血栓调节蛋白抵抗作为新冠病毒病中一种新的促血栓形成途径。
Thrombomodulin resistance as a novel prothrombotic pathway in COVID-19.
作者信息
Marco-Rico Ana, Montaño Adrián, López-Jaime Francisco, Fernández-Bello Ihosvany, Marco-Vera Pascual
机构信息
Thrombosis and Hemostasis Department, Hematology Service, University General Hospital, Dr. Balmis Alicante, Avenida Pintor Baeza 12, Alicante, 03010, Spain.
Biomedical Research Institute (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain.
出版信息
Sci Rep. 2025 Aug 12;15(1):29570. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-15679-1.
Hypercoagulability and endothelial dysfunction are strongly involved in the worsening of the clinical condition in COVID-19 patients. In severe cases, the inflammatory process triggers the release of angiopoietin 2, which could decrease circulating thrombomodulin (TM), a major regulatory mechanism in thrombin generation. Although some studies have described an increased TM resistance, further data are needed to obtain robust results. The objective of our study was to evaluate TM resistance in hospitalized COVID-19 patients using the thrombin generation test and its correlation with development of any severe clinical events (SCE). Forty-seven hospitalized COVID-19 patients were included (median age was 59 years (50-75); 42.6% women). Measurement of endogenous thrombin potential (ETP) revealed that 54.8% of patients had a percentage (%) of ETP inhibition < 40%, suggesting TM resistance. 23% (23%) of patients (n = 11/47) presented at least one SCE. Significant resistance to TM was observed in patients with SCE: percentage (%) of ETP inhibition was 24.3% vs. 47.6% (p = 0.019) in the non-SCE group. Furthermore, lower percentage (%) of ETP inhibition significantly correlated with increased clot stiffness (r= -0.372, p = 0.0167). The percentage (%) of ETP inhibition was a strong predictor of SCE, with an AUC of 0.803 (95%CI: 0.670-0.936). To conclude, thrombin generation can be a powerful tool for risk stratification in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. In addition, increased TM resistance, quantified by a lower percentage (%) of ETP inhibition is strongly associated with the development of SCE and shows promise as a powerful and new independent marker of poor prognosis.
高凝状态和内皮功能障碍在新冠病毒疾病(COVID-19)患者临床病情恶化中起重要作用。在重症病例中,炎症过程触发血管生成素2的释放,这可能会降低循环中的凝血调节蛋白(TM),而TM是凝血酶生成的主要调节机制。尽管一些研究描述了TM抵抗增加,但仍需要更多数据以获得可靠结果。我们研究的目的是使用凝血酶生成试验评估住院COVID-19患者的TM抵抗及其与任何严重临床事件(SCE)发生的相关性。纳入了47例住院COVID-19患者(中位年龄59岁(50 - 75岁);42.6%为女性)。内源性凝血酶潜力(ETP)测量显示,54.8%的患者ETP抑制百分比(%)<40%,提示存在TM抵抗。23%(23%)的患者(n = 11/47)出现至少一次SCE。在发生SCE的患者中观察到对TM的显著抵抗:非SCE组ETP抑制百分比(%)为47.6%,而SCE组为24.3%(p = 0.019)。此外,ETP抑制较低百分比(%)与血凝块硬度增加显著相关(r = -0.372,p = 0.0167)。ETP抑制百分比(%)是SCE的有力预测指标,曲线下面积(AUC)为0.803(95%CI:0.670 - 0.936)。总之,凝血酶生成可作为住院COVID-19患者风险分层的有力工具。此外,通过较低的ETP抑制百分比(%)量化的TM抵抗增加与SCE的发生密切相关,并有望成为预后不良的有力新独立标志物。