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ArticleCurrent issues in molecular biology2024

Angiopoietins as Predictor Indexes in COVID-19 Patients in Delta and Omicron Waves.

Panagiota Tsiatsiou, Kyriakos Kouirouxis, Vasiliki Tsaireli, Antonia Lanta, Angeliki Kassomenaki, Maria Papaioannou, Efthymia Protonotariou, Lemonia Skoura

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Panagiota TsiatsiouDepartment of Microbiology, AHEPA University Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-3613-1689
Kyriakos KouirouxisDepartment of Microbiology, AHEPA University Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Vasiliki TsaireliDepartment of Microbiology, AHEPA University Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Antonia LantaDepartment of Microbiology, AHEPA University Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Angeliki KassomenakiDepartment of Microbiology, AHEPA University Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Maria PapaioannouDivision of Hematology, First Department of Internal Medicine, AHEPA General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Efthymia ProtonotariouDepartment of Microbiology, AHEPA University Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8755-1662
Lemonia SkouraDepartment of Microbiology, AHEPA University Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.

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Abstract

This study aimed to explore the correlation between Angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1) and Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) concentrations and the Angiopoietin-2/Angiopoietin-1 ratio (Ang-2/Ang-1) with clinical outcomes, potentially serving as disease severity and survival biomarkers. A study at AHEPA University Hospital involved 90 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) adult patients, 30 hospitalized intensive care units (ICU), 30 inward units (non-ICU), and 30 asymptomatic non-hospitalized individuals as controls. Estimated endothelial dysfunction markers related to angiogenesis were measured. There was a statistically significant difference only between outpatient and hospitalized patients (non-ICU-ICU groups) for the Ang-1 and Ang-2 indices. The Ang-2/Ang-1 ratio has differed significantly among the individual patient groups. An ROC analysis was conducted to find an optimal threshold for distinguishing between (outpatients-non-ICU) and (non-ICU-ICU) groups. It was based on Youden's index of 0.1122 and 0.3825, respectively. The Ang-1, Ang-2 levels, and Ang-2/Ang-1 ratio were analyzed as severity indicators in COVID-19 patients. The Ang-2/Ang-1 ratio demonstrated better prognostic and diagnostic utility than individual biomarker levels. Monitoring the Ang-2/Ang-1 ratio can identify COVID-19 patients at risk and assist clinicians in tailoring treatment strategies to improve outcomes.

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Angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1)Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2)COVID-19endothelial dysfunction

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