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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Longitudinal Characterization of Immune Response in a Cohort of Children Hospitalized with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome.

Laura Dotta, Daniele Moratto, Marco Cattalini, Sara Brambilla, Viviana Giustini, Antonella Meini, Maria Federica Girelli, Manuela Cortesi, Silviana Timpano, Anna Galvagni and 12 more

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Laura DottaDepartment of Pediatrics, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
Daniele MorattoFlow Cytometry Unit, Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
Marco CattaliniDepartment of Pediatrics, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7500-8838
Sara BrambillaDepartment of Pediatrics, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
Viviana GiustiniFlow Cytometry Unit, Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
Antonella MeiniDepartment of Pediatrics, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
Maria Federica GirelliDepartment of Pediatrics, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
Manuela CortesiDepartment of Pediatrics, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
Silviana TimpanoDepartment of Pediatrics, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
Anna GalvagniFlow Cytometry Unit, Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
Anna ViolaDepartment of Pediatrics, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.ORCID 0009-0005-3000-3645
Beatrice CrottiDepartment of Pediatrics, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
Alessandra ManerbaPdiatric Cardiology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
Giorgia PierelliPdiatric Cardiology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
Giulia VerzuraPdiatric Cardiology Unit, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
Federico SeranaHematology Unit, Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6740-4307
Duilio BrugnoniFlow Cytometry Unit, Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
Emirena GarrafaLaboratory of Clinical Chemistry, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
Francesca RicciDepartment of Pediatrics, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
Cesare TomasiDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3699-8744
Marco ChiariniFlow Cytometry Unit, Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
Raffaele BadolatoDepartment of Pediatrics, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMultisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) is a severe complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection caused by hyperactivation of the immune system.

methodsthis is a retrospective analysis of clinical data, biochemical parameters, and immune cell subsets in 40 MIS-C patients from hospital admission to outpatient long-term follow-up.

resultsMIS-C patients had elevated inflammatory markers, associated with T- and NK-cell lymphopenia, a profound depletion of dendritic cells, and altered monocyte phenotype at disease onset, while the subacute phase of the disease was characterized by a significant increase in T- and B-cell counts and a rapid decline in activated T cells and terminally differentiated B cells. Most of the immunological parameters returned to values close to the normal range during the remission phase (20-60 days after hospital admission). Nevertheless, we observed a significantly reduced ratio between recently generated and more differentiated CD8+ T- and B-cell subsets, which partially settled at longer-term follow-up determinations.

conclusionsThe characterization of lymphocyte distribution in different phases of MIS-C may help to understand the course of diseases that are associated with dysregulated immune responses and to calibrate prompt and targeted treatments.

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COVIDimmunophenotypelymphopeniaMIS-Cmonocytopeniamultiparametric flow cytometrySARS-CoV-2

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PMID37371300
PMCPMC10297301

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