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ArticleCritical care science2024

Identification of distinct phenotypes and improving prognosis using metabolic biomarkers in COVID-19 patients.

Andressa Santana, Gabriele da Silveira Prestes, Marinara Dagostin da Silva, Carolina Saibro Girardi, Lucas Dos Santos Silva, José Cláudio Fonseca Moreira, Daniel Pens Gelain, Glauco Adrieno Westphal, Emil Kupek, Roger Walz and 2 more

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Article in Critical care science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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12 authors.

Andressa SantanaLaboratory of Experimental Pathophysiology, Posgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense - Criciúma (SC), Brazil.
Gabriele da Silveira PrestesLaboratory of Experimental Pathophysiology, Posgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense - Criciúma (SC), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0328-753X
Marinara Dagostin da SilvaLaboratory of Experimental Pathophysiology, Posgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense - Criciúma (SC), Brazil.
Carolina Saibro GirardiDepartment of Biochemistry, Center for Oxidative Stress Studies, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1685-011X
Lucas Dos Santos SilvaDepartment of Biochemistry, Center for Oxidative Stress Studies, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8296-0248
José Cláudio Fonseca MoreiraDepartment of Biochemistry, Center for Oxidative Stress Studies, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0619-4913
Daniel Pens GelainDepartment of Biochemistry, Center for Oxidative Stress Studies, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5254-0509
Glauco Adrieno WestphalCentro Hospitalar Unimed - Joinville (SC), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9581-7141
Emil KupekPublic Health Department, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - Florianópolis (SC), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6704-1673
Roger WalzCenter for Applied Neuroscience, Department of Clinical Medicine, Hospital Universitário, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - Florianópolis (SC), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9875-6687
Felipe Dal-PizzolLaboratory of Experimental Pathophysiology, Posgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense - Criciúma (SC), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3003-8977
Cristiane RitterLaboratory of Experimental Pathophysiology, Posgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense - Criciúma (SC), Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1891-1561

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the relationship between the levels of adipokines and other endocrine biomarkers and patient outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

methodsIn a prospective study that included 213 subjects with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit, we measured the levels of cortisol, C-peptide, glucagon-like peptide-1, insulin, peptide YY, ghrelin, leptin, and resistin.; their contributions to patient clustering, disease severity, and predicting in-hospital mortality were analyzed.

resultsCortisol, resistin, leptin, insulin, and ghrelin levels significantly differed between severity groups, as defined by the World Health Organization severity scale. Additionally, lower ghrelin and higher cortisol levels were associated with mortality. Adding biomarkers to the clinical predictors of mortality significantly improved accuracy in determining prognosis. Phenotyping of subjects based on plasma biomarker levels yielded two different phenotypes that were associated with disease severity, but not mortality.

conclusionAs a single biomarker, only cortisol was independently associated with mortality; however, metabolic biomarkers could improve mortality prediction when added to clinical parameters. Metabolic biomarker phenotypes were differentially distributed according to COVID-19 severity but were not associated with mortality.

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BiomarkersCOVID-19PhenotypeAgedFemaleHospital MortalityHumansHydrocortisoneIntensive Care UnitsMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisProspective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexBiomarkersHydrocortisone

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PMCPMC11321718

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