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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2021

Regulatory T Cells as Predictors of Clinical Course in Hospitalised COVID-19 Patients.

Sara Caldrer, Cristina Mazzi, Milena Bernardi, Marco Prato, Niccolò Ronzoni, Paola Rodari, Andrea Angheben, Chiara Piubelli, Natalia Tiberti

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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9 authors.

Sara CaldrerDepartment of Infectious - Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Sacro Cuore - Don Calabria Hospital, Verona, Italy.
Cristina MazziCentre for Clinical Research, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Sacro Cuore - Don Calabria Hospital, Verona, Italy.
Milena BernardiDepartment of Infectious - Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Sacro Cuore - Don Calabria Hospital, Verona, Italy.
Marco PratoDepartment of Infectious - Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Sacro Cuore - Don Calabria Hospital, Verona, Italy.
Niccolò RonzoniDepartment of Infectious - Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Sacro Cuore - Don Calabria Hospital, Verona, Italy.
Paola RodariDepartment of Infectious - Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Sacro Cuore - Don Calabria Hospital, Verona, Italy.
Andrea AnghebenDepartment of Infectious - Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Sacro Cuore - Don Calabria Hospital, Verona, Italy.
Chiara PiubelliDepartment of Infectious - Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Sacro Cuore - Don Calabria Hospital, Verona, Italy.
Natalia TibertiDepartment of Infectious - Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Sacro Cuore - Don Calabria Hospital, Verona, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The host immune response has a prominent role in the progression and outcome of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Lymphopenia has been described as an important feature of SARS-CoV-2 infection and has been associated with severe disease manifestation. Lymphocyte dysregulation and hyper-inflammation have been shown to be associated with a more severe clinical course; however, a T cell subpopulation whose dysfunction correlate with disease progression has yet to be identify. Methods: We performed an immuno-phenotypic analysis of T cell sub-populations in peripheral blood from patients affected by different severity of COVID-19 (n=60) and undergoing a different clinical evolution. Clinical severity was established based on a modified WHO score considering both ventilation support and respiratory capacity (PaO2/FiO2 ratio). The ability of circulating cells at baseline to predict the probability of clinical aggravation was explored through multivariate regression analyses. Results: The immuno-phenotypic analysis performed by multi-colour flow cytometry confirmed that patients suffering from severe COVID-19 harboured significantly reduced circulating T cell subsets, especially for CD4 Conclusions: The present study demonstrates the association between CD4

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HospitalizationLymphocyte CountBiomarkersCOVID-19COVID-19 Serological TestingCytokinesDisease ProgressionHumansImmunophenotypingInflammation MediatorsPrognosisPublic Health SurveillanceROC CurveSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryBiomarkersCytokinesInflammation MediatorsCOVID-19disease severityimmunophenotyperegulatory T cellsT cell subtypes

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