• Virus research · Nov 2020

    IFN-γ is an independent risk factor associated with mortality in patients with moderate and severe COVID-19 infection.

    • Ana Carolina Gadotti, Marina de Castro Deus, Joao Paulo Telles, Rafael Wind, Marina Goes, Roberta Garcia Charello Ossoski, Alessandra Michalski de Padua, Lucia de Noronha, Andrea Moreno-Amaral, Cristina Pellegrino Baena, and Felipe Francisco Tuon.
    • Laboratory of Anemia and Immunology Research (LabAIRe), Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
    • Virus Res. 2020 Nov 1; 289: 198171.

    BackgroundInnate and adaptive immune responses have been evaluated in infected patients with COVID-19. The severity of the disease has been supposed to be associated with some profile not reported with other bacterial and viral pneumonia. We proposed a study in patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 infection to evaluate the interleukin patterns and its role as prognosis factors.MethodsA prospective cohort with moderate and severe cases of COVID-19 infection from June to July 2020. Blood samples from patients were collected regularly to evaluate IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-4, IL-6, and IL-10. Clinical, laboratory, radiological data, and outcomes were recorded. The outcome variable was in-hospital death, survival, mechanical ventilation, and admission at the intensive care unit. Data are presented in median and interquartile range [IQR].ResultsWe evaluated the Th1 and Th2 responses according to evolution, distinguishing possible predictive markers. The IFN-γ median of 323 pg/mL [IQR 166-570] was found in patients who died and 208 pg/mL [IQR 155-392] in the survival group (p = 0.017). IFN-γ was also higher in the early stages of the disease (394 pg/mL [IQR 229-575] against 162 pg/mL [IQR 117-259], p < 0.001). IL-4 that was increased in late-stage (182 pg/mL [IQR 162-199] against 131 pg/mL [IQR 124-152], p < 0.001) but not associated with mortality. Also, death was also related to male gender (relative risk = 1.5 [95 % confidence interval = 1.1-2.0]).ConclusionOur results suggest that the activation of the host immune response between Th1 or Th2 in COVID-19 infection may be related to the final result between discharge or death. This implies an attempt to control cytokines, such as IFN-γ, with combined therapies for clinical treatment.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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