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Observational studyEMBO molecular medicine2020

Monocytopenia, monocyte morphological anomalies and hyperinflammation characterise severe COVID-19 in type 2 diabetes.

Fawaz Alzaid, Jean-Baptiste Julla, Marc Diedisheim, Charline Potier, Louis Potier, Gilberto Velho, Bénédicte Gaborit, Philippe Manivet, Stéphane Germain, Tiphaine Vidal-Trecan and 5 more

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In one paragraph

Observational study in EMBO molecular medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
40citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Non-Malignant Granulocyte and Monocyte Disorders: An Update.British journal of biomedical science · 2025
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  10. SARS-CoV-2 immunity in animal models.Cellular & molecular immunology · 2024
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  17. Single-cell RNA sequencing uncovers the nuclear decoy lincRNA PIRAT as a regulator of systemic monocyte immunity during COVID-19.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Fawaz Alzaid *Cordeliers Research Centre, INSERM, IMMEDIAB Laboratory, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0003-3056-3640
Jean-Baptiste Julla *Cordeliers Research Centre, INSERM, IMMEDIAB Laboratory, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Paris, France.
Marc DiedisheimCordeliers Research Centre, INSERM, IMMEDIAB Laboratory, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Paris, France.
Charline PotierCordeliers Research Centre, INSERM, IMMEDIAB Laboratory, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Paris, France.
Louis PotierCordeliers Research Centre, INSERM, IMMEDIAB Laboratory, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Paris, France.
Gilberto VelhoCordeliers Research Centre, INSERM, IMMEDIAB Laboratory, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Paris, France.
Bénédicte GaboritINSERM, INRA, Aix Marseille University, C2VN, Marseille, France.
Philippe ManivetEndocrinology, Metabolic Diseases and Nutrition Department, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France.
Stéphane GermainCenter for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology (CIRB), College de France - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL) Research University, Paris, France.
Tiphaine Vidal-TrecanDepartment of Diabetes, Clinical Investigation Centre (CIC-9504), Lariboisière Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
Ronan RousselCordeliers Research Centre, INSERM, IMMEDIAB Laboratory, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Paris, France.
Jean-Pierre RivelineCordeliers Research Centre, INSERM, IMMEDIAB Laboratory, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Paris, France.
Elise DalmasCordeliers Research Centre, INSERM, IMMEDIAB Laboratory, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Paris, France.
Nicolas VenteclefCordeliers Research Centre, INSERM, IMMEDIAB Laboratory, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Paris, France.
Jean-François GautierCordeliers Research Centre, INSERM, IMMEDIAB Laboratory, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0001-6458-2001
Inserm · FRAssistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris · FRCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRUniversité Paris Cité · FR

Funding

Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) ANR-19-CE14-0005Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)CNRS-INSERM (ATIP-Avenir)EC | H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (ERC) ERC-EpiFAT 725790European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes (EFSD)Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (Inserm)Société Francophone du Diabète (SFD)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, type 2 diabetes (T2D) was marked as a risk factor for severe disease and mortality. Inflammation is central to the aetiology of both conditions where variations in immune responses can mitigate or aggravate disease course. Identifying at-risk groups based on immunoinflammatory signatures is valuable in directing personalised care and developing potential targets for precision therapy. This observational study characterised immunophenotypic variation associated with COVID-19 severity in T2D. Broad-spectrum immunophenotyping quantified 15 leucocyte populations in peripheral circulation from a cohort of 45 hospitalised COVID-19 patients with and without T2D. Lymphocytopenia and specific loss of cytotoxic CD8

Indexed as

AgedChemokine CCL2COVID-19Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHumansImmunophenotypingInflammationInterleukin-6Leukocytes, MononuclearLipopolysaccharide ReceptorsLymphopeniaMaleMiddle AgedMonocytesRisk FactorsChemokine CCL2Interleukin-6Lipopolysaccharide ReceptorsCOVID-19inflammationmonocyteSARS-CoV-2type 2 diabetes

Identifiers

PMID32816392
PMCPMC7461002
OpenAlexW3062098675

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