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Observational studyFrontiers in immunology2021

Severe COVID-19 Is Characterized by an Impaired Type I Interferon Response and Elevated Levels of Arginase Producing Granulocytic Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells.

Matthew J Dean, Juan B Ochoa, Maria Dulfary Sanchez-Pino, Jovanny Zabaleta, Jone Garai, Luis Del Valle, Dorota Wyczechowska, Lyndsey Buckner Baiamonte, Phaethon Philbrook, Rinku Majumder and 16 more

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Observational study in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
47citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

47 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Matthew J DeanLouisiana State University Cancer Center, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Juan B OchoaDepartment of Surgery, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Maria Dulfary Sanchez-PinoLouisiana State University Cancer Center, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Jovanny ZabaletaLouisiana State University Cancer Center, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Jone GaraiLouisiana State University Cancer Center, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Luis Del ValleLouisiana State University Cancer Center, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Dorota WyczechowskaLouisiana State University Cancer Center, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Lyndsey Buckner BaiamonteTissue Biorepository, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Phaethon PhilbrookLouisiana State University Cancer Center, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Rinku MajumderDepartment of Biochemistry, LSU Health, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Richard S Vander HeideDepartment of Pathology LSU Health, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Logan DunkenbergerLouisiana State University Cancer Center, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Ramesh Puttalingaiah ThylurLouisiana State University Cancer Center, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Bobby NossamanDepartment of Surgery, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, United States.
W Mark RobertsDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Andrew G ChappleLouisiana State University Cancer Center, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Jiande WuDepartment of Genetics, LSU Health, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Chindo HicksDepartment of Genetics, LSU Health, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Jack CollinsAdvanced Biomedical Computational Science, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, United States.
Brian LukeAdvanced Biomedical Computational Science, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, United States.
Randall JohnsonAdvanced Biomedical Computational Science, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, United States.
Hari K KoulLouisiana State University Cancer Center, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Chris A ReesDivision of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Claudia R MorrisDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Julia Garcia-DiazTissue Biorepository, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Augusto C OchoaLouisiana State University Cancer Center, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans · USLouisiana State University · USOchsner Medical Center · USFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research · USBoston Children's Hospital · USEmory University · US

Funding

Tracking & Evaluation CoreU54GM104940 · NIGMS · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · PI Peter Todd Katzmarzyk · 2012 to 2026
$69.1M
Translational Genomics Core (TGC)P20GM121288 · NIGMS · LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER · PI John T. West · 2017 to 2026
$22.4M
Mentoring Translational Researchers in LouisianaP20GM103501 · NIGMS · LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER · PI OCHOA, AUGUSTO C. · 2012 to 2014
$6.3M
Understanding and Addressing Cancer Health Disparities in LouisianaP20CA233374 · NCI · LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER · PI MIELE, LUCIO, OCHOA, AUGUSTO C. · 2018 to 2020
$2.9M
NCI NIH HHS P20 CA233374NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103501NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM121288NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM104940
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

COVID-19 ranges from asymptomatic in 35% of cases to severe in 20% of patients. Differences in the type and degree of inflammation appear to determine the severity of the disease. Recent reports show an increase in circulating monocytic-myeloid-derived suppressor cells (M-MDSC) in severe COVID 19 that deplete arginine but are not associated with respiratory complications. Our data shows that differences in the type, function and transcriptome of granulocytic-MDSC (G-MDSC) may in part explain the severity COVID-19, in particular the association with pulmonary complications. Large infiltrates by Arginase 1

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntiviral AgentsArginaseArginineAsymptomatic InfectionsCase-Control StudiesCOVID-19COVID-19 Drug TreatmentDrug Therapy, CombinationEnzyme InhibitorsFemaleGranulocytesHealthy VolunteersHumansAntiviral AgentsARG1 protein, humanArginaseArginineEnzyme InhibitorsInterferon Type IarginaseargininecoronavirusCOVID-19G-MDSCinterferonlung injury

Identifiers

PMID34341659
PMCPMC8324422
OpenAlexW3184960004

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