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Investigation of the Impact of SARS-CoV-1 Infection on the Immunologic Status and Lung Function After 15 Years (preprint)
researchsquare; 2021.
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| PREPRINT-RESEARCHSQUARE | ID: ppzbmed-10.21203.rs.3.rs-386485.v1
ABSTRACT
Background:
To investigate the long-term effects of SARS-CoV-1 on patients’ lung and immune systems 15 years post-infection.Methods:
We enrolled 58 health care workers with confirmed SARS in Peking University People’s Hospital in 2003. We evaluated lung damage by mMRC score, pulmonary function tests, and chest CT. Immune function was assessed by their serum levels of globin, complete components, and peripheral T cell subsets. ELISA was used to detect SARS-CoV-specific IgG antibodies in sera.Results:
After 15 years of disease onset, 19 (36.5%), 8 (34.6%), and 19 (36.5%) subjects had impaired DL(CO), RV, and FEF25-75, respectively. 17 (30.4%) subjects had an mMRC score ≥ 2. Fourteen (25.5%) cases had residual CT abnormalities. T regulatory cells were a bit higher in the SARS survivors. IgG antibodies against SARS S-RBD protein and N protein were detected in 11 (18.97%) and 12 (20.69%) subjects, respectively. Subgroup analysis revealed that small airway dysfunction and CT abnormalities were more common in the severe group than in the non-severe group (57.1% vs 22.6%, 54.5% vs 6.1%, respectively, p < 0.05).Conclusions:
SARS-CoV-1 could cause permanent damage to the lung, which requires early pulmonary rehabilitation. The long-lived immune memory response against coronavirus requires further studies to assess the potential benefit.Trail registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03443102. Registered prospectively on 22/02/2018.
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