PD-1 blockade counteracts post–COVID-19 immune abnormalities and stimulates the anti–SARS-CoV-2 immune response

A substantial proportion of patients who have recovered from coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) experience COVID-19–related symptoms even months after hospital discharge. We extensively immunologically characterized patients who recovered from COVID-19. In these patients, T cells were exhausted, wi...

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Main Authors: Cristian Loretelli, Ahmed Abdelsalam, Francesca D’Addio, Moufida Ben Nasr, Emma Assi, Vera Usuelli, Anna Maestroni, Andy Joe Seelam, Elio Ippolito, Stefania Di Maggio, Lara Loreggian, Dejan Radovanovic, Claudia Vanetti, Jun Yang, Basset El Essawy, Antonio Rossi, Ida Pastore, Laura Montefusco, Maria Elena Lunati, Andrea M. Bolla, Mara Biasin, Spinello Antinori, Pierachille Santus, Agostino Riva, Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti, Massimo Galli, Stefano Rusconi, Paolo Fiorina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Clinical investigation 2021-12-01
Series:JCI Insight
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.146701