Increased complement activation is a distinctive feature of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection
Ma L, Sahu S, Cano M, Kuppuswamy V, Bajwa J, McPhatter J, Pine A, Meizlish M, Goshua G, Chang C, Zhang H, Price C, Bahel P, Rinder H, Lei T, Day A, Reynolds D, Wu X, Schriefer R, Rauseo A, Goss C, O’Halloran J, Presti R, Kim A, Gelman A, Dela Cruz C, Lee A, Mudd P, Chun H, Atkinson J, Kulkarni H. Increased complement activation is a distinctive feature of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection. Science Immunology 2021, 6: eabh2259. PMID: 34446527, PMCID: PMC8158979, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abh2259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere SARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 infectionIntensive care unitComplement activationRespiratory failureEndothelial injuryCOVID-19Non-COVID cohortPersonalized clinical trialsAcute respiratory failureInvasive mechanical ventilationSevere COVID-19Tertiary care centerAlternative complement pathwayICU admissionCritical illnessCare unitMechanical ventilationRisk prognosticationWashington University SchoolWorse outcomesCare centerClinical trialsHigh riskPatientsA neutrophil activation signature predicts critical illness and mortality in COVID-19
Meizlish ML, Pine AB, Bishai JD, Goshua G, Nadelmann ER, Simonov M, Chang CH, Zhang H, Shallow M, Bahel P, Owusu K, Yamamoto Y, Arora T, Atri DS, Patel A, Gbyli R, Kwan J, Won CH, Dela Cruz C, Price C, Koff J, King BA, Rinder HM, Wilson FP, Hwa J, Halene S, Damsky W, van Dijk D, Lee AI, Chun HJ. A neutrophil activation signature predicts critical illness and mortality in COVID-19. Blood Advances 2021, 5: 1164-1177. PMID: 33635335, PMCID: PMC7908851, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020003568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCritical illnessHealth system databaseNeutrophil activationCOVID-19Neutrophil activation signatureSevere COVID-19Intensive care unitGranulocyte colony-stimulating factorHigh mortality rateColony-stimulating factorSystem databaseHepatocyte growth factorClinical decompensationNeutrophil countImmune hyperactivationCare unitEarly elevationLipocalin-2Interleukin-8Longitudinal cohortClinical dataMortality ratePatientsIllnessActivation signature