Changes in Lymphocyte Subpopulations after Remdesivir Therapy for COVID-19 : A Brief Report
Remdesivir (RDV) has demonstrated clinical benefit in hospitalized COronaVIrus Disease (COVID)-19 patients. The objective of this brief report was to assess a possible correlation between RDV therapy and the variation in lymphocyte subpopulations. We retrospectively studied 43 hospitalized COVID-19 patients: 30 men and 13 women (mean age 69.3 ± 15 years); 9/43 had received RDV therapy. Six patients had no need for oxygen (severity group 0); 22 were on oxygen treatment with a fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) ≤ 50% (group 1); 7 on not-invasive ventilation (group 2); 3 on invasive mechanical ventilation (group 3); and 5 had died (group 4). Cytofluorimetric assessment of lymphocyte subpopulations showed substantial changes after RDV therapy: B lymphocytes and plasmablasts were significantly increased (p = 0.002 and p = 0.08, respectively). Cytotoxic T lymphocytes showed a robust reduction (p = 0.008). No changes were observed in CD4+-T cells and natural killers (NKs). There was a significant reduction in regulatory T cells (Tregs) (p = 0.02) and a significant increase in circulating monocytes (p = 0.03). Stratifying by disease severity, after RDV therapy, patients with severity 0-2 had significantly higher B lymphocyte and monocyte counts and lower memory and effector cytotoxic T cell counts. Instead, patients with severity 3-4 had significantly higher plasmablast and lower memory T cell counts. No significant differences for CD4+-T cells, Tregs, and NKs were observed. Our brief report showed substantial changes in the lymphocyte subpopulations analyzed between patients who did not receive RDV therapy and those after RDV treatment. Despite the small sample size, due to the retrospective nature of this brief report, the substantial changes in lymphocyte subpopulations reported could lead to speculation on the role of RDV treatment both on immune responses against the virus and on the possible downregulation of the cytokine storm observed in patients with more severe disease.
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International journal of molecular sciences - 24(2023), 19 vom: 07. Okt. |
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