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ArticleJournal of medical virology2023

sCXCL16 as a prognostic biomarker for COVID-19 outcome.

Yasmine Boukhalfa, Nejla Stambouli, Adel Driss, Maissa Daiki, Amal Abouda, Rabie Razgallah, Hedi Gharsallah, Walid Sellami, Rym Abid, Souha Hannachi and 6 more

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Article in Journal of medical virology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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16 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yasmine BoukhalfaResearch Laboratory LR12DN01, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.ORCID 0000-0001-7541-5364
Nejla StambouliResearch Unit UR17DN05, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
Adel DrissDepartment of Physiology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Maissa DaikiResearch Laboratory LR12DN01, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
Amal AboudaResearch Laboratory LR12DN01, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
Rabie RazgallahResearch Unit UR17DN05, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
Hedi GharsallahDepartment of Intensive Care, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
Walid SellamiResearch Laboratory LR12DN01, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
Rym AbidDepartment of Infectious Disease, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
Souha HannachiDepartment of Infectious Disease, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
Riadh BattikhDepartment of Infectious Disease, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
Mohamed BenmoussaDepartment of Virology, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
Chakib MazighDepartment of Biochemistry, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
Mustapha FerjaniDepartment of Intensive Care, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
Amel B ElgaaiedDepartment of Sciences, Tunisian Academy of Sciences, Letters and Art, Beit El Hikma Academy, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Iheb LabbeneResearch Laboratory LR12DN01, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
Military Hospital of Tunis · TNMorehouse School of Medicine · USTunis El Manar University · TN

Funding

Role of MicroRNAs in malaria and sickle cell severityK01TW010282 · FIC · MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI DRISS, ADEL · 2016 to 2020
$677k
FIC NIH HHS K01 TW010282
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As elevated levels of the soluble CXCL16 (sCXCL16) chemokine have been reported in severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, this study examined whether sCXCL16 concentration on the first day of hospitalization predicted death in COVID-19 patients. A total of 76 patients with COVID-19 were admitted to the Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunisia, between October 2020 and April 2021, and later classified as survivors or nonsurvivors based on their outcomes. At admission, the groups were matched by age, gender, comorbidities, and the percentage of patients with moderate conditions. On the first day of admission, serum's sCXCL16 concentrations were measured using a magnetic-bead assay. There was an eightfold increase in serum sCXCL16 levels in the nonsurvivors' group (3661.51 ± 2464.87 pg/mL vs. 454.3 ± 338.07 pg/mL, p < 0.0001). For the optimal cutoff value of sCXCL16 at 2095 pg/mL, we found a 94.6% sensitivity and a 97.4% specificity, with an area under curve of 0.981 (p = 5.03E-08; 95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 0.951-1.0114). Considering the risk of death at a concentration above the threshold, the unadjusted odds ratio was 36 (p < 0.0001). The adjusted odd ratio was estimated at 1.003 (p < 0.0001; 95% CI: 1.002-1.004). Finally, there was a significant difference between survival and nonsurvival groups in leukocyte numbers (p = 0.006), lymphocytes (p = 0.001), polymorphonuclear neutrophils (p = 0.001), and C-reactive protein levels (p = 0.007), except for monocytes (p = 0.881). Based on these results, sCXCL16 level could be used for detecting nonsurvival COVID-19 patients. Therefore, we recommend assessing this marker in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

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COVID-19BiomarkersChemokine CXCL16HumansLymphocytesPrognosisBiomarkersChemokine CXCL16COVID-19CXCL16mortalitypredictive biomarkerSARS-CoV-2 infectionsurvival

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