Profound dysregulation of T cell homeostasis and function in patients with severe COVID-19.
Sarah AdamoStéphane ChevrierCarlo CerviaYves ZurbuchenMiro E RaeberLiliane YangSujana SivapathamAndrea JacobsEsther BaechliAlain RudigerMelina Stüssi-HelblingLars C HuberDominik J SchaerBernd BodenmillerOnur BoymanJakob NilssonPublished in: Allergy (2021)
Our study suggests that severe COVID-19 is characterized by extensive T cell dysfunction and T cell apoptosis, which is associated with signs of homeostatic T cell proliferation and T cell recovery.