• J. Exp. Med. · Dec 2020

    Phenotypical and functional alteration of unconventional T cells in severe COVID-19 patients.

    • Youenn Jouan, Antoine Guillon, Loïc Gonzalez, Yonatan Perez, Chloé Boisseau, Stephan Ehrmann, Marion Ferreira, Thomas Daix, Robin Jeannet, Bruno François, Dequin Pierre-François ... more PF Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires, UMR 1100, Tours, France. , Mustapha Si-Tahar, Thomas Baranek, and Christophe Paget. less
    • Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, Centre d'Etude des Pathologies Respiratoires, UMR 1100, Tours, France.
    • J. Exp. Med. 2020 Dec 7; 217 (12).

    AbstractCOVID-19 includes lung infection ranging from mild pneumonia to life-threatening acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Dysregulated host immune response in the lung is a key feature in ARDS pathophysiology. However, cellular actors involved in COVID-19-driven ARDS are poorly understood. Here, in blood and airways of severe COVID-19 patients, we serially analyzed unconventional T cells, a heterogeneous class of T lymphocytes (MAIT, γδT, and iNKT cells) with potent antimicrobial and regulatory functions. Circulating unconventional T cells of COVID-19 patients presented with a profound and persistent phenotypic alteration. In the airways, highly activated unconventional T cells were detected, suggesting a potential contribution in the regulation of local inflammation. Finally, expression of the CD69 activation marker on blood iNKT and MAIT cells of COVID-19 patients on admission was predictive of clinical course and disease severity. Thus, COVID-19 patients present with an altered unconventional T cell biology, and further investigations will be required to precisely assess their functions during SARS-CoV-2-driven ARDS.© 2020 Jouan et al.

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