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Lin G, Li N, Liu J, Sun J, Zhang H, Gui M, Zeng Y, Tang J. Identification of key genes as potential diagnostic biomarkers in sepsis by bioinformatics analysis. PeerJ 2024; 12:e17542. [PMID: 38912048 PMCID: PMC11192024 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.17542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Background Sepsis, an infection-triggered inflammatory syndrome, poses a global clinical challenge with limited therapeutic options. Our study is designed to identify potential diagnostic biomarkers of sepsis onset in critically ill patients by bioinformatics analysis. Methods Gene expression profiles of GSE28750 and GSE74224 were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. These datasets were merged, normalized and de-batched. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) was performed and the gene modules most associated with sepsis were identified as key modules. Functional enrichment analysis of the key module genes was then conducted. Moreover, differentially expressed gene (DEG) analysis was conducted by the "limma" R package. Protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was created using STRING and Cytoscape, and PPI hub genes were identified with the cytoHubba plugin. The PPI hub genes overlapping with the genes in key modules of WGCNA were determined to be the sepsis-related key genes. Subsequently, the key overlapping genes were validated in an external independent dataset and sepsis patients recruited in our hospital. In addition, CIBERSORT analysis evaluated immune cell infiltration and its correlation with key genes. Results By WGCNA, the greenyellow module showed the highest positive correlation with sepsis (0.7, p = 2e - 19). 293 DEGs were identified in the merged datasets. The PPI network was created, and the CytoHubba was used to calculate the top 20 genes based on four algorithms (Degree, EPC, MCC, and MNC). Ultimately, LTF, LCN2, ELANE, MPO and CEACAM8 were identified as key overlapping genes as they appeared in the PPI hub genes and the key module genes of WGCNA. These sepsis-related key genes were validated in an independent external dataset (GSE131761) and sepsis patients recruited in our hospital. Additionally, the immune infiltration profiles differed significantly between sepsis and non-sepsis critical illness groups. Correlations between immune cells and these five key genes were assessed, revealing that plasma cells, macrophages M0, monocytes, T cells regulatory, eosinophils and NK cells resting were simultaneously and significantly associated with more than two key genes. Conclusion This study suggests a critical role of LTF, LCN2, ELANE, MPO and CEACAM8 in sepsis and may provide potential diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets for the treatment of sepsis.
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- Guoxin Lin
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Clinical Research Center For Critical Kidney Disease In Hunan Province, Changsha, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Clinical Research Center For Critical Kidney Disease In Hunan Province, Changsha, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Clinical Research Center For Critical Kidney Disease In Hunan Province, Changsha, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Clinical Research Center For Critical Kidney Disease In Hunan Province, Changsha, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Clinical Research Center For Critical Kidney Disease In Hunan Province, Changsha, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Clinical Research Center For Critical Kidney Disease In Hunan Province, Changsha, China
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Ondondo B. Editorial: Overcoming challenges in microbial immunology: 2022. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1436631. [PMID: 38953029 PMCID: PMC11215133 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1436631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024] Open
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- Beatrice Ondondo
- Immunology Department, University Hospitals of Leicester National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom
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Burnham KL, Milind N, Lee W, Kwok AJ, Cano-Gamez K, Mi Y, Geoghegan CG, Zhang P, McKechnie S, Soranzo N, Hinds CJ, Knight JC, Davenport EE. eQTLs identify regulatory networks and drivers of variation in the individual response to sepsis. CELL GENOMICS 2024:100587. [PMID: 38897207 DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2024.100587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Sepsis is a clinical syndrome of life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated response to infection, for which disease heterogeneity is a major obstacle to developing targeted treatments. We have previously identified gene-expression-based patient subgroups (sepsis response signatures [SRS]) informative for outcome and underlying pathophysiology. Here, we aimed to investigate the role of genetic variation in determining the host transcriptomic response and to delineate regulatory networks underlying SRS. Using genotyping and RNA-sequencing data on 638 adult sepsis patients, we report 16,049 independent expression (eQTLs) and 32 co-expression module (modQTLs) quantitative trait loci in this disease context. We identified significant interactions between SRS and genotype for 1,578 SNP-gene pairs and combined transcription factor (TF) binding site information (SNP2TFBS) and predicted regulon activity (DoRothEA) to identify candidate upstream regulators. Overall, these approaches identified putative mechanistic links between host genetic variation, cell subtypes, and the individual transcriptomic response to infection.
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- Katie L Burnham
- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK; University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK
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- Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK; Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Chinese Academy of Medical Science Oxford Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, UK
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- Centre for Translational Medicine & Therapeutics, William Harvey Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Chinese Academy of Medical Science Oxford Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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Mi Y, Burnham KL, Charles PD, Heilig R, Vendrell I, Whalley J, Torrance HD, Antcliffe DB, May SM, Neville MJ, Berridge G, Hutton P, Geoghegan CG, Radhakrishnan J, Nesvizhskii AI, Yu F, Davenport EE, McKechnie S, Davies R, O'Callaghan DJP, Patel P, Del Arroyo AG, Karpe F, Gordon AC, Ackland GL, Hinds CJ, Fischer R, Knight JC. High-throughput mass spectrometry maps the sepsis plasma proteome and differences in patient response. Sci Transl Med 2024; 16:eadh0185. [PMID: 38838133 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adh0185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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Sepsis, the dysregulated host response to infection causing life-threatening organ dysfunction, is a global health challenge requiring better understanding of pathophysiology and new therapeutic approaches. Here, we applied high-throughput tandem mass spectrometry to delineate the plasma proteome for sepsis and comparator groups (noninfected critical illness, postoperative inflammation, and healthy volunteers) involving 2612 samples (from 1611 patients) and 4553 liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analyses acquired through a single batch of continuous measurements, with a throughput of 100 samples per day. We show how this scale of data can delineate proteins, pathways, and coexpression modules in sepsis and be integrated with paired leukocyte transcriptomic data (837 samples from n = 649 patients). We mapped the plasma proteomic landscape of the host response in sepsis, including changes over time, and identified features relating to etiology, clinical phenotypes (including organ failures), and severity. This work reveals subphenotypes informative for sepsis response state, disease processes, and outcome; identifies potential biomarkers; and advances opportunities for a precision medicine approach to sepsis.
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- Yuxin Mi
- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Target Discovery Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
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- Target Discovery Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
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- Target Discovery Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
- Chinese Academy of Medical Science Oxford Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Division of Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine and Intensive Care, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Division of Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine and Intensive Care, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, UK
- Department of Critical Care, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London W2 1NY, UK
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- Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London EC1M 6BQ, UK
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LE, UK
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Target Discovery Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
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- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford OX3 7JX, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford OX3 7JX, UK
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- Division of Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine and Intensive Care, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Division of Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine and Intensive Care, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, UK
- Department of Critical Care, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London W2 1NY, UK
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- Department of Critical Care, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London W2 1NY, UK
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- Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London EC1M 6BQ, UK
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LE, UK
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Division of Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine and Intensive Care, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, UK
- Department of Critical Care, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London W2 1NY, UK
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- Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London EC1M 6BQ, UK
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- Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London EC1M 6BQ, UK
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- Target Discovery Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7FZ, UK
- Chinese Academy of Medical Science Oxford Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
- Chinese Academy of Medical Science Oxford Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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Chen Y, Chen S, Zhang J, Hu X, Li N, Liu Z, Huang L, Yu J, Zhang Y, Lin X, Xu Z, Fang Y, Chen Z, Guo Y, Chen B. Electroacupuncture pre-treatment exerts a protective effect on LPS-induced cardiomyopathy in mice through the delivery of miR-381 via exosomes. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2024; 1870:167208. [PMID: 38701956 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2024.167208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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OBJECTIVE This study aims to investigate the cardiac protective effects and molecular mechanisms of electroacupuncture (EA) pre-treatment in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-Induced Cardiomyopathy. METHODS AND RESULTS Pre-treatment with EA was performed 30 min before intraperitoneal injection of LPS. Cardiac function changes in mice of the EA + LPS group were observed using electrocardiography, echocardiography, and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and compared with the LPS group. The results demonstrated that EA pre-treatment significantly improved the survival rate of septic mice, alleviated the severity of endotoxemia, and exhibited notable cardiac protective effects. These effects were characterized by a reduction in ST-segment elevation on electrocardiography, an increase in ejection fraction (EF) and fraction shortening (FS) on echocardiography and a decrease in the expression of serum cardiac troponin I (cTn-I) levels. Serum exosomes obtained after EA pre-treatment were extracted and administered to septic mice, revealing significant cardiac protective effects of EA-derived exosomes. Furthermore, the antagonism of circulating exosomes in mice markedly suppressed the cardiac protective effects conferred by EA pre-treatment. Analysis of serum exosomes using quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) revealed a significant upregulation of miR-381 expression after EA pre-treatment. Inhibition or overexpression of miR-381 through serotype 9 adeno-associated virus (AAV9)-mediated gene delivery demonstrated that overexpression of miR-381 exerted a cardiac protective effect, while inhibition of miR-381 significantly attenuated the cardiac protective effects conferred by EA pre-treatment. CONCLUSIONS Our research findings have revealed a novel endogenous cardiac protection mechanism, wherein circulating exosomes derived from EA pre-treatment mitigate LPS-induced cardiac dysfunction via miR-381.
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- Yong Chen
- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China; School of Acupuncture & Moxibustion and Tuina, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China; Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Tianjin Nankai Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300102, China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China; School of Acupuncture & Moxibustion and Tuina, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China; School of Acupuncture & Moxibustion and Tuina, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China; School of Acupuncture & Moxibustion and Tuina, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- Laboratory Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 500515, China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China; School of Acupuncture & Moxibustion and Tuina, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China; School of Acupuncture & Moxibustion and Tuina, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Tianjin Nankai Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300102, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Tianjin Nankai Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300102, China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China; School of Acupuncture & Moxibustion and Tuina, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China; School of Acupuncture & Moxibustion and Tuina, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China; School of Acupuncture & Moxibustion and Tuina, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China; School of Acupuncture & Moxibustion and Tuina, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China; National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin 300381, China.
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China; National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin 300381, China; School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China.
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- Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture Science, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China; School of Acupuncture & Moxibustion and Tuina, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China; National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin 300381, China.
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Stevens J, Tezel O, Bonnefil V, Hapstack M, Atreya MR. Biological basis of critical illness subclasses: from the bedside to the bench and back again. Crit Care 2024; 28:186. [PMID: 38812006 PMCID: PMC11137966 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-024-04959-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024] Open
Abstract
Critical illness syndromes including sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and acute kidney injury (AKI) are associated with high in-hospital mortality and long-term adverse health outcomes among survivors. Despite advancements in care, clinical and biological heterogeneity among patients continues to hamper identification of efficacious therapies. Precision medicine offers hope by identifying patient subclasses based on clinical, laboratory, biomarker and 'omic' data and potentially facilitating better alignment of interventions. Within the previous two decades, numerous studies have made strides in identifying gene-expression based endotypes and clinico-biomarker based phenotypes among critically ill patients associated with differential outcomes and responses to treatment. In this state-of-the-art review, we summarize the biological similarities and differences across the various subclassification schemes among critically ill patients. In addition, we highlight current translational gaps, the need for advanced scientific tools, human-relevant disease models, to gain a comprehensive understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying critical illness subclasses.
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- Joseph Stevens
- Division of Immunobiology, Graduate Program, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 45627, USA
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA.
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 45627, USA.
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Diehl-Wiesenecker E, Galtung N, Dickescheid J, Prpic M, Somasundaram R, Kappert K, Bauer W. Blood calprotectin as a biomarker for infection and sepsis - the prospective CASCADE trial. BMC Infect Dis 2024; 24:496. [PMID: 38755564 PMCID: PMC11100246 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-09394-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Early in the host-response to infection, neutrophils release calprotectin, triggering several immune signalling cascades. In acute infection management, identifying infected patients and stratifying these by risk of deterioration into sepsis, are crucial tasks. Recruiting a heterogenous population of patients with suspected infections from the emergency department, early in the care-path, the CASCADE trial aimed to evaluate the accuracy of blood calprotectin for detecting bacterial infections, estimating disease severity, and predicting clinical deterioration. METHODS In a prospective, observational trial from February 2021 to August 2022, 395 patients (n = 194 clinically suspected infection; n = 201 controls) were enrolled. Blood samples were collected at enrolment. The accuracy of calprotectin to identify bacterial infections, and to predict and identify sepsis and mortality was analysed. These endpoints were determined by a panel of experts. RESULTS The Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristic (AUROC) of calprotectin for detecting bacterial infections was 0.90. For sepsis within 72 h, calprotectin's AUROC was 0.83. For 30-day mortality it was 0.78. In patients with diabetes, calprotectin had an AUROC of 0.94 for identifying bacterial infection. CONCLUSIONS Calprotectin showed notable accuracy for all endpoints. Using calprotectin in the emergency department could improve diagnosis and management of severe infections, in combination with current biomarkers. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER DRKS00020521.
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- Eva Diehl-Wiesenecker
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Benjamin Franklin Campus, Zentrale Notaufnahme und Aufnahmestation, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Benjamin Franklin Campus, Zentrale Notaufnahme und Aufnahmestation, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Benjamin Franklin Campus, Zentrale Notaufnahme und Aufnahmestation, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Benjamin Franklin Campus, Zentrale Notaufnahme und Aufnahmestation, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany
- Labor Berlin - Charité Vivantes GmbH, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Benjamin Franklin Campus, Zentrale Notaufnahme und Aufnahmestation, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203, Berlin, Germany.
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Schlapbach LJ, Ganesamoorthy D, Wilson C, Raman S, George S, Snelling PJ, Phillips N, Irwin A, Sharp N, Le Marsney R, Chavan A, Hempenstall A, Bialasiewicz S, MacDonald AD, Grimwood K, Kling JC, McPherson SJ, Blumenthal A, Kaforou M, Levin M, Herberg JA, Gibbons KS, Coin LJM. Host gene expression signatures to identify infection type and organ dysfunction in children evaluated for sepsis: a multicentre cohort study. THE LANCET. CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH 2024; 8:325-338. [PMID: 38513681 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-4642(24)00017-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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BACKGROUND Sepsis is defined as dysregulated host response to infection that leads to life-threatening organ dysfunction. Biomarkers characterising the dysregulated host response in sepsis are lacking. We aimed to develop host gene expression signatures to predict organ dysfunction in children with bacterial or viral infection. METHODS This cohort study was done in emergency departments and intensive care units of four hospitals in Queensland, Australia, and recruited children aged 1 month to 17 years who, upon admission, underwent a diagnostic test, including blood cultures, for suspected sepsis. Whole-blood RNA sequencing of blood was performed with Illumina NovaSeq (San Diego, CA, USA). Samples with completed phenotyping, monitoring, and RNA extraction by March 31, 2020, were included in the discovery cohort; samples collected or completed thereafter and by Oct 27, 2021, constituted the Rapid Paediatric Infection Diagnosis in Sepsis (RAPIDS) internal validation cohort. An external validation cohort was assembled from RNA sequencing gene expression count data from the observational European Childhood Life-threatening Infectious Disease Study (EUCLIDS), which recruited children with severe infection in nine European countries between 2012 and 2016. Feature selection approaches were applied to derive novel gene signatures for disease class (bacterial vs viral infection) and disease severity (presence vs absence of organ dysfunction 24 h post-sampling). The primary endpoint was the presence of organ dysfunction 24 h after blood sampling in the presence of confirmed bacterial versus viral infection. Gene signature performance is reported as area under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUCs) and 95% CI. FINDINGS Between Sept 25, 2017, and Oct 27, 2021, 907 patients were enrolled. Blood samples from 595 patients were included in the discovery cohort, and samples from 312 children were included in the RAPIDS validation cohort. We derived a ten-gene disease class signature that achieved an AUC of 94·1% (95% CI 90·6-97·7) in distinguishing bacterial from viral infections in the RAPIDS validation cohort. A ten-gene disease severity signature achieved an AUC of 82·2% (95% CI 76·3-88·1) in predicting organ dysfunction within 24 h of sampling in the RAPIDS validation cohort. Used in tandem, the disease class and disease severity signatures predicted organ dysfunction within 24 h of sampling with an AUC of 90·5% (95% CI 83·3-97·6) for patients with predicted bacterial infection and 94·7% (87·8-100·0) for patients with predicted viral infection. In the external EUCLIDS validation dataset (n=362), the disease class and disease severity predicted organ dysfunction at time of sampling with an AUC of 70·1% (95% CI 44·1-96·2) for patients with predicted bacterial infection and 69·6% (53·1-86·0) for patients with predicted viral infection. INTERPRETATION In children evaluated for sepsis, novel host transcriptomic signatures specific for bacterial and viral infection can identify dysregulated host response leading to organ dysfunction. FUNDING Australian Government Medical Research Future Fund Genomic Health Futures Mission, Children's Hospital Foundation Queensland, Brisbane Diamantina Health Partners, Emergency Medicine Foundation, Gold Coast Hospital Foundation, Far North Queensland Foundation, Townsville Hospital and Health Services SERTA Grant, and Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre.
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- Luregn J Schlapbach
- Children's Intensive Care Research Program, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Department of Intensive Care and Neonatology, and Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Queensland Children's Hospital, Children's Health Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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- Children's Intensive Care Research Program, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Section of Paediatric Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Children's Intensive Care Research Program, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Queensland Children's Hospital, Children's Health Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Children's Intensive Care Research Program, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Department of Emergency Medicine, Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, QLD, Australia; School of Medicine and Dentistry and the Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, QLD, Australia; School of Medicine and Dentistry and the Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia
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- Children's Intensive Care Research Program, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Emergency Department, Queensland Children's Hospital, Children's Health Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Infection Management and Prevention Services, Queensland Children's Hospital, Children's Health Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Children's Intensive Care Research Program, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Queensland Children's Hospital, Children's Health Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Children's Intensive Care Research Program, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Townsville University Hospital, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The Australian Centre for Ecogenomics, and Queensland Paediatric Infectious Diseases Laboratory, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Children's Intensive Care Research Program, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Dentistry and the Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia; Department of Infectious Disease and Paediatrics, Gold Coast Health, Southport, QLD, Australia
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- Frazer Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Frazer Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Section of Paediatric Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Section of Paediatric Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Section of Paediatric Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Children's Intensive Care Research Program, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Tang G, Luo Y, Song H, Liu W, Huang Y, Wang X, Zou S, Sun Z, Hou H, Wang F. The immune landscape of sepsis and using immune clusters for identifying sepsis endotypes. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1287415. [PMID: 38707899 PMCID: PMC11066285 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1287415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
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Background The dysregulated immune response to sepsis still remains unclear. Stratification of sepsis patients into endotypes based on immune indicators is important for the future development of personalized therapies. We aimed to evaluate the immune landscape of sepsis and the use of immune clusters for identifying sepsis endotypes. Methods The indicators involved in innate, cellular, and humoral immune cells, inhibitory immune cells, and cytokines were simultaneously assessed in 90 sepsis patients and 40 healthy controls. Unsupervised k-means cluster analysis of immune indicator data were used to identify patient clusters, and a random forest approach was used to build a prediction model for classifying sepsis endotypes. Results We depicted that the impairment of innate and adaptive immunity accompanying increased inflammation was the most prominent feature in patients with sepsis. However, using immune indicators for distinguishing sepsis from bacteremia was difficult, most likely due to the considerable heterogeneity in sepsis patients. Cluster analysis of sepsis patients identified three immune clusters with different survival rates. Cluster 1 (36.7%) could be distinguished from the other clusters as being an "effector-type" cluster, whereas cluster 2 (34.4%) was a "potential-type" cluster, and cluster 3 (28.9%) was a "dysregulation-type" cluster, which showed the lowest survival rate. In addition, we established a prediction model based on immune indicator data, which accurately classified sepsis patients into three immune endotypes. Conclusion We depicted the immune landscape of patients with sepsis and identified three distinct immune endotypes with different survival rates. Cluster membership could be predicted with a model based on immune data.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Chen KL, Chou RH, Chang CC, Kuo CS, Wei JH, Huang PH, Lin SJ. The high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C)-concentration-dependent association between anti-inflammatory capacity and sepsis: A single-center cross-sectional study. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0296863. [PMID: 38603717 PMCID: PMC11008828 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Known to have pleiotropic functions, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) helps to regulate systemic inflammation during sepsis. As preserving HDL-C level is a promising therapeutic strategy for sepsis, the interaction between HDL and sepsis worth further investigation. This study aimed to determine the impact of sepsis on HDL's anti-inflammatory capacity and explore its correlations with disease severity and laboratory parameters. METHODS AND MATERIALS We enrolled 80 septic subjects admitted to the intensive care unit and 50 controls admitted for scheduled coronary angiography in this cross-sectional study. We used apolipoprotein-B depleted (apoB-depleted) plasma to measure the anti-inflammatory capacity of HDL-C. ApoB-depleted plasma's anti-inflammatory capacity is defined as its ability to suppress tumor necrosis factor-α-induced vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) expression in human umbilical-vein endothelial cells. A subgroup analysis was conducted to investigate in septic subjects according to disease severity. RESULTS ApoB-depleted plasma's anti-inflammatory capacity was reduced in septic subjects relative to controls (VCAM-1 mRNA fold change: 50.1% vs. 35.5%; p < 0.0001). The impairment was more pronounced in septic subjects with than in those without septic shock (55.8% vs. 45.3%, p = 0.0022). Both associations were rendered non-significant with the adjustment for the HDL-C level. In sepsis patients, VCAM-1 mRNA fold change correlated with the SOFA score (Spearman's r = 0.231, p = 0.039), lactate level (r = 0.297, p = 0.0074), HDL-C level (r = -0.370, p = 0.0007), and inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein level: r = 0.441, p <0.0001; white blood cell: r = 0.353, p = 0.0013). CONCLUSION ApoB-depleted plasma's anti-inflammatory capacity is reduced in sepsis patients and this association depends of HDL-C concentration. In sepsis patients, this capacity correlates with disease severity and inflammatory markers. These findings explain the prognostic role of the HDL-C level in sepsis and indirectly support the rationale for targeting HDL-C as sepsis treatment.
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- Kai-Lee Chen
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Min-Sheng General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Healthcare and Services Center, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Taipei Heart Institute, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Division of Cardiology, Heart Center, Cheng-Hsin General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Cajander S, Kox M, Scicluna BP, Weigand MA, Mora RA, Flohé SB, Martin-Loeches I, Lachmann G, Girardis M, Garcia-Salido A, Brunkhorst FM, Bauer M, Torres A, Cossarizza A, Monneret G, Cavaillon JM, Shankar-Hari M, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ, Winkler MS, Skirecki T, Osuchowski M, Rubio I, Bermejo-Martin JF, Schefold JC, Venet F. Profiling the dysregulated immune response in sepsis: overcoming challenges to achieve the goal of precision medicine. THE LANCET. RESPIRATORY MEDICINE 2024; 12:305-322. [PMID: 38142698 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(23)00330-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
Abstract
Sepsis is characterised by a dysregulated host immune response to infection. Despite recognition of its significance, immune status monitoring is not implemented in clinical practice due in part to the current absence of direct therapeutic implications. Technological advances in immunological profiling could enhance our understanding of immune dysregulation and facilitate integration into clinical practice. In this Review, we provide an overview of the current state of immune profiling in sepsis, including its use, current challenges, and opportunities for progress. We highlight the important role of immunological biomarkers in facilitating predictive enrichment in current and future treatment scenarios. We propose that multiple immune and non-immune-related parameters, including clinical and microbiological data, be integrated into diagnostic and predictive combitypes, with the aid of machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques. These combitypes could form the basis of workable algorithms to guide clinical decisions that make precision medicine in sepsis a reality and improve patient outcomes.
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- Sara Cajander
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Applied Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Mater Dei hospital, University of Malta, Msida, Malta; Centre for Molecular Medicine and Biobanking, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Cell Biology, Genetics, Histology and Pharmacology, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Department of Trauma, Hand, and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; Hospital Clinic, Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Intensive Care and Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Pediatric Critical Care Unit, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany; Integrated Research and Treatment Center, Center for Sepsis Control and Care, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Pulmonology Department. Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Ciberes, IDIBAPS, ICREA, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Immunology Laboratory, Hôpital E Herriot - Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France; Université Claude Bernard Lyon-1, Hôpital E Herriot, Lyon, France
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, Institute of Regeneration and Repair, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Translational Immunology and Experimental Intensive Care, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland
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- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Traumatology, The Research Center in Cooperation with AUVA, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany; Integrated Research and Treatment Center, Center for Sepsis Control and Care, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; School of Medicine, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Immunology Laboratory, Hôpital E Herriot - Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France; Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Inserm U1111, CNRS, UMR5308, Ecole Normale Supeérieure de Lyon, Universiteé Claude Bernard-Lyon 1, Lyon, France.
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Dhillon BK, Kortbeek S, Baghela A, Brindle M, Martin DA, Jenne CN, Vogel HJ, Lee AHY, Thompson GC, Hancock REW. Gene Expression Profiling in Pediatric Appendicitis. JAMA Pediatr 2024; 178:391-400. [PMID: 38372989 PMCID: PMC10877506 DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.6721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Importance Appendicitis is the most common indication for urgent surgery in the pediatric population, presenting across a range of severity and with variable complications. Differentiating simple appendicitis (SA) and perforated appendicitis (PA) on presentation may help direct further diagnostic workup and appropriate therapy selection, including antibiotic choice and timing of surgery. Objective To provide a mechanistic understanding of the differences in disease severity of appendicitis with the objective of developing improved diagnostics and treatments, specifically for the pediatric population. Design, Setting, and Participants The Gene Expression Profiling of Pediatric Appendicitis (GEPPA) study was a single-center prospective exploratory diagnostic study with transcriptomic profiling of peripheral blood collected from a cohort of children aged 5 to 17 years with abdominal pain and suspected appendicitis between November 2016 and April 2017 at the Alberta Children's Hospital in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with data analysis reported in August 2023. There was no patient follow-up in this study. Exposure SA, PA, or nonappendicitis abdominal pain. Main Outcomes and Measures Blood transcriptomics was used to develop a hypothesis of underlying mechanistic differences between SA and PA to build mechanistic hypotheses and blood-based diagnostics. Results Seventy-one children (mean [SD] age, 11.8 [3.0] years; 48 [67.6%] male) presenting to the emergency department with abdominal pain and suspected appendicitis were investigated using whole-blood transcriptomics. A central role for immune system pathways was revealed in PA, including a dampening of major innate interferon responses. Gene expression changes in patients with PA were consistent with downregulation of immune response and inflammation pathways and shared similarities with gene expression signatures derived from patients with sepsis, including the most severe sepsis endotypes. Despite the challenges in identifying early biomarkers of severe appendicitis, a 4-gene signature that was predictive of PA compared to SA, with an accuracy of 85.7% (95% CI, 72.8-94.1) was identified. Conclusions This study found that PA was complicated by a dysregulated immune response. This finding should inform improved diagnostics of severity, early management strategies, and prevention of further postsurgical complications.
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- Bhavjinder K. Dhillon
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Pacilli M, Kamaleswaran R. New Genetic Biomarkers to Diagnose Pediatric Appendicitis. JAMA Pediatr 2024; 178:341-342. [PMID: 38372987 DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.6731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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- Maurizio Pacilli
- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Monash Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
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Santacroce E, D'Angerio M, Ciobanu AL, Masini L, Lo Tartaro D, Coloretti I, Busani S, Rubio I, Meschiari M, Franceschini E, Mussini C, Girardis M, Gibellini L, Cossarizza A, De Biasi S. Advances and Challenges in Sepsis Management: Modern Tools and Future Directions. Cells 2024; 13:439. [PMID: 38474403 DOI: 10.3390/cells13050439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
Abstract
Sepsis, a critical condition marked by systemic inflammation, profoundly impacts both innate and adaptive immunity, often resulting in lymphopenia. This immune alteration can spare regulatory T cells (Tregs) but significantly affects other lymphocyte subsets, leading to diminished effector functions, altered cytokine profiles, and metabolic changes. The complexity of sepsis stems not only from its pathophysiology but also from the heterogeneity of patient responses, posing significant challenges in developing universally effective therapies. This review emphasizes the importance of phenotyping in sepsis to enhance patient-specific diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Phenotyping immune cells, which categorizes patients based on clinical and immunological characteristics, is pivotal for tailoring treatment approaches. Flow cytometry emerges as a crucial tool in this endeavor, offering rapid, low cost and detailed analysis of immune cell populations and their functional states. Indeed, this technology facilitates the understanding of immune dysfunctions in sepsis and contributes to the identification of novel biomarkers. Our review underscores the potential of integrating flow cytometry with omics data, machine learning and clinical observations to refine sepsis management, highlighting the shift towards personalized medicine in critical care. This approach could lead to more precise interventions, improving outcomes in this heterogeneously affected patient population.
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- Elena Santacroce
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Dentistry and Morphological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41121 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Dentistry and Morphological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41121 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Center for Sepsis Control and Care, Jena University Hospital, 07747 Jena, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Dentistry and Morphological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41121 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Dentistry and Morphological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41121 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Dentistry and Morphological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41121 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Dentistry and Morphological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41121 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy
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De Backer D, Deutschman CS, Hellman J, Myatra SN, Ostermann M, Prescott HC, Talmor D, Antonelli M, Pontes Azevedo LC, Bauer SR, Kissoon N, Loeches IM, Nunnally M, Tissieres P, Vieillard-Baron A, Coopersmith CM. Surviving Sepsis Campaign Research Priorities 2023. Crit Care Med 2024; 52:268-296. [PMID: 38240508 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000006135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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OBJECTIVES To identify research priorities in the management, epidemiology, outcome, and pathophysiology of sepsis and septic shock. DESIGN Shortly after publication of the most recent Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines, the Surviving Sepsis Research Committee, a multiprofessional group of 16 international experts representing the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine and the Society of Critical Care Medicine, convened virtually and iteratively developed the article and recommendations, which represents an update from the 2018 Surviving Sepsis Campaign Research Priorities. METHODS Each task force member submitted five research questions on any sepsis-related subject. Committee members then independently ranked their top three priorities from the list generated. The highest rated clinical and basic science questions were developed into the current article. RESULTS A total of 81 questions were submitted. After merging similar questions, there were 34 clinical and ten basic science research questions submitted for voting. The five top clinical priorities were as follows: 1) what is the best strategy for screening and identification of patients with sepsis, and can predictive modeling assist in real-time recognition of sepsis? 2) what causes organ injury and dysfunction in sepsis, how should it be defined, and how can it be detected? 3) how should fluid resuscitation be individualized initially and beyond? 4) what is the best vasopressor approach for treating the different phases of septic shock? and 5) can a personalized/precision medicine approach identify optimal therapies to improve patient outcomes? The five top basic science priorities were as follows: 1) How can we improve animal models so that they more closely resemble sepsis in humans? 2) What outcome variables maximize correlations between human sepsis and animal models and are therefore most appropriate to use in both? 3) How does sepsis affect the brain, and how do sepsis-induced brain alterations contribute to organ dysfunction? How does sepsis affect interactions between neural, endocrine, and immune systems? 4) How does the microbiome affect sepsis pathobiology? 5) How do genetics and epigenetics influence the development of sepsis, the course of sepsis and the response to treatments for sepsis? CONCLUSIONS Knowledge advances in multiple clinical domains have been incorporated in progressive iterations of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines, allowing for evidence-based recommendations for short- and long-term management of sepsis. However, the strength of existing evidence is modest with significant knowledge gaps and mortality from sepsis remains high. The priorities identified represent a roadmap for research in sepsis and septic shock.
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- Daniel De Backer
- Department of Intensive Care, CHIREC Hospitals, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cohen Children's Medical Center, Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY
- Sepsis Research Lab, the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY
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- Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Hospital, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Critical Care, King's College London, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Anesthesiology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A.Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Research Organization (MICRO), St James's Hospital, Leinster, Dublin, Ireland
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- Pediatric Intensive Care, Neonatal Medicine and Pediatric Emergency, AP-HP Paris Saclay University, Bicêtre Hospital, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Service de Medecine Intensive Reanimation, Hopital Ambroise Pare, Universite Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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Vogeler M, Schenz J, Müller E, Weigand M, Fischer D. [The Immune System of the Critically Ill Patient]. Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther 2024; 59:96-112. [PMID: 38354730 DOI: 10.1055/a-2070-3516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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Critically ill patients often experience a dysregulated immune response, leading to immune dysfunction. Sepsis, trauma, severe infections, and certain medical conditions can trigger a state of systemic inflammation, known as the cytokine storm. This hyperactive immune response can cause collateral damage to healthy tissues and organs, exacerbating the patient's condition. On the other hand, some critically ill patients may suffer from immune paralysis which can increase the risk of nosocomial infections.Fever is an evolutionary adaptation that evolved as an effective defense mechanism to fight invading pathogens. By raising body temperature, fever enhances the immune response, inhibits pathogen growth, promotes recovery, and aids in the formation of immune memory. Understanding the role of fever in the context of immune defense is crucial for optimizing medical interventions and supporting the body's natural ability to combat infections.Future Directions: Advancements in immunology research and technology hold promise for better understanding the immune system's complexities in critically ill patients. Personalized medicine approaches may be developed to tailor therapies to individual patients based on their immune profile, optimizing treatment outcomes. Based on recent studies prognostic parameters such as lymphocyte count, IL-10 concentration and mHLA-DR expression can be used to stratify the immunological response pattern in septic patients.Conclusion: The immune system's response in critically ill patients is a multifaceted process, involving intricate interactions between various immune cells, cytokines, and organs. Striking the delicate balance between immune activation and suppression remains a significant challenge in clinical practice. Continued research and therapeutic innovations are vital to improve patient outcomes and reduce the burden of critical illness on healthcare systems.
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Szakmany T, Fitzgerald E, Garlant HN, Whitehouse T, Molnar T, Shah S, Tong D, Hall JE, Ball GR, Kempsell KE. The 'analysis of gene expression and biomarkers for point-of-care decision support in Sepsis' study; temporal clinical parameter analysis and validation of early diagnostic biomarker signatures for severe inflammation andsepsis-SIRS discrimination. Front Immunol 2024; 14:1308530. [PMID: 38332914 PMCID: PMC10850284 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1308530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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Introduction Early diagnosis of sepsis and discrimination from SIRS is crucial for clinicians to provide appropriate care, management and treatment to critically ill patients. We describe identification of mRNA biomarkers from peripheral blood leukocytes, able to identify severe, systemic inflammation (irrespective of origin) and differentiate Sepsis from SIRS, in adult patients within a multi-center clinical study. Methods Participants were recruited in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) from multiple UK hospitals, including fifty-nine patients with abdominal sepsis, eighty-four patients with pulmonary sepsis, forty-two SIRS patients with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OOHCA), sampled at four time points, in addition to thirty healthy control donors. Multiple clinical parameters were measured, including SOFA score, with many differences observed between SIRS and sepsis groups. Differential gene expression analyses were performed using microarray hybridization and data analyzed using a combination of parametric and non-parametric statistical tools. Results Nineteen high-performance, differentially expressed mRNA biomarkers were identified between control and combined SIRS/Sepsis groups (FC>20.0, p<0.05), termed 'indicators of inflammation' (I°I), including CD177, FAM20A and OLAH. Best-performing minimal signatures e.g. FAM20A/OLAH showed good accuracy for determination of severe, systemic inflammation (AUC>0.99). Twenty entities, termed 'SIRS or Sepsis' (S°S) biomarkers, were differentially expressed between sepsis and SIRS (FC>2·0, p-value<0.05). Discussion The best performing signature for discriminating sepsis from SIRS was CMTM5/CETP/PLA2G7/MIA/MPP3 (AUC=0.9758). The I°I and S°S signatures performed variably in other independent gene expression datasets, this may be due to technical variation in the study/assay platform.
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- Tamas Szakmany
- Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Division of Population Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
- Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Theatres Directorate, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mindelsohn Way Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Critical Care Directorate, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Critical Care Directorate, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kampar, Perak, Malaysia
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Division of Population Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Medical Technology Research Facility, Anglia Ruskin University, Essex, United Kingdom
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Li N, Ren P, Wang J, Zhu X, Qiao X, Zeng Z, Ye T, Wang S, Meng Z, Gan H, Liu S, Sun Y, Zhu X, Dou G, Gu R. Immune-Related Molecules CD3G and FERMT3: Novel Biomarkers Associated with Sepsis. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:749. [PMID: 38255822 PMCID: PMC10815248 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25020749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/31/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Sepsis ranks among the most common health problems worldwide, characterized by organ dysfunction resulting from infection. Excessive inflammatory responses, cytokine storms, and immune-induced microthrombosis are pivotal factors influencing the progression of sepsis. Our objective was to identify novel immune-related hub genes for sepsis through bioinformatic analysis, subsequently validating their specificity and potential as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in an animal experiment involving a sepsis mice model. Gene expression profiles of healthy controls and patients with sepsis were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) and analysis of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) was conducted. Subsequently, weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) was used to analyze genes within crucial modules. The functional annotated DEGs which related to the immune signal pathways were used for constructing protein-protein interaction (PPI) analysis. Following this, two hub genes, FERMT3 and CD3G, were identified through correlation analyses associated with sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) scores. These two hub genes were associated with cell adhesion, migration, thrombosis, and T-cell activation. Furthermore, immune infiltration analysis was conducted to investigate the inflammation microenvironment influenced by the hub genes. The efficacy and specificity of the two hub genes were validated through a mice sepsis model study. Concurrently, we observed a significant negative correlation between the expression of CD3G and IL-1β and GRO/KC. These findings suggest that these two genes probably play important roles in the pathogenesis and progression of sepsis, presenting the potential to serve as more stable biomarkers for sepsis diagnosis and prognosis, deserving further study.
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- Nanxi Li
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogenesis & Drug Research on Common Chronic Diseases, Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550000, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ, Aschenbrenner AC, Bauer M, Bock C, Calandra T, Gat-Viks I, Kyriazopoulou E, Lupse M, Monneret G, Pickkers P, Schultze JL, van der Poll T, van de Veerdonk FL, Vlaar APJ, Weis S, Wiersinga WJ, Netea MG. The pathophysiology of sepsis and precision-medicine-based immunotherapy. Nat Immunol 2024; 25:19-28. [PMID: 38168953 DOI: 10.1038/s41590-023-01660-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Sepsis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in both low- and high-income countries. Antibiotic therapy and supportive care have significantly improved survival following sepsis in the twentieth century, but further progress has been challenging. Immunotherapy trials for sepsis, mainly aimed at suppressing the immune response, from the 1990s and 2000s, have largely failed, in part owing to unresolved patient heterogeneity in the underlying immune disbalance. The past decade has brought the promise to break this blockade through technological developments based on omics-based technologies and systems medicine that can provide a much larger data space to describe in greater detail the immune endotypes in sepsis. Patient stratification opens new avenues towards precision medicine approaches that aim to apply immunotherapies to sepsis, on the basis of precise biomarkers and molecular mechanisms defining specific immune endotypes. This approach has the potential to lead to the establishment of immunotherapy as a successful pillar in the treatment of sepsis for future generations.
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- Evangelos J Giamarellos-Bourboulis
- 4th Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
- Hellenic Institute for the Study of Sepsis, Athens, Greece
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- Systems Medicine, Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany
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- CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria
- Medical University of Vienna, Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Center for Medical Data Science, Vienna, Austria
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- Service of Immunology and Allergy and Center of Human Immunology Lausanne, Lausanne University Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- The Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- 4th Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
- Hellenic Institute for the Study of Sepsis, Athens, Greece
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- Infectious Diseases Hospital, University of Medicine and Pharmacy 'Iuliu Hatieganu', Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Joint Research Unit HCL-bioMérieux, EA 7426 'Pathophysiology of Injury-Induced Immunosuppression' (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Hospices Civils de Lyon, bioMérieux), Lyon, France
- Immunology Laboratory, Edouard Herriot Hospital - Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Department of Intensive Care, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Systems Medicine, Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
- PRECISE Platform for Single Cell Genomics and Epigenomics, Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen (DZNE) and the University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Genomics and Immunoregulation, Life & Medical Sciences (LIMES) Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centers (Amsterdam UMC), Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine (CEMM), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care and Laboratory of Experimental Intensive Care and Anesthesiology L.E.C.A. Amsterdam Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Infectious Disease and Infection Control, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany
- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute-HKI, Jena, Germany
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centers (Amsterdam UMC), Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine (CEMM), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
- Genomics and Immunoregulation, Life & Medical Sciences (LIMES) Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
- Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Cao M, Wang G, Xie J. Immune dysregulation in sepsis: experiences, lessons and perspectives. Cell Death Discov 2023; 9:465. [PMID: 38114466 PMCID: PMC10730904 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-023-01766-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
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Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction syndrome caused by dysregulated host responses to infection. Not only does sepsis pose a serious hazard to human health, but it also imposes a substantial economic burden on the healthcare system. The cornerstones of current treatment for sepsis remain source control, fluid resuscitation, and rapid administration of antibiotics, etc. To date, no drugs have been approved for treating sepsis, and most clinical trials of potential therapies have failed to reduce mortality. The immune response caused by the pathogen is complex, resulting in a dysregulated innate and adaptive immune response that, if not promptly controlled, can lead to excessive inflammation, immunosuppression, and failure to re-establish immune homeostasis. The impaired immune response in patients with sepsis and the potential immunotherapy to modulate the immune response causing excessive inflammation or enhancing immunity suggest the importance of demonstrating individualized therapy. Here, we review the immune dysfunction caused by sepsis, where immune cell production, effector cell function, and survival are directly affected during sepsis. In addition, we discuss potential immunotherapy in septic patients and highlight the need for precise treatment according to clinical and immune stratification.
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- Min Cao
- Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7BE, UK
- Coagulation, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, L7 8XP, UK
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
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Chen QS, Bergman O, Ziegler L, Baldassarre D, Veglia F, Tremoli E, Strawbridge RJ, Gallo A, Pirro M, Smit AJ, Kurl S, Savonen K, Lind L, Eriksson P, Gigante B. A machine learning based approach to identify carotid subclinical atherosclerosis endotypes. Cardiovasc Res 2023; 119:2594-2606. [PMID: 37475157 PMCID: PMC10730242 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvad106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023] Open
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AIMS To define endotypes of carotid subclinical atherosclerosis. METHODS AND RESULTS We integrated demographic, clinical, and molecular data (n = 124) with ultrasonographic carotid measurements from study participants in the IMPROVE cohort (n = 3340). We applied a neural network algorithm and hierarchical clustering to identify carotid atherosclerosis endotypes. A measure of carotid subclinical atherosclerosis, the c-IMTmean-max, was used to extract atherosclerosis-related features and SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) to reveal endotypes. The association of endotypes with carotid ultrasonographic measurements at baseline, after 30 months, and with the 3-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk was estimated by linear (β, SE) and Cox [hazard ratio (HR), 95% confidence interval (CI)] regression models. Crude estimates were adjusted by common cardiovascular risk factors, and baseline ultrasonographic measures. Improvement in ASCVD risk prediction was evaluated by C-statistic and by net reclassification improvement with reference to SCORE2, c-IMTmean-max, and presence of carotid plaques. An ensemble stacking model was used to predict endotypes in an independent validation cohort, the PIVUS (n = 1061). We identified four endotypes able to differentiate carotid atherosclerosis risk profiles from mild (endotype 1) to severe (endotype 4). SHAP identified endotype-shared variables (age, biological sex, and systolic blood pressure) and endotype-specific biomarkers. In the IMPROVE, as compared to endotype 1, endotype 4 associated with the thickest c-IMT at baseline (β, SE) 0.36 (0.014), the highest number of plaques 1.65 (0.075), the fastest c-IMT progression 0.06 (0.013), and the highest ASCVD risk (HR, 95% CI) (1.95, 1.18-3.23). Baseline and progression measures of carotid subclinical atherosclerosis and ASCVD risk were associated with the predicted endotypes in the PIVUS. Endotypes consistently improved measures of ASCVD risk discrimination and reclassification in both study populations. CONCLUSIONS We report four replicable subclinical carotid atherosclerosis-endotypes associated with progression of atherosclerosis and ASCVD risk in two independent populations. Our approach based on endotypes can be applied for precision medicine in ASCVD prevention.
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- Qiao Sen Chen
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Solnavägen 30, 171 64 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Solnavägen 30, 171 64 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Medicine and Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Entrevägen 2, 182 88 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, Università di Milano, Via Vanvitelli 32, 20133 Milan, Italy
- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Via Carlo Parea 4, 20138 Milan, Italy
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- Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, Via Corriera 1, 48033 Cotignola (RA), Italy
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- Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, Via Corriera 1, 48033 Cotignola (RA), Italy
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Solnavägen 30, 171 64 Stockholm, Sweden
- Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Clarice Pears Building, 90 Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8TB, UK
- Health Data Research, Clarice Pears Building, 90 Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8TB, UK
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- Lipidology and Cardiovascular Prevention Unit, Department of Nutrition, Sorbonne Université, INSERM UMR1166, APHP, Hôpital Pitié-Salpètriêre, 47 Boulevard de l´Hopital, 75013 Paris, France
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- Internal Medicine, Angiology and Arteriosclerosis Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Piazzale Menghini 1, 06129 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen & Isala Clinics Zwolle, Dokter Spanjaardweg 29B, 8025 BT Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, Yliopistonranta 1 C, Canthia Building, B Wing, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- Kuopio Research Institute of Exercise Medicine, Haapaniementie 16, FI-70100 Kuopio, Finland
- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Science Service Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Yliopsistonranta 1F, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala Science Park, Dag Hammarskjöldsv 10B, 752 37 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Solnavägen 30, 171 64 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Solnavägen 30, 171 64 Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Cardiology, Danderyd University Hospital, Entrevägen 2, 182 88 Stockholm, Sweden
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Gallini N, Hancock REW, Lester R, Sharp B, Wasan KM. Implementation and impact of the global access principles at the University of British Columbia: current successes and future challenges. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1271618. [PMID: 38169728 PMCID: PMC10758455 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1271618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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In 2007, the University of British Columbia (UBC) was the first university in Canada to establish and adopt global access (GA) principles. Toward implementing these principles, UBC then identified a set of strategies for providing affordable access to new UBC-developed technologies throughout low- and middle-income countries and among vulnerable populations. In this perspective, we provide an update of UBC's progress over the past 15 years made on several technologies that fall under the GA principles. The technologies reported on are wide-ranging, including an oral medication for the treatment of leishmaniasis; peptides for potential use against malaria, and various bacterial, viral and fungal infections; a portable vaccine cooler; a diagnostic technology to detect severe sepsis; and an SMS Messaging System to monitor and support patients with HIV, TB and COVID-19. We identify challenges faced by the researchers in implementing the GA principles for these technologies and potential solutions for overcoming them through creative licensing and partnerships with public and private sectors, governments, local companies, and communities. As the UBC example illustrates, universities across the globe have an opportunity to make a significant social impact on improving global health of vulnerable populations and on supporting local infrastructures for sustaining these improvements.
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- Nancy Gallini
- Vancouver School of Economics, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- The Neglected Global Diseases Initiative, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- The Neglected Global Diseases Initiative, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Science, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- The Neglected Global Diseases Initiative, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- University-Industry Liaison Office, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- The Neglected Global Diseases Initiative, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Wang H, Wang M, Chen J, Hou H, Guo Z, Yang H, Tang H, Chen B. Interleukin-36 is overexpressed in human sepsis and IL-36 receptor deletion aggravates lung injury and mortality through epithelial cells and fibroblasts in experimental murine sepsis. Crit Care 2023; 27:490. [PMID: 38093296 PMCID: PMC10717293 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-023-04777-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Sepsis is defined as a life-threatening syndrome caused by an unbalanced host response to infection. The role of interleukin (IL)-36 cytokines binding to the IL-36 receptor (IL-36R) in host response during sepsis remains unknown. METHODS Serum IL-36 level was measured in 47 septic patients sampled on the day of intensive care unit (ICU) and emergency department admission, 21 non-septic ICU patient controls, and 21 healthy volunteers. In addition, the effects of IL-36R deletion on host inflammatory response in cecal ligation and puncture (CLP)-induced polymicrobial sepsis was determined. RESULTS On the day of ICU and emergency department admission, the patients with sepsis showed a significant increase in serum IL-36 levels compared with ICU patient controls and healthy volunteers, and the serum IL-36 levels were related to the severity of sepsis. Non-survivors of septic patients displayed significantly lower serum IL-36 levels compared with survivors. A high serum IL-36 level in ICU and emergency department admission was associated with 28-day mortality, and IL-36 was found to be an independent predictor of 28-day mortality in septic patients by logistic regression analysis. Furthermore, IL-36R deletion increased lethality in CLP-induced polymicrobial sepsis. Septic mice with IL-36R deletion had higher bacterial load and demonstrated more severe multiple organ injury (including lung, liver, and kidney) as indicated by clinical chemistry and histopathology. Mechanistically, IL-36R ligands released upon lung damage activated IL-36R+lung fibroblasts thereby inducing expression of the antimicrobial protein lipocalin 2. Moreover, they induced the apoptosis of lung epithelial cells. CONCLUSIONS Septic patients had elevated serum IL-36 levels, which may correlate with disease severity and mortality. In experimental sepsis, we demonstrated a previously unrecognized role of IL-36R deletion in increasing lethality.
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- Huachen Wang
- Institute of Infectious Diseases, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, 23 Pingjiang Road, Tianjin, 300211, People's Republic of China
- Intensive Care Unit, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Institute of Infectious Diseases, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, 23 Pingjiang Road, Tianjin, 300211, People's Republic of China
- Intensive Care Unit, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2525 West End Ave, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Intensive Care Unit, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
- The Province and Ministry Co-Sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, No. 22 Qixiangtai Road, Heping District, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Autoimmunology, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Rheumatic Disease and Translational Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, China.
- Institute of Infection and Immunity, Medical Science and Technology Innovation Center, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250000, Shandong, China.
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- Institute of Infectious Diseases, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, 23 Pingjiang Road, Tianjin, 300211, People's Republic of China.
- Intensive Care Unit, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
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Yoshimura J, Togami Y, Ebihara T, Matsumoto H, Mitsuyama Y, Sugihara F, Hirata H, Okuzaki D, Ogura H. Classification of patients with COVID-19 by blood RNA endotype: a prospective cohort study. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0264523. [PMID: 37966347 PMCID: PMC10715063 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02645-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE In this study, whole-blood RNAs (prolactin and toll-like receptor 3) involved in the prognosis of patients with COVID-19 were identified. The RNA endotypes classified by these important RNAs highlight the possibility of stratifying the COVID-19 patient population and the need for targeted therapy based on these phenotypes.
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- Jumpei Yoshimura
- Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
- Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
- Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Core Instrumentation Facility, Immunology Frontier Research Center and Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
- Laboratory of Human Immunology (Single Cell Genomics), WPI Immunology Research Center, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- Genome Information Research Center, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
- Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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Li Q, Qu L, Miao Y, Li Q, Zhang J, Zhao Y, Cheng R. A gene network database for the identification of key genes for diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment in sepsis. Sci Rep 2023; 13:21815. [PMID: 38071387 PMCID: PMC10710458 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-49311-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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Sepsis and sepsis-related diseases cause a high rate of mortality worldwide. The molecular and cellular mechanisms of sepsis are still unclear. We aim to identify key genes in sepsis and reveal potential disease mechanisms. Six sepsis-related blood transcriptome datasets were collected and analyzed by weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA). Functional annotation was performed in the gProfiler tool. DSigDB was used for drug signature enrichment analysis. The proportion of immune cells was estimated by the CIBERSORT tool. The relationships between modules, immune cells, and survival were identified by correlation analysis and survival analysis. A total of 37 stable co-expressed gene modules were identified. These modules were associated with the critical biology process in sepsis. Four modules can independently separate patients with long and short survival. Three modules can recurrently separate sepsis and normal patients with high accuracy. Some modules can separate bacterial pneumonia, influenza pneumonia, mixed bacterial and influenza A pneumonia, and non-infective systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). Drug signature analysis identified drugs associated with sepsis, such as testosterone, phytoestrogens, ibuprofen, urea, dichlorvos, potassium persulfate, and vitamin B12. Finally, a gene co-expression network database was constructed ( https://liqs.shinyapps.io/sepsis/ ). The recurrent modules in sepsis may facilitate disease diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.
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- Qingsheng Li
- Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010050, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010050, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010050, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010050, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010050, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010050, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, 010050, People's Republic of China.
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Wang L, Zhang G, Sun W, Zhang Y, Tian Y, Yang X, Liu Y. Comprehensive analysis of immune cell landscapes revealed that immune cell ratio eosinophil/B.cell.memory is predictive of survival in sepsis. Eur J Med Res 2023; 28:565. [PMID: 38053180 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-023-01506-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Immune dysregulation is a feature of sepsis. However, a comprehensive analysis of the immune landscapes in septic patients has not been conducted. OBJECTIVES This study aims to explore the abundance ratios of immune cells in sepsis and investigate their clinical value. METHODS Sepsis transcriptome data sets were downloaded from the NCBI GEO database. The immunedeconv R package was employed to analyze the abundance of immune cells in sepsis patients and calculate the ratios of different immune cell types. Differential analysis of immune cell ratios was performed using the t test. The Spearman rank correlation coefficient was utilized to find the relationships between immune cell abundance and pathways. The prognostic significance of immune cell ratios for patient survival probability was assessed using the log-rank test. In addition, differential gene expression was performed using the limma package, and gene co-expression analysis was executed using the WGCNA package. RESULTS We found significant changes in immune cell ratios between sepsis patients and healthy controls. Some of these ratios were associated with 28-day survival. Certain pathways showed significant correlations with immune cell ratios. Notably, six immune cell ratios demonstrated discriminative ability for patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), bacterial sepsis, and viral sepsis, with an Area Under the Curve (AUC) larger than 0.84. Patients with a high eosinophil/B.cell.memory ratio exhibited poor survival outcomes. A total of 774 differential genes were identified in sepsis patients with a high eosinophil/B.cell.memory ratio compared to those with a low ratio. These genes were organized into seven co-expression modules associated with relevant pathways, including interferon signaling, T-cell receptor signaling, and specific granule pathways. CONCLUSIONS Immune cell ratios eosinophil/B.cell.memory and NK.cell.activated/NK.cell.resting in sepsis patients can be utilized for disease subtyping, prognosis, and diagnosis. The proposed cell ratios may have higher prognostic values than the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR).
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- Lei Wang
- Microbiology and Immunology Department, Cangzhou Medical College, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei, China
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- Science and Technology Experiment Center, Cangzhou Medical College, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei, China
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- Science and Technology Experiment Center, Cangzhou Medical College, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei, China
- Cangzhou Nanobody Technology Innovation Center, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei, China
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- Science and Technology Experiment Center, Cangzhou Medical College, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei, China
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- Microbiology and Immunology Department, Cangzhou Medical College, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei, China
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- Science and Technology Experiment Center, Cangzhou Medical College, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei, China.
- University Nanobody Application Technology Research and Development Center of Hebei Province, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei, China.
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- University Nanobody Application Technology Research and Development Center of Hebei Province, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei, China.
- Cangzhou Nanobody Technology Innovation Center, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei, China.
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Kim B, Yu JE, Yeo IJ, Son DJ, Lee HP, Roh YS, Lim KH, Yun J, Park H, Han SB, Hong JT. (E)-2-methoxy-4-(3-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-1-en-1-yl)phenol alleviates inflammatory responses in LPS-induced mice liver sepsis through inhibition of STAT3 phosphorylation. Int Immunopharmacol 2023; 125:111124. [PMID: 37977740 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.111124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Sepsis is a life-threatening disease with limited treatment options, and the inflammatory process represents an important factor affecting its progression. Many studies have demonstrated the critical roles of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) in sepsis pathophysiology and pro-inflammatory responses. Inhibition of STAT3 activity may therefore represent a promising treatment option for sepsis. We here used a mouse model to demonstrate that (E)-2-methoxy-4-(3-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-1-en-1-yl)phenol (MMPP) treatment prevented the liver sepsis-related mortality induced by 30 mg/kg lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treatment and reduced LPS-induced increase in alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, and lactate dehydrogenase levels, all of which are markers of liver sepsis progression. These recovery effects were associated with decreased LPS-induced STAT3, p65, and JAK1 phosphorylation and proinflammatory cytokine (interleukin 1 beta, interleukin 6, and tumor necrosis factor alpha) level; expression of cyclooxygenase-2 and induced nitric oxide synthase were also reduced by MMPP. In an in vitro study using the normal liver cell line THLE-2, MMPP treatment prevented the LPS-induced increase of STAT3, p65, and JAK1 phosphorylation and inflammatory protein expression in a dose-dependent manner, and this effect was enhanced by combination treatment with MMPP and STAT3 inhibitor. The results clearly indicate that MMPP treatment prevents LPS-induced mortality by inhibiting the inflammatory response via STAT3 activity inhibition. Thus, MMPP represents a novel agent for alleviating LPS-induced liver sepsis.
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- Boyoung Kim
- College of Pharmacy & Medical Research Center, Chungbuk National University, Osongsaengmyeong 1-ro 194-21, Osong-eup, Heungduk-gu, Cheongju, Chungbuk 28160, Republic of Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy & Medical Research Center, Chungbuk National University, Osongsaengmyeong 1-ro 194-21, Osong-eup, Heungduk-gu, Cheongju, Chungbuk 28160, Republic of Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy & Medical Research Center, Chungbuk National University, Osongsaengmyeong 1-ro 194-21, Osong-eup, Heungduk-gu, Cheongju, Chungbuk 28160, Republic of Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy & Medical Research Center, Chungbuk National University, Osongsaengmyeong 1-ro 194-21, Osong-eup, Heungduk-gu, Cheongju, Chungbuk 28160, Republic of Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy & Medical Research Center, Chungbuk National University, Osongsaengmyeong 1-ro 194-21, Osong-eup, Heungduk-gu, Cheongju, Chungbuk 28160, Republic of Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy & Medical Research Center, Chungbuk National University, Osongsaengmyeong 1-ro 194-21, Osong-eup, Heungduk-gu, Cheongju, Chungbuk 28160, Republic of Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy & Medical Research Center, Chungbuk National University, Osongsaengmyeong 1-ro 194-21, Osong-eup, Heungduk-gu, Cheongju, Chungbuk 28160, Republic of Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy & Medical Research Center, Chungbuk National University, Osongsaengmyeong 1-ro 194-21, Osong-eup, Heungduk-gu, Cheongju, Chungbuk 28160, Republic of Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy & Medical Research Center, Chungbuk National University, Osongsaengmyeong 1-ro 194-21, Osong-eup, Heungduk-gu, Cheongju, Chungbuk 28160, Republic of Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy & Medical Research Center, Chungbuk National University, Osongsaengmyeong 1-ro 194-21, Osong-eup, Heungduk-gu, Cheongju, Chungbuk 28160, Republic of Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy & Medical Research Center, Chungbuk National University, Osongsaengmyeong 1-ro 194-21, Osong-eup, Heungduk-gu, Cheongju, Chungbuk 28160, Republic of Korea.
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Buckel M, Maclean P, Knight JC, Lawler PR, Proudfoot AG. Extending the 'host response' paradigm from sepsis to cardiogenic shock: evidence, limitations and opportunities. Crit Care 2023; 27:460. [PMID: 38012789 PMCID: PMC10683227 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-023-04752-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023] Open
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Recent clinical and research efforts in cardiogenic shock (CS) have largely focussed on the restoration of the low cardiac output state that is the conditio sine qua non of the clinical syndrome. This approach has failed to translate into improved outcomes, and mortality has remained static at 30-50%. There is an unmet need to better delineate the pathobiology of CS to understand the observed heterogeneity of presentation and treatment effect and to identify novel therapeutic targets. Despite data in other critical illness syndromes, specifically sepsis, the role of dysregulated inflammation and immunity is hitherto poorly described in CS. High-dimensional molecular profiling, particularly through leukocyte transcriptomics, may afford opportunity to better characterise subgroups of patients with shared mechanisms of immune dysregulation. In this state-of-the-art review, we outline the rationale for considering molecular subtypes of CS. We describe how high-dimensional molecular technologies can be used to identify these subtypes, and whether they share biological features with sepsis and other critical illness states. Finally, we propose how the identification of molecular subtypes of patients may enrich future clinical trial design and identification of novel therapies for CS.
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- Marie Buckel
- Department of Perioperative Medicine, Bart's Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Oxford Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Perioperative Medicine, Bart's Heart Centre, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK.
- Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
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de la Fuente-Nunez C, Cesaro A, Hancock REW. Antibiotic failure: Beyond antimicrobial resistance. Drug Resist Updat 2023; 71:101012. [PMID: 37924726 DOI: 10.1016/j.drup.2023.101012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
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Despite significant progress in antibiotic discovery, millions of lives are lost annually to infections. Surprisingly, the failure of antimicrobial treatments to effectively eliminate pathogens frequently cannot be attributed to genetically-encoded antibiotic resistance. This review aims to shed light on the fundamental mechanisms contributing to clinical scenarios where antimicrobial therapies are ineffective (i.e., antibiotic failure), emphasizing critical factors impacting this under-recognized issue. Explored aspects include biofilm formation and sepsis, as well as the underlying microbiome. Therapeutic strategies beyond antibiotics, are examined to address the dimensions and resolution of antibiotic failure, actively contributing to this persistent but escalating crisis. We discuss the clinical relevance of antibiotic failure beyond resistance, limited availability of therapies, potential of new antibiotics to be ineffective, and the urgent need for novel anti-infectives or host-directed therapies directly addressing antibiotic failure. Particularly noteworthy is multidrug adaptive resistance in biofilms that represent 65 % of infections, due to the lack of approved therapies. Sepsis, responsible for 19.7 % of all deaths (as well as severe COVID-19 deaths), is a further manifestation of this issue, since antibiotics are the primary frontline therapy, and yet 23 % of patients succumb to this condition.
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- Cesar de la Fuente-Nunez
- Machine Biology Group, Departments of Psychiatry and Microbiology, Institute for Biomedical Informatics, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Departments of Bioengineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Penn Institute for Computational Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Machine Biology Group, Departments of Psychiatry and Microbiology, Institute for Biomedical Informatics, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Departments of Bioengineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Penn Institute for Computational Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
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García-Álvarez R, Arboleda-Salazar R. Vasopressin in Sepsis and Other Shock States: State of the Art. J Pers Med 2023; 13:1548. [PMID: 38003863 PMCID: PMC10672256 DOI: 10.3390/jpm13111548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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This review of the use of vasopressin aims to be comprehensive and highly practical, based on the available scientific evidence and our extensive clinical experience with the drug. It summarizes controversies about vasopressin use in septic shock and other vasodilatory states. Vasopressin is a natural hormone with powerful vasoconstrictive effects and is responsible for the regulation of plasma osmolality by maintaining fluid homeostasis. Septic shock is defined by the need for vasopressors to correct hypotension and lactic acidosis secondary to infection, with a high mortality rate. The Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines recommend vasopressin as a second-line vasopressor, added to norepinephrine. However, these guidelines do not address specific debates surrounding the use of vasopressin in real-world clinical practice.
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- Raquel García-Álvarez
- Department of Anesthesiology and Surgical Intensive Care, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, 28022 Madrid, Spain
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Kim S, Noh JH, Lee MJ, Park YJ, Kim BM, Kim YS, Hwang S, Park C, Kim K. Effects of Mitochondrial Transplantation on Transcriptomics in a Polymicrobial Sepsis Model. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:15326. [PMID: 37895006 PMCID: PMC10607172 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242015326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2023] [Revised: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Previously, we demonstrated that mitochondrial transplantation has beneficial effects in a polymicrobial sepsis model. However, the mechanism has not been fully investigated. Mitochondria have their own genes, and genomic changes in sepsis are an important issue in terms of pathophysiology, biomarkers, and therapeutic targets. To investigate the changes in transcriptomic features after mitochondrial transplantation in a polymicrobial sepsis model, we used a rat model of fecal slurry polymicrobial sepsis. Total RNA from splenocytes of sham-operated (SHAM, n = 10), sepsis-induced (SEPSIS, n = 7), and sepsis receiving mitochondrial transplantation (SEPSIS + MT, n = 8) samples was extracted and we conducted a comparative transcriptome-wide analysis between three groups. We also confirmed these results with qPCR. In terms of percentage of mitochondrial mapped reads, the SEPSIS + MT group had a significantly higher mapping ratio than the others. RT1-M2 and Cbln2 were identified as highly expressed in SEPSIS + MT compared with SEPSIS. Using SHAM expression levels as another control variable, we further identified six genes (Fxyd4, Apex2l1, Kctd4, 7SK, SNORD94, and SNORA53) that were highly expressed after sepsis induction and observed that their expression levels were attenuated by mitochondrial transplantation. Changes in transcriptomic features were identified after mitochondrial transplantation in sepsis. This might provide a hint for exploring the mechanism of mitochondrial transplantation in sepsis.
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- Seongmin Kim
- School of Biological Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam 13497, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam 13497, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam 13497, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam 13497, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea
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- School of Biological Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam 13497, Republic of Korea
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Chen H, Luo H, Tian T, Li S, Jiang Y. Integrated Analyses of Single-Cell Transcriptome and Mendelian Randomization Reveal the Protective Role of Resistin in Sepsis Survival in Intensive Care Unit. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14982. [PMID: 37834432 PMCID: PMC10573869 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241914982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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The high morbidity and mortality rates associated with sepsis highlight the challenges of finding specific remedies for this condition in the intensive care unit (ICU). This study aimed to explore the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) specific to cell types in sepsis and investigate the role of resistin in the survival of sepsis patients through Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses. We used single-cell and bulk transcriptome data to identify cell type-specific DEGs between sepsis and healthy controls. MR analyses were then conducted to investigate the causal relationships between resistin (one of the identified DEGs) levels and the survival of sepsis patients. Additionally, we utilized meQTL (methylation quantitative trait loci) to identify cytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG) sites that may directly affect sepsis. We identified 560 cell type-specific DEGs between sepsis and healthy controls. Notably, we observed the upregulation of resistin levels in macrophages during sepsis. In bulk transcriptome, RETN is also upregulated in sepsis samples compared with healthy controls. MR analyses revealed a negative association existed between the expression of resistin, at both gene and protein levels, and the mortality or severity of sepsis patients in ICU. Moreover, there were no associations observed between resistin levels and death or organ failure due to other causes. We also identified three methylation CpG sites, located in RETN or its promoter region-cg06633066, cg22322184, and cg02346997-that directly affected both resistin protein levels and sepsis death in the ICU. Our findings suggest that resistin may provide feasible protection for sepsis patients, particularly those with severe cases, without serious side effects. Therefore, resistin could be a potential drug candidate for sepsis treatment. Additionally, we identified two CpG sites, cg06633066 and cg22322184, that were associated with RETN protein levels and sepsis death, providing novel insights into the underlying mechanisms of sepsis.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Proteomics, State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China; (H.C.); (H.L.); (T.T.); (S.L.)
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An AY, Baghela A, Zhang P, Falsafi R, Lee AH, Trahtemberg U, Baker AJ, dos Santos CC, Hancock REW. Persistence is key: unresolved immune dysfunction is lethal in both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 sepsis. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1254873. [PMID: 37822940 PMCID: PMC10562687 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1254873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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Introduction Severe COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 pulmonary sepsis share pathophysiological, immunological, and clinical features, suggesting that severe COVID-19 is a form of viral sepsis. Our objective was to identify shared gene expression trajectories strongly associated with eventual mortality between severe COVID-19 patients and contemporaneous non-COVID-19 sepsis patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) for potential therapeutic implications. Methods Whole blood was drawn from 20 COVID-19 patients and 22 non-COVID-19 adult sepsis patients at two timepoints: ICU admission and approximately a week later. RNA-Seq was performed on whole blood to identify differentially expressed genes and significantly enriched pathways. Using systems biology methods, drug candidates targeting key genes in the pathophysiology of COVID-19 and sepsis were identified. Results When compared to survivors, non-survivors (irrespective of COVID-19 status) had 3.6-fold more "persistent" genes (genes that stayed up/downregulated at both timepoints) (4,289 vs. 1,186 genes); these included persistently downregulated genes in T-cell signaling and persistently upregulated genes in select innate immune and metabolic pathways, indicating unresolved immune dysfunction in non-survivors, while resolution of these processes occurred in survivors. These findings of persistence were further confirmed using two publicly available datasets of COVID-19 and sepsis patients. Systems biology methods identified multiple immunomodulatory drug candidates that could target this persistent immune dysfunction, which could be repurposed for possible therapeutic use in both COVID-19 and sepsis. Discussion Transcriptional evidence of persistent immune dysfunction was associated with 28-day mortality in both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 septic patients. These findings highlight the opportunity for mitigating common mechanisms of immune dysfunction with immunomodulatory therapies for both diseases.
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- Andy Y. An
- Center for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Center for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Center for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Center for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Keenan Research Center for Biomedical Science and the Department of Critical Care, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Critical Care, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel
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- Keenan Research Center for Biomedical Science and the Department of Critical Care, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Keenan Research Center for Biomedical Science and the Department of Critical Care, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Center for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Formosa A, Acton E, Lee A, Turgeon P, Izhar S, Plant P, Tsoporis JN, Soussi S, Trahtemberg U, Baker A, dos Santos CC. Validation of reference gene stability for miRNA quantification by reverse transcription quantitative PCR in the peripheral blood of patients with COVID-19 critical illness. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0286871. [PMID: 37643172 PMCID: PMC10464995 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic has created an urgency to study the host gene response that leads to variable clinical presentations of the disease, particularly the critical illness response. miRNAs have been implicated in the mechanism of host immune dysregulation and thus hold potential as biomarkers and/or therapeutic agents with clinical application. Hence, further analyses of their altered expression in COVID-19 is warranted. An important basis for this is identifying appropriate reference genes for high quality expression analysis studies. In the current report, NanoString technology was used to study the expression of 798 miRNAs in the peripheral blood of 24 critically ill patients, 12 had COVID-19 and 12 were COVID-19 negative. A list of potentially stable candidate reference genes was generated that included ten miRNAs. The top six were analyzed using reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) in a total of 41 patients so as to apply standard computational algorithms for validating reference genes, namely geNorm, NormFinder, BestKeeper and RefFinder. There was general agreement among all four algorithms in the ranking of four stable miRNAs: miR-186-5p, miR-148b-3p, miR-194-5p and miR-448. A detailed analysis of their output rankings led to the conclusion that miR-186-5p and miR-148b-3p are appropriate reference genes for miRNA expression studies using PaxGene tubes in the peripheral blood of patients critically ill with COVID-19 disease.
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- Amanda Formosa
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- The Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Sciences, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Sciences, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Department, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Molecular Biology & Biochemistry Department, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Sciences, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Sciences, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Sciences, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- The Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Sciences, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Sciences, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Critical Care Department, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel
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- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- The Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Sciences, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Critical Care, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Medical Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- The Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Sciences, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Critical Care, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Medical Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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An AY, Baghela A, Zhang PGY, Blimkie TM, Gauthier J, Kaufmann DE, Acton E, Lee AHY, Levesque RC, Hancock REW. Post-COVID symptoms are associated with endotypes reflecting poor inflammatory and hemostatic modulation. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1243689. [PMID: 37680625 PMCID: PMC10482103 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1243689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
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Introduction Persistent symptoms after COVID-19 infection ("long COVID") negatively affects almost half of COVID-19 survivors. Despite its prevalence, its pathophysiology is poorly understood, with multiple host systems likely affected. Here, we followed patients from hospital to discharge and used a systems-biology approach to identify mechanisms of long COVID. Methods RNA-seq was performed on whole blood collected early in hospital and 4-12 weeks after discharge from 24 adult COVID-19 patients (10 reported post-COVID symptoms after discharge). Differential gene expression analysis, pathway enrichment, and machine learning methods were used to identify underlying mechanisms for post-COVID symptom development. Results Compared to patients with post-COVID symptoms, patients without post-COVID symptoms had larger temporal gene expression changes associated with downregulation of inflammatory and coagulation genes over time. Patients could also be separated into three patient endotypes with differing mechanistic trajectories, which was validated in another published patient cohort. The "Resolved" endotype (lowest rate of post-COVID symptoms) had robust inflammatory and hemostatic responses in hospital that resolved after discharge. Conversely, the inflammatory/hemostatic responses of "Suppressive" and "Unresolved" endotypes (higher rates of patients with post-COVID symptoms) were persistently dampened and activated, respectively. These endotypes were accurately defined by specific blood gene expression signatures (6-7 genes) for potential clinical stratification. Discussion This study allowed analysis of long COVID whole blood transcriptomics trajectories while accounting for the issue of patient heterogeneity. Two of the three identified and externally validated endotypes ("Unresolved" and "Suppressive") were associated with higher rates of post-COVID symptoms and either persistently activated or suppressed inflammation and coagulation processes. Gene biomarkers in blood could potentially be used clinically to stratify patients into different endotypes, paving the way for personalized long COVID treatment.
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- Andy Yi An
- Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Département de microbiologie-infectiologie et d’immunologie, Université de Laval, Laval, QC, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
- McGill Genome Centre, Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) COVID-19 Biobank, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- Département de microbiologie-infectiologie et d’immunologie, Université de Laval, Laval, QC, Canada
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- Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Yan C, Kuang W, Jin L, Wang R, Niu L, Xie C, Ding J, Liao Y, Wang L, Wan H, Ma G. Carvacrol protects mice against LPS-induced sepsis and attenuates inflammatory response in macrophages by modulating the ERK1/2 pathway. Sci Rep 2023; 13:12809. [PMID: 37550359 PMCID: PMC10406886 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-39665-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023] Open
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Macrophages play an important role in the development of life-threatening sepsis, which is characterized by multiorgan dysfunction, through their ability to produce inflammatory cytokines. Carvacrol is a phenolic compound that has been confirmed to possess strong anti‑inflammatory activity. In this study, we mainly investigated the effect of carvacrol on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced macrophage proinflammatory responses and endotoxic shock. The results showed that carvacrol significantly reduced mouse body weight loss and ameliorated pathological damage to the liver, lung, and heart under LPS-induced sepsis. Carvacrol attenuated inflammatory responses by inhibiting the LPS-induced production of inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) in vivo and in vitro. Mechanistically, carvacrol inhibited IL-6 production mainly through the ERK1/2 signalling pathway in macrophages. Furthermore, carvacrol improved the survival of septic mice. This study sheds light on the role of carvacrol in the pathogenesis of LPS-induced sepsis, and thus, its potential in treating sepsis patients may be considered.
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- Chenghua Yan
- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine/College of Life Sciences, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330004, China.
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- Institute of Microbiology, Jiangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanchang, 330029, China
- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Institute of Microbiology, Jiangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanchang, 330029, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine/College of Life Sciences, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330004, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine/College of Life Sciences, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330004, China
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- Institute of Applied Chemistry, Jiangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanchang, 330029, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine/College of Life Sciences, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330004, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine/College of Life Sciences, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330004, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine/College of Life Sciences, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330004, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine/College of Life Sciences, Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330004, China.
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Balch JA, Chen UI, Liesenfeld O, Starostik P, Loftus TJ, Efron PA, Brakenridge SC, Sweeney TE, Moldawer LL. Defining critical illness using immunological endotypes in patients with and without sepsis: a cohort study. Crit Care 2023; 27:292. [PMID: 37474944 PMCID: PMC10360294 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-023-04571-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Sepsis is a heterogenous syndrome with limited therapeutic options. Identifying immunological endotypes through gene expression patterns in septic patients may lead to targeted interventions. We investigated whether patients admitted to a surgical intensive care unit (ICU) with sepsis and with high risk of mortality express similar endotypes to non-septic, but still critically ill patients using two multiplex transcriptomic metrics obtained both on admission to a surgical ICU and at set intervals. METHODS We analyzed transcriptomic data from 522 patients in two single-site, prospective, observational cohorts admitted to surgical ICUs over a 5-year period ending in July 2020. Using an FDA-cleared analytical platform (nCounter FLEX®, NanoString, Inc.), we assessed a previously validated 29-messenger RNA transcriptomic classifier for likelihood of 30-day mortality (IMX-SEV-3) and a 33-messenger RNA transcriptomic endotype classifier. Clinical outcomes included all-cause mortality, development of chronic critical illness, and secondary infections. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to assess for true effect and confounding. RESULTS Sepsis was associated with a significantly higher predicted and actual hospital mortality. At enrollment, the predominant endotype for both septic and non-septic patients was adaptive, though with significantly different distributions. Inflammopathic and coagulopathic septic patients, as well as inflammopathic non-septic patients, showed significantly higher frequencies of secondary infections compared to those with adaptive endotypes (p < 0.01). Endotypes changed during ICU hospitalization in 57.5% of patients. Patients who remained adaptive had overall better prognosis, while those who remained inflammopathic or coagulopathic had worse overall outcomes. For severity metrics, patients admitted with sepsis and a high predicted likelihood of mortality showed an inflammopathic (49.6%) endotype and had higher rates of cumulative adverse outcomes (67.4%). Patients at low mortality risk, whether septic or non-septic, almost uniformly presented with an adaptive endotype (100% and 93.4%, respectively). CONCLUSION Critically ill surgical patients express different and evolving immunological endotypes depending upon both their sepsis status and severity of their clinical course. Future studies will elucidate whether endotyping critically ill, septic patients can identify individuals for targeted therapeutic interventions to improve patient management and outcomes.
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- Jeremy A Balch
- Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, Department of Surgery, Shands Hospital, University of Florida College of Medicine, Room 6116, 1600 SW Archer Road, P. O. Box 100019, Gainesville, FL, 32610-0019, USA
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- Inflammatix, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, 94085, USA
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- UF Health Medical Laboratory at Rocky Point, Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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- Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, Department of Surgery, Shands Hospital, University of Florida College of Medicine, Room 6116, 1600 SW Archer Road, P. O. Box 100019, Gainesville, FL, 32610-0019, USA
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- Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, Department of Surgery, Shands Hospital, University of Florida College of Medicine, Room 6116, 1600 SW Archer Road, P. O. Box 100019, Gainesville, FL, 32610-0019, USA
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- Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, Department of Surgery, Shands Hospital, University of Florida College of Medicine, Room 6116, 1600 SW Archer Road, P. O. Box 100019, Gainesville, FL, 32610-0019, USA
- Department of Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, 63110, USA
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- Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, Department of Surgery, Shands Hospital, University of Florida College of Medicine, Room 6116, 1600 SW Archer Road, P. O. Box 100019, Gainesville, FL, 32610-0019, USA.
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Ahuja SK, Manoharan MS, Lee GC, McKinnon LR, Meunier JA, Steri M, Harper N, Fiorillo E, Smith AM, Restrepo MI, Branum AP, Bottomley MJ, Orrù V, Jimenez F, Carrillo A, Pandranki L, Winter CA, Winter LA, Gaitan AA, Moreira AG, Walter EA, Silvestri G, King CL, Zheng YT, Zheng HY, Kimani J, Blake Ball T, Plummer FA, Fowke KR, Harden PN, Wood KJ, Ferris MT, Lund JM, Heise MT, Garrett N, Canady KR, Abdool Karim SS, Little SJ, Gianella S, Smith DM, Letendre S, Richman DD, Cucca F, Trinh H, Sanchez-Reilly S, Hecht JM, Cadena Zuluaga JA, Anzueto A, Pugh JA, Agan BK, Root-Bernstein R, Clark RA, Okulicz JF, He W. Immune resilience despite inflammatory stress promotes longevity and favorable health outcomes including resistance to infection. Nat Commun 2023; 14:3286. [PMID: 37311745 PMCID: PMC10264401 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38238-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023] Open
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Some people remain healthier throughout life than others but the underlying reasons are poorly understood. Here we hypothesize this advantage is attributable in part to optimal immune resilience (IR), defined as the capacity to preserve and/or rapidly restore immune functions that promote disease resistance (immunocompetence) and control inflammation in infectious diseases as well as other causes of inflammatory stress. We gauge IR levels with two distinct peripheral blood metrics that quantify the balance between (i) CD8+ and CD4+ T-cell levels and (ii) gene expression signatures tracking longevity-associated immunocompetence and mortality-associated inflammation. Profiles of IR metrics in ~48,500 individuals collectively indicate that some persons resist degradation of IR both during aging and when challenged with varied inflammatory stressors. With this resistance, preservation of optimal IR tracked (i) a lower risk of HIV acquisition, AIDS development, symptomatic influenza infection, and recurrent skin cancer; (ii) survival during COVID-19 and sepsis; and (iii) longevity. IR degradation is potentially reversible by decreasing inflammatory stress. Overall, we show that optimal IR is a trait observed across the age spectrum, more common in females, and aligned with a specific immunocompetence-inflammation balance linked to favorable immunity-dependent health outcomes. IR metrics and mechanisms have utility both as biomarkers for measuring immune health and for improving health outcomes.
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- Sunil K Ahuja
- VA Center for Personalized Medicine, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA.
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA.
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA.
- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA.
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- VA Center for Personalized Medicine, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- VA Center for Personalized Medicine, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- Pharmacotherapy Education and Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4001, South Africa
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- VA Center for Personalized Medicine, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- The Foundation for Advancing Veterans' Health Research, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- Istituto di Ricerca Genetica e Biomedica (IRGB), CNR, Monserrato, 09042, Italy
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- VA Center for Personalized Medicine, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- The Foundation for Advancing Veterans' Health Research, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- Istituto di Ricerca Genetica e Biomedica (IRGB), CNR, Monserrato, 09042, Italy
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- VA Center for Personalized Medicine, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- The Foundation for Advancing Veterans' Health Research, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- VA Center for Personalized Medicine, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- VA Center for Personalized Medicine, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- The Foundation for Advancing Veterans' Health Research, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- Transplantation Research Immunology Group, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 2JD, UK
- Oxford Kidney Unit, Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, OX3 7LE, UK
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- Istituto di Ricerca Genetica e Biomedica (IRGB), CNR, Monserrato, 09042, Italy
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- VA Center for Personalized Medicine, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- The Foundation for Advancing Veterans' Health Research, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- VA Center for Personalized Medicine, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- The Foundation for Advancing Veterans' Health Research, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- VA Center for Personalized Medicine, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- VA Center for Personalized Medicine, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- The Foundation for Advancing Veterans' Health Research, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- VA Center for Personalized Medicine, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- The Foundation for Advancing Veterans' Health Research, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- VA Center for Personalized Medicine, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- The Foundation for Advancing Veterans' Health Research, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- VA Center for Personalized Medicine, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- VA Center for Personalized Medicine, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine & Emory National Primate Research Center, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Center for Global Health and Diseases, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, KIZ-CUHK Joint Laboratory of Bioresources and Molecular Research in Common Diseases, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650223, China
- National Resource Center for Non-Human Primates, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650107, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, KIZ-CUHK Joint Laboratory of Bioresources and Molecular Research in Common Diseases, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650223, China
- National Resource Center for Non-Human Primates, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan, 650107, China
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Oxford Kidney Unit, Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, OX3 7LE, UK
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- Transplantation Research Immunology Group, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 2JD, UK
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- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, 98109, USA
- Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, USA
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- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4001, South Africa
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- VA Center for Personalized Medicine, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4001, South Africa
- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
- San Diego Center for AIDS Research, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
- San Diego Center for AIDS Research, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
- San Diego Center for AIDS Research, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
- Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, 92161, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- San Diego Center for AIDS Research, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Istituto di Ricerca Genetica e Biomedica (IRGB), CNR, Monserrato, 09042, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Università di Sassari, Sassari, 07100, Italy
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- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- The Foundation for Advancing Veterans' Health Research, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- VA Center for Personalized Medicine, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, 20814, USA
- The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, MD, 20817, USA
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- VA Center for Personalized Medicine, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- The Foundation for Advancing Veterans' Health Research, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program, Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, 20814, USA
- Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, 78234, USA
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- VA Center for Personalized Medicine, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
- The Foundation for Advancing Veterans' Health Research, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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Chen S, Ma J, Yin P, Liang F. The landscape of mitophagy in sepsis reveals PHB1 as an NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitor. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1188482. [PMID: 37359543 PMCID: PMC10285102 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1188482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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Mitophagy is a selective autophagy targeting damaged and potential cytotoxic mitochondria, which can effectively prevent excessive cytotoxic production from damaged mitochondria and alleviate the inflammatory response. However, the potential role of mitophagy in sepsis remains poorly explored. Here, we studied the role of mitophagy in sepsis and its immune heterogeneity. By performing mitophagy-related typing on 348 sepsis samples, three clusters (A, B, and C) were obtained. Cluster A had the highest degree of mitophagy accompanied by lowest disease severity, while cluster C had the lowest degree of mitophagy with the highest disease severity. The three clusters had unique immune characteristics. We further revealed that the expression of PHB1 in these three clusters was significantly different and negatively correlated with the severity of sepsis, suggesting that PHB1 was involved in the development of sepsis. It has been reported that impaired mitophagy leads to the over-activation of inflammasomes, which promotes sepsis development. Further analysis showed that the expressions of NLRP3 inflammasomes core genes in cluster C were significantly up-regulated and negatively correlated with PHB1. Next, we verified whether PHB1 downregulation caused the activation of inflammasomes and found that the PHB1 knockdown increased the levels of mtDNA in the cytoplasm and enhanced the activation of NLRP3 inflammasomes. In addition, mitophagy inhibitor treatment abolished PHB1 knockdown-mediated activation of NLRP3 inflammasomes, suggesting that PHB1 inhibited the activation of inflammasomes through mitophagy. In conclusion, this study reveals that a high degree of mitophagy may predict a good outcome of sepsis, and PHB1 is a key NLRP3 inflammasome regulator via mitophagy in inflammatory diseases such as sepsis.
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- Shipeng Chen
- Department of Hematology and Critical Care Medicine, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
- Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Hematology and Critical Care Medicine, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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Baghela AS, Tam J, Blimkie TM, Dhillon BK, Hancock RE. Facilitating systems-level analyses of all-cause and Covid-mediated sepsis through SeptiSearch, a manually-curated compendium of dysregulated gene sets. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1135859. [PMID: 37304268 PMCID: PMC10250596 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1135859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
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Background Sepsis is a dysfunctional host response to infection. The syndrome leads to millions of deaths annually (19.7% of all deaths in 2017) and is the cause of most deaths from severe Covid infections. High throughput sequencing or 'omics' experiments in molecular and clinical sepsis research have been widely utilized to identify new diagnostics and therapies. Transcriptomics, quantifying gene expression, has dominated these studies, due to the efficiency of measuring gene expression in tissues and the technical accuracy of technologies like RNA-Seq. Objective Most of these studies seek to uncover novel mechanistic insights into sepsis pathogenesis and diagnostic gene signatures by identifying genes differentially expressed between two or more relevant conditions. However, little effort has been made, to date, to aggregate this knowledge from such studies. In this study we sought to build a compendium of previously described gene sets that combines knowledge gained from sepsis-associated studies. This would enable the identification of genes most associated with sepsis pathogenesis, and the description of the molecular pathways commonly associated with sepsis. Methods PubMed was searched for studies using transcriptomics to characterize acute infection/sepsis and severe sepsis (i.e., sepsis combined with organ failure). Several studies were identified that used transcriptomics to identify differentially expressed (DE) genes, predictive/prognostic signatures, and underlying molecular responses and pathways. The molecules included in each gene set were collected, in addition to the relevant study metadata (e.g., patient groups used for comparison, sample collection time point, tissue type, etc.). Results After performing extensive literature curation of 74 sepsis-related publications involving transcriptomics, 103 unique gene sets (comprising 20,899 unique genes) from thousands of patients were collated together with associated metadata. Frequently described genes included in gene sets as well as the molecular mechanisms they were involved in were identified. These mechanisms included neutrophil degranulation, generation of second messenger molecules, IL-4 and -13 signaling, and IL-10 signaling among many others. The database, which we named SeptiSearch, is made available in a web application created using the Shiny framework in R, (available at https://septisearch.ca). Conclusions SeptiSearch provides members of the sepsis community the bioinformatic tools needed to leverage and explore the gene sets contained in the database. This will allow the gene sets to be further scrutinized and analyzed for their enrichment in user-submitted gene expression data and used for validation of in-house gene sets/signatures.
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Balch JA, Chen UI, Liesenfeld O, Starostik P, Loftus TJ, Efron PA, Brakenridge SC, Sweeney TE, Moldawer LL. Defining critical illness using immunological endotypes in patients with and without of sepsis: A cohort study. RESEARCH SQUARE 2023:rs.3.rs-2874506. [PMID: 37214996 PMCID: PMC10197751 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2874506/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Background: Sepsis is a heterogenous syndrome with limited therapeutic options. Identifying characteristic gene expression patterns, or endotypes, in septic patients may lead to targeted interventions. We investigated whether patients admitted to a surgical ICU with sepsis and with high risk of mortality express similar endotypes to non-septic, but still critically ill patients using two multiplex transcriptomic metrics obtained both on admission to a surgical intensive care unit (ICU) and at set intervals. Methods: We analyzed transcriptomic data from 522 patients in two single-site, prospective, observational cohorts admitted to surgical ICUs over a 5-year period ending in July 2020 . Using an FDA-cleared analytical platform (nCounter FLEX ® , NanoString, Inc.), we assessed a previously validated 29-messenger RNA transcriptomic classifier for likelihood of 30-day mortality (IMX-SEV-3) and a 33-messenger RNA transcriptomic endotype classifier. Clinical outcomes included all-cause (in-hospital, 30-, 90-day) mortality, development of chronic critical illness (CCI), and secondary infections. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to assess for true effect and confounding. Results: Sepsis was associated with a significantly higher predicted and actual hospital mortality. At enrollment, the predominant endotype for both septic and non-septic patients was adaptive , though with significantly different distributions. Inflammopathic and coagulopathic septic patients, as well as inflammopathic non-septic patients, showed significantly higher frequencies of secondary infections compared to those with adaptive endotypes (p<0.01). Endotypes changed during ICU hospitalization in 57.5% of patients. Patients who remained adaptive had overall better prognosis, while those who remained inflammopathic or coagulopathic had worse overall outcomes. For severity metrics, patients admitted with sepsis and a high predicted likelihood of mortality showed an inflammopathic (49.6%) endotype and had higher rates of cumulative adverse outcomes (67.4%). Patients at low mortality risk, whether septic or non-septic, almost uniformly presented with an adaptive endotype (100% and 93.4%, respectively). Conclusion : Critically ill surgical patients express different and evolving immunological endotypes depending upon both their sepsis status and severity of their clinical course. Future studies will elucidate whether endotyping critically ill, septic patients can identify individuals for targeted therapeutic interventions to improve patient management and outcomes.
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Oud L, Garza J. The association of systemic lupus erythematosus with short-term mortality in sepsis: a population-level analysis. J Investig Med 2023; 71:419-428. [PMID: 36655787 DOI: 10.1177/10815589221150641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with higher risks of sepsis and sepsis-related mortality compared to the general population. However, the prognostic impact of SLE in sepsis is uncertain. We used statewide data to identify hospitalizations aged ≥18 years in Texas with sepsis, with and without SLE during 2014-2017. Multilevel logistic regression with propensity adjustment (primary model), propensity score matching, and multivariable logistic regression without propensity adjustment were used to estimate the association of SLE with short-term mortality (defined as in-hospital mortality or discharge to hospice) among sepsis hospitalizations. Among 283,025 sepsis hospitalizations, 2933 (1.0%) had SLE. Compared to sepsis hospitalizations without SLE, those with SLE were younger (aged ≥65 years, 25.0% vs 57.0%) and had higher burden of comorbidities (mean Deyo comorbidity index 3.0 vs 2.6). Short-term mortality of sepsis hospitalizations with and without SLE was 22.9% vs 31.3%. SLE remained associated with lower short-term mortality on the secondary models, but not on the primary one (adjusted odds ratio: 0.905; 95% confidence interval: 0.817-1.001). When in-hospital mortality was used as secondary outcome, SLE was associated with mortality only on propensity score matching. The increased sepsis-related mortality in SLE is driven by higher risk of sepsis, but not by higher case fatality among septic patients. SLE may be associated with lower risk of mortality among septic patients, but further studies are needed due to heterogeneity of the prognostic associations across models.
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- Lavi Oud
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at the Permian Basin, Odessa, TX, USA
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- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at the Permian Basin, Odessa, TX, USA
- Department of Mathematics, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa, TX, USA
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Pelaia TM, Shojaei M, McLean AS. The Role of Transcriptomics in Redefining Critical Illness. Crit Care 2023; 27:89. [PMID: 36941625 PMCID: PMC10027592 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-023-04364-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2023] Open
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This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2023. Other selected articles can be found online at https://www.biomedcentral.com/collections/annualupdate2023 . Further information about the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine is available from https://link.springer.com/bookseries/8901 .
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- Tiana M Pelaia
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, NSW, Australia.
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, NSW, Australia
- Centre for Immunology and Allergy Research, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, NSW, Australia
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Turgman O, Schinkel M, Wiersinga WJ. Host Response Biomarkers for Sepsis in the Emergency Room. Crit Care 2023; 27:97. [PMID: 36941681 PMCID: PMC10027585 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-023-04367-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2023] Open
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This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2023. Other selected articles can be found online at https://www.biomedcentral.com/collections/annualupdate2023 . Further information about the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine is available from https://link.springer.com/bookseries/8901 .
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- Oren Turgman
- Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Amsterdam UMC, Location Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Amsterdam UMC, Location Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Location Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Amsterdam UMC, Location Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, Location Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Li H, Wang X, Yang Q, Cheng L, Zeng HL. Identification of iron metabolism-related genes as diagnostic signatures in sepsis by blood transcriptomic analysis. Open Life Sci 2023; 18:20220549. [PMID: 36820206 PMCID: PMC9938542 DOI: 10.1515/biol-2022-0549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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Iron metabolism is considered to play the principal role in sepsis, but the key iron metabolism-related genetic signatures are unclear. In this study, we analyzed and identified the genetic signatures related to the iron-metabolism in sepsis by using a bioinformatics analysis of four transcriptomic datasets from the GEO database. A total of 21 differentially expressed iron metabolism-related signatures were identified including 9 transporters, 8 enzymes, and 4 regulatory factors. Among them, lipocalin 2 was found to have the highest diagnostic value as its expression showed significant differences in all the comparisons including sepsis vs healthy controls, sepsis vs non-sepsis diseases, and mild forms vs severe forms of sepsis. Besides, the cytochrome P450 gene CYP1B1 also showed diagnostic values for sepsis from the non-sepsis diseases. The CYP4V2, LTF, and GCLM showed diagnostic values for distinguishing the severe forms from mild forms of sepsis. Our analysis identified 21 sepsis-associated iron metabolism-related genetic signatures, which may represent diagnostic and therapeutic biomarkers of sepsis, and will improve our understanding of the molecular mechanism underlying the occurrence of sepsis.
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- Huijun Li
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Food Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Joshi I, Carney WP, Rock EP. Utility of monocyte HLA-DR and rationale for therapeutic GM-CSF in sepsis immunoparalysis. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1130214. [PMID: 36825018 PMCID: PMC9942705 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1130214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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Sepsis, a heterogeneous clinical syndrome, features a systemic inflammatory response to tissue injury or infection, followed by a state of reduced immune responsiveness. Measurable alterations occur in both the innate and adaptive immune systems. Immunoparalysis, an immunosuppressed state, associates with worsened outcomes, including multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, secondary infections, and increased mortality. Multiple immune markers to identify sepsis immunoparalysis have been proposed, and some might offer clinical utility. Sepsis immunoparalysis is characterized by reduced lymphocyte numbers and downregulation of class II human leukocyte antigens (HLA) on innate immune monocytes. Class II HLA proteins present peptide antigens for recognition by and activation of antigen-specific T lymphocytes. One monocyte class II protein, mHLA-DR, can be measured by flow cytometry. Downregulated mHLA-DR indicates reduced monocyte responsiveness, as measured by ex-vivo cytokine production in response to endotoxin stimulation. Our literature survey reveals low mHLA-DR expression on peripheral blood monocytes correlates with increased risks for infection and death. For mHLA-DR, 15,000 antibodies/cell appears clinically acceptable as the lower limit of immunocompetence. Values less than 15,000 antibodies/cell are correlated with sepsis severity; and values at or less than 8000 antibodies/cell are identified as severe immunoparalysis. Several experimental immunotherapies have been evaluated for reversal of sepsis immunoparalysis. In particular, sargramostim, a recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (rhu GM-CSF), has demonstrated clinical benefit by reducing hospitalization duration and lowering secondary infection risk. Lowered infection risk correlates with increased mHLA-DR expression on peripheral blood monocytes in these patients. Although mHLA-DR has shown promising utility for identifying sepsis immunoparalysis, absence of a standardized, analytically validated method has thus far prevented widespread adoption. A clinically useful approach for patient inclusion and identification of clinically correlated output parameters could address the persistent high unmet medical need for effective targeted therapies in sepsis.
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- Ila Joshi
- Development and Regulatory Department, Partner Therapeutics, Inc., Lexington, MA, United States,*Correspondence: Ila Joshi,
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- Walt Carney Biomarkers Consulting, LLC., North Andover, MA, United States
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- Development and Regulatory Department, Partner Therapeutics, Inc., Lexington, MA, United States
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Viasus D, Simonetti AF, Nonell L, Vidal O, Meije Y, Ortega L, Arnal M, Bódalo-Torruella M, Sierra M, Rombauts A, Abelenda-Alonso G, Blanchart G, Gudiol C, Carratalà J. Whole-Blood Gene Expression Profiles Associated with Mortality in Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Biomedicines 2023; 11:biomedicines11020429. [PMID: 36830965 PMCID: PMC9953679 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11020429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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(1) Background: Information regarding gene expression profiles and the prognosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is scarce. We aimed to examine the differences in the gene expression profiles in peripheral blood at hospital admission between patients with CAP who died during hospitalization and those who survived. (2) Methods: This is a multicenter study of nonimmunosuppressed adult patients who required hospitalization for CAP. Whole blood samples were obtained within 24 h of admission for genome-expression-profile analysis. Gene expression profiling identified both differentially expressed genes and enriched gene sets. (3) Results: A total of 198 samples from adult patients who required hospitalization for CAP were processed, of which 13 were from patients who died. Comparison of gene expression between patients who died and those who survived yielded 49 differentially expressed genes, 36 of which were upregulated and 13 downregulated. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) identified four positively enriched gene sets in survivors, mainly associated with the interferon-alpha response, apoptosis, and sex hormone pathways. Similarly, GSEA identified seven positively enriched gene sets, associated with the oxidative stress, endoplasmic reticulum stress, oxidative phosphorylation, and angiogenesis pathways, in the patients who died. Protein-protein-interaction-network analysis identified FOS, CDC42, SLC26A10, EIF4G2, CCND3, ASXL1, UBE2S, and AURKA as the main gene hubs. (4) Conclusions: We found differences in gene expression profiles at hospital admission between CAP patients who died and those who survived. Our findings may help to identify novel candidate pathways and targets for potential intervention and biomarkers for risk stratification.
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- Diego Viasus
- Department of Medicine, Division of Health Sciences, Universidad del Norte and Hospital Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla 081001, Colombia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Consorci Sanitari Alt Penedès-Garraf, 08720 Sant Pere de Ribes, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), Institulo de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- MARGenomics, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Health Sciences, Universidad del Norte and Hospital Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla 081001, Colombia
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- Unit of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital de Barcelona—Societat Cooperativa d’Instal·lacions Assistencials Sanitàries (SCIAS), 08029 Barcelona, Spain
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- Unit of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital de Barcelona—Societat Cooperativa d’Instal·lacions Assistencials Sanitàries (SCIAS), 08029 Barcelona, Spain
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- MARGenomics, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Microbiology Unit, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hospital de Barcelona—Societat Cooperativa d’Instal·lacions Assistencials Sanitàries (SCIAS), 08029 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Bellvitge University Hospital—Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), 08907 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Bellvitge University Hospital—Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), 08907 Barcelona, Spain
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- Cardiovascular Risk and Nutrition Research Group, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), Institulo de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Bellvitge University Hospital—Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), 08907 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08907 Barcelona, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), Institulo de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Bellvitge University Hospital—Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), 08907 Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08907 Barcelona, Spain
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Baghela A, An A, Zhang P, Acton E, Gauthier J, Brunet-Ratnasingham E, Blimkie T, Freue GC, Kaufmann D, Lee AHY, Levesque RC, Hancock REW. Predicting severity in COVID-19 disease using sepsis blood gene expression signatures. Sci Rep 2023; 13:1247. [PMID: 36690713 PMCID: PMC9868505 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-28259-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Severely-afflicted COVID-19 patients can exhibit disease manifestations representative of sepsis, including acute respiratory distress syndrome and multiple organ failure. We hypothesized that diagnostic tools used in managing all-cause sepsis, such as clinical criteria, biomarkers, and gene expression signatures, should extend to COVID-19 patients. Here we analyzed the whole blood transcriptome of 124 early (1-5 days post-hospital admission) and late (6-20 days post-admission) sampled patients with confirmed COVID-19 infections from hospitals in Quebec, Canada. Mechanisms associated with COVID-19 severity were identified between severity groups (ranging from mild disease to the requirement for mechanical ventilation and mortality), and established sepsis signatures were assessed for dysregulation. Specifically, gene expression signatures representing pathophysiological events, namely cellular reprogramming, organ dysfunction, and mortality, were significantly enriched and predictive of severity and lethality in COVID-19 patients. Mechanistic endotypes reflective of distinct sepsis aetiologies and therapeutic opportunities were also identified in subsets of patients, enabling prediction of potentially-effective repurposed drugs. The expression of sepsis gene expression signatures in severely-afflicted COVID-19 patients indicates that these patients should be classified as having severe sepsis. Accordingly, in severe COVID-19 patients, these signatures should be strongly considered for the mechanistic characterization, diagnosis, and guidance of treatment using repurposed drugs.
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- Arjun Baghela
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
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- Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes (IBIS), Département de Microbiologie-Infectiologie et d'immunologie, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie Et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHUM, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Département de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
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- Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes (IBIS), Département de Microbiologie-Infectiologie et d'immunologie, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada.
- Asep Medical, Vancouver, Canada.
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Pacheco Pachado M, Casas AI, Elbatreek MH, Nogales C, Guney E, Espay AJ, Schmidt HH. Re-Addressing Dementia by Network Medicine and Mechanism-Based Molecular Endotypes. J Alzheimers Dis 2023; 96:47-56. [PMID: 37742653 PMCID: PMC10657714 DOI: 10.3233/jad-230694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other forms of dementia are together a leading cause of disability and death in the aging global population, imposing a high personal, societal, and economic burden. They are also among the most prominent examples of failed drug developments. Indeed, after more than 40 AD trials of anti-amyloid interventions, reduction of amyloid-β (Aβ) has never translated into clinically relevant benefits, and in several cases yielded harm. The fundamental problem is the century-old, brain-centric phenotype-based definitions of diseases that ignore causal mechanisms and comorbidities. In this hypothesis article, we discuss how such current outdated nosology of dementia is a key roadblock to precision medicine and articulate how Network Medicine enables the substitution of clinicopathologic phenotypes with molecular endotypes and propose a new framework to achieve precision and curative medicine for patients with neurodegenerative disorders.
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- Mayra Pacheco Pachado
- Department of Pharmacology and Personalised Medicine, School of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology and Personalised Medicine, School of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Universitätsklinikum Essen, Klinik für Neurologie, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology and Personalised Medicine, School of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Personalised Medicine, School of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Discovery and Data Science (DDS) Unit, STALICLA R&D SL, Barcelona, Spain
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- James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family Center for Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders, Department of Neurology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Personalised Medicine, School of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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An AY, Baghela A, Zhang P, Falsafi R, Lee AH, Trahtemberg U, Baker AJ, dos Santos CC, Hancock REW. Severe COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 severe sepsis converge transcriptionally after a week in the intensive care unit, indicating common disease mechanisms. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1167917. [PMID: 37090709 PMCID: PMC10115984 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1167917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Introduction Severe COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 pulmonary sepsis share pathophysiological, immunological, and clinical features. To what extent they share mechanistically-based gene expression trajectories throughout hospitalization was unknown. Our objective was to compare gene expression trajectories between severe COVID-19 patients and contemporaneous non-COVID-19 severe sepsis patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Methods In this prospective single-center observational cohort study, whole blood was drawn from 20 COVID-19 patients and 22 non-COVID-19 adult sepsis patients at two timepoints: ICU admission and approximately a week later. RNA-Seq was performed on whole blood to identify differentially expressed genes and significantly enriched pathways. Results At ICU admission, despite COVID-19 patients being almost clinically indistinguishable from non-COVID-19 sepsis patients, COVID-19 patients had 1,215 differentially expressed genes compared to non-COVID-19 sepsis patients. After one week in the ICU, the number of differentially expressed genes dropped to just 9 genes. This drop coincided with decreased expression of antiviral genes and relatively increased expression of heme metabolism genes over time in COVID-19 patients, eventually reaching expression levels seen in non-COVID-19 sepsis patients. Both groups also had similar underlying immune dysfunction, with upregulation of immune processes such as "Interleukin-1 signaling" and "Interleukin-6/JAK/STAT3 signaling" throughout disease compared to healthy controls. Discussion Early on, COVID-19 patients had elevated antiviral responses and suppressed heme metabolism processes compared to non-COVID-19 severe sepsis patients, although both had similar underlying immune dysfunction. However, after one week in the ICU, these diseases became indistinguishable on a gene expression level. These findings highlight the importance of early antiviral treatment for COVID-19, the potential for heme-related therapeutics, and consideration of immunomodulatory therapies for both diseases to treat shared immune dysfunction.
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Affiliation(s)
- Andy Y. An
- Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
| | - Arjun Baghela
- Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
| | - Peter Zhang
- Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
| | - Reza Falsafi
- Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
| | - Amy H. Lee
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
| | - Uriel Trahtemberg
- The Department of Critical Care, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Critical Care, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel
| | - Andrew J. Baker
- The Department of Critical Care, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
| | - Claudia C. dos Santos
- The Department of Critical Care, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
| | - Robert E. W. Hancock
- Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- *Correspondence: Robert E. W. Hancock,
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