Title
Different profiles of cytokines, chemokines and coagulation mediators associated with severity in brazilian patients infected with dengue virus
Date Issued
01 September 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Faria N.R.d.C.
Dos Santos C.F.
Corrêa G.
Cipitelli M.d.C.
Ribeiro M.D.
Souza L.J.d.
Damasco P.V.
da Cunha R.V.
Dos Santos F.B.
Pinto L.M.d.O.
de Azeredo E.L.
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz—Fiocruz
Publisher(s)
MDPI
Abstract
The incidence of dengue in Latin America has increased dramatically during the last decade. Understanding the pathogenic mechanisms in dengue is crucial for the identification of biomarkers for the triage of patients. We aimed to characterize the profile of cytokines (IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-18 and IL-10), chemokines (CXCL8/IL-8, CCL2/MCP-1 and CXCL10/IP-10) and coagulation mediators (Fibrinogen, D-dimer, Tissue factor-TF, Tissue factor pathway inhibitor-TFPI and Thrombomodulin) during the dengue-4 epidemic in Brazil. Laboratory-confirmed dengue cases had higher levels of TNF-α (p < 0.001), IL-6 (p = 0.005), IL-10 (p < 0.001), IL-18 (p = 0.001), CXCL8/IL-8 (p < 0.001), CCL2/MCP-1 (p < 0.001), CXCL10/IP-10 (p = 0.001), fibrinogen (p = 0.037), D-dimer (p = 0.01) and TFPI (p = 0.042) and lower levels of TF (p = 0.042) compared to healthy controls. A principal component analysis (PCA) distinguished between two profiles of mediators of inflammation and coagulation: protective (TNF-α, IL-1β and CXCL8/IL-8) and pathological (IL-6, TF and TFPI). Lastly, multivariate logistic regression analysis identified high aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI) as independent risk factors associated with severity (adjusted OR: 1.33; 95% CI 1.03–1.71; p = 0.027), the area under the receiver operating characteristics curve (AUC) was 0.775 (95% CI 0.681–0.869) and an optimal cutoff value was 1.4 (sensitivity: 76%; specificity: 79%), so it could be a useful marker for the triage of patients attending primary care centers.
Volume
13
Issue
9
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Virología
Inmunología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85114950861
PubMed ID
Source
Viruses
ISSN of the container
19994915
Source funding
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
Sponsor(s)
Funding: Funding was obtained from the Programa de Ações Estratégicas para o Desenvolvimento e Fortalecimento dos Laboratórios Credenciados e das Áreas de Apoio À Pesquisa (PAEF), the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), and the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS); grant number E-26/201.489/2014 and the APC was funded by the Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation.
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