Pre-existing Autoantibodies Neutralizing High Concentrations of Type I Interferons in Almost 10% of COVID-19 Patients Admitted to Intensive Care in Barcelona.


Journal

Journal of clinical immunology
ISSN: 1573-2592
Titre abrégé: J Clin Immunol
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 8102137

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
11 2021
Historique:
received: 13 07 2021
accepted: 08 09 2021
pubmed: 28 9 2021
medline: 1 12 2021
entrez: 27 9 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

It is important to predict which patients infected by SARS-CoV-2 are at higher risk of life-threatening COVID-19. Several studies suggest that neutralizing auto-antibodies (auto-Abs) against type I interferons (IFNs) are predictive of critical COVID-19 pneumonia. We aimed to test for auto-Abs to type I IFN and describe the main characteristics of COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care depending on whether or not these auto-Abs are present. Retrospective analysis of all COVID-19 patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) in whom samples were available, from March 2020 to March 2021, in Barcelona, Spain. A total of 275 (70.5%) out of 390 patients admitted to ICU were tested for type I IFNs auto-antibodies (α2 and/or ω) by ELISA, being positive in 49 (17.8%) of them. Blocking activity of plasma diluted 1/10 for high concentrations (10 ng/mL) of IFNs was proven in 26 (9.5%) patients. Almost all the patients with neutralizing auto-Abs were men (92.3%). ICU patients with positive results for neutralizing IFNs auto-Abs did not show relevant differences in demographic, comorbidities, clinical features, and mortality, when compared with those with negative results. Nevertheless, some laboratory tests (leukocytosis, neutrophilia, thrombocytosis) related with COVID-19 severity, as well as acute kidney injury (17 [65.4%] vs. 100 [40.2%]; p = 0.013) were significantly higher in patients with auto-Abs. Auto-Abs neutralizing high concentrations of type I IFNs were found in 9.5% of patients admitted to the ICU for COVID-19 pneumonia in a hospital in Barcelona. These auto-Abs should be tested early upon diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection, as they account for a significant proportion of life-threatening cases.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND
It is important to predict which patients infected by SARS-CoV-2 are at higher risk of life-threatening COVID-19. Several studies suggest that neutralizing auto-antibodies (auto-Abs) against type I interferons (IFNs) are predictive of critical COVID-19 pneumonia.
OBJECTIVES
We aimed to test for auto-Abs to type I IFN and describe the main characteristics of COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care depending on whether or not these auto-Abs are present.
METHODS
Retrospective analysis of all COVID-19 patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) in whom samples were available, from March 2020 to March 2021, in Barcelona, Spain.
RESULTS
A total of 275 (70.5%) out of 390 patients admitted to ICU were tested for type I IFNs auto-antibodies (α2 and/or ω) by ELISA, being positive in 49 (17.8%) of them. Blocking activity of plasma diluted 1/10 for high concentrations (10 ng/mL) of IFNs was proven in 26 (9.5%) patients. Almost all the patients with neutralizing auto-Abs were men (92.3%). ICU patients with positive results for neutralizing IFNs auto-Abs did not show relevant differences in demographic, comorbidities, clinical features, and mortality, when compared with those with negative results. Nevertheless, some laboratory tests (leukocytosis, neutrophilia, thrombocytosis) related with COVID-19 severity, as well as acute kidney injury (17 [65.4%] vs. 100 [40.2%]; p = 0.013) were significantly higher in patients with auto-Abs.
CONCLUSION
Auto-Abs neutralizing high concentrations of type I IFNs were found in 9.5% of patients admitted to the ICU for COVID-19 pneumonia in a hospital in Barcelona. These auto-Abs should be tested early upon diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection, as they account for a significant proportion of life-threatening cases.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34570326
doi: 10.1007/s10875-021-01136-x
pii: 10.1007/s10875-021-01136-x
pmc: PMC8475877
doi:

Substances chimiques

Antibodies, Neutralizing 0
Autoantibodies 0
Interferon Type I 0

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

1733-1744

Subventions

Organisme : NIH HHS
ID : R01AI088364
Pays : United States
Organisme : NHGRI NIH HHS
ID : UM1HG006504
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCATS NIH HHS
ID : UL1 TR001863
Pays : United States
Organisme : fisher center for alzheimer's research foundation
ID : ANR-10-IAHU-01
Organisme : NIH HHS
ID : UL1 TR001866
Pays : United States
Organisme : fundació la marató de tv3
ID : 202115-30-31
Organisme : NIAID NIH HHS
ID : R01 AI088364
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIAID NIH HHS
ID : R01 AI163029
Pays : United States
Organisme : NHGRI NIH HHS
ID : U24 HG008956
Pays : United States
Organisme : NHGRI NIH HHS
ID : U24HG008956
Pays : United States
Organisme : horizon 2020
ID : 824110
Organisme : NCATS NIH HHS
ID : UL1 TR001866
Pays : United States

Informations de copyright

© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

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Auteurs

Xavier Solanich (X)

Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. xsolanich@bellvitgehospital.cat.
Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. xsolanich@bellvitgehospital.cat.

Raúl Rigo-Bonnin (R)

Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.

Victor-David Gumucio (VD)

Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Department of Intensive Care, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.

Paul Bastard (P)

Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM U1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, EU, France.
Imagine Institute, University of Paris, Paris, EU, France.
St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA.

Jérémie Rosain (J)

Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM U1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, EU, France.
Imagine Institute, University of Paris, Paris, EU, France.

Quentin Philippot (Q)

Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM U1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, EU, France.
Imagine Institute, University of Paris, Paris, EU, France.

Xosé-Luis Perez-Fernandez (XL)

Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Department of Intensive Care, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.

Maria-Paz Fuset-Cabanes (MP)

Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Department of Intensive Care, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.

Miguel-Ángel Gordillo-Benitez (MÁ)

Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Department of Intensive Care, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.

Guillermo Suarez-Cuartin (G)

Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.

Enric Boza-Hernandez (E)

Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.

Antoni Riera-Mestre (A)

Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

Alba Parra-Martínez (A)

Infection in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Barcelona, Spain.
Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunodeficiencies Unit, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Barcelona, Spain.

Roger Colobran (R)

Immunology Division, Genetics Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Barcelona, Spain.
Diagnostic Immunology Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d' Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Barcelona, Spain.
Immunology Unit. Department of Cellular Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain.

Arnau Antolí (A)

Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.

Sergio Navarro (S)

Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Department of Immunology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.

Gemma Rocamora-Blanch (G)

Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.

Mario Framil (M)

Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Department of Immunology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.

Laura Calatayud (L)

Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.

Xavier Corbella (X)

Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
School of Medicine, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.

Jean-Laurent Casanova (JL)

Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Necker Branch, INSERM U1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, EU, France.
Imagine Institute, University of Paris, Paris, EU, France.
St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases, Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, NY, USA.

Francisco Morandeira (F)

Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Department of Immunology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.

Joan Sabater-Riera (J)

Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Department of Intensive Care, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.

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