thus, fungal infections were a leading cause of death in our cohort of severely ill patients and may alter clinical management of patients, particularly in long-term periods of treatment.


Subject(s)
COVID-19/microbiology , Coinfection , Lung Diseases, Fungal/microbiology , Lung/microbiology , Multiple Organ Failure/microbiology , Adult , Aged , COVID-19/mortality , COVID-19/pathology , COVID-19/therapy , Cause of Death , Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation , Female , Humans , Intensive Care Units , Lung/pathology , Lung/virology , Lung Diseases, Fungal/mortality , Lung Diseases, Fungal/pathology , Macrophage Activation Syndrome/microbiology , Macrophage Activation Syndrome/pathology , Male , Middle Aged , Multiple Organ Failure/mortality , Multiple Organ Failure/pathology , Multiple Organ Failure/virology , Risk Factors , Time Factors , Treatment Outcome , COVID-19 Drug Treatment
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Ann Rheum Dis ; 81(4): 569-574, 2022 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1566336

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: We analysed the incidence of, the specific outcomes and factors associated with COVID-19-associated organ failure (AOF) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in France. METHODS: We performed a cohort study using the French national medical/administrative hospital database for the January 2011-November 2020 period. Each patient with SLE diagnosed in a French hospital with a COVID-19-AOF until November 2020 was randomly matched with five non-SLE patients with COVID-19-AOF. We performed an exact matching procedure taking age ±2 years, gender and comorbidities as matching variables. COVID-19-AOF was defined as the combination of at least one code of COVID-19 diagnosis with one code referring to an organ failure diagnosis. RESULTS: From March to November 2020, 127 380 hospital stays in France matched the definition of COVID-19-AOF, out of which 196 corresponded with patients diagnosed with SLE. Based on the presence of comorbidities, we matched 908 non-SLE patients with COVID-19-AOF with 190 SLE patients with COVID-19-AOF. On day 30, 43 in-hospital deaths (22.6%) occurred in SLE patients with COVID-19-AOF vs 198 (21.8%) in matched non-SLE patients with COVID-19-AOF: HR 0.98 (0.71-1.34). Seventy-five patients in the SLE COVID-19-AOF group and 299 in the matched control group were followed up from day 30 to day 90. During this period, 19 in-hospital deaths occurred in the SLE group (25.3%) vs 46 (15.4%) in the matched control group; the HR associated with death occurring after COVID-19-AOF among patients with SLE was 1.83 (1.05-3.20). CONCLUSIONS: COVID-19-AOF is associated with a poor late-onset prognosis among patients with SLE.


Subject(s)
COVID-19/mortality , Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/mortality , Multiple Organ Failure/mortality , SARS-CoV-2 , Aged , COVID-19/complications , Cohort Studies , Databases, Factual , Female , France/epidemiology , Humans , Incidence , Inpatients/statistics & numerical data , Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/virology , Male , Middle Aged , Multiple Organ Failure/virology
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Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol ; 43(6): 633-643, 2021 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1467231

ABSTRACT

The coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), at first, was reported in Wuhan, China, and then rapidly became pandemic throughout the world. Cytokine storm syndrome (CSS) in COVID-19 patients is associated with high levels of cytokines and chemokines that cause multiple organ failure, systemic inflammation, and hemodynamic instabilities. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a common complication of COVID-19, is a consequence of cytokine storm. In this regard, several drugs have been being investigated to suppress this inflammatory condition. Purinergic signaling receptors comprising of P1 adenosine and P2 purinoceptors play a critical role in inflammation. Therefore, activation or inhibition of some subtypes of these kinds of receptors is most likely to be beneficial to attenuate cytokine storm. This article summarizes suggested therapeutic drugs with potential anti-inflammatory effects through purinergic receptors.


