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Mehrnoush Hadaddzadeh Shakiba^1,2, Ioanna Gemünd^1,3,4, Marc Beyer^1,2,5

¹Systems Medicine, Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.

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Summary

T cells play a crucial role in COVID-19, influencing disease severity through lung inflammation. Understanding these T cell responses is key to managing SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Keywords:

COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 T-cell lung pathomechanism

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Immunology
Respiratory Medicine
Virology

Background:

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the global threat of novel respiratory infections.
SARS-CoV-2 pathophysiology involves complex inflammatory responses, critical for disease outcomes.
T cells are central to both resolving and exacerbating COVID-19, particularly in the lungs.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the critical role of T cells in COVID-19 pathogenesis.
To focus on the local immune response within the lung during SARS-CoV-2 infection.
To analyze T cell phenotypes associated with mild, moderate, and severe COVID-19.

Main Methods:

Literature review of recent studies on T cell responses in COVID-19.
Analysis of T cell phenotypes in relation to disease severity.
Examination of T cell involvement in lung inflammation.

Main Results:

Distinct T cell phenotypes are observed across different COVID-19 severity levels.
T cell responses in the lung can be both protective and detrimental.
Inflammation driven by T cells contributes significantly to COVID-19 outcomes.

Conclusions:

T cell responses are pivotal in determining COVID-19 severity and lung pathology.
Further research is needed to fully elucidate the protective and damaging roles of T cells.
Targeting T cell responses may offer therapeutic strategies for severe COVID-19.