Deep immunophenotyping reveals biomarkers of multisystemic inflammatory syndrome in children in a Latin American cohort

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BACKGROUND: Multisystemic inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a life-threatening disease that occurs 2-5 weeks after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 exposure and is characterized by severe multisystemic inflammation. Early recognition of MIS-C is key to prognosis; therefore, establishing clinical and laboratory biomarkers that predict complications is urgently needed.

OBJECTIVE: We characterized the immune response and clinical features of patients with acute MIS-C and determined biomarkers of disease in a cohort of 42 Latin American patients.

METHODS: Immune characterization was performed using flow cytometry from peripheral mononuclear cells and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2-specific humoral and cellular response was performed using flow cytometry, enzyme-linked immunospot, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and neutralizing antibody assays.

RESULTS: MIS-C is characterized by robust T-cell activation and cytokine storm. We uncovered that while C-X-C motif chemokine ligand (CXCL) 9, IL-10, CXCL8, CXCL10, IL-6, and IL-18 are significantly elevated in patients with shock, while CCL5 was increased in milder disease. Monocyte dysregulation was specifically associated with KD-like MIS-C. Interestingly, MIS-C patients show a natural killer cell degranulation defect that is persistent after 6 months of disease presentation, suggesting it could underlie disease susceptibility. Most MIS-C had gastrointestinal involvement, and higher levels of neopterin were identified in their stools, potentially representing a biomarker of intestinal inflammation in MIS-C. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2-specific cellular response and neutralizing antibodies were identifiable in convalescent MIS-C patients, suggesting sustained immunity.

CONCLUSION: Clinical characterization and comprehensive immunophenotyping of Chilean MIS-C cohort provide valuable insights in understanding immune dysregulation in MIS-C and identify relevant biomarkers of disease that could be used to predict severity and organ involvement.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:150

Enthalten in:

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 150(2022), 5 vom: 15. Nov., Seite 1074-1085.e11

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rey-Jurado, Emma [VerfasserIn]
Espinosa, Yazmin [VerfasserIn]
Astudillo, Camila [VerfasserIn]
Jimena Cortés, Lina [VerfasserIn]
Hormazabal, Juan [VerfasserIn]
Noguera, Loreani P [VerfasserIn]
Cofré, Fernanda [VerfasserIn]
Piñera, Cecilia [VerfasserIn]
González, Ricardo [VerfasserIn]
Bataszew, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Muñoz Venturelli, Paula [VerfasserIn]
Benadof, Dona [VerfasserIn]
Álvarez, Patricia [VerfasserIn]
Acevedo, Valeria [VerfasserIn]
Vial, Pablo [VerfasserIn]
Vial, Cecilia [VerfasserIn]
Poli, M Cecilia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Neutralizing
Biomarkers
COVID-19
Inflammation
Journal Article
Multisystemic inflammatory syndrome in children
NK cell deficiency
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 08.11.2022

Date Revised 12.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jaci.2022.09.006

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NLM346333059