Article
Increased Lung Immune Metabolic Activity in COVID-19 Survivors
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RODRIGUES, Rosana Souza et al. Increased Lung Immune Metabolic Activity in COVID-19 Survivors. Clinical Nuclear Medicine, v. 47, n. 12, p. 1 - 7, Dec. 2022.
1536-0229
10.1097/RLU.0000000000004376
Autor
Rodrigues, Rosana Souza
Ribeiro, Gabriel Motta
Barreto, Miriam Menna
Zin, Walter Araujo
Mendes, Júlia de Toledo
Martins, Philippe Alcantara G.
Almeida, Sergio Altino de
Basílio, Rodrigo
Gonçalves, Remy Martins
Hotz, Eugênio Damaceno
Bozza, Patricia T.
Bozza, Fernando A.
Carvalho, Alysson Roncally Silva
Castro, Paulo Henrique Rosado de
Resumen
Purpose: We quantified lung glycolytic metabolic activity, clinical symptoms
and inflammation, coagulation, and endothelial activation biomarkers
in 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia survivors.
Methods: Adults previously hospitalized with moderate to severe COVID-19
pneumonia were prospectively included. Subjects filled out a questionnaire on
clinical consequences, underwent chest CTand 18F-FDG PET/CT, and provided
blood samples on the same day. Forty-five volunteers served as control subjects.
Analysis of CTimages and quantitative voxel-based analysis of PET/CTimages
were performed for both groups. 18F-FDGuptake in thewhole-lung volume and
in high- and low-attenuation areaswas calculated and normalized to liver values.
Quantification of plasma markers of inflammation (interleukin 6), D-dimer, and
endothelial cell activation (angiopoietins 1 and 2, vascular cell adhesion molecule
1, and intercellular adhesion molecule 1) was also performed.
Results: We enrolled 53 COVID-19 survivors (62.3% were male; median age,
50 years). All survivors reported at least 1 persistent symptom, and 41.5% reported
more than 6 symptoms. The mean lung density was greater in survivors
than in control subjects, and more metabolic activity was observed in normal
and dense lung areas, even months after symptom onset. Plasma proinflammatory proinflammatory,
coagulation, and endothelial activation biomarker concentrations were also
significantly higher in survivors.
Conclusion:We observed more metabolic activity in areas of high and normal
lung attenuation several months after moderate to severe COVID-19 pneumonia.
In addition, plasma markers of thromboinflammation and endothelial activation
persisted. These findings may have implications for our understanding
of the in vivo pathogenesis and long-lasting effects of COVID-19 pneumonia.
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