Article
Immunology
Lowell Ling, Zigui Chen, Grace Lui, Chun Kwok Wong, Wai Tat Wong, Rita W. Y. Ng, Eugene Y. K. Tso, Kitty S. C. Fung, Veronica Chan, Apple C. M. Yeung, David S. C. Hui, Paul K. S. Chan
Summary: The study found that as disease severity increases in COVID-19 patients, certain cytokine levels also increase progressively. IL-8, IP-10, and MDC in the early stage are the best predictors of disease severity. MCP-1 can predict clinical outcomes in critically ill patients, including duration of mechanical ventilation.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hongxing Lei
Summary: The study found that S100A12 is a potential prognostic marker for disease severity in COVID-19 patients, showing robust correlation with future disease severity and outcomes at hospital admission. It outperforms established markers like CRP, PCT, d-dimer, ferritin, LDH, and fibrinogen, making it a valuable novel marker deserving more attention.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Immunology
Ge Chen, Qiuyue Liao, Jihui Ai, Bin Yang, Hualin Bai, Jing Chen, Fengyuan Liu, Yang Cao, Haiyi Liu, Kezhen Li
Summary: Pregnant patients with COVID-19 exhibit an enhanced innate immune response with higher levels of neutrophils and C-reactive protein, while non-pregnant patients during the same period show suppressed cytokine storm. This may contribute to the unique anti-SARS-CoV-2 response in pregnant patients.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Lisa Paschold, Donjete Simnica, Edith Willscher, Maria J. G. T. Vehreschild, Jochen Dutzmann, Daniel G. Sedding, Christoph Schultheiss, Mascha Binder
Summary: This study reveals a stereotyped response of B cells to SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19, with shared antibody sequences across different cohorts. While neutralizing antibodies were not associated with disease severity, some nonneutralizing antibodies were linked to fatal outcomes. The study also shows a restriction of B cell repertoire in aging and cancer, which may explain the varying clinical courses observed in different risk groups for COVID-19.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION
(2021)
Review
Immunology
Xi Zhou, Qing Ye
Summary: The severity of COVID-19 is mainly related to host factors, especially cellular immune responses in patients. Treatment recommendations are tailored based on the dynamics of immune responses, including administering appropriate medications at different stages.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Luiz Henrique Agra Cavalcante-Silva, Ericka Garcia Leite, Fernanda Silva Almeida, Arthur Gomes de Andrade, Fernando Cezar Comberlang, Cintya Karina Rolim Lucena, Anna Stella Cysneiros Pacha, Barbara Guimaraes Csordas, Tatjana S. L. Keesen
Summary: This study compared the T cell response of COVID-19-non-vaccinated and -vaccinated patients with active tuberculosis exposed to SARS-CoV-2 antigens. The results showed that CD8+ T cells from non-vaccinated TB patients had a stronger response to viral challenge, while CD4+ T cells from vaccinated TB patients produced more IL-10 after spike peptide stimulus. These findings suggest that the reduced immune balance in coinfected individuals may affect pathogen control.
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Aristidis Diamantopoulos, Ioanna Dimopoulou, Panagiotis Mourelatos, Alice G. Vassiliou, Dimitra-Argyro Vassiliadi, Anastasia Kotanidou, Ioannis Ilias
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the endocrine alterations in ICU-hospitalized COVID-19 patients and found that some endocrine disturbances may be associated with the severe forms of the disease. However, there are currently no reliable endocrine/hormonal biomarkers for the prognosis of COVID-19.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Dominique Moser, Katharina Biere, Bing Han, Marion Hoerl, Gustav Schelling, Alexander Chouker, Tobias Woehrle
Summary: COVID-19 patients with ARDS show abnormal immune phenotypes and cytokine levels, indicating a potential risk for secondary infections. They demonstrate an increased susceptibility to Aspergillus infection and exhibit aberrant immune response towards Candida albicans.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Qing Li, Ying Wang, Qiang Sun, Jasmin Knopf, Martin Herrmann, Liangyu Lin, Jingting Jiang, Changshun Shao, Peishan Li, Xiaozhou He, Fei Hua, Zubiao Niu, Chaobing Ma, Yichao Zhu, Giuseppe Ippolito, Mauro Piacentini, Jerome Estaquier, Sonia Melino, Felix Daniel Weiss, Emanuele Andreano, Eicke Latz, Joachim L. Schultze, Rino Rappuoli, Alberto Mantovani, Tak Wah Mak, Gerry Melino, Yufang Shi
Summary: This article reviews the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on our daily lives and quality of life over a period of more than two years, focusing on the changes in immune response, virus mutations, vaccines, and treatment strategies. The authors predict that with the use of existing and emerging technologies, we will be able to control the COVID-19 pandemic.
CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Samuele Notarbartolo, Valeria Ranzani, Alessandra Bandera, Paola Gruarin, Valeria Bevilacqua, Anna Rita Putignano, Andrea Gobbini, Eugenia Galeota, Cristina Manara, Mauro Bombaci, Elisa Pesce, Elena Zagato, Andrea Favalli, Maria Lucia Sarnicola, Serena Curti, Mariacristina Crosti, Martina Martinovic, Tanya Fabbris, Federico Marini, Lorena Donnici, Mariangela Lorenzo, Marilena Mancino, Riccardo Ungaro, Andrea Lombardi, Davide Mangioni, Antonio Muscatello, Stefano Aliberti, Francesco Blasi, Tullia De Feo, Daniele Prati, Lara Manganaro, Francesca Granucci, Antonio Lanzavecchia, Raffaele De Francesco, Andrea Gori, Renata Grifantini, Sergio Abrignani
Summary: This study describes the development of immunity against SARS-CoV-2 and identifies an effector CD8(+) T cell population with memory precursor-like features.
SCIENCE IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Mallikarjuna R. Gedda, Patrick Danaher, Lipei Shao, Martin Ongkeko, Leonard Chen, Anh Dinh, Mame Thioye Sall, Opal L. Reddy, Christina Bailey, Amy Wahba, Inna Dzekunova, Robert Somerville, Valeria De Giorgi, Ping Jin, Kamille West, Sandhya R. Panch, David F. Stroncek
Summary: This study investigated the immune response and T cell receptor diversity in people who had recovered from SARS-CoV2 infection (COVID-19). The findings revealed persistent alterations in inflammatory pathways and T-cell activation/exhaustion markers for months after active infection, shedding light on the pathophysiology of a prolonged post-viral syndrome observed following recovery from COVID-19 infection.
JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Joram Huckriede, Femke de Vries, Michael Hultstroem, Kanin Wichapong, Chris Reutelingsperger, Miklos Lipcsey, Pablo Garcia de Frutos, Robert Frithiof, Gerry A. F. Nicolaes
Summary: The severity of COVID-19 is associated with the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) and the release of cytotoxic extracellular histones. Elevated levels of histone H3, MPO, and DNA-MPO complex in the plasma of COVID-19-positive ICU patients were observed, with histone H3 presence linked to thromboembolic events and secondary infection. Treating NET formation and targeting histones may be beneficial for severe COVID-19 patients.
FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Cell Biology
Junyu Lu, Xiaona Zeng, Weisheng Lu, Jihua Feng, Yegui Yang, Yongxian Wei, Yin Chen, Jianfeng Zhang, Pinhu Liao
Summary: In this study, single-cell RNA sequencing was used to analyze peripheral blood samples from patients with COVID-19-induced ARDS. The results showed significant differences in the distribution of monocytes, CD8(+) T cells, and B cells in patients with COVID-19-induced ARDS compared to controls. Enhanced cytokine interactions between cells were also observed. Conclusion: Patients with COVID-19-induced ARDS exhibit dysregulated immune response.
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Charles T. Semelka, Michael E. DeWitt, Kathryn E. Callahan, David M. Herrington, Martha A. Alexander-Miller, Joshua O. Yukich, Iqra Munawar, Lewis H. McCurdy, Michael A. Gibbs, William S. Weintraub, John W. Sanders
Summary: Frailty is associated with impaired antibody response to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in adults aged 55 and older. Frail individuals are less likely to seroconvert and more likely to serorevert compared to nonfrail individuals.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
David Legouis, Maria F. Montalbano, Nils Siegenthaler, Camille Thieffry, Benjamin Assouline, Pierre Emmanuel Marti, Sebastian D. Sgardello, Claudio Andreetta, Celine Binvignat, Jerome Pugin, Claudia Heidegger, Frederic Sangla
Summary: In ICU COVID-19 patients undergoing CRRT, there was a shorter filter lifespan compared to a control group, possibly due to a procoagulant profile and heparin resistance in COVID-19 patients.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Ranjeet Maurya, Akshay Kanakan, Janani Srinivasa Vasudevan, Partha Chattopadhyay, Rajesh Pandey
Summary: Infectious diseases have the potential to drive human evolution through the complex interaction between host and pathogen. Modern genomic tools and techniques aid in the detection and characterization of pathogens associated with emerging infectious diseases. Next-generation sequencing allows for risk stratification of host populations, identifying susceptible subgroups for improved disease management. However, there are still challenges in understanding host-pathogen interactions and the role of human genetic variants in disease severity.
