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Trial reportThe Journal of clinical investigation2026

Longitudinal multiomic signatures of ARDS and sepsis inflammatory phenotypes identify pathways associated with mortality.

Narges Alipanah-Lechner, Lucile Neyton, Pratik Sinha, Carolyn Leroux, Kim Bardillon, Sidney A Carrillo, Suzanna Chak, Olivia Chao, Taarini Hariharan, Carolyn Hendrickson and 18 more

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in The Journal of clinical investigation, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

28 authors.

Narges Alipanah-LechnerDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA.
Lucile NeytonDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA.
Pratik SinhaDivision of Clinical and Translational Research, Department of Anesthesia, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Carolyn LerouxDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA.
Kim BardillonCardiovascular Research Institute, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA.
Sidney A CarrilloDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA.
Suzanna ChakCardiovascular Research Institute, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA.
Olivia ChaoCardiovascular Research Institute, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA.
Taarini HariharanDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA.
Carolyn HendricksonDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California, USA.
Kirsten KangelarisDivision of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine.
Charles R LangelierDivision of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine.
Deanna LeeCardiovascular Research Institute, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA.
Chelsea LinDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA.
Kathleen LiuDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine; and.
Liam MageeCardiovascular Research Institute, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA.
Angelika RingorCardiovascular Research Institute, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA.
Aartik SarmaDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA.
Emma SchmiegeDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA.
Natasha SpottiswoodeDivision of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine.
Kathryn SullivanDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA.
Melanie F WeingartDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA.
Andrew WillmoreDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA.
Hanjing ZhuoCardiovascular Research Institute, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA.
Angela J RogersDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
Kathleen A StringerDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, and.
Michael A MatthayDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA.
Carolyn S CalfeeDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA.

Funding

MUTIDISCIPLINARY TRAINING PROGRAM IN LUNG DISEASEST32HL007185 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI David J Erle, LAURENCE HUANG · 1985 to 2026
$24.6M
Precision Medicine in the Acute Respiratory Distress SyndromeR35HL140026 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI CALFEE, CAROLYN · 2018 to 2024
$6.8M
Translational Metabolomics in Critical CareR35GM136312 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI KATHLEEN A STRINGER · 2020 to 2026
$2.8M
Precision Medicine in Sepsis with Critical IllnessR35GM142992 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Pratik Sinha · 2021 to 2026
$2.4M
Advancing Precision Medicine for ARDS and SepsisR35HL177135 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Carolyn Calfee · 2025 to 2026
$2.3M
Clinical Implementation of Molecular Phenotypes of Critical IllnessR01HL173531 · NHLBI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Pratik Sinha · 2025 to 2026
$1.4M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL173531NHLBI NIH HHS R35 HL140026NHLBI NIH HHS R35 HL177135NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007185NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM136312NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM142992
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUNDCritically ill patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and sepsis exhibit distinct inflammatory phenotypes with divergent clinical outcomes, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. These phenotypes, derived from clinical data and protein biomarkers, were associated with metabolic differences in a pilot study.METHODSWe performed integrative multiomics analysis of blood samples from 160 patients with ARDS in the ROSE trial, randomly selecting 80 patients from each latent class analysis-defined inflammatory phenotype (hyperinflammatory and hypoinflammatory) with phenotype probability greater than 0.9. Untargeted plasma metabolomics and whole-blood transcriptomics at day 0 and day 2 were analyzed using multimodal factor analysis (MEFISTO). The primary outcome was 90-day mortality, with validation in an independent critically ill sepsis cohort (EARLI).RESULTSMultiomics integration revealed 4 molecular signatures associated with mortality: (a) enhanced innate immune activation coupled with increased glycolysis (associated with hyperinflammatory phenotype), (b) hepatic dysfunction and immune dysfunction paired with impaired fatty acid β-oxidation (associated with hyperinflammatory phenotype), (c) interferon program suppression coupled with altered mitochondrial respiration (associated with hyperinflammatory phenotype), and (d) redox impairment and cell proliferation pathways (not associated with inflammatory phenotype). These signatures persisted through day 2 of trial enrollment. Within-phenotype analysis revealed distinct mortality-associated pathways in each group. All molecular signatures were validated in the independent EARLI cohort.CONCLUSIONInflammatory phenotypes of ARDS reflect distinct underlying biological processes with both phenotype-specific and phenotype-independent pathways influencing patient outcomes, all characterized by mitochondrial dysfunction. These findings suggest potential therapeutic targets for precise treatment strategies in critical illness.FUNDINGNIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and National Institute of General Medical Sciences.

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Respiratory Distress SyndromeSepsisTranscriptomeAgedBiomarkersFemaleHumansInflammationLongitudinal StudiesMaleMetabolomicsMiddle AgedPhenotypeBiomarkersClinical ResearchInflammationMetabolomicsMitochondriaPulmonologyTranscriptomics

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PMID41329523
PMCPMC12867137

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