The host response to COVID-19 pathophysiology over the first few days of infection
remains largely unclear, especially the mechanisms in the blood compartment. We report
on a longitudinal proteomic analysis of acute-phase COVID-19 patients, for which we used
blood plasma, multiple reaction monitoring with internal standards, and data-independent
acquisition. We measured samples on admission for 49 patients, of which 21 had
additional samples on days 2, 4, 7, and 14 after admission. We also measured 30
externally obtained samples from healthy individuals for comparison at baseline. The 31
proteins differentiated in abundance between acute COVID-19 patients and healthy
controls belonged to acute inflammatory response, complement activation, regulation of
inflammatory response, and regulation of protein activation cascade. The longitudinal
analysis showed distinct profiles revealing increased levels of multiple
lipid-associated functions, a rapid decrease followed by recovery for complement
activation, humoral immune response, and acute inflammatory response-related proteins,
and level fluctuation in the regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation, secretory
mechanisms, and platelet degranulation. Three proteins were differentiated between
survivors and nonsurvivors. Finally, increased levels of fructose–bisphosphate
aldolase B were determined in patients with exposure to angiotensin receptor blockers
versus decreased levels in those exposed to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors.
Data are available via ProteomeXchange PXD029437.
We presented a reliable multivariable statistical model to evaluate the temporal changes of UtA-PI values as a function of both gestational age and IUGR.
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