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COVID-19: A Systematic Review of Metabolomics Data and Predicting Potential Biomarkers Based on Pathway Analysis.

Nasrin Amiri-Dashatan, Mehdi Koushki, Negin Parsamanesh, Nayebali Ahmadi, Hossein Chiti, Mitra Rezaei, Zahra Razzaghi, Reza M Robati

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8 authors.

Nasrin Amiri-DashatanZanjan Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Health and Metabolic Diseases Research Institute, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
Mehdi KoushkiDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
Negin ParsamaneshZanjan Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Health and Metabolic Diseases Research Institute, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
Nayebali AhmadiProteomics Research Center, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hossein ChitiZanjan Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Health and Metabolic Diseases Research Institute, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
Mitra RezaeiClinical Tuberculosis and Epidemiology Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Zahra RazzaghiLaser Application in Medical Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Reza M RobatiSkin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is a worldwide disaster in medicine, public health, and the economy. Many details of COVID-19 are currently unknown. This study aims to offer dysregulated metabolic profiles as potential biomarkers for SARS-CoV-2 infection by analyzing identified COVID-19 metabolites. We searched PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and Scopus for metabolomics studies on COVID-19 patients. Studies investigating COVID-19 metabolite changes and utilizing mass spectrometry-based techniques are included. Two reviewers separately retrieved pertinent data for each selected publication. Differences of opinion among the reviewers were settled via conversation, and a final judgment was obtained. The online MetaboAnalyst 3.0 was used to conduct the pathway analysis of COVID-19. This study comprised 31 investigations with QUADOMICS quality evaluation. We isolated modified metabolites that have been found in at least three other investigations. The metabolomics data in response to SARS-CoV-2 alter at the metabolite expression level, leading to dysregulation of major metabolic pathways, including carbohydrates, amino acids, and lipids associated with COVID-19. The pathway analysis of metabolic reprogramming across different biological samples demonstrated a significant role in amino acid metabolism, including phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan production, in the severity of COVID-19. This review showed dysregulated metabolic profiling for identifying individuals with high severity of COVID-19. These results provide an understanding of metabolic pathways and how dysregulated metabolic profiling reflects the severity of COVID-19 in the general population. The high frequency of changed metabolites might be used as COVID-19 biomarkers for early detection, and significant metabolic routes could reveal new information about pathogenesis and lead to potential treatment targets.

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COVID-19Metabolic pathwayMetabolomicsPotential biomarkerSARS-CoV-2

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PMCPMC13101934

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