Christa Lichtensteiger, Maximilian Koblischke, Fiamma Berner, Ann-Kristin Jochum, Tobias Sinnberg, Beatrice Balciunaite, Mette-Triin Purde, Vincent Walter, Marie-Therese Abdou, Kathrin Hofmeister, Philipp Kohler, Pietro Vernazza, Werner C Albrich, Christian R Kahlert, Alexander Zoufaly, Marianna T Traugott, Lukas Kern, Urs Pietsch, Gian-Reto Kleger, Miodrag Filipovic, Manfred Kneilling, Antonio Cozzio, Oltin Pop, David Bomze, Andreas Bergthaler, Omar Hasan Ali, Judith Aberle, Lukas Flatz
BACKGROUND: The role of autoreactive T cells on the course of Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) remains elusive. Type II pneumocytes represent the main target cells of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Autoimmune responses against antigens highly expressed in type II pneumocytes may influence the severity of COVID-19 disease. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate autoreactive T cell responses against self-antigens highly expressed in type II pneumocytes in the blood of COVID-19 patients with severe and non-severe disease...
October 10, 2023: Journal of Autoimmunity