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Metabolomic analysis of blood plasma samples from COVID-19 patients is a promising approach allowing for the evaluation of disease progression. We performed the metabolomic analysis of plasma samples of 30 COVID-19 patients and the 19 controls using the high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with tandem mass spectrometric detection (LC-MS/MS). In our analysis, we identified 103 metabolites enriched in KEGG metabolic pathways such as amino acid metabolism and the biosynthesis of aminoacyl-tRNAs, which differed significantly between the COVID-19 patients and the controls. Using ANDSystem software, we performed the reconstruction of gene networks describing the potential genetic regulation of metabolic pathways perturbed in COVID-19 patients by SARS-CoV-2 proteins. The nonstructural proteins of SARS-CoV-2 (orf8 and nsp5) and structural protein E were involved in the greater number of regulatory pathways. The reconstructed gene networks suggest the hypotheses on the molecular mechanisms of virus-host interactions in COVID-19 pathology and provide a basis for the further experimental and computer studies of the regulation of metabolic pathways by SARS-CoV-2 proteins. Our metabolomic analysis suggests the need for nonstructural protein-based vaccines and the control strategy to reduce the disease progression of COVID-19.
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COVID-19 , SARS-CoV-2 , Humans , SARS-CoV-2/genetics , Gene Regulatory Networks , Chromatography, Liquid , Tandem Mass Spectrometry , Plasma , Viral Proteins/genetics , Disease ProgressionABSTRACT
We studied the biodistribution of luminescent octahedral rhenium cluster complex K4[Re6S8(CN)6], a promising agent for photodynamic therapy. It was shown that rhenium complex [Re6S8(CN)6](4-)is mainly accumulated in the liver, the central organ of metabolism, and can be excreted by the kidneys. The cluster complex was also accumulated in the spleen in significant amount, which makes it a promising agent for creation of preparations for diagnostics and treatment of lymphoproliferative disorders. The mean lethal dose of the cluster complex was 0.38 g/kg.
