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Characterization of the Inflammatory Response to Severe COVID-19 Illness #MMPMID32584597
McElvaney OJ; McEvoy NL; McElvaney OF; Carroll TP; Murphy MP; Dunlea DM; Ni Choileain O; Clarke J; O'Connor E; Hogan G; Ryan D; Sulaiman I; Gunaratnam C; Branagan P; O'Brien ME; Morgan RK; Costello RW; Hurley K; Walsh S; de Barra E; McNally C; McConkey S; Boland F; Galvin S; Kiernan F; O'Rourke J; Dwyer R; Power M; Geoghegan P; Larkin C; O'Leary RA; Freeman J; Gaffney A; Marsh B; Curley GF; McElvaney NG
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020[Sep]; 202 (6): 812-821 PMID32584597show ga
Rationale: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a global threat to health. Its inflammatory characteristics are incompletely understood.Objectives: To define the cytokine profile of COVID-19 and to identify evidence of immunometabolic alterations in those with severe illness.Methods: Levels of IL-1beta, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, and sTNFR1 (soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor 1) were assessed in plasma from healthy volunteers, hospitalized but stable patients with COVID-19 (COVID(stable) patients), patients with COVID-19 requiring ICU admission (COVID(ICU) patients), and patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia requiring ICU support (CAP(ICU) patients). Immunometabolic markers were measured in circulating neutrophils from patients with severe COVID-19. The acute phase response of AAT (alpha-1 antitrypsin) to COVID-19 was also evaluated.Measurements and Main Results: IL-1beta, IL-6, IL-8, and sTNFR1 were all increased in patients with COVID-19. COVID(ICU) patients could be clearly differentiated from COVID(stable) patients, and demonstrated higher levels of IL-1beta, IL-6, and sTNFR1 but lower IL-10 than CAP(ICU) patients. COVID-19 neutrophils displayed altered immunometabolism, with increased cytosolic PKM2 (pyruvate kinase M2), phosphorylated PKM2, HIF-1alpha (hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha), and lactate. The production and sialylation of AAT increased in COVID-19, but this antiinflammatory response was overwhelmed in severe illness, with the IL-6:AAT ratio markedly higher in patients requiring ICU admission (P < 0.0001). In critically unwell patients with COVID-19, increases in IL-6:AAT predicted prolonged ICU stay and mortality, whereas improvement in IL-6:AAT was associated with clinical resolution (P < 0.0001).Conclusions: The COVID-19 cytokinemia is distinct from that of other types of pneumonia, leading to organ failure and ICU need. Neutrophils undergo immunometabolic reprogramming in severe COVID-19 illness. Cytokine ratios may predict outcomes in this population.