Service d'Immunologie, Biogénopôle, Hôpital de la Timone, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), Marseille, France.
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Hôpital Nord, Aix-Marseille University, 13015, Marseille, France.
Sci Rep. 2022 Jul 22;12(1):12523. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-15969-y.
Whereas the detection of antiphospholipid autoantibodies (aPL) in COVID-19 is of increasing interest, their role is still unclear. We analyzed a large aPL panel in 157 patients with COVID-19 according to the disease severity. We also investigated a potential association between aPL and extracellular DNA (exDNA, n = 85) or circulating markers of neutrophil extracellular traps (NET) such as citrullinated histones H3 (CitH3, n = 49). A total of 157 sera of patients infected by SARS-CoV-2 were collected. A large aPL panel including lupus anticoagulant, anti-cardiolipin and anti-beta-2 glycoprotein I (IgG, IgM and IgA), anti-phosphatidylethanolamine IgA, anti-prothrombin (IgG and IgM) was retrospectively analyzed according to the disease severity. We found a total aPL prevalence of 54.8% with almost half of the cases having aCL IgG. Within an extended panel of aPL, only aCL IgG were associated with COVID-19 severity. Additionally, severe patients displayed higher CitH3 levels than mild patients. Interestingly, we highlighted a significant association between the levels of aCL IgG and exDNA only in aCL positive patients with severe disease. In conclusion, we showed a significant link between aPL, namely aCL IgG, and circulating exDNA in patients with severe form of COVID-19, that could exacerbate the thrombo-inflammatory state related to disease severity.
虽然抗磷脂自身抗体(aPL)在 COVID-19 中的检测受到越来越多的关注,但它们的作用仍不清楚。我们根据疾病严重程度分析了 157 例 COVID-19 患者的大型 aPL 谱。我们还研究了 aPL 与细胞外 DNA(exDNA,n=85)或循环中性粒细胞胞外诱捕网(NET)标志物(如瓜氨酸化组蛋白 H3(CitH3,n=49))之间的潜在关联。共收集了 157 例感染 SARS-CoV-2 的患者血清。根据疾病严重程度,回顾性分析了包括狼疮抗凝剂、抗心磷脂和抗β-2 糖蛋白 I(IgG、IgM 和 IgA)、抗磷脂酰乙醇胺 IgA、抗凝血酶原(IgG 和 IgM)在内的大型 aPL 谱。我们发现总 aPL 患病率为 54.8%,其中近一半病例为 aCL IgG。在 aPL 的扩展谱中,只有 aCL IgG 与 COVID-19 的严重程度相关。此外,严重患者的 CitH3 水平高于轻症患者。有趣的是,我们强调了仅在严重疾病的 aCL 阳性患者中,aCL IgG 与循环 exDNA 之间存在显著关联。总之,我们显示了严重 COVID-19 患者中 aPL(即 aCL IgG)与循环 exDNA 之间存在显著关联,这可能会加重与疾病严重程度相关的血栓炎症状态。