Subject(s)
Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use , COVID-19 Drug Treatment , Cytokine Release Syndrome/prevention & control , Cytokines/blood , Purinergic Antagonists/therapeutic use , Receptors, Purinergic/drug effects , SARS-CoV-2/drug effects , Animals , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/adverse effects , Biomarkers/blood , COVID-19/blood , COVID-19/immunology , COVID-19/virology , Cytokine Release Syndrome/blood , Cytokine Release Syndrome/immunology , Cytokine Release Syndrome/virology , Host-Pathogen Interactions , Humans , Ligands , Molecular Targeted Therapy , Multiple Organ Failure/immunology , Multiple Organ Failure/prevention & control , Multiple Organ Failure/virology , Purinergic Antagonists/adverse effects , Receptors, Purinergic/metabolism , SARS-CoV-2/immunology , SARS-CoV-2/pathogenicity , Signal Transduction
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Respiration ; 101(2): 155-165, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1410800

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Findings from autopsies have provided evidence on systemic microvascular damage as one of the underlying mechanisms of Coronavirus disease 2019 (CO-VID-19). The aim of this study was to correlate autopsy-based cause of death in SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) positive patients with chest imaging and severity grade of pulmonary and systemic morphological vascular pathology. METHODS: Fifteen SARS-CoV-2 positive autopsies with clinically distinct presentations (age 22-89 years) were retrospectively analyzed with focus on vascular, thromboembolic, and ischemic changes in pulmonary and in extrapulmonary sites. Eight patients died due to COVID-19 associated respiratory failure with diffuse alveolar damage in various stages and/or multi-organ failure, whereas other reasons such as cardiac decompensation, complication of malignant tumors, or septic shock were the cause of death in 7 further patients. The severity of gross and histopathological changes was semi-quantitatively scored as 0 (absent), 1 (mild), and 3 (severe). Severity scores between the 2 groups were correlated with selected clinical parameters, initial chest imaging, autopsy-based cause of death, and compared using Pearson χ2 and Mann-Whitney U tests. RESULTS: Severe pulmonary endotheliitis (p = 0.031, p = 0.029) and multi-organ involvement (p = 0.026, p = 0.006) correlated significantly with COVID-19 associated death. Pulmonary microthrombi showed limited statistical correlation, while tissue necrosis, gross pulmonary embolism, and bacterial superinfection did not differentiate the 2 study groups. Chest imaging at hospital admission did not differ either. CONCLUSIONS: Extensive pulmonary endotheliitis and multi-organ involvement are characteristic autopsy features in fatal CO-VID-19 associated deaths. Thromboembolic and ischemic events and bacterial superinfections occur frequently in SARS-CoV-2 infection independently of outcome.


Subject(s)
COVID-19/mortality , COVID-19/pathology , Endothelium, Vascular/pathology , Multiple Organ Failure/virology , Respiratory Distress Syndrome/virology , Vasculitis/virology , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Autopsy , COVID-19/complications , Cause of Death , Cohort Studies , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Multiple Organ Failure/mortality , Multiple Organ Failure/pathology , Pulmonary Alveoli/pathology , Respiratory Distress Syndrome/mortality , Respiratory Distress Syndrome/pathology , Vasculitis/mortality , Vasculitis/pathology , Young Adult
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Biomed Pharmacother ; 143: 112158, 2021 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1385086

ABSTRACT

COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease-2019) is an infectious disease caused by a novel coronavirus, known as the acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This is a highly contagious disease that has already affected more than 220 countries globally, infecting more than 212 million people and resulting in the death of over 4.4 million people. This review aims to highlight the pertinent documentary evidence upon the adverse effects of the SARS-CoV-2 infection on several vital human organs. SARS-CoV-2 primarily targets the lung tissue by causing diffuse alveolar damage and may result in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). SARS-CoV-2 infects the cell via cell surface receptor, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). Besides lungs, SARS-CoV-2 critically damage tissues in other vital human organs such as the heart, kidney, liver, brain, and gastrointestinal tract. The effect on the heart includes muscle dysfunction (acute or protracted heart failure), myocarditis, and cell necrosis. Within hepatic tissue, it alters serum aminotransferase, total bilirubin, and gamma-glutamyl transferase levels. It contributes to acute kidney injury (AKI). Localized infection of the brain can lead to loss or attenuation of olfaction, muscular pain, headaches, encephalopathy, dizziness, dysgeusia, psychomotor disorders, and stroke; while the gastrointestinal symptoms include the disruption of the normal intestinal mucosa, leading to diarrhea and abdominal pain. This review encompassed a topical streak of systemic malfunctions caused by the SARS-CoV-2 infection. As the pandemic is still in progress, more studies will enrich our understanding and analysis of this disease.


