Differential decline of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibody levels, innate and adaptive immune cells, and shift of Th1/inflammatory to Th2 serum cytokine levels long after first COVID-19.

Bernhard Kratzer Pia GattingerDoris TrapinPaul EttelUlrike KörmöcziArno RottalRobert B Stieger Al Nasar Ahmed SehgalMelanie FeichterKristina BorochovaInna Tulaeva Katharina Grabmeier-Pfistershammer Peter A Tauber Thomas Perkmann Ingrid Fae Sabine Wenda Michael Kundi Gottfried F Fischer Rudolph Valenta Winfried F Pickl

Published in: Allergy (2024)

COVID-19 causes long-term reduction of innate and adaptive immune cells which is associated with a Th2 serum cytokine profile. This may provide an immunological mechanism for long-term sequelae after COVID-19.

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coronavirus disease
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