Transcriptomics reveals shared immunosuppressive landscapes in ventilator-associated lower respiratory tract infections (VA-LRTI) patients.
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther
; 21(10): 1135-1141, 2023.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) represents a transitory status of immunoparalysis, and we hypothesized that ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis (VAT) could share also some degree of immune response to a respiratory infection. RESEARCH DESIGN ANDMETHODS:
A prospective observational study in five medical ICUs to evaluate immunological alterations of patients with VA-LRTI. Immunological gene expression profiles in the blood using whole transcriptome microarrays in the first 24 hours following diagnosis. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) was used to assess the accuracy of mRNA levels to differentiate VA-LRTI and lack of infection. A principal component analysis (PCA) was employed for analyzing the impact of each genetic expression footprint variable in explaining the variance of the cohort.RESULTS:
There was overlapping between the three classes of patients encompassing gene expression levels of 8 genes (i.e. HLA, IL2RA, CD40LG, ICOS, CCR7, CD1C, CD3E). HLA-DRA was equally low among VAT and VAP patients characterizing immune depression, and significantly lower than the control group.CONCLUSIONS:
Our findings suggest that VAP and VAT are not so different regarding gene expression levels suggesting a degree of immunosuppression. Our results indicate a state of immunoparalysis in respiratory infections in critically ill patients.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
4_TD
Problema de salud:
4_pneumonia
Asunto principal:
Infecciones del Sistema Respiratorio
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Traqueítis
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Bronquitis
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Neumonía Asociada al Ventilador
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Irlanda