Aberrant neutrophil degranulation in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 partially remains for 6 months

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Neutrophils are important players in COVID-19, contributing to tissue damage by release of inflammatory mediators, including ROS and neutrophil elastase. Longitudinal studies on the effects of COVID-19 on neutrophil phenotype and function are scarce. Here, we longitudinally investigated the phenotype and degranulation of neutrophils in COVID-19 patients (28 nonhospitalized and 35 hospitalized patients) compared with 17 healthy donors (HDs). We assessed phenotype, degranulation, CXCL8 (IL-8) release, and ROS generation within 8 days, at one or 6 month(s) after COVID-19 diagnosis. For degranulation and ROS production, we stimulated neutrophils, either with ssRNA and TNF or granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and N-Formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine. During active COVID-19, neutrophils from hospitalized patients were more immature than from HDs and were impaired in degranulation and ROS generation, while neutrophils from nonhospitalized patients only demonstrated reduced CD66b+ granule release and ROS production. Baseline CD63 expression, indicative of primary granule release, and CXCL8 production by neutrophils from hospitalized patients were elevated for up to 6 months. These findings show that patients hospitalized due to COVID-19, but not nonhospitalized patients, demonstrated an aberrant neutrophil phenotype, degranulation, CXCL8 release, and ROS generation that partially persists up to 6 months after infection.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:54

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European journal of immunology - 54(2024), 1 vom: 11. Jan., Seite e2350404

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hafkamp, Florianne M J [VerfasserIn]
Taanman-Kueter, Esther W M [VerfasserIn]
van Capel, Toni M M [VerfasserIn]
Wynberg, Elke [VerfasserIn]
van Willigen, Hugo D G [VerfasserIn]
Verveen, Anouk [VerfasserIn]
Kootstra, Neeltje A [VerfasserIn]
Nieuwkerk, Pythia [VerfasserIn]
de Jong, Menno D [VerfasserIn]
de Bree, Godelieve J [VerfasserIn]
Prins, Maria [VerfasserIn]
RECoVERED study group [VerfasserIn]
Hazenberg, Mette D [VerfasserIn]
Groot Kormelink, Tom [VerfasserIn]
de Jong, Esther C [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
CXCL8
Degranulation
Journal Article
Neutrophils
ROS
Reactive Oxygen Species

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Date Completed 30.01.2024

Date Revised 30.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/eji.202350404

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363464425