The Journal of Experimental Medicine,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
219(8)
Published: June 16, 2022
Recessive
or
dominant
inborn
errors
of
type
I
interferon
(IFN)
immunity
can
underlie
critical
COVID-19
pneumonia
in
unvaccinated
adults.
The
risk
children,
which
is
much
lower
than
adults,
remains
unexplained.
In
an
international
cohort
112
children
(<16
yr
old)
hospitalized
for
pneumonia,
we
report
12
(10.7%)
aged
1.5–13
with
(7
children),
severe
(3),
and
moderate
(2)
4
the
15
known
clinically
recessive
biochemically
complete
IFN
immunity:
X-linked
TLR7
deficiency
children)
autosomal
IFNAR1
(1),
STAT2
TYK2
(3)
deficiencies.
Fibroblasts
deficient
IFNAR1,
STAT2,
are
highly
vulnerable
to
SARS-CoV-2.
These
deficiencies
were
not
found
1,224
adults
benign
SARS-CoV-2
infection
without
(P
=
1.2
×
10−11)
overlapping
age,
sex,
consanguinity,
ethnicity
characteristics.
may
∼10%
hospitalizations
children.
Cell,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
185(5), P. 881 - 895.e20
Published: Jan. 25, 2022
Post-acute
sequelae
of
COVID-19
(PASC)
represent
an
emerging
global
crisis.
However,
quantifiable
risk
factors
for
PASC
and
their
biological
associations
are
poorly
resolved.
We
executed
a
deep
multi-omic,
longitudinal
investigation
309
patients
from
initial
diagnosis
to
convalescence
(2-3
months
later),
integrated
with
clinical
data
patient-reported
symptoms.
resolved
four
PASC-anticipating
at
the
time
diagnosis:
type
2
diabetes,
SARS-CoV-2
RNAemia,
Epstein-Barr
virus
viremia,
specific
auto-antibodies.
In
gastrointestinal
PASC,
SARS-CoV-2-specific
CMV-specific
CD8+
T
cells
exhibited
unique
dynamics
during
recovery
COVID-19.
Analysis
symptom-associated
immunological
signatures
revealed
coordinated
immunity
polarization
into
endotypes,
exhibiting
divergent
acute
severity
PASC.
find
that
between
diminish
over
time,
leading
distinct
convalescent
immune
states.
Detectability
most
emphasizes
importance
early
disease
measurements
understanding
emergent
chronic
conditions
suggests
treatment
strategies.
Journal of Clinical Immunology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
42(7), P. 1473 - 1507
Published: June 24, 2022
Abstract
We
report
the
updated
classification
of
inborn
errors
immunity,
compiled
by
International
Union
Immunological
Societies
Expert
Committee.
This
documents
key
clinical
and
laboratory
features
55
novel
monogenic
gene
defects,
1
phenocopy
due
to
autoantibodies,
that
have
either
been
discovered
since
previous
update
(published
January
2020)
or
were
characterized
earlier
but
confirmed
expanded
in
subsequent
studies.
While
variants
additional
genes
associated
with
immune
diseases
reported
literature,
this
includes
only
those
committee
assessed
reached
necessary
threshold
represent
immunity.
There
are
now
a
total
485
These
advances
discovering
genetic
causes
human
continue
significantly
further
our
understanding
molecular,
cellular,
immunological
mechanisms
disease
pathogenesis,
thereby
simultaneously
enhancing
knowledge
improving
patient
diagnosis
management.
is
designed
serve
as
resource
for
immunologists
geneticists
pursuing
molecular
individuals
heritable
disorders
scientific
dissection
cellular
underlying
related
diseases.
Science Immunology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
6(62)
Published: Aug. 10, 2021
Autosomal
inborn
errors
of
type
I
IFN
immunity
and
autoantibodies
against
these
cytokines
underlie
at
least
10%
critical
COVID-19
pneumonia
cases.
We
report
very
rare,
biochemically
deleterious
X-linked
TLR7
variants
in
16
unrelated
male
individuals
aged
7
to
71
years
(mean:
36.7
years)
from
a
cohort
1,202
patients
0.5
99
52.9
with
unexplained
pneumonia.
None
the
331
asymptomatically
or
mildly
infected
1.3
102
38.7
tested
carry
such
(p
=
3.5
×
10-5).
The
phenotypes
five
hemizygous
relatives
index
cases
SARS-CoV-2
include
asymptomatic
mild
infection
(n=2,
5
38
years),
moderate
(n=1,
severe
27
29
Two
boys
(aged
12
262
51.0
are
for
variant.
cumulative
allele
frequency
general
population
is
<
6.5x10-4
also
show
that
blood
B
cell
lines
myeloid
subsets
do
not
respond
stimulation,
phenotype
rescued
by
wild-type
patients'
plasmacytoid
dendritic
cells
(pDCs)
produce
low
levels
IFNs
response
SARS-CoV-2.
Overall,
recessive
deficiency
highly
penetrant
genetic
etiology
pneumonia,
about
1.8%
below
age
60
years.
Human
pDCs
essential
protective
respiratory
tract.
Medicina,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
58(2), P. 144 - 144
Published: Jan. 18, 2022
A
cytokine
storm
is
a
hyperinflammatory
state
secondary
to
the
excessive
production
of
cytokines
by
deregulated
immune
system.
It
manifests
clinically
as
an
influenza-like
syndrome,
which
can
be
complicated
multi-organ
failure
and
coagulopathy,
leading,
in
most
severe
cases,
even
death.
The
term
was
first
used
1993
describe
graft-versus-host
disease
following
allogeneic
hematopoietic
stem
cell
transplantation.
then
reused
define
adverse
syndromes
administration
immunostimulating
agents,
such
anti-CD28
antibodies
or
bioengineered
cells,
i.e.,
CAR
T-cell
therapy.
Currently,
concept
has
been
better
elucidated
extended
pathogenesis
many
other
conditions,
sepsis,
autoinflammatory
disease,
primary
hemophagocytic
lymphohistiocytosis,
multicentric
Castleman
disease.
Moreover,
recently
emerged
key
aspect
novel
Coronavirus
2019,
affected
patients
show
high
levels
several
pro-inflammatory
cytokines,
IL-1,
IL-2,
IL-6,
TNF-α,
IFN-γ,
IP-10,
GM-CSF,
MCP-1,
IL-10,
some
also
correlate
with
severity.
Therefore,
since
onset
pandemic,
numerous
agents
have
tested
effort
mitigate
COVID-19
patients,
are
effective
reducing
mortality,
especially
critically
ill
now
becoming
standards
care,
glucocorticoids
inhibitors.
However,
challenge
still
far
from
being
met,
therapeutic
strategies
hope
that
we
eventually
overcome
Science Translational Medicine,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
13(612)
Published: Aug. 24, 2021
Neutralizing
autoantibodies
against
type
I
interferons
(IFNs)
have
been
found
in
some
patients
with
critical
coronavirus
disease
2019
(COVID-19),
the
caused
by
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
2
(SARS-CoV-2).
However,
prevalence
of
these
antibodies,
their
longitudinal
dynamics
across
severity
scale,
and
functional
effects
on
circulating
leukocytes
remain
unknown.
Here,
284
COVID-19,
we
IFN–specific
peripheral
blood
samples
from
19%
6%
disease.
We
no
IFN
individuals
moderate
Longitudinal
profiling
over
600,000
mononuclear
cells
using
multiplexed
single-cell
epitope
transcriptome
sequencing
54
COVID-19
26
non–COVID-19
controls
revealed
a
lack
IFN–stimulated
gene
(ISG-I)
responses
myeloid
This
was
especially
evident
dendritic
cell
populations
isolated
producing
autoantibodies.
Moreover,
elevated
expression
inhibitory
receptor
leukocyte-associated
immunoglobulin-like
1
(LAIR1)
surface
monocytes
early
course.
LAIR1
is
inversely
correlated
ISG-I
response
but
not
expressed
healthy
controls.
The
deficient
observed
without
supports
unifying
model
for
pathogenesis
involving
suppression
through
convergent
mechanisms.