COVID-19-associated serum and cerebrospinal fluid cytokines in post- versus para-infectious SARS-CoV-2-related Guillain-Barré syndrome

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INTRODUCTION: Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with Coronavirus-2-related severe acute respiratory syndrome (COV-GBS) occurs as para- or post-infectious forms, depending on the timing of disease onset. In these two forms, we aimed to compare the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum proinflammatory cytokine profiles to evaluate differences that could possibly have co-pathogenic relevance.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: We studied a retrospective cohort of 26 patients with either post-COV-GBS (n = 15), with disease onset occurring > 7 days after SARS-CoV-2 infection, or para-COV-GBS (n = 11), with disease onset 7 days or less. TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-8 were measured in the serum with SimplePlex™ Ella™ immunoassay. In addition to the para-/post-COV-GBS patients, serum levels of these cytokines were determined in those with non-COVID-associated-GBS (NC-GBS; n = 43), paucisymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection without GBS (COVID, n = 20), and in healthy volunteers (HV; n = 12). CSF cytokine levels were measured in patients with para-/post-COV-GBS, in those with NC-GBS (n = 29), or with Alzheimer's disease (AD; n = 24).

RESULTS: Serum/CSF cytokine levels did not differ in para- vs post-COV-GBS. We found that SARS-CoV-2 infection raises the serum levels of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-8, as well as an increase of IL-6 (in serum and CSF) and IL-8 (in CSF) in either NC-GBS or COV-GBS than controls. CSF and serum cytokine levels resulted independent one with another.

CONCLUSIONS: The change of cytokines linked to SARS-CoV-2 in COV-GBS appears to be driven by viral infection, although it has unique characteristics in GBS as such and does not account for cases with para- or post-infectious onset.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

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Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology - 45(2024), 3 vom: 13. Feb., Seite 849-859

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Massa, Federico [VerfasserIn]
Vigo, Tiziana [VerfasserIn]
Bellucci, Margherita [VerfasserIn]
Giunti, Debora [VerfasserIn]
Emanuela, Maria Mobilia [VerfasserIn]
Visigalli, Davide [VerfasserIn]
Capodivento, Giovanna [VerfasserIn]
Cerne, Denise [VerfasserIn]
Assini, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Boni, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Rizzi, Domenica [VerfasserIn]
Narciso, Eleonora [VerfasserIn]
Grisanti, Giuseppe Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Coco, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Uccelli, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Schenone, Angelo [VerfasserIn]
Franciotta, Diego [VerfasserIn]
Benedetti, Luana [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Cytokines
Guillain–Barré syndrome
Interleukin-6
Interleukin-8
Journal Article
Neuroinflammation
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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Date Completed 14.02.2024

Date Revised 14.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10072-023-07279-6

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366596373