BRIEFINGS IN FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yogiraj Ray, Shekhar Ranjan Paul, Purbita Bandopadhyay, Ranit D'Rozario, Jafar Sarif, Deblina Raychaudhuri, Debaleena Bhowmik, Abhishake Lahiri, Janani Srinivasa Vasudevan, Ranjeet Maurya, Akshay Kanakan, Sachin Sharma, Manish Kumar, Praveen Singh, Rammohan Roy, Kausik Chaudhury, Rajsekhar Maiti, Saugata Bagchi, Ayan Maiti, Md Masoom Perwez, Abhinandan Mondal, Avinash Tewari, Samik Mandal, Arpan Roy, Moumita Saha, Durba Biswas, Chikam Maiti, Ritwik Bhaduri, Sayantan Chakraborty, Biswanath Sharma Sarkar, Anima Haldar, Bibhuti Saha, Shantanu Sengupta, Rajesh Pandey, Shilpak Chatterjee, Prasun Bhattacharya, Sandip Paul, Dipyaman Ganguly
Summary: A clinical trial was conducted involving 80 severe COVID-19 patients to assess the effectiveness of convalescent plasma therapy (CPT). The results showed that CPT did not affect mortality rate in severe COVID-19 patients, and there were no significant clinical benefits observed.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Hyung Park, Thaddeus Tarpey, Mengling Liu, Keith Goldfeld, Yinxiang Wu, Danni Wu, Yi Li, Jinchun Zhang, Dipyaman Ganguly, Yogiraj Ray, Shekhar Ranjan Paul, Prasun Bhattacharya, Artur Belov, Yin Huang, Carlos Villa, Richard Forshee, Nicole C. Verdun, Hyun Ah Yoon, Anup Agarwal, Ventura Alejandro Simonovich, Paula Scibona, Leandro Burgos Pratx, Waldo Belloso, Cristina Avendano-Sola, Katharine J. Bar, Rafael F. Duarte, Priscilla Y. Hsue, Anne F. Luetkemeyer, Geert Meyfroidt, Andre M. Nicola, Aparna Mukherjee, Mila B. Ortigoza, Liise-anne Pirofski, Bart J. A. Rijnders, Andrea Troxel, Elliott M. Antman, Eva Petkova
Summary: This study aimed to develop an index for predicting the relative treatment benefit from COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP) compared to treatment without CCP. The study found that CCP treatment may be most effective for patients with preexisting conditions and those in the early stages of COVID-19.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
A. Mukherjee, G. Kumar, A. Turuk, A. Bhalla, T. C. Bingi, P. Bhardwaj, T. D. Baruah, S. Mukherjee, A. Talukdar, Y. Ray, M. John, J. R. Khambholja, A. H. Patel, S. Bhuniya, R. Joshi, G. R. Menon, D. Sahu, V. V. Rao, B. Bhargava, S. Panda
Summary: This study describes the demographic and clinical profile of COVID-19 patients in India and identifies the determinants of their outcomes. The results show that the WHO ordinal scale at admission is the most important independent predictor for in-hospital death in COVID-19 patients, and receiving the anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccine provides significant protection against mortality.
QJM-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Virology
Ranit D'Rozario, Deblina Raychaudhuri, Purbita Bandopadhyay, Jafar Sarif, Priyanka Mehta, Chinky Shiu Chen Liu, Bishnu Prasad Sinha, Jayasree Roy, Ritwik Bhaduri, Monidipa Das, Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay, Shekhar Ranjan Paul, Shilpak Chatterjee, Rajesh Pandey, Yogiraj Ray, Dipyaman Ganguly
Summary: Severe COVID-19 patients show high levels of circulating cytokines. Machine learning analysis on plasma cytokines identified interleukin-8 (IL-8), Eotaxin, and Interferon-gamma (IFN gamma) as significantly linked to blood oxygenation changes over a week. IL-8 was found to be a strong predictor of clinical outcomes. The study also revealed immune transcriptome transitions in patients stratified by IL-8 levels at different time-points. Plasma IL-8 is identified as a key pathogenic cytokine linking systemic hyper-inflammation to clinical outcomes in COVID-19.
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Daizee Talukdar, Purbita Bandopadhyay, Yogiraj Ray, Shekhar Ranjan Paul, Jafar Sarif, Ranit D'Rozario, Abhishake Lahiri, Santanu Das, Debaleena Bhowmick, Shilpak Chatterjee, Bhabatosh Das, Dipyaman Ganguly
Summary: There is a significant difference in gut microbial composition between mild and severe COVID-19 patients in India, with immunomodulatory commensals and bacteria producing SCFAs being underrepresented in severe cases. The abundance of opportunistic pathogens is increased in severe patients. The abundance of Lachnoclostridium in severe disease is reduced after convalescent plasma therapy. Specific microbial genera show distinctive trends in enriched metabolic pathways, strong correlations with blood plasma cytokine levels, and an associative link to disease outcomes.
Article
Microbiology
Ranjeet Maurya, Uzma Shamim, Pallavi Mishra, Aparna Swaminathan, Aakarshan Raina, Bansidhar Tarai, Sandeep Budhiraja, Rajesh Pandey
Summary: Globally, COVID-19 vaccines have been effective in controlling SARS-CoV-2 infections and saving lives. Vaccinated individuals with breakthrough infections show downregulation of ribosomal proteins and immune response genes, leading to innate immune tolerance. Transcription factors and epigenetic modulators play a role in regulating this response, with ELF1 being an important transcriptional regulator. T-cell populations are decreased, while memory B cells are increased in vaccination breakthrough cases, suggesting a synergistic immune response.
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
(2023)
Letter
Infectious Diseases
U. B. Singh, Y. Ray, S. Kanswal, H. P. Sharma, A. K. Aayilliath, N. Wig, V. Ahuja, A. Biswas, T. Velpandian
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ranjeet Maurya, Aparna Swaminathan, Uzma Shamim, Smriti Arora, Pallavi Mishra, Aakarshan Raina, Varsha Ravi, Bansidhar Tarai, Sandeep Budhiraja, Rajesh Pandey
Summary: The emergence of multiple SAR-CoV-2 variants during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased understanding of the host-immune kinetics associated with these variants. A longitudinal investigation revealed a robust antiviral response in Omicron infection, which was largely absent in the Pre-VOC and Delta waves. The study also highlighted differential protein-protein interactions and gene expression patterns, particularly in relation to zinc finger proteins, that contribute to the immune response.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Priti Devi, Pallawi Kumari, Aanchal Yadav, Bansidhar Tarai, Sandeep Budhiraja, Uzma Shamim, Rajesh Pandey
Summary: The emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 VOCs poses a threat to global vaccine and herd immunity. This study investigates the interaction between VOCs and the host microbiota, focusing on the pathogenic bacteria present in different variants. The findings suggest a functional association between elevated nasal pathobionts and dysregulated host response, particularly in the Delta variant.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sunita Yadav, Priyanka Mehta, Jyoti Soni, Partha Chattopadhyay, Priti Devi, Thierry Habyarimana, Kishore Tardalkar, Meghnad Joshi, Rajesh Pandey
Summary: Transcriptomic analysis at cellular level can provide insights into the distribution and impact of intracellular microorganisms. Single-cell technology shows promise in capturing microbial transcripts. Elevated levels of certain bacteria in SARS-CoV-2-positive patients suggest a possible disease association.
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Nityendra Shukla, Uzma Shamim, Preeti Agarwal, Rajesh Pandey, Jitendra Narayan
Summary: This article discusses the current state of COVID-19 worldwide and the post-infection sequelae, emphasizing the importance of translational research in developing various strategies to contain COVID-19. It also introduces different treatment methods including antivirals, monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, and immunomodulators.
BRIEFINGS IN FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS
(2023)