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ArticleJournal of thrombosis and thrombolysis2021

Anti-coagulation for COVID-19 treatment: both anti-thrombotic and anti-inflammatory?

Vera Paar, Bernhard Wernly, Zhichao Zhou, Lukas J Motloch, Uta C Hoppe, Alexander Egle, Michael Lichtenauer

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Article in Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Vera PaarDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Bernhard WernlyDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Zhichao ZhouDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Lukas J MotlochDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Uta C HoppeDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Alexander EgleDepartment of Internal Medicine III, Hematology, Medical Oncology, Hemostaseology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, Oncologic Center, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria.
Michael LichtenauerDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Division of Cardiology, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria. m.lichtenauer@salk.at.
Paracelsus Medical University · ATKarolinska University Hospital · SEUniversity of Salzburg · AT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has been linked to a higher risk of mortality compared to influenza, which is mainly due to severe secondary diseases, such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In turn, ARDS is characterized by an acute inflammation and an excessive activity of the coagulation cascade, rising the vulnerability for venous thromboembolic events. In order to investigate the relation of inflammation and the influence of coagulation factors on their release, human peripheral mononuclear blood cells (PBMCs) were treated with autologous serum, heparinized plasma and different doses of fibrin. Thereafter, the concentration of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in the secretome of PBMCs was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Our analyses revealed autologous serum to significantly increase the secretion of cytokines and chemokines after 24 h of incubation time. Furthermore, the addition of fibrin markedly increased the secretion of cytokines and chemokines by PBMCs in a dose-dependent manner. Consequently, in accordance with previous studies, our study outlines that anti-coagulation may constitute a promising tool for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2, reducing both, the cytokine storm, as well as the risk for thrombotic complications.

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Blood CoagulationCytokine Release SyndromeFibrinInflammationCells, CulturedChemokinesCOVID-19COVID-19 Drug TreatmentCOVID-19 SerotherapyDose-Response Relationship, DrugFibrinolytic AgentsHeparinHumansImmunization, PassiveLeukocytes, MononuclearSARS-CoV-2ChemokinesFibrinFibrinolytic AgentsHeparinChemokinesCoagulationCytokinesFibrinInflammationSARS-CoV-2Thrombosis

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PMID32632558
PMCPMC7338133
OpenAlexW3040296699

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