2021
Challenges in interpreting cytokine data in COVID-19 affect patient care and management
Wang SY, Takahashi T, Pine AB, Damsky WE, Simonov M, Zhang Y, Kieras E, Price CC, King BA, Siegel MD, Desir GV, Lee AI, Iwasaki A, Chun HJ. Challenges in interpreting cytokine data in COVID-19 affect patient care and management. PLOS Biology 2021, 19: e3001373. PMID: 34358229, PMCID: PMC8372945, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmuno-fibrotic drivers of impaired lung function in post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2
Chun HJ, Coutavas E, Pine AB, Lee AI, Yu VL, Shallow MK, Giovacchini CX, Mathews AM, Stephenson B, Que LG, Lee PJ, Kraft BD. Immuno-fibrotic drivers of impaired lung function in post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2. JCI Insight 2021, 6: e148476. PMID: 34111030, PMCID: PMC8410030, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.148476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 severityIntensive care unitCOVID-19 illnessRespiratory symptomsLipocalin-2Acute COVID-19 illnessSARS-CoV-2 infectionCOVID-19Acute COVID-19Mild COVID-19Prospective cohort studyPulmonary function testsPost-acute sequelaeAmerican Heart AssociationHost response profileSeparate validation cohortAcademic medical centerSARS-CoV-2Plasma biomarker profilesICU groupLung recoveryCohort studyExpiratory volumeLung impairmentPersistent symptomsLiver injury in COVID-19 and IL-6 trans-signaling-induced endotheliopathy
McConnell MJ, Kawaguchi N, Kondo R, Sonzogni A, Licini L, Valle C, Bonaffini PA, Sironi S, Alessio MG, Previtali G, Seghezzi M, Zhang X, Lee A, Pine AB, Chun HJ, Zhang X, Fernandez-Hernando C, Qing H, Wang A, Price C, Sun Z, Utsumi T, Hwa J, Strazzabosco M, Iwakiri Y. Liver injury in COVID-19 and IL-6 trans-signaling-induced endotheliopathy. Journal Of Hepatology 2021, 75: 647-658. PMID: 33991637, PMCID: PMC8285256, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2021.04.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver sinusoidal endothelial cellsLiver injuryInterleukin-6Sinusoidal endothelial cellsAlanine aminotransferaseLiver histologyD-dimerCOVID-19Primary human liver sinusoidal endothelial cellsSARS-CoV-2 infectionHuman liver sinusoidal endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsSoluble glycoprotein 130IL-6 levelsSmall-interfering RNA knockdownJAK inhibitor ruxolitinibFactor VIII activityProinflammatory factorsInflammatory signalsLarge cohortInhibitor ruxolitinibVWF antigenEndotheliopathyPatientsInjuryA 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 signatureIntermediate‐dose anticoagulation, aspirin, and in‐hospital mortality in COVID‐19: A propensity score‐matched analysis
Meizlish ML, Goshua G, Liu Y, Fine R, Amin K, Chang E, DeFilippo N, Keating C, Liu Y, Mankbadi M, McManus D, Wang SY, Price C, Bona RD, Chaar C, Chun HJ, Pine AB, Rinder HM, Siner JM, Neuberg DS, Owusu KA, Lee AI. Intermediate‐dose anticoagulation, aspirin, and in‐hospital mortality in COVID‐19: A propensity score‐matched analysis. American Journal Of Hematology 2021, 96: 471-479. PMID: 33476420, PMCID: PMC8013588, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProphylactic-dose anticoagulationAntiplatelet therapyHospital deathCumulative incidenceMultivariable regression modelsHospital mortalityHospitalized adult COVID-19 patientsAdult COVID-19 patientsPropensity score-matched patientsPropensity score-matched analysisCOVID-19Intensive antithrombotic therapyIntermediate-dose anticoagulationCohort of patientsCOVID-19 patientsPatient-specific covariatesAnticoagulation cohortAspirin cohortDose anticoagulationAntithrombotic therapyThrombotic complicationsHospitalized patientsPrimary outcomeIllness severityRegression models
2020
Endotheliopathy in COVID-19-associated coagulopathy: evidence from a single-centre, cross-sectional study
Goshua G, Pine AB, Meizlish ML, Chang CH, Zhang H, Bahel P, Baluha A, Bar N, Bona RD, Burns AJ, Dela Cruz CS, Dumont A, Halene S, Hwa J, Koff J, Menninger H, Neparidze N, Price C, Siner JM, Tormey C, Rinder HM, Chun HJ, Lee AI. Endotheliopathy in COVID-19-associated coagulopathy: evidence from a single-centre, cross-sectional study. The Lancet Haematology 2020, 7: e575-e582. PMID: 32619411, PMCID: PMC7326446, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(20)30216-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBetacoronavirusBiomarkersBlood Coagulation DisordersCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Critical IllnessCross-Sectional StudiesEndothelium, VascularFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPrognosisSARS-CoV-2Vascular DiseasesYoung AdultConceptsCOVID-19-associated coagulopathyNon-ICU patientsIntensive care unitKaplan-Meier analysisSoluble P-selectinCross-sectional studyPlatelet activationHospital dischargeICU patientsSoluble thrombomodulinEndothelial cellsVWF antigenCOVID-19P-selectinSingle-center cross-sectional studyLaboratory-confirmed COVID-19Medical intensive care unitSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pathogenesisVon Willebrand factor antigenSoluble thrombomodulin concentrationsVWF antigen concentrationEndothelial cell injurySoluble CD40 ligandMicrovascular complicationsAdult patients