Subject(s)
COVID-19 , Multiple Organ Failure , SARS-CoV-2 , Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2/metabolism , COVID-19/diagnosis , COVID-19/metabolism , COVID-19/physiopathology , Humans , Multiple Organ Failure/physiopathology , Multiple Organ Failure/virology , SARS-CoV-2/pathogenicity , SARS-CoV-2/physiology
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Nutrients ; 13(7)2021 Jun 28.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1288966

ABSTRACT

SARS-CoV-2 infects the respiratory tract and leads to the disease entity, COVID-19. Accordingly, the lungs bear the greatest pathologic burden with the major cause of death being respiratory failure. However, organs remote from the initial site of infection (e.g., kidney, heart) are not spared, particularly in severe and fatal cases. Emerging evidence indicates that an excessive inflammatory response coupled with a diminished antiviral defense is pivotal in the initiation and development of COVID-19. A common finding in autopsy specimens is the presence of thrombi in the lungs as well as remote organs, indicative of immunothrombosis. Herein, the role of SARS-CoV-2 in lung inflammation and associated sequelae are reviewed with an emphasis on immunothrombosis. In as much as vitamin D is touted as a supplement to conventional therapies of COVID-19, the impact of this vitamin at various junctures of COVID-19 pathogenesis is also addressed.


Subject(s)
COVID-19 Drug Treatment , COVID-19/immunology , Inflammation/virology , Pneumonia/virology , Vitamin D/therapeutic use , Animals , COVID-19/virology , Extracellular Traps , Humans , Inflammation/drug therapy , Lung/pathology , Mice , Multiple Organ Failure/virology , Pneumonia/drug therapy , Respiratory Distress Syndrome/virology , SARS-CoV-2 , Thrombosis/immunology , Thrombosis/virology , Vitamins/therapeutic use
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Crit Care ; 25(1): 224, 2021 06 30.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1286832

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Previous studies reporting the causes of death in patients with severe COVID-19 have provided conflicting results. The objective of this study was to describe the causes and timing of death in patients with severe COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS: We performed a retrospective study in eight ICUs across seven French hospitals. All consecutive adult patients (aged ≥ 18 years) admitted to the ICU with PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection and acute respiratory failure were included in the analysis. The causes and timing of ICU deaths were reported based on medical records. RESULTS: From March 1, 2020, to April 28, 287 patients were admitted to the ICU for SARS-CoV-2 related acute respiratory failure. Among them, 93 patients died in the ICU (32%). COVID-19-related multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) was the leading cause of death (37%). Secondary infection-related MODS accounted for 26% of ICU deaths, with a majority of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Refractory hypoxemia/pulmonary fibrosis was responsible for death in 19% of the cases. Fatal ischemic events (venous or arterial) occurred in 13% of the cases. The median time from ICU admission to death was 15 days (25th-75th IQR, 7-27 days). COVID-19-related MODS had a median time from ICU admission to death of 14 days (25th-75th IQR: 7-19 days), while only one death had occurred during the first 3 days since ICU admission. CONCLUSIONS: In our multicenter observational study, COVID-19-related MODS and secondary infections were the two leading causes of death, among severe COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU.


Subject(s)
COVID-19/mortality , Multiple Organ Failure/mortality , Pneumonia, Viral/mortality , Adult , Cause of Death , Female , Hospital Mortality , Humans , Hypoxia/mortality , Hypoxia/virology , Intensive Care Units , Ischemia/mortality , Ischemia/virology , Male , Multiple Organ Failure/virology , Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated/mortality , Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated/virology , Pneumonia, Viral/virology , Pulmonary Fibrosis/mortality , Pulmonary Fibrosis/virology , Retrospective Studies , SARS-CoV-2
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Arch Argent Pediatr ; 119(3): e252-e255, 2021 06.
Article in English, Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1242314

