Title |
Immunoglobulins in COVID-19 pneumonia: from the acute phase to the recovery phase
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Published in |
European Journal of Medical Research, April 2024
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DOI | 10.1186/s40001-024-01824-5 |
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Authors |
Joaquim Peraire, Graciano García-Pardo, Silvia Chafino, Alba Sánchez, Maryluz Botero-Gallego, Montserrat Olona, Sonia Espineira, Laia Reverté, Vasso Skouridou, Óscar M. Peiró, Fréderic Gómez-Bertomeu, Francesc Vidal, Ciara K. O’ Sullivan, Anna Rull |
Abstract |
COVID-19 pneumonia causes hyperinflammatory response that culminates in acute respiratory syndrome (ARDS) related to increased multiorgan dysfunction and mortality risk. Antiviral-neutralizing immunoglobulins production reflect the host humoral status and illness severity, and thus, immunoglobulin (Ig) circulating levels could be evidence of COVID-19 prognosis. The relationship among circulating immunoglobulins (IgA, IgG, IgM) and COVID-19 pneumonia was evaluated using clinical information and blood samples in a COVID-19 cohort composed by 320 individuals recruited during the acute phase and followed up to 4 to 8 weeks (n = 252) from the Spanish first to fourth waves. COVID-19 pneumonia development depended on baseline Ig concentrations. Circulating IgA levels together with clinical features at acute phase was highly associated with COVID-19 pneumonia development. IgM was positively correlated with obesity (ρb = 0.156, P = 0.020), dyslipemia (ρb = 0.140, P = 0.029), COPD (ρb = 0.133, P = 0.037), cancer (ρb = 0.173, P = 0.007) and hypertension (ρb = 0.148, P = 0.020). Ig concentrations at recovery phase were related to COVID-19 treatments. Our results provide valuable information on the dynamics of immunoglobulins upon SARS-CoV-2 infection or other similar viruses. |
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