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. 2021 Jul 9;11:14232. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-93857-7

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Elevated acid ceramidase level in asymptomatic serum is positively correlated with sphingosine levels. LC–MS/MS measurements for (A) sphingosine (Sph), (B) dihydro-sphingosine (dhSph), (C) dihydro-sphingosine 1-phosphate (dhSph-1p), and (D) sphingosine 1-phosphate (Sph-1p). (E) Representative western blot image detecting AC (mature alpha-subunit) in equal volumes (24 µl) of serum for Neg (n = 18), Pos (n = 22), and COVID-19 (n = 22). Representative slot blot images detecting AC in equal volumes (15 µl) of serum for (F) Neg (n = 23), Pos (n = 114), and COVID-19 (n = 23), and (G) Pos (n = 59), E (n = 59), and M1 (n = 59). Inpt inpatient (E, n = 27; M1, n = 5), ICU Intensive Care Unit (E, n = 22; M1, n = 5); Outpt outpatient (E, n = 46; M1, n = 26). Pos asymptomatic positive antibody test, E enrolled at time of diagnosis, M1 one month of recovery, Neg negative antibody test, COVID-19 symptomatic patients. Data are means of ± SEM, and P < 0.05 is considered significant.