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We examined whether TNF receptors (TNFRs: TNFR1, TNFR2) and progranulin (PGRN) levels, in addition to interleukin 6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP), are associated with mortality or disease severity in COVID-19 patients.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>This retrospective study was conducted at Juntendo University Hospital. Eighty hospitalized patients with various severities of COVID-19 were enrolled. Furthermore, serum levels of TNF-related biomarkers were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Twenty-five patients died during hospitalization, and 55 were discharged. The median (25th and 75th percentiles) age of the study patients was 70 (61\u201376) years, 44 (55.0%) patients were males, and 26 (32.5%) patients had chronic kidney disease (CKD). When comparing with patients who received and did not receive treatment at the intensive care unit (ICU), the former had a higher tendency of being male and have diabetes, hypertension, and CKD; had higher levels of white blood cells, D-dimer, and lactate dehydrogenase; and had lower body mass index, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and lymphocyte counts. Significant differences were observed in TNFR, PGRN, IL-6, and CRP levels between each severity (mild\u2013severe) group. Furthermore, the serum levels of TNFR, IL-6, and CRP, but not PGRN, in ICU patients were significantly higher than in the patients who were not admitted to the ICU. Multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that high levels of TNFR2 were only associated with mortality in patients with COVID-19 even after adjustment for relevant clinical parameters.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>High TNFR2 level might be helpful for predicting mortality or disease severity in patients with COVID-19.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0275745","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,11]],"date-time":"2022-10-11T17:23:59Z","timestamp":1665509039000},"page":"e0275745","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Circulating tumor necrosis factor receptors are associated with mortality and disease severity in COVID-19 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