Calprotectin in Viral Systemic Infections- COVID-19 Versus Hepatitis C Virus

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Calprotectin in Viral Systemic Infections- COVID-19 Versus Hepatitis C Virus

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Purpose

This study aims to evaluate differences in serum and fecal calprotectin in patients with HCV chronic hepatitis and COVID-19 infection and compare them to a control group.

Methods

This observational study was performed between April 2020 and October 2020 in a single Internal Medicine center. We determined serum and fecal calprotectin, as well as levels of transaminases, C-reactive protein, ferritin, in 25 patients with COVID-19 infection, 30 patients with active HCV chronic infection and 38 patients with cured HCV infection.

Results

Serum levels of ALT, AST, C- reactive protein and ferritin were significantly higher in patients with COVID-19 infection (mean values of 127 IU/mL, 135 IU/mL, 123 mg/L and 1034 ng/mL respectively) than in patients with active HCV infection (mean values of 68 IU/mL, 51 IU/mL, 17 mg/L and 528 ng/mL respectively ) or in patients with cured HCV infection (37 IU/mL, 29 IU/mL, 3.4 mg/L and 274 ng/mL respectively). Also, serum and fecal calprotectin had increased concentrations in patients with COVID-19 (7.3 µg/mL and 394 µg/mg) versus patients with active hepatitis (2.4 µg/mL and 217 µg/mg) and patients with cured hepatitis (1.2 µg/mL and 38 µg/mg). Values were significantly higher in patients with digestive symptoms related to COVID-19.

Conclusion

Serum and fecal calprotectin can be used as inflammatory markers in patients with active viral infections. In COVID-19, calprotectin concentrations can be correlated to the severity of disease, particularly in patients with digestive symptoms.

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Calprotectin, pertaining to the S-100 family, is a calcium and zinc-binding protein, forming about 60% of the cytosolic proteins of neutrophils [1]. It plays an important role in the pathogenesis of inflammation as ligand for toll-like receptor 4, mediator for the migration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and up-regulator for neutrophils [2].

The majority of studies regarding calprotectin as inflammatory marker comes from inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), where high concentrations of serum and fecal calprotectin are associated with increased severity scores [3]. International guidelines for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis recommend using calprotectin determinations for the diagnosis and monitoring of IBDs [4,5]. The most important use of fecal calprotectin remains in the differential diagnosis of IBDs versus irritable bowel syndrome, thus underlining its importance as an inflammatory marker [6]. Increased fecal calprotectin concentrations have also been described in patients with ankylosing spondylitis, without gastrointestinal symptoms, as a marker of subclinical intestinal inflammation [7]. Other studies have demonstrated the importance of calprotectin as biomarker of cystic fibrosis exacerbations [8], adult-onset Still’s disease [9] or other arthropathies [10].

The exacerbated immune response associated with COVID-19 is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in this infection. As such, monitoring patients by serial determinations of inflammatory markers is crucial in the management of these patients [11]. Hyperinflammation in COVID-19 appears to be the result of a dysregulated activation of the mononuclear phagocyte compartment [12] as well as down-regulation of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) leading to the dysregulation of the rennin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, stimulation of the bradykinin axis and activation of the complement systems [13]. Serum calprotectin has been evaluated as a biomarker for the differentiation between mild and severe forms of COVID-19 infection [14]. In a recent review, levels of serum calprotectin correlated with other inflammatory markers, such as IL-6, C-reactive protein (CRP), neutrophil count and D-dimers [15].

The systemic inflammatory response is also responsible for a variety of manifestations in chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infection, including liver damage (chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, hepatocellucar carcinoma) and extra-hepatic manifestations [16]. It is currently considered that up to 66% of HCV infected patients experience extrahepatic manifestations, mainly autoimmune or lymphoproliferative disorders [17] These include non-Hodgkin lymphoma [18] cryoglobulinemia [19], diabetes [20] or rare associated conditions such as sarcoidosis [21]. The use of calprotectin as biomarker has been studied in regard to the early diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and hepatocellular carcinoma in HCV induced cirrhosis [22, 23]. In the studies aforementioned, fecal and ascites calprotectin determinations were performed; data regarding serum calprotectin as inflammatory marker in HCV chronic infection are scarce. One study has also found significant correlations between fecal concentrations of calprotectin and the severity of HCV induced liver disease [24].

The aim of our study is to compare values of serum and fecal calprotectin in patients with COVID-19 infection, active HCV chronic infection and cured HCV infection, in order to underline the importance of calprotectin as an inflammatory biomarker in acute and chronic viral infections. From April 2020 to October 2020 we performed an observational study enrolling consecutive patients diagnosed with COVID-19 infection without comorbidities, patients with ongoing HCV chronic infection and patients with cured HCV infection (at least one year after sustained virologic response after direct acting antiviral therapy).

The diagnosis of COVID-19 infection was made by SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection via reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCT) from the upper respiratory tract (both nasal and pharyngeal swabs) using Cobas^®SARS-CoV-2 Test (Roche Diagnostics, F. Hoffmann–La Roche, Ltd, Basil, SW) . Active HCV infection was diagnosed using positive antiHCV antibodies and values of HCV viremia quantitatively assessed by RT-PCR. Patients with cured HCV infection had undetectable HCV-RNA at three months after the end of DAA therapy (paritaprevir/ombitasvir/ritonavir and dasabuvir).

Exclusion criteria were:

Hepatitis B virus or HIV co-infection
Presence of liver cirrhosis
History of or ongoing autoimmune diseases
Suspicion of inflammatory bowel disease
Past or present treatment with anti-inflammatories (steroidal or non-steroidal) or immune modulators
The presence of solid or hematological malignancies (except history of non-melanoma skin cancer)

After applying the exclusion criteria, a total of 93 patients were evaluated: 25 patients with COVID-19 infection, 30 patients with active HCV chronic infection and 38 patients with cured HCV infection. We determined serum levels of transaminases, C-reactive protein, serum ferritin, serum and fecal calprotectin. We also performed clinical evaluation of the patients and noted data referring to digestive symptoms: diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain.

Statistical evaluation was performed using SPSS 18.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). We used the expression of numerical values as mean +/- standard deviation. The ANOVA test was used to compare the values between the three groups of patients. A p value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant for differences between values.

All COVID-19 patients had asymptomatic or mild disease. 20% required non-invasive oxygen therapy to maintain saturation levels over 95%, according to current guidelines. In ambient air, none of the patients had oxygen saturation less than 90%.

The mean age in the study group was 47± 23.15 years, with a predominance of the female sex in each study group. The results of the study are presented in Table 1.

Table 1. Demographic and biologic characteristic of the study groups.

	Patients with COVID-19 (n=25 pts)	Patients with active HCV (n=30 pts)	Patients with cured HCV (n=38 pts)	P value
Mean age	49.23 ± 25.16	53.15 ± 24.62	47.91 ± 22.05	0.4
Female gender	14 (56%)	20 (66.6%)	22 (57.8%)	0.3
ALT (N: 0-45 UI/mL)	127 ± 26	68 ± 22	37 ± 12	0.01
AST (N: 0-35 IU/mL)	135 ± 54	51 ± 28	29 ± 15	0.02
CRP (N: 0-3 mg/L)	127.4 ± 59.3	17.2 ± 8.3	3.4 ± 1.8	0.01
Ferritin (N♀: 13-150ng/mL N♂: 30-400ng/mL)	945 ± 118	371 ± 101	78 ± 27	0.01
Ferritin (N♀: 13-150ng/mL N♂: 30-400ng/mL)	1034 ± 231	528 ± 94	274 ± 112	0.01
Serum calprotectin (N: 0.1-1.6 µg/mL)	7.3 ± 2.6	2.4 ± 1.1	1.2 ± 0.4	0.03
Fecal calprotectin (N: 10-60µg/mg)	394.2 ± 77.1	217.7 ± 92.7	38.5 ± 11.6	0.01

*ALT alanine aminotransferase; AST aspartate aminotransferase; CRP C- reactive protein

Significantly higher levels of ALT and AST were noted in patients with COVID-19 infection compared to patients with active or cured HCV infection. Furthermore, levels of CRP and ferritin were also increased in patients with COVID-19, as well as patients with active HCV infection, supporting the idea that there is systemic inflammation associated to these infections. Both serum and fecal calprotectin had higher concentrations in patients with COVID-19, compared to patients with active or cured HCV infection. As results in patients with cured HCV are within normal range, we can conclude that HCV cure signifies the abolishment of systemic inflammation in patients without comorbidities, and these may be considered as a normal population (a control group).

36% of COVID-19 infected patients presented gastrointestinal symptoms, as opposed to 43.33% patients with active HCV and 13.15% patients with cured HCV. None of the symptoms were suggestive for other gastrointestinal disease, and samples for bloody stools were negative. The prevalence of symptoms is presented in Table 2.

Table 2: Prevalence of digestive symptoms in the study groups

	Patients with COVID-19 (N= 25 pts)	Patients with active HCV (N= 30 pts)	Patients with cured HCV (N= 38 pts)	p-value
Digestive symptoms	36% (9 pts)	43.33% (13 pts)	13.15% (5pts)	0.4
Diarrhea	32% (8 pts)	6,66% (2 pts)	0% (0 pts)	0.01
Abdominal pain	24% (6 pts)	23.33% (7 pts)	7.89% (3 pts)	0.02
Nausea	28% (7 pts)	30% (9 pts)	7.89% (3 pts)	0.02

Patients with HCV infection had the highest prevalence of digestive symptoms; the most frequently encountered were diarrhea, abdominal pain and nausea. Diarrhea was significantly associated with COVID-19 infection, while abdominal pain and nausea were found in patients with COVID-19 as well as active HCV, with increased prevalence compared to the control group (cured HCV). Notably, the presence of digestive symptoms was associated with increased levels of serum and fecal calprotectin (p value 0.01 and 0.02 respectively, CI 95%).

The COVID-19 pandemic is a continuous challenge of medical systems world-wide but it has also proven an opportunity for scientific research, particularly in the field of immunology, as understanding the systemic inflammatory response is critical for the diagnosis and proper management of this altogether systemic infection [25] . Apart from the intrinsic morbidity and mortality, COVID-19 has negatively impacted the prognosis of patients with chronic diseases, such as HCV chronic infection [26].

There are biological and clinical similarities between HCV and COVID-19. Most of the current information comes from extrapolation of the results obtained in studying the SARS-CoV and the MERS pandemic [27]. Important similarities are the induction of channelopathies as a pathologic mechanism, the involvement of T helper lymphocytes (in the carcinogenesis of HCV and in the cytokine dysregulation associated to the early stage of SARS-CoV infection) and the response to interferon therapy. From a clinical point of view, both viruses trigger inflammatory responses in multiple organs, leading to systemic disease by direct or indirect mechanisms. It is well known that HCV infection causes multiple extrahepatic manifestations [28] and HCV cure is associated with a favorable outcome of the liver disease and also on HCV- induced comorbidities, such as cryoglobulinemia and lymphoma [29].

Symptoms of HCV chronic infection are non-specific, regardless of the stage of liver disease, with a recent study pointing to 40-50% of patients with gastro-intestinal complaints [30]. A recent review, including a total of over 18,000 patients, found that COVID-19 frequently manifests with digestive symptoms (11.5% of patients and as many as 30% in some studies), the most common symptoms being diarrhea (11.5%), nausea and vomiting (6.3%) and abdominal pain (2.3%); cases of intestinal bleeding were also reported [31]. In our study, we found a higher prevalence of overall gastro-intestinal symptoms (36%) as well as diarrhea (32%), nausea (24%) and abdominal pain (28%). None of the patients in our study group presented intestinal bleeding. The higher prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms can be explained by the selective addressability of patients; as our Clinic focuses primarily on gastroenterology and hepatology, patients with digestive symptoms are more likely to appeal to us. We did not include ageusia and anosmia as gastrointestinal symptoms of COVID-19 as these are more likely to be receptor and neuronal dysfunctions [32, 33].

Inflammation is a key factor in both HCV and COVID-19 infection. HCV infection promotes a chronic inflammatory process in the liver, involving IL-1 β production and secretion by liver macrophages, increased production of TNF -α and activation of Toll-like receptors [16]. In addition, chronic HCV infection is associated with intestinal bacterial overgrowth, leading to endotoxemia, liver and systemic inflammation [34]. This is one possible explanatory mechanism for the increased concentration of serum and fecal calprotectin in patients with active infection, compared to those with cured infection, as described in our study. Furthermore, the exclusion of patients with advanced liver disease (compensated or decompensated cirrhosis) means that there is significant inflammation due to the infection per se and not due to the degree of liver fibrosis. Inflammation in HCV infection is maintained by a vicious circle, as HCV is an inductor of liver steatosis (which induces oxidative stress and the activation of stellate cells [35] and insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus (via TNF- α pathways [36]). This may contribute to the pro-inflammatory state that is the HCV chronic infection and may explain our findings of increases CRP and ferritin levels in patients without other causes of systemic inflammation. Studies have found that increased ferritin levels in chronic HCV hepatitis are associated with insulin resistance [37] and diabetes [38]. On the other hand, it has been shown that ferritin levels decrease at 24 weeks after HCV cure by direct acting antiviral therapy [39].

COVID-19 affects the digestive system directly, by infecting the gastro-intestinal cells via ACE2 receptors (100 fold more frequent in the small intestine and the colon than in the lungs) and indirectly, by triggering a systemic inflammatory response, a “cytokine storm”, leading to multiple organ dysfunction, including the digestive tract [40]. The presence of ACE2 receptors in the absorptive enterocytes and consecutive COVID-19 infection may explain the presence of diarrhea as a common symptom of infection [41]. In our study, 32% of COVID-19 patients presented diarrhea, and this was the most frequent gastrointestinal symptom. Furthermore, COVID-19 may reduce the absorption of tryptophan at an enteric level, inducing intestinal inflammation and colitis [40]. Intestinal dysbiosis, with decreased concentration of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species may also explain the digestive symptoms associated with COVID-19 [42]. Inflammatory markers are essential in establishing the severity of COVID-19 infection as well as prognosis and management [43]. Elevate CRP levels are associated with increased disease severity, but not increased mortality, as opposed to high levels of ferritin, which mark a poor prognosis. However, cutoff values differ significantly between studies (from 3mg/L to over 100mg/L for CRP). The role and importance of ferritin in COVID-19 infection is still under debate. It appears to be related to the development of secondary hemophagocytic lymphohystiocytosis leading to multiple organ dysfunction [44]. In our study, we found significantly higher levels of CRP and ferritin in COVID-19 patients, compared to HCV infected patients and to the control group. Despite this, none of the patients presented a poor outcome or intensive care requirements. The use of calprotectin as a marker for inflammatory bowel disease has known a setback since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, as many studies have associated increased concentrations of fecal calprotectin to the presence and severity to the COVID-19 digestive symptoms [45]. The evolution of fecal calprotectin in COVID-19 infected patients with inflammatory bowel diseases needs to be further investigated. In our study, we have shown that both fecal and serum calprotectin have increased concentrations during COVID-19 infection, and these concentrations correlate with the severity of digestive symptoms.

Viral infections such as HCV and COVID-19 are associated with increased inflammatory markers, as a sign of the systemic immune response triggered by the infections. Serum and fecal calprotectin may be of further use in monitoring of inflammation during the course of viral infections, but further research is needed in order to establish cut-off prognostic values. Increased calprotectin levels in both these infections can be regarded not only as a sign of systemic inflammation, but also as a marker of associated intestinal dysbiosis thus underlining the importance of gut microbiota in homeostasis.

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Availability of data and material: data were obtained by electronic and written patient charts.

Authors’ contributions: All authors contributed equally to this research and its publication

Ethics approval: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was waived by the Ethics Committee of Fundeni Clinical Institute given that this research study was conducted retrospectively from data obtained for clinical purposes.

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