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Article Dans Une Revue Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology Année : 2021

Elevated Neopterin Levels Predict Fatal Outcome in SARS-CoV-2-Infected Patients

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Highlights: Innate immune activation during Covid-19 infection is associated with pernicious clinical outcome. Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is a worldwide threat that has already caused more than 3 000 000 deaths. It is characterized by different patterns of disease evolution depending on host factors among which old-age and pre-existing comorbidities play a detrimental role. Previous coronavirus epidemics, notably SARS-CoV, were associated with increased serum neopterin levels, which can be interpreted as a sign of acute innate immunity in response to viral infection. Here we hypothesize that neopterin may serve as a biomarker of SARS-CoV-2 viral infection and Covid-19 disease severity. Methods: We measured neopterin blood levels by ELISA. Seric concentration was quantified from 256 healthy donors and 374 Covid-19 patients at hospital admission. Enrolled Covid-19 patients were all symptomatic and displayed a large spectrum of comorbidities. Patients were followed until disease resolution or death. Results: Severe and critically ill SARS-CoV-2 infected patients were characterized by a profound exacerbation of immune activation characterized by elevated neopterin blood levels. Systemic neopterin levels above 19nM stratified healthy individuals from Covid-19 patients with 87% specificity and 100% sensitivity. Moreover, systemic neopterin levels above 53nM differentiated non-survivors from survivors with 64% specificity and 100% sensitivity. Conclusion: We propose that neopterin concentration measured at arrival to hospital is a hallmark of severe Covid-19 and identifies a high-risk population of pernicious clinical outcome with a need for special medical care.
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hal-03354284 , version 1 (24-09-2021)

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Manon Chauvin, Martin Larsen, Bibiana Quirant, Paul Quentric, Karim Dorgham, et al.. Elevated Neopterin Levels Predict Fatal Outcome in SARS-CoV-2-Infected Patients. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021, 11, pp.709893. ⟨10.3389/fcimb.2021.709893⟩. ⟨hal-03354284⟩
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