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SUBMITTER: Fenoglio D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8242373 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of medical virology 20210503 9
In this observational study, 13 patients with severe COVID-19 and 10 healthy controls were enrolled. The data concerning the analysis of circulating T cells show that, in severe COVID-19 patients, the expansion of these cell compartments is prone to induce antibody response, inflammation (CCR4+ and CCR6+ TFH) and regulation (CD8+ Treg). This pathogenic mechanism could lead us to envision a possible new form of biological target therapy. ...[more]