Asthma and COVID-19: a controversial relationship

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Dounce-Cuevas, Carlos A. [1 ]
Flores-Flores, Angelica [1 ,2 ]
Bazan, Mariana S. [1 ]
Portales-Rivera, Victor [1 ]
Morelos-Ulibarri, Araceli A. [1 ]
Bazan-Perkins, Blanca [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Tecnol Monterrey, Escuela Med & Ciencias Salud, Mexico City 14380, Mexico
[2] Inst Nacl Enfermedades Resp Ismael Cosio Villegas, Lab Inmunofarmacol, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
关键词
COVID-19; Asthma; Th2; IL-33; SARS-CoV2; IL-13; Atopy; Allergy; Mexico; Lockdown; INNATE IMMUNE-RESPONSES; VIRUS-INDUCED ASTHMA; INFLAMMATION; ASSOCIATION; PREVALENCE; RHINOVIRUS; ALLERGEN; CELLS;
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10.1186/s12985-023-02174-0
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection induces a spectrum of clinical manifestations that depend on the immune response of the patient, i.e., from an asymptomatic form to an inflammatory response with multiorgan deterioration. In some cases, severe cases of SARS-CoV-2 are characterized by an excessive, persistent release of inflammatory mediators known as a cytokine storm. This phenomenon arises from an ineffective T helper (Th)-1 response, which is unable to control the infection and leads to a reinforcement of innate immunity, causing tissue damage. The evolution of the disease produced by SARS-CoV2, known as COVID-19, has been of interest in several research fields. Asthma patients have been reported to present highly variable outcomes due to the heterogeneity of the disease. For example, the Th2 response in patients with allergic asthma is capable of decreasing Th1 activation in COVID-19, preventing the onset of a cytokine storm; additionally, IL-33 released by damaged epithelium in the context of COVID-19 potentiates either Th1 or T2-high responses, a process that contributes to poor outcomes. IL-13, a T2-high inflammatory cytokine, decreases the expression of angiotensin converting enzyme-2 (ACE2) receptor, hindering SARS-CoV-2 entry; finally, poor outcomes have been observed in COVID-19 patients with severe neutrophilic asthma. In other contexts, the COVID-19 lockdown has had interesting effects on asthma epidemiology. The incidence of asthma in the most populated states in Mexico, including Tamaulipas, which has the highest asthma incidence in the country, showed similar tendencies independent of how strict the lockdown measures were in each state. As described worldwide for various diseases, a decrease in asthma cases was observed during the COVID-19 lockdown. This decrease was associated with a drop in acute respiratory infection cases. The drop in cases of various diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension or depression, observed in 2020 was restored in 2022, but not for asthma and acute respiratory infections. There were slight increases in asthma cases when in-person classes resumed. In conclusion, although many factors were involved in asthma outcomes during the pandemic, it seems that acute respiratory infection is intimately linked to asthma cases. