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ArticleHeliyon2023

Persistent immune and clotting dysfunction detected in saliva and blood plasma after COVID-19.

Hyesun Jang, Saibyasachi Choudhury, Yanbao Yu, Benjamin L Sievers, Terri Gelbart, Harinder Singh, Stephen A Rawlings, Amy Proal, Gene S Tan, Yu Qian and 2 more

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Hyesun JangGenomic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, CA, and Rockville, MD, USA.
Saibyasachi ChoudhuryDGG-Genomics Division, Agilent, Technologies, Inc., La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Yanbao YuDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA, 19716.
Benjamin L SieversGenomic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, CA, and Rockville, MD, USA.
Terri GelbartGenomic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, CA, and Rockville, MD, USA.
Harinder SinghGenomic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, CA, and Rockville, MD, USA.
Stephen A RawlingsMMP Adult Infectious Disease, Maine Medical Center, South Portland, ME, 04106, USA.
Amy ProalPolyBio Research Foundation. Mercer Island, WA, USA.
Gene S TanGenomic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, CA, and Rockville, MD, USA.
Yu QianInformatics, J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, CA, and Rockville, MD, USA.
Davey SmithDivision of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Marcelo FreireGenomic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, CA, and Rockville, MD, USA.
J. Craig Venter Institute · USAgilent Technologies (United States) · USMaine Medical Center · USMercer Island School District · USUniversity of California San Diego · USUniversity of Delaware · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A growing number of studies indicate that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with inflammatory sequelae, but molecular signatures governing the normal versus pathologic convalescence process have not been well-delineated. Here, we characterized global immune and proteome responses in matched plasma and saliva samples obtained from COVID-19 patients collected between 20 and 90 days after initial clinical symptoms resolved. Convalescent subjects showed robust total IgA and IgG responses and positive antibody correlations in saliva and plasma samples. Shotgun proteomics revealed persistent inflammatory patterns in convalescent samples including dysfunction of salivary innate immune cells, such as neutrophil markers (e.g., myeloperoxidase), and clotting factors in plasma (e.g., fibrinogen), with positive correlations to acute COVID-19 disease severity. Saliva samples were characterized by higher concentrations of IgA, and proteomics showed altered myeloid-derived pathways that correlated positively with SARS-CoV-2 IgA levels. Beyond plasma, our study positions saliva as a viable fluid to monitor normal and aberrant immune responses including vascular, inflammatory, and coagulation-related sequelae.

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ConvalescentCOVID-19PathogenesisProteomicsSaliva

Identifiers

PMID37483779
PMCPMC10362241
OpenAlexW4383102029

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