ABSTRACT

Coronavirus infections (CoV) are common in pediatric patients. In general, they produce a mild clinical presentation consisting of an upper respiratory tract infection that does not usually infect the lungs, with the exception of preterm infants and children with chronic diseases. These infections exceptionally affect other organs (heart, brain, gastrointestinal tract), thus increasing their severity. In relation to the temporal coincidence with the beginning of the current situation of pandemic by the new beta coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 responsible for its associated disease (COVID-19), this study presents a clinical case of a 5-year-old patient showing multiple-organ failure and neurological sequelae due to bulbar injury and vascular thrombosis caused by an alpha coronavirus (CoV-NL63) due to its severity and exceptionality.


Las infecciones por coronavirus son habituales en los pacientes pediátricos. Por lo general, producen un cuadro clínico leve de infección del tracto respiratorio superior que no suele afectar a los pulmones, salvo en prematuros y niños con enfermedades crónicas de base. Excepcionalmente, afectan a otros órganos (corazón, cerebro, tracto gastrointestinal) e incrementan su gravedad. En relación con la coincidencia temporal con el inicio de la actual pandemia por el nuevo beta coronavirus (SARSCoV- 2), responsable de su enfermedad asociada (COVID-19), se presenta el caso clínico de un paciente de 5 años con fracaso multiorgánico y secuelas neurológicas por afectación bulbar y trombosis vascular ocasionados por un alfa coronavirus (CoVNL63) debido a su gravedad y excepcionalidad.


Subject(s)
Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis , Coronavirus NL63, Human/isolation & purification , Multiple Organ Failure/virology , Respiratory Tract Infections/diagnosis , COVID-19/diagnosis , Child, Preschool , Coronavirus Infections/complications , Diagnosis, Differential , Humans , Multiple Organ Failure/diagnosis , Respiratory Tract Infections/complications
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J Med Virol ; 93(3): 1652-1664, 2021 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1196493

ABSTRACT

Multiorgan injury has been implicated in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We aim to assess the impact of organ injury (OI) on prognosis according to the number of affected organs at admission. This is a retrospective cohort study of patients with confirmed COVID-19 in Wuhan Third Hospital & Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University from February 17 to March 22, 2020. We classified the patients according to the presence and number of damaged organs (heart, liver, and kidney). The percentage of patients with no, one, two, or three organs affected was 59.75%, 30.46%, 8.07%, and 1.72%, respectively. With the increasing number of OI, there is a tendency of gradual increase regarding the white blood cell counts, neutrophil counts, levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), lactate dehydrogenase, D-dimer, and fibrinogen as well as the incidence of most complications. In a Cox regression model, individuals with OI, old age, and an abnormal level of CRP were at a higher risk of death compared with those without. Patients with three organ injuries had the highest mortality rate (57.9%; hazard ratio [HR] with 95% confidence interval [CI] vs. patients without OI: 22.31 [10.42-47.77], those with two [23.6%; HR = 8.68, 95% CI = 4.58-16.48], one [8.6%; HR = 3.1, 95% CI = 1.7-5.7], or no OI [2.6%]; p < .001). The increasing number of OI was associated with a high risk of mortality in COVID-19 infection.


Subject(s)
COVID-19/mortality , Multiple Organ Failure/mortality , Aged , C-Reactive Protein/metabolism , COVID-19/metabolism , COVID-19/virology , Female , Fibrinogen/metabolism , Hospital Mortality , Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Incidence , L-Lactate Dehydrogenase/metabolism , Leukocyte Count/methods , Male , Middle Aged , Multiple Organ Failure/metabolism , Multiple Organ Failure/virology , Prognosis , Retrospective Studies , Risk Factors , SARS-CoV-2/pathogenicity
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BMJ Case Rep ; 14(4)2021 Apr 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1180949

ABSTRACT

Since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, clinicians have been challenged with a wide spectrum of disease severity. One of the serious complications associated with the virus is multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). It is characterised by inflammation leading to organ damage, in the setting of positive SARS-CoV-2 infection. MIS-C is thought to be a postviral reaction where most children are negative on PCR testing but are positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently defined the same phenomenon occurring in adults as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in adults (MIS-A) and emphasised on the use of antibody testing in this population. Here we describe an adult woman with an exposure to SARS-CoV-2 who presented with unexplained organ failure and shock. Positive antibody testing was the only clue to the diagnosis of MIS-A. We stress the importance of SARS-CoV-2 antibody detection in order to identify these cases.


