The impact on colostrum oxidative stress, cytokines, and immune cells composition after SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy

BackgroundLimited data are available regarding the differences between immunological, biochemical, and cellular contents of human colostrum following maternal infection during pregnancy with coronavirus 2 disease (COVID-19).ObjectiveTo investigate whether maternal COVID-19 infection may affect immunological, biochemical, and cellular contents of human colostrum.MethodsUsing a case-control study design, we collected colostrum from 14 lactating women with a previous diagnosis of COVID-19 during pregnancy and 12 without a clear diagnosis during September 2020 to May 2021. Colostrum samples were analysed for some enzymes and non-enzymatic oxidative stress markers (SOD, CAT, GPx, MDA, GSH, GSSG, H2O2, MPO) and for IL-1β, IL-6, tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α, protein induced by interferon gamma (IP)-10, IL-8, IFN-λ1, IL12p70, IFN-α2, IFN-λ2/3, granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), IFN-β, IL-10 and IFN-γ, along with IgA and IgG for the SARS-CoV-2 S protein. We perform immunophenotyping to assess the frequency of different cell types in the colostrum.ResultsColostrum from the COVID-19 symptomatic group in pregnancy contained reduced levels of H2O2, IFN-α2, and GM-CSF. This group had higher levels of GSH, and both NK cell subtypes CD3-CD56brightCD16-CD27+IFN-γ+ and CD3-CD56dimCD16+CD27- were also increased.ConclusionThe present results reinforce the protective role of colostrum even in the case of mild SARS-Cov-2 infection, in addition to demonstrating how adaptive the composition of colostrum is after infections. It also supports the recommendation to encourage lactating women to continue breastfeeding after COVID-19 illness..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in Immunology - 13(2022)

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nayara Gomes Graciliano [VerfasserIn]
Micaely Cristinados Santos Tenório [VerfasserIn]
Marilene Brandão Tenório Fragoso [VerfasserIn]
Fabiana Andréa Moura [VerfasserIn]
Rayane Martins Botelho [VerfasserIn]
Eloiza Lopes Lira Tanabe [VerfasserIn]
Karen Steponavicius Cruz Borbely [VerfasserIn]
Alexandre Urban Borbely [VerfasserIn]
Alane Cabral Menezes Oliveira [VerfasserIn]
Alane Cabral Menezes Oliveira [VerfasserIn]
Marília Oliveira Fonseca Goulart [VerfasserIn]
Marília Oliveira Fonseca Goulart [VerfasserIn]
Marília Oliveira Fonseca Goulart [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies
Breastfeeding
COVID-19
Human milk
IgA
Immunoglobulins
Immunologic diseases. Allergy

doi:

10.3389/fimmu.2022.1031248

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ002226987