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ReviewImmunology2021

T-cell responses and therapies against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Salman M Toor, Reem Saleh, Varun Sasidharan Nair, Rowaida Z Taha, Eyad Elkord

Registry-linked trialOpen access · hybridAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07709637 (A Single Center, Open-Label, Phase I Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerance, and Efficacy of Allogeneic LB-DTK-COV19 Cells in Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 136 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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136citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07709637 phase1active not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

A Single Center, Open-Label, Phase I Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerance, and Efficacy of Allogeneic LB-DTK-COV19 Cells in Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients

TypeinterventionalSponsorLucasBioRan2025 to 2026Enrolled1ConditionsCOVID-19, COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2 Infection)ArmsLB-DTK-COV19
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

136 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 210 citations in OpenAlex.

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76 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Salman M ToorQatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Foundation (QF), P.O. Box: 34110, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-4683-3329
Reem SalehQatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Foundation (QF), P.O. Box: 34110, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-8292-1895
Varun Sasidharan NairQatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Foundation (QF), P.O. Box: 34110, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0001-5047-2338
Rowaida Z TahaQatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Foundation (QF), P.O. Box: 34110, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0001-6119-8389
Eyad ElkordQatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Foundation (QF), P.O. Box: 34110, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-3868-0318
Hamad bin Khalifa University · QA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by SARS-CoV-2, a novel coronavirus strain. Some studies suggest that COVID-19 could be an immune-related disease, and failure of effective immune responses in initial stages of viral infection could contribute to systemic inflammation and tissue damage, leading to worse disease outcomes. T cells can act as a double-edge sword with both pro- and anti-roles in the progression of COVID-19. Thus, better understanding of their roles in immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection is crucial. T cells primarily react to the spike protein on the coronavirus to initiate antiviral immunity; however, T-cell responses can be suboptimal, impaired or excessive in severe COVID-19 patients. This review focuses on the multifaceted roles of T cells in COVID-19 pathogenesis and rationalizes their significance in eliciting appropriate antiviral immune responses in COVID-19 patients and unexposed individuals. In addition, we summarize the potential therapeutic approaches related to T cells to treat COVID-19 patients. These include adoptive T-cell therapies, vaccines activating T-cell responses, recombinant cytokines, Th1 activators and Th17 blockers, and potential utilization of immune checkpoint inhibitors alone or in combination with anti-inflammatory drugs to improve antiviral T-cell responses against SARS-CoV-2.

Indexed as

Immunity, CellularImmunotherapyAdoptive TransferAnimalsAntiviral AgentsCOVID-19COVID-19 Drug TreatmentCOVID-19 VaccinesHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansImmunologic FactorsLungSARS-CoV-2T-LymphocytesAntiviral AgentsCOVID-19 VaccinesImmunologic FactorscoronavirusCOVID-19immune responsesSARS-CoV-2T cells

Identifiers

PMID32935333
PMCPMC7730020
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