Subject(s)
COVID-19/complications , Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome/virology , Adult , Antibodies, Viral , COVID-19/diagnosis , COVID-19 Serological Testing , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , Multiple Organ Failure/diagnosis , Multiple Organ Failure/virology , Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome/diagnosis , Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome/drug therapy , COVID-19 Drug Treatment
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Orv Hetil ; 162(16): 602-607, 2021 04 07.
Article in Hungarian | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1172895

ABSTRACT

Összefoglaló. Újabb megfigyelések szerint a SARS-CoV-2-fertozést követoen gyermekekben a paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS) elnevezésu, sokkállapottal szövodött Kawasaki-megbetegedéshez hasonlító, többszervi elégtelenségnek megfelelo tünetegyüttes alakulhat ki. A gyermekek többségében ilyenkor a direkt víruskimutatás már sikertelen, azonban a SARS-CoV-2 ellen képzodött antitest igazolhatja a diagnózist. Dolgozatunk célja az egyik elso hazai eset ismertetése. Egy 15 éves fiú került gyermek intenzív osztályos felvételre több napon át észlelt magas láz, kesztyu-, zokniszeru exanthema, conjunctivitis, többszervi elégtelenség, szeptikus sokk tüneteivel, akut gyulladásra utaló laboratóriumi eltérésekkel és diffúz hasi panaszokkal. Felvételét megelozoen néhány héttel SARS-CoV-2-fertozésen esett át. Felvételekor a direkt víruskimutatás sikertelen volt, ám a SARS-CoV-2 elleni antitest vizsgálata pozitív lett. Komplex intenzív terápia mellett állapota stabilizálódott. Az irodalmi ajánlásoknak megfeleloen immunglobulin-, acetilszalicilsav- és szteroidkezelésben részesítettük, melynek hatására állapota maradványtünetek nélkül rendezodött. A növekvo esetszámú gyermekkori SARS-CoV-2-fertozés mellett egyre gyakrabban várható a SARS-CoV-2-fertozést követo, a Kawasaki-betegség tüneteire emlékezteto PIMS kialakulása. Gyermekekben súlyos szeptikus állapot és többszervi elégtelenség esetén gondolni kell a PIMS lehetoségére, mely esetenként intenzív osztályos ellátást és célzott terápiát igényel. Legjobb tudomásunk szerint a leírásra került beteg a Magyarországon diagnosztizált egyik legkorábbi eset. Orv Hetil. 2021; 162(16): 602-607. Summary. Recently following SARS-CoV-2 infection, a new, multisystem disease (paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome, PIMS) with fever was recognized in children with shock and multiorgan failure. On of the first Hungarian cases will be described. A 15-year-old boy was admitted to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit with persistent high fever, diffuse abdominal pain, septic shock, multiple organ failure, gloves- and socks-shaped cutan exanthema, conjunctivitis and laboratory signs of inflammation. Some weeks preceding his admission, symptoms of mild SARS-CoV-2 infection were revealed. At admission, the SARS-CoV-2 PCR and antigen tests were negative, however, the presence of IgG antibody was shown. Following complex supportive intensive care along with internationally recommended immunoglobulin, aspirin and steroid treatment, the patient was completely cured without any sequalae. In children after SARS-CoV-2 infection, PIMS could occur mimicking Kawasaki syndrome. At this time, in children virus PCR or antigen tests are usually negative already, but the presence of SARS-CoV-2 antibody could prove the preceding disease. Due to the increasing number of SARS-CoV-2 infections, the occurrence of post-SARS-CoV-2 PIMS in childhood is expected to increase. For paediatric patients, in case of severe septic state and multiple organ failure, PIMS should be also considered, which may require intensive care and targeted therapy. As far as we know, the described case is one of the earliest cases of PIMS in Hungary. Orv Hetil. 2021; 162(16): 602-607.


Subject(s)
Abdominal Pain/etiology , COVID-19/diagnosis , Fever/etiology , Immunoglobulin G/blood , Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome , Adolescent , COVID-19/blood , COVID-19/virology , Conjunctivitis/virology , Exanthema/virology , Hospitalization , Humans , Hungary , Inflammation/virology , Intensive Care Units, Pediatric , Male , Multiple Organ Failure/virology , SARS-CoV-2 , Shock, Septic/virology , Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome/blood , Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome/virology
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Sci Rep ; 11(1): 7163, 2021 03 30.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1159799

ABSTRACT

The spread of virus via the blood stream has been suggested to contribute to extra-pulmonary organ failure in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We assessed SARS-CoV-2 RNAemia (RNAemia) and the association between RNAemia and inflammation, organ failure and mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients. We included all patients with PCR verified COVID-19 and consent admitted to ICU. SARS-CoV-2 RNA copies above 1000/ml measured by PCR in plasma was defined as RNAemia and used as surrogate for viremia. In this cohort of 92 patients 59 (64%) were invasively ventilated. RNAemia was found in 31 patients (34%). Hypertension and corticosteroid treatment was more common in patients with RNAemia. Extra-pulmonary organ failure biomarkers and the extent of organ failure were similar in patients with and without RNAemia, but the former group had more renal replacement therapy and higher mortality (26 vs 16%; 35 vs 16%, respectively, p = 0.04). RNAemia was not an independent predictor of death at 30 days after adjustment for age. SARS-CoV2 RNA copies in plasma is a common finding in ICU patients with COVID-19. Although viremia was not associated with extra pulmonary organ failure it was more common in patients who did not survive to 30 days after ICU admission.Trial registration: ClinicalTrials NCT04316884.


Subject(s)
COVID-19/etiology , COVID-19/mortality , Viremia/etiology , Aged , Biomarkers/blood , COVID-19/therapy , Comorbidity , Critical Illness , Female , Humans , Hypertension/epidemiology , Hypertension/etiology , Interleukin-6/blood , Male , Middle Aged , Multiple Organ Failure/etiology , Multiple Organ Failure/virology , Prospective Studies , RNA, Viral/blood , Renal Replacement Therapy , Respiration, Artificial , Sweden/epidemiology , Viremia/mortality , Viremia/therapy
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Expert Rev Proteomics ; 18(2): 105-118, 2021 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1155738

ABSTRACT

Introduction:The year 2020 was defined by the 29,903 base pairs of RNA that codes for the SARS-CoV-2 genome. SARS-CoV-2 infects humans to cause COVID-19, spreading from patient-to-patient yet impacts patients very divergently.Areas covered: Within this review, we address the known molecular mechanisms and supporting data for COVID-19 clinical course and pathology, clinical risk factors and molecular signatures, therapeutics of severe COVID-19, and reinfection/vaccination. Literature and published datasets were reviewed using PubMed, Google Scholar, and NCBI SRA tools. The combination of exaggerated cytokine signaling, pneumonia, NETosis, pyroptosis, thrombocytopathy, endotheliopathy, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) create a positive feedback loop of severe damage in patients with COVID-19 that impacts the entire body and may persist for months following infection. Understanding the molecular pathways of severe COVID-19 opens the door for novel therapeutic design. We summarize the current insights into pathology, risk factors, secondary infections, genetics, omics, and drugs being tested to treat severe COVID-19.Expert opinion: A growing level of support suggests the need for stronger integration of biomarkers and precision medicine to guide treatment strategies of severe COVID-19, where each patient has unique outcomes and thus require guided treatment.


Subject(s)
COVID-19/genetics , Multiple Organ Failure/genetics , Respiratory Distress Syndrome/genetics , COVID-19/complications , COVID-19/virology , Cytokines/biosynthesis , Cytokines/genetics , Genome, Viral/genetics , Humans , Multiple Organ Failure/complications , Multiple Organ Failure/virology , Respiratory Distress Syndrome/complications , Respiratory Distress Syndrome/virology , SARS-CoV-2/pathogenicity
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Sci Rep ; 11(1): 4263, 2021 02 19.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1091460

ABSTRACT

Infection by the new corona virus strain SARS-CoV-2 and its related syndrome COVID-19 has been associated with more than two million deaths worldwide. Patients of higher age and with preexisting chronic health conditions are at an increased risk of fatal disease outcome. However, detailed information on causes of death and the contribution of pre-existing health conditions to death yet is missing, which can be reliably established by autopsy only. We performed full body autopsies on 26 patients that had died after SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 at the Charité University Hospital Berlin, Germany, or at associated teaching hospitals. We systematically evaluated causes of death and pre-existing health conditions. Additionally, clinical records and death certificates were evaluated. We report findings on causes of death and comorbidities of 26 decedents that had clinically presented with severe COVID-19. We found that septic shock and multi organ failure was the most common immediate cause of death, often due to suppurative pulmonary infection. Respiratory failure due to diffuse alveolar damage presented as immediate cause of death in fewer cases. Several comorbidities, such as hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and obesity were present in the vast majority of patients. Our findings reveal that causes of death were directly related to COVID-19 in the majority of decedents, while they appear not to be an immediate result of preexisting health conditions and comorbidities. We therefore suggest that the majority of patients had died of COVID-19 with only contributory implications of preexisting health conditions to the mechanism of death.


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COVID-19/mortality , Cause of Death , Hospital Mortality , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Autopsy , Berlin/epidemiology , COVID-19/complications , COVID-19/therapy , COVID-19/virology , Comorbidity , Female , Hospitals, Teaching/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Hypertension/epidemiology , Male , Middle Aged , Multiple Organ Failure/mortality , Multiple Organ Failure/virology , Myocardial Ischemia/epidemiology , Obesity/epidemiology , Prospective Studies , SARS-CoV-2/isolation & purification , Shock, Septic/mortality , Shock, Septic/virology
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Med Clin (Barc) ; 155(5): 191-196, 2020 09 11.
Article in English, Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-526756

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of our study was to assess organ function in 102 patients with severe COVID-19 infections, using retrospective clinical analysis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 102 patients with severe COVID-19 infections. The patients were divided into a survival group (n=73) and a non-survival group (n=29) according to their prognosis. The age, sex, underlying diseases, clinical laboratory data within 48h (routine blood tests, ALT, AST, TBIL, ALB, BUN, CR, D-Dimer, PT, APTT, FIB, F VIII:C, CK-MB, CK, and LDH), and ventilation status were collected. The organ functions of these severe COVID-19 patients were assessed by comparing the differences between the two groups. RESULTS: AST, BUN, CR, CK-MB, LDH, and CK in the non-survival group were higher than those in the survival group, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). D-Dimer, PT, FIB, and F VIII:C in the non-survival group were higher than the values observed in the survival group, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). PLT, AST, BUN, CR, D-Dimer, PT, FIB, F VIII:C, CK-MB, CK, and LDH predicted the area under the ROC curve (AUC) of the COVID19 endpoint events and were 0.721, 0.854, 0.867, 0.757, 0.699, 0.679, 0.715, 0.811, 0.935, and 0.802, respectively. CONCLUSION: The results showed that there were different degrees of damage to the liver, kidneys, blood coagulation, and heart function in the non-survival group. In addition, PLT, AST, BUN, CR, D-Dimer, PT, FIB, F VIII:C, CK-MB, CK, and LDH had value in evaluating disease prognosis.


Subject(s)
Betacoronavirus , Coronavirus Infections/physiopathology , Multiple Organ Failure/virology , Pneumonia, Viral/physiopathology , Severity of Illness Index , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Biomarkers/blood , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Testing , Case-Control Studies , China/epidemiology , Clinical Laboratory Techniques , Coronavirus Infections/blood , Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis , Coronavirus Infections/mortality , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Multiple Organ Failure/blood , Multiple Organ Failure/diagnosis , Multiple Organ Failure/mortality , Organ Dysfunction Scores , Pandemics , Pneumonia, Viral/blood , Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis , Pneumonia, Viral/mortality , Prognosis , ROC Curve , Retrospective Studies , SARS-CoV-2
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