2021
Proteomic Profiles in Patients with Thrombosis Due to COVID-19 Are Distinct from Non-COVID-19 Thrombosis
Madeeva D, Borges K, Shallow M, Juthani P, Wang S, Gupta A, Chun H, Lee A, Pine A. Proteomic Profiles in Patients with Thrombosis Due to COVID-19 Are Distinct from Non-COVID-19 Thrombosis. Blood 2021, 138: 777. PMCID: PMC8701622, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-153959.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSerum amyloid ACOVID-19 patientsVenous thromboembolismCOVID-19 infectionLipocalin-2Thromboembolic eventsThromboembolic complicationsPentraxin 3Complement factors C2COVID-19Lower extremity Doppler ultrasoundTissue factorComplement activationCell adhesion molecule-1Pathogenesis of thromboembolismInstitutional review board approvalChest CT angiographyAdhesion molecule-1Endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1Novel therapeutic strategiesSodium citrate tubesReview board approvalClassical complement pathwayRadiologic confirmationICU patientsChallenges 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 symptomsIncreased 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 riskPatientsLiver 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 antigenEndotheliopathyPatientsInjuryPRO-THROMBOTIC SIGNATURE FROM NEUTROPHIL ACTIVATION AND DECREASED ADAMTS13 TO VWF RATIO IS A KEY DRIVER OF CARDIAC INJURY IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH COVID-19
Wang S, Pine A, Mankbadi M, Chang C, Madeeva D, Zhang H, Dajani A, Crandall I, Sugeng L, Lee A, Chun H. PRO-THROMBOTIC SIGNATURE FROM NEUTROPHIL ACTIVATION AND DECREASED ADAMTS13 TO VWF RATIO IS A KEY DRIVER OF CARDIAC INJURY IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH COVID-19. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 77: 3193. PMID: 34167644, PMCID: PMC8091195, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(21)04548-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA 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
VWF/ADAMTS13 Ratios Are Potential Markers of Immunothrombotic Complications in Patients with COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study
Madeeva D, Christian J, Goshua G, Chun H, Lee A, Pine A. VWF/ADAMTS13 Ratios Are Potential Markers of Immunothrombotic Complications in Patients with COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study. Blood 2020, 136: 34-35. PMCID: PMC8330245, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2020-142917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVWF/ADAMTS13 ratioVon Willebrand factorADAMTS13 ratioVenous thrombosisNeutrophil activationCOVID-19Severe COVID-19 diseaseVWF activityNon-ICU unitsPathogenesis of coagulopathySeverity of coagulopathyAbsolute neutrophil countInstitutional review board approvalMarkers of inflammationIntensive care unitCross-sectional studyPotential therapeutic targetSodium citrate tubesReview board approvalSignificant correlationCOVID-19 diseasePossible mechanistic linkImmune system effectorsNeutrophil indexPertinent patient informationCirculating markers of angiogenesis and endotheliopathy in COVID‐19
Pine AB, Meizlish ML, Goshua G, Chang C, Zhang H, Bishai J, Bahel P, Patel A, Gbyli R, Kwan JM, Won CH, Price C, Dela Cruz CS, Halene S, van Dijk D, Hwa J, Lee AI, Chun HJ. Circulating markers of angiogenesis and endotheliopathy in COVID‐19. Pulmonary Circulation 2020, 10: 1-4. PMID: 33282193, PMCID: PMC7691906, DOI: 10.1177/2045894020966547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 infectionMarkers of angiogenesisEndothelial injuryDisease severityCOVID-19-associated coagulopathyCritical COVID-19 infectionCOVID-19 pathogenesisCOVID-19COVID-19 diseaseEndothelial cell functionHospital mortalityMicrovascular complicationsCritical illnessElevated markersHospitalized patientsPatient populationFuture therapiesPlasma profilingSurvival analysisPatientsInfectionCell functionPotential targetInjuryMarkersEndotheliopathy 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