Persistent T‐cell exhaustion in relation to prolonged pulmonary pathology and death after severe COVID‐19: Results from two Norwegian cohort studies
Open Access
- 18 August 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 292 (5), 816-828
- https://doi.org/10.1111/joim.13549
Abstract
Background T-cell activation is associated with an adverse outcome in COVID-19, but whether T-cell activation and exhaustion relate to persistent respiratory dysfunction and death is unknown. Objectives To investigate whether T-cell activation and exhaustion persist and are associated with prolonged respiratory dysfunction and death after hospitalization for COVID-19. Methods Plasma and serum from two Norwegian cohorts of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 (n = 414) were analyzed for soluble (s) markers of T-cell activation (sCD25) and exhaustion (sTim-3) during hospitalization and follow-up. Results Both markers were strongly associated with acute respiratory failure, but only sTim-3 was independently associated with 60-day mortality. Levels of sTim-3 remained elevated 3 and 12 months after hospitalization and were associated with pulmonary radiological pathology after 3 months. Conclusion Our findings suggest prolonged T-cell exhaustion is an important immunological sequela, potentially related to long-term outcomes after severe COVID-19.Keywords
Funding Information
- Norges Forskningsråd (312780)
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