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Editor, Senior Moderator
Microvasc Res
. 2021 Jul 14;104224.
doi: 10.1016/j.mvr.2021.104224. Online ahead of print.
Biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction and outcomes in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Andrianto[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Makhyan Jibril Al-Farabi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ricardo Adrian Nugraha[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Bagas Adhimurda Marsudi[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Yusuf Azmi[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Background: Several studies have reported that the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can directly infect endothelial cells, and endothelial dysfunction is often found in severe cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). To better understand the prognostic values of endothelial dysfunction in COVID-19-associated coagulopathy, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess biomarkers of endothelial cells in patients with COVID-19.
Methods: A literature search was conducted on online databases for observational studies evaluating biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction and composite poor outcomes in COVID-19 patients.
Results: A total of 1187 patients from 17 studies were included in this analysis. The estimated pooled means for von Willebrand Factor (VWF) antigen levels in COVID-19 patients was higher compared to healthy control (306.42 [95% confidence interval (CI) 291.37-321.48], p < 0.001; I[SUP]2[/SUP]:86%), with the highest VWF antigen levels was found in deceased COVID-19 patients (448.57 [95% CI 407.20-489.93], p < 0.001; I[SUP]2[/SUP]:0%). Meta-analysis showed that higher plasma levels of VWF antigen, tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 antigen (PAI-1) antigen, and soluble thrombomodulin (sTM) were associated with composite poor outcome in COVID-19 patients ([standardized mean difference (SMD) 0.74 [0.33-1.16], p < 0.001; I[SUP]2[/SUP]:80.4%], [SMD 0.55 [0.19-0.92], p = 0.003; I[SUP]2[/SUP]:6.4%], [SMD 0.33 [0.04-0.62], p = 0.025; I[SUP]2[/SUP]:7.9%], and [SMD 0.55 [0.10-0.99], p = 0.015; I[SUP]2[/SUP]:23.6%], respectively).
Conclusion: The estimated pooled means show increased levels of VWF antigen in COVID-19 patients. Several biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction, including VFW antigen, t-PA, PAI-1, and sTM, are significantly associated with increased composite poor outcomes in patients with COVID-19.
Prospero registration number: CRD42021228821.
Keywords: COVID-19; Endothelial dysfunction; Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; Thrombomodulin; Tissue-type plasminogen activator; von Willebrand factor.
. 2021 Jul 14;104224.
doi: 10.1016/j.mvr.2021.104224. Online ahead of print.
Biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction and outcomes in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Andrianto[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Makhyan Jibril Al-Farabi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ricardo Adrian Nugraha[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Bagas Adhimurda Marsudi[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Yusuf Azmi[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34273359
- DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2021.104224
Abstract
Background: Several studies have reported that the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can directly infect endothelial cells, and endothelial dysfunction is often found in severe cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). To better understand the prognostic values of endothelial dysfunction in COVID-19-associated coagulopathy, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess biomarkers of endothelial cells in patients with COVID-19.
Methods: A literature search was conducted on online databases for observational studies evaluating biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction and composite poor outcomes in COVID-19 patients.
Results: A total of 1187 patients from 17 studies were included in this analysis. The estimated pooled means for von Willebrand Factor (VWF) antigen levels in COVID-19 patients was higher compared to healthy control (306.42 [95% confidence interval (CI) 291.37-321.48], p < 0.001; I[SUP]2[/SUP]:86%), with the highest VWF antigen levels was found in deceased COVID-19 patients (448.57 [95% CI 407.20-489.93], p < 0.001; I[SUP]2[/SUP]:0%). Meta-analysis showed that higher plasma levels of VWF antigen, tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 antigen (PAI-1) antigen, and soluble thrombomodulin (sTM) were associated with composite poor outcome in COVID-19 patients ([standardized mean difference (SMD) 0.74 [0.33-1.16], p < 0.001; I[SUP]2[/SUP]:80.4%], [SMD 0.55 [0.19-0.92], p = 0.003; I[SUP]2[/SUP]:6.4%], [SMD 0.33 [0.04-0.62], p = 0.025; I[SUP]2[/SUP]:7.9%], and [SMD 0.55 [0.10-0.99], p = 0.015; I[SUP]2[/SUP]:23.6%], respectively).
Conclusion: The estimated pooled means show increased levels of VWF antigen in COVID-19 patients. Several biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction, including VFW antigen, t-PA, PAI-1, and sTM, are significantly associated with increased composite poor outcomes in patients with COVID-19.
Prospero registration number: CRD42021228821.
Keywords: COVID-19; Endothelial dysfunction; Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; Thrombomodulin; Tissue-type plasminogen activator; von Willebrand factor.