• Clinical characteristics, risk factors and outcomes in patients with severe COVID-19 registered in the ISARIC WHO clinical characterisation protocol: a prospective, multinational, multicentre, observational study 

      Reyes, Luis Felipe; Murthy, Srinivas; Garcia-Gallo, Esteban; Irvine, Mike; Merson, Laura; Martin-Loeches, Ignacio; Rello, Jordi; Taccone, Fabio S.; Fowler, Robert A.; Docherty, Annemarie B.; Kartsonaki, Christiana; Aragao, Irene; Barrett, Peter W.; Beane, Abigail; Burrell, Aidan J.C.; Cheng, Matthew Pellan; Christian, Michael D.; Cidade, Jose Pedro; Citarella, Barbara Wanjiru; Donnelly, Christl A.; Fernandes, Susana M.; French, Craig; Haniffa, Rashan; Harrison, Ewen M.; Ho, Antonia Ying Wai; Joseph, Mark; Khan, Irfan Ahmad; Kho, Michelle E.; Kildal, Anders Benjamin; Kutsogiannis, Demetrios; Lamontagne, François; Bekken, Gry Klouman; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma; Heggelund, Lars; Hesstvedt, Liv; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Holter, Jan Cato; Jenum, Synne; Johal, Simreen Kaur; Lind, Andreas; Müller, Fredrik; Muller, Karl Erik; Pettersen, Frank O.; Quist-Paulsen, Else; Reikvam, Dag Henrik; Skeie, Linda Gail; Skogen, Vegard; Stiksrud, Birgitte; Tonby, Kristian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Due to the large number of patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), many were treated outside the traditional walls of the intensive care unit (ICU), and in many cases, by personnel who were not trained ...
    • Detailed stratified GWAS analysis for severe COVID-19 in four European populations 

      Degenhardt, Frauke; Ellinghaus, David; Juzenas, Simonas; Lerga-Jaso, Jon; Wendorff, Mareike; Maya-Miles, Douglas; Uellendahl-Werth, Florian; ElAbd, Hesham; Lenning, Ole Bernt; Myhre, Ronny; Vadla, May Sissel; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Kildal, Anders Benjamin; Lind, Andreas; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma; Hoff, Dag Arne Lihaug; Müller, Fredrik; Solligård, Erik; Holter, Jan Cato; Afset, Jan Egil; Damås, Jan Kristian; Bergan, Jonas; Risnes, Kari; Muller, Karl Erik; Tonby, Kristian; Heggelund, Lars; Gustad, Lise Tuset; Grimsrud, Marit Mæhle; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen; Folseraas, Trine; Skogen, Vegard; Hov, Johannes Espolin Roksund; Karlsen, Tom Hemming; Rühlemann, Malte C.; Arora, Jatin; Özer, Onur; Wacker, Eike Matthias; Wienbrandt, Lars; Ortiz, Aron Blandino; de Salazar, Adolfo; Chercoles, Adolfo Garrido; Palom, Adriana; Ruiz, Agustin; Garzia-Fernandez, Alba-Estela; Blanco-Grau, Albert; Mantovani, Alberto; Zanella, Alberto; Mayer, Alena; Bandera, Alessandra; Franke, Andre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Given the highly variable clinical phenotype of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a deeper analysis of the host genetic contribution to severe COVID-19 is important to improve our understanding of underlying disease ...
    • Efficacy and safety of baricitinib in hospitalized adults with severe or critical COVID‑19 (Bari‑SolidAct): a randomised, double‑blind, placebo‑controlled phase 3 trial 

      Trøseid, Marius; Arribas, José R.; Assoumou, Lambert; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Poissy, Julien; Terzic, Vida; Mazzaferri, Fulvia; Baño, Jesús Rodríguez; Eustace, Joe; Hites, Maya; Joannidis, Michael; Paiva, José-Artur; Reuter, Jean; Püntmann, Isabel; Patrick-Brown, Thale Dawn; Westerheim, Elin; Nezvalova-Henriksen, Katerina; Beniguel, Lydie; Dahl, Tuva Børresdatter; Bouscambert, Maude; Halanova, Monika; Péterfi, Zoltán; Tsiodras, Sotirios; Rezek, Michael; Briel, Matthias; Ünal, Serhat; Schlegel, Martin; Ader, Florence; Lacombe, Karine; Amdal, Cecilie Delphin; Rodrigues, Serge; Tonby, Kristian; Gaudet, Alexandre; Heggelund, Lars; Mootien, Joy; Johannessen, Asgeir; Møller, Jannicke Horjen; Pollan, Beatriz Diaz; Tveita, Anders Aune; Kildal, Anders Benjamin; Richard, Jean-Christophe; Dalgard, Olav; Simensen, Victoria Charlotte; Baldé, Aliou; de Gastines, Lucie; del Álamo, Marta; Aydin, Burç; Lund-Johansen, Fridtjof; Trabaud, Mary-Anne; Diallo, Alpha; Halvorsen, Bente; Røttingen, John-Arne; Tacconelli, Evelina; Yazdanpanah, Yazdan; Olsen, Inge Christoffer; Costagliola, Dominique; Study Group, EU-SolidAct (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Baricitinib has shown efficacy in hospitalized patients with COVID-19, but no placebo-controlled trials have focused specifically on severe/critical COVID, including vaccinated participants. Methods Bari-SolidAct ...
    • Gut microbiota composition during hospitalization is associated with 60-day mortality after severe COVID-19 

      Trøseid, Marius; Holter, Jan Cato; Holm, Kristian; Vestad, Beate; Sazonova, Taisiia; Granerud, Beathe Kiland; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Tonby, Kristian; Kildal, Anders Benjamin; Heggelund, Lars; Tveita, Anders Aune; Bøe, Simen; Müller, Karl Erik; Jenum, Synne; Hov, Johannes Espolin Roksund; Ueland, Thor (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Gut microbiota alterations have been reported in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, with reduced alpha diversity and altered microbiota composition related to respiratory failure. However, data regarding gut ...
    • High circulating levels of the homeostatic chemokines CCL19 and CCL21 predict mortality and disease severity in Covid-19 

      Tveita, Anders Aune; Murphy, Sarah Louise Mikalsen; Holter, Jan Cato; Kildal, Anders Benjamin; Michelsen, Annika Elisabet; Lerum, Tøri Vigeland; Kaarbø, Mari; Heggelund, Lars; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Finbråten, Ane-Kristine; Muller, Karl Erik; Mathiessen, Alexander; Bøe, Simen; Fevang, Børre; Granerud, Beathe Kiland; Tonby, Kristian; Lind, Andreas; Dudman, Susanne; Nezvalova-Henriksen, Katerina; Müller, Fredrik; Skjønsberg, Ole Henning; Trøseid, Marius; Barratt-Due, Andreas; Riise, Anne Margarita Dyrhol; Aukrust, Pål; Halvorsen, Bente Evy; Dahl, Tuva Børresdatter; Ueland, Thor (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background Immune dysregulation is a major factor in the development of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The homeostatic chemokines CCL19 and CCL21 have been implicated as mediators of tissue inflammation, but ...
    • Increased interleukin-6 and macrophage chemoattractant protein-1 are associated with respiratory failure in COVID-19 

      Jørgensen, Marthe Jøntvedt; Holter, Jan Cato; Christensen, Erik; Schjalm, Camilla; Tonby, Kristian; Pischke, Soeren; Jenum, Synne; Skeie, Linda Gail; Nur, Sarah; Lind, Andreas; Opsand, Hanne; Enersen, Tone Burvald; Grøndahl, Ragnhild; Hermann, Anne; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen; Müller, Fredrik; Ueland, Thor; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Aukrust, Pål; Heggelund, Lars; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12)
      In SARS-CoV-2 infection there is an urgent need to identify patients that will progress to severe COVID-19 and may benefit from targeted treatment. In this study we analyzed plasma cytokines in COVID-19 patients and ...
    • Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 

      Niemi, Mari E.K.; Karjalainen, Juha; Liao, Rachel G.; Neale, Benjamin M.; Daly, Mark; Ganna, Andrea; Pathak, Gita A.; Andrews, Shea J.; Kanai, Masahiro; Veerapen, Kumar; Fernandez-Cadenas, Israel; Schulte, Eva C.; Striano, Pasquale; Afset, Jan Egil; Solligård, Erik; Damås, Jan Kristian; Risnes, Kari; Bettini, Laura Rachele; Gustad, Lise Tuset; Holter, Jan Cato; Hov, Johannes Espolin Roksund; Karlsen, Tom Hemming; Folseraas, Trine; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma; Tonby, Kristian; Lind, Andreas; Müller, Fredrik; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen; Grimsrud, Marit Mæhle; Vadla, May Sissel; Myhre, Ronny; Kildal, Anders Benjamin; Hoff, Dag Arne Lihaug; Muller, Karl Erik; Heggelund, Lars; Bergan, Jonas; Skogen, Vegard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      The genetic make-up of an individual contributes to the susceptibility and response to viral infection. Although environmental, clinical and social factors have a role in the chance of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 and the severity ...
    • Persistent T-cell exhaustion in relation to prolonged pulmonary pathology and death after severe COVID-19: Results from two Norwegian cohort studies 

      Trøseid, Marius; Dahl, Tuva Børresdatter; Holter, Jan Cato; Kildal, Anders Benjamin; Murphy, Sarah Louise Mikalsen; Yang, Kuan; Quiles Jimenez, Ana Maria Teresa; Heggelund, Lars; Muller, Karl Erik; Tveita, Anders Aune; Michelsen, Annika Elisabet; Bøe, Simen; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Hoel, Hedda Benedicte; Mathiessen, Alexander; Aaløkken, Trond Mogens; Fevang, Børre; Granerud, Beathe Kiland; Tonby, Kristian; Nezvalova-Henriksen, Katerina; Lerum, Tøri Vigeland; Müller, Fredrik; Skjønsberg, Ole Henning; Barratt-Due, Andreas; Riise, Anne Margarita Dyrhol; Aukrust, Pål; Halvorsen, Bente Evy; Ueland, Thor (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background: T-cell activation is associated with an adverse outcome in COVID-19, but whether T-cell activation and exhaustion relate to persistent respiratory dysfunction and death is unknown. Objectives: To investigate ...
    • Systemic complement activation is associated with respiratory failure in COVID-19 hospitalized patients 

      Holter, Jan Cato; Pischke, Soeren; de Boer, Eline; Lind, Andreas; Jenum, Synne; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Tonby, Kristian; Barratt-Due, Andreas; Sokolova, Marina; Schjalm, Camilla; Chaban, Viktoriia; Kolderup, Anette; Tran, Trung; Tollefsrud Gjølberg, Torleif; Skeie, Linda Gail; Hesstvedt, Liv; Ormåsen, Vidar; Fevang, Børre; Austad, Cathrine; Muller, Karl Erik; Fladeby, Cathrine; Holberg-Petersen, Mona; Halvorsen, Bente; Müller, Fredrik; Aukrust, Pål; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen; Ueland, Thor; Andersen, Jan Terje; Lund-Johansen, Fridtjof; Heggelund, Lars; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma; Mollnes, Tom Eirik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Respiratory failure in the acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is hypothesized to be driven by an overreacting innate immune response, where the complement system is a key player. In this prospective ...
    • Thrombocytopenia and platelet transfusions in ICU patients: an international inception cohort study (PLOT-ICU) 

      Anthon, Carl Thomas; Pène, Frédéric; Perner, Anders; Azoulay, Elie; Puxty, Kathryn; Van De Louw, Andry; Barratt-Due, Andreas; Chawla, Sanjay; Castro, Pedro; Póvoa, Pedro; Coelho, Luis; Metaxa, Victoria; Kochanek, Matthias; Liebregts, Tobias; Kander, Thomas; Hästbacka, Johanna; Andreasen, Jo Bønding; Péju, Edwige; Nielsen, Lene Bjerregaard; Hvas, Christine Lodberg; Dufranc, Etienne; Canet, Emmanuel; Lundqvist, Linda; Wright, Christopher John; Schmidt, Julien; Uhel, Fabrice; Ait-Oufella, Hafid; Krag, Mette; Cos Badia, Elisabet; Díaz-Lagares, Cándido; Menat, Sophie; Voiriot, Guillaume; Clausen, Niels Erikstrup; Lorentzen, Kristian; Kvåle, Reidar; Hildebrandt, Thomas; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Strand, Kristian; Tzalavras, Asterios; Bestle, Morten Heiberg; Klepstad, Pål; Fernandez, Sara; Vimpere, Damien; Paulino, Carolina; Graça, Carina; Lueck, Catherina; Juhl, Christian Svendsen; Costa, Carolina; Bådstøløkken, Per Martin; Miranda, Teresa; Lêdo, Lia Susana Aires; Sousa Torres, Joao Carlos; Granholm, Anders; Møller, Morten Hylander; Russell, Lene; Khalil, Ahmed; Yehia, Ahmed; Salem, Haney; Farahat, Hesham; Sudevan, Manu; Biggart, Melissa; Fatima, Nirmeen; Elkhonezy, Mohammed; Bunzel, Anne-Marie; Siegumfeldt, Rine M.; Vestergaard, Stine R.; Pelle, Juliette; Lê, Minh-Pierre; Vigneron, Clara; Bertrix, Morgane; Cirera, Paul; Laghlam, Driss; Bredin, Swann; Marin, Nathalie; Toppenberg, Maria; Benelli, Brice; Seguin, Amélie; Garret, Charlotte; Guillotin, Florian; Blonz, Gauthier; Lascarrou, Jean-Baptiste; Lemarie, Jérémie; Desmedt, Luc; Agbakou, Maïté; Carpentier, Mathieu; Martin, Maëlle; Benkalfate, Naïla; Zambon, Olivier; Decamps, Paul; Wilquin, Pauline L.; Benguerfi, Soraya; Gardner, John; Remor, Natalie; Carr, Sheila; Yang, Gloria; Gernez, Coralie; Thiry, Ingrid; Missri, Louai; Denneborg, Moritz K. G.; Brown, Katherine; Casares, Vanessa; Sivula, Mirka; Lappi, Elina; Pettilä, Leena; Heinonen, Jonna; Saario, Minttu; Mecheri, Manal K.; Elabbadi, Alezandre; Desnos, Cyrielle; Lafarge, Antoine; Mghirbi, Olfa; Sjøbø, Brit Ågot; Christoffersen, Cecilie; Bestle, Frederik H.; Lemos, Claudia; Gonçalves, Cristiana V.; Jacinto, Nuno M. B.; Anselmo, Monica P.; Hoeper, Marius M.; Hoff, Marja; Simões Freire, Pedro M. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Purpose Thrombocytopenia (platelet count < 150 × 109/L) is common in intensive care unit (ICU) patients and is likely associated with worse outcomes. In this study we present international contemporary data on ...