Interferon gamma immunotherapy in five critically ill COVID-19 patients with impaired cellular immunity: A case series.
Interferon gamma immunotherapy in five critically ill COVID-19 patients with impaired cellular immunity: A case series.
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10.1016/j.medj.2021.09.003
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2021-10-08
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Netea MG
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van Laarhoven A;Kurver L;Overheul GJ;Kooistra EJ;Abdo WF;van Crevel R;Duivenvoorden R;Kox M;Ten Oever J;Schouten J;van de Veerdonk FL;van der Hoeven H;Rahamat-Langendoen J;van Rij RP;Pickkers P;Netea MG
Prolonged severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) shedding has been described in immunocompromised coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, resulting in protracted disease and poor outcome. Specific therapy to improve viral clearance and outcome for this group of patients is currently unavailable. Five critically ill COVID-19 patients with severe defects in cellular immune responses, high SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA loads, and no respiratory improvement were treated with interferon gamma, 100 μg subcutaneously, thrice weekly. Bronchial secretion was collected every 48 h for routine diagnostic SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR and viral culture. Interferon gamma administration was followed by a rapid decline in SARS-CoV-2 load and a positive-to-negative viral culture conversion. Four patients recovered, and no signs of hyperinflammation were observed. Interferon gamma may be considered as adjuvant immunotherapy in a subset of immunocompromised COVID-19 patients. A.v.L. and R.v.C. are supported by National Institutes of Health (R01AI145781). G.J.O. and R.P.v.R. are supported by a VICI grant (016.VICI.170.090) from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). W.F.A. is supported by a clinical fellowship grant (9071561) of Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development. M.G.N. is supported by an ERC advanced grant (833247) and a Spinoza grant of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research. In patients with impaired immune systems, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), can persist for a long time. This contributes to a long disease course and poor outcome. Thus far, no therapy is available to help clear the virus. Interferon gamma is a protein that activates cells of the immune system. We applied interferon gamma to five COVID-19 patients with impaired immune systems. These patients were critically ill and did not clear the virus themselves. Interferon gamma therapy was followed by clearance of SARS-CoV-2 in five and clinical recovery in four patients. This report shows that interferon gamma should be considered as a study candidate for immunocompromised COVID-19 patients who are not able to clear the virus themselves. van Laarhoven et al. report five COVID-19 patients with impaired cellular immunity and persistently high SARS-CoV-2 loads, treated with last-resort interferon gamma immunotherapy, which was followed by viral clearance in five and clinical recovery in four patients. No signs of hyperinflammation were observed.
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发表时间:
2021-02-11
期刊:
Viruses
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发表时间:
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Cell reports. Medicine
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