Decrease in serum levels of autotaxin in COVID-19 patients.
Ann Med
; 54(1): 3189-3200, 2022 12.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2106905
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
In order to identify therapeutic targets in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), it is important to identify molecules involved in the biological responses that are modulated in COVID-19. Lysophosphatidic acids (LPAs) are involved in the pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis are one of the candidate molecules. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between the serum levels of autotaxin (ATX), which are enzymes involved in the synthesis of lysophosphatidic acids. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
We enrolled 134 subjects with COVID-19 and 58 normal healthy subjects for the study. We measured serum ATX levels longitudinally in COVID-19 patients and investigated the time course and the association with severity and clinical parameters.RESULTS:
The serum ATX levels were reduced in all patients with COVID-19, irrespective of the disease severity, and were negatively associated with the serum CRP, D-dimer, and anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibody levels.DISCUSSION:
Considering the biological properties of LPAs in the pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis, modulation of ATX might be compensatory biological responses to suppress immunological overreaction especially in the lung, which is an important underlying mechanism for the mortality of the disease.CONCLUSIONS:
COVID-19 patients showed a decrease in the serum levels of ATX, irrespective of the disease severity. Key MessagesAutotaxin (ATX) is an enzyme involved in the synthesis of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), which has been reported to be involved in pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis. Patients with COVID-19 show decrease in the serum levels of ATX. Modulation of ATX might be compensatory biological responses to suppress immunological overreaction.Palabras clave
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Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Hidrolasas Diéster Fosfóricas
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio experimental
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Ann Med
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
07853890.2022.2143554
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