Potential Plasma Proteins (LGALS9, LAMP3, PRSS8 and AGRN) as Predictors of Hospitalisation Risk in COVID-19 Patients

Thomas McLarnon, Darren McDaid, Seodhna Lynch, Eamonn Cooper, Joseph McLaughlin, Victoria E. McGilligan, Steven Watterson, Priyank Shukla, Shu-Dong Zhang, Magda Bucholc, Andrew English, Aaron Peace, Maurice O’Kane, Martin Kelly, Manav Bhavsar, Elaine Murray, David Gibson, Colum P. Walsh, Anthony John Bjourson, Taranjit Singh Rai

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Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, has posed unprecedented challenges to healthcare systems worldwide. Here, we have identified proteomic and genetic signatures for improved prognosis which is vital for COVID-19 research. Methods: We investigated the proteomic and genomic profile of COVID-19-positive patients (n = 400 for proteomics, n = 483 for genomics), focusing on differential regulation between hospitalised and non-hospitalised COVID-19 patients. Signatures had their predictive capabilities tested using independent machine learning models such as Support Vector Machine (SVM), Random Forest (RF) and Logistic Regression (LR). Results: This study has identified 224 differentially expressed proteins involved in various inflammatory and immunological pathways in hospitalised COVID-19 patients compared to non-hospitalised COVID-19 patients. LGALS9 (p-value < 0.001), LAMP3 (p-value < 0.001), PRSS8 (p-value < 0.001) and AGRN (p-value < 0.001) were identified as the most statistically significant proteins. Several hundred rsIDs were queried across the top 10 significant signatures, identifying three significant SNPs on the FSTL3 gene showing a correlation with hospitalisation status. Conclusions: Our study has not only identified key signatures of COVID-19 patients with worsened health but has also demonstrated their predictive capabilities as potential biomarkers, which suggests a staple role in the worsened health effects caused by COVID-19.
Original languageEnglish
Article number1163
JournalBiomolecules
Volume14
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Sept 2024

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