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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2022

Distinct Immunological Profiles Help in the Maintenance of Salivary Secretory IgA Production in Mild Symptoms COVID-19 Patients.

Juliana de Melo Batista Dos Santos, Jonatas Bussador do Amaral, Carolina Nunes França, Fernanda Rodrigues Monteiro, Anuska Marcelino Alvares-Saraiva, Sandra Kalil, Edison Luiz Durigon, Danielle Bruna Leal Oliveira, Silvia Sanches Rodrigues, Debora Heller and 4 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Juliana de Melo Batista Dos SantosPost-Graduation Program in Science of Human and Rehabilitation, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Santos, Brazil.
Jonatas Bussador do AmaralENT Research Lab, Department of Otorhinolaryngology -Head and Neck Surgery, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil.
Carolina Nunes FrançaPost-Graduation Program in Health Sciences, Santo Amaro University (UNISA), São Paulo, Brazil.
Fernanda Rodrigues MonteiroPost-Graduation Program in Health Sciences, Santo Amaro University (UNISA), São Paulo, Brazil.
Anuska Marcelino Alvares-SaraivaPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Patologia Ambiental e Experimental, Universidade Paulista - Unip, São Paulo, Brazil.
Sandra KalilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Patologia Ambiental e Experimental, Universidade Paulista - Unip, São Paulo, Brazil.
Edison Luiz DurigonLaboratory of Clinical and Molecular Virology, Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Science of the University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Danielle Bruna Leal OliveiraLaboratory of Clinical and Molecular Virology, Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Science of the University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Silvia Sanches RodriguesAlbert Einstein Institute for Teaching and Research (IIEP), Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil.
Debora HellerAlbert Einstein Institute for Teaching and Research (IIEP), Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil.
Eliane Aparecida Rosseto WelterAlbert Einstein Institute for Teaching and Research (IIEP), Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil.
João Renato Rebello PinhoAlbert Einstein Institute for Teaching and Research (IIEP), Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil.
Rodolfo P VieiraPost-Graduation Program in Science of Human and Rehabilitation, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Santos, Brazil.
André Luis Lacerda BachiENT Research Lab, Department of Otorhinolaryngology -Head and Neck Surgery, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil.
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein · BRUniversidade de São Paulo · BRUniversidade Federal de São Paulo · BRUniversidade de Santo Amaro · BRUniversidade Paulista · BRUniversidade Brasil · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Relevant aspects regarding the SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis and the systemic immune response to this infection have been reported. However, the mucosal immune response of the upper airways two months after SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with mild/moderate symptoms is still not completely described. Therefore, we investigated the immune/inflammatory responses of the mucosa of the upper airways of mild/moderate symptom COVID-19 patients two months after the SARS-CoV-2 infection in comparison to a control group composed of non-COVID-19 healthy individuals. Methods: A cohort of 80 volunteers (age 37.2 ± 8.2), including non-COVID-19 healthy individuals (n=24) and COVID-19 patients (n=56) who presented mild/moderate symptoms during a COVID-19 outbreak in Brazil in November and December of 2020. Saliva samples were obtained two months after the COVID-19 diagnosis to assess the levels of SIgA by ELISA and the cytokines by multiplex analysis. Results: Salivary levels of SIgA were detected in 39 volunteers into the COVID-19 group and, unexpectedly, in 14 volunteers in the control group. Based on this observation, we distributed the volunteers of the control group into without SIgA or with SIgA sub-groups, and COVID-19 group into without SIgA or with SIgA sub-groups. Individuals with SIgA showed higher levels of IL-10, IL-17A, IFN-γ, IL-12p70, IL-13, and IFN-α than those without SIgA. In intergroup analysis, the COVID-19 groups showed higher salivary levels of IL-10, IL-13, IL-17A, and IFN-α than the control group. No statistical differences were verified in the salivary levels of IL-6 and IFN-β. Lower IL-12p70/IL-10 and IFN-γ/IL-10 ratios were found in the control group without SIgA than the control group with SIgA and the COVID-19 group with SIgA. Conclusion: We were able to present, for the first time, that associations between distinct immunological profiles can help the mucosal immunity to maintain the salivary levels of SIgA in COVID-19 patients two months after the SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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COVID-19Immunoglobulin A, SecretoryAdultCOVID-19 TestingHumansImmunity, MucosalInterleukin-10Interleukin-13Interleukin-17Middle AgedSARS-CoV-2Immunoglobulin A, SecretoryInterleukin-10Interleukin-13Interleukin-17cytokinesinterferoninterleukinmucosal immunitysalivaSARS-CoV-2

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