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Dysregulation of circulating protease activity in COVID-19-associated superinfection

ABSTRACT: Infection by SARS-CoV-2 and subsequent COVID-19 can cause viral sepsis and septic shock. Our past studies demonstrated that dysregulated systemic proteolysis is associated with the pathological mechanism in bacterial septic shock. Thus, here we perform shotgun proteomics and peptidomics analysis by LC-MS/MS to identify and quantify the circulating protein and peptide profile of COVID-19 patient plasma. Plasma samples from four COVID-19 patients were collected at different time points of their ICU stay, including samples from a patient with COVID-19-induced sepsis and bacterial superinfection. By combining mass spectrometry analysis with enzymatic activity assays, our study elucidates the possible pathological involvement of proteolysis in COVID-19-induced sepsis, with particular insight into the dyregulation of protease-mediated systems, such as the coagulation cascade.

INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Fusion Lumos

ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)

TISSUE(S): Blood Plasma

DISEASE(S): Covid-19

SUBMITTER: Joyce Li

LAB HEAD: Erik B. Kistler

PROVIDER: PXD029181 | Pride | 2023-03-10

REPOSITORIES: Pride

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Plasma enzymatic activity, proteomics and peptidomics in COVID-19-induced sepsis: A novel approach for the analysis of hemostasis.

Dos Santos Fernando F Li Joyce B JB Juocys Nathalia N Mazor Rafi R Beretta Laura L Coufal Nicole G NG Lam Michael T Y MTY Odish Mazen F MF Irigoyen Maria Claudia MC O'Donoghue Anthony J AJ Aletti Federico F Kistler Erik B EB

Frontiers in molecular biosciences 20230111

<b>Introduction:</b> Infection by SARS-CoV-2 and subsequent COVID-19 can cause viral sepsis. We investigated plasma protease activity patterns in COVID-19-induced sepsis with bacterial superinfection, as well as plasma proteomics and peptidomics in order to assess the possible implications of enhanced proteolysis on major protein systems (e.g., coagulation). <b>Methods:</b> Patients (=4) admitted to the intensive care units (ICUs) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Medical Center ...[more]

PMID: 36710882

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Dysregulation of circulating protease activity in COVID-19-associated superinfection

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Plasma enzymatic activity, proteomics and peptidomics in COVID-19-induced sepsis: A novel approach for the analysis of hemostasis.

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