Study of HIF-1α-signaling pathway components in plasma of patients with COVID-19 infection of different degrees of severity
- Authors: Raitsev S.N.1, Zvyagina V.I.1, Belskikh E.S.1, Marsyanova Y.A.1, Maksaev D.A.1, Chobanyan A.A.2
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Affiliations:
- Ryazan State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlov
- City Clinical Hospital of Emergency Medical Care
- Issue: Vol 27, No 4 (2024)
- Pages: 57-62
- Section: Medical chemistry
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/1560-9596/article/view/631293
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29296/25877313-2024-04-08
- ID: 631293
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Abstract
Introduction. Recent work demonstrates that HIF-1α and NOS isoforms are detectable in plasma, representing their potential practical relevance as biomarkers. At the same time, data on the stability of these proteins in plasma are contradictory.
Aim of the study. To investigate the amount of HIF-1α and iNOS in plasma of patients with COVID-19 infection of different severity to assess the possibilities of adaptation to hypoxia.
Material and methods. The pilot study involved 50 patients divided into three groups: 1) 17 patients with moderate severity of the disease; 2) 17 patients in severe condition; 4) 16 patients with extremely severe course of the disease. The amounts of HIF-1α and iNOS were determined by competitive ELISA.
Results. Patients with extremely severe course of COVID-19 infection showed lower levels of HIF-1α and blood saturation compared to the moderate and severe course groups. The iNOS levels were significantly lower in the extremely severe course group compared to patients with moderate disease severity. When patients were evaluated according to the degree of lung damage based on CT scans, reduced HIF-1α levels were identified in the CT-3-4 group compared to the CT-0-1 (p = 0.0006) and CT-2 (p = 0.0031) groups.
Conclusions. Decreased levels of HIF-1α and iNOS in extremely critically ill patients may serve as an unfavorable prognostic marker.
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S. N. Raitsev
Ryazan State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlov
Author for correspondence.
Email: raitsevsergei@yandex.ru
Post-graduate Student, Department of Biological Chemistry
Russian Federation, RyazanV. I. Zvyagina
Ryazan State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlov
Email: raitsevsergei@yandex.ru
Ph.D. (Biological), Associate Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry
Russian Federation, RyazanE. S. Belskikh
Ryazan State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlov
Email: raitsevsergei@yandex.ru
Ph.D. (Med.), Assistant of the Department of Faculty Therapy named after Prof. V.Y. Garmash
Russian Federation, RyazanY. A. Marsyanova
Ryazan State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlov
Email: raitsevsergei@yandex.ru
Assistant, Department of Biological Chemistry
Russian Federation, RyazanD. A. Maksaev
Ryazan State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlov
Email: raitsevsergei@yandex.ru
Ph.D. (Med.), Assistant of the Department of Cardiovascular, X-ray Endovascular Surgery and Radiologic Diagnostics
Russian Federation, RyazanA. A. Chobanyan
City Clinical Hospital of Emergency Medical Care
Email: raitsevsergei@yandex.ru
Ph.D. (Med.), Vascular Surgeon
Russian Federation, RyazanReferences
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