Association of complement pathways with COVID-19 severity and outcomes.
Microbes Infect
; 25(4): 105081, 2023 05.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2314097
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Complement activation has been implicated in COVID-19 pathogenesis. This study aimed to assess the levels of complement activation products and full-length proteins in hospitalized patients with COVID-19, and evaluated whether complement pathway markers are associated with outcomes.METHODS:
Longitudinal measurements of complement biomarkers from 89 hospitalized adult patients, grouped by baseline disease severity, enrolled in an adaptive, phase 2/3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial and treated with intravenous sarilumab (200 mg or 400 mg) or placebo (NCT04315298), were performed. These measurements were then correlated with clinical and laboratory parameters.RESULTS:
All complement pathways were activated in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Alternative pathway activation was predominant earlier in the disease course. Complement biomarkers correlated with multiple variables of multi-organ dysfunction and inflammatory injury. High plasma sC5b-9, C3a, factor Bb levels, and low mannan-binding lectin levels were associated with increased mortality. Sarilumab treatment showed a modest inhibitory effect on complement activation. Moreover, sera from patients spontaneously deposited C5b-9 complex on the endothelial surface ex vivo, suggesting a microvascular thrombotic potential.CONCLUSION:
These results advance our understanding of COVID-19 disease pathophysiology and demonstrate the importance of specific complement pathway components as prognostic biomarkers in COVID-19.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Microbes Infect
Journal subject:
Allergy and Immunology
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Microbiology
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.micinf.2022.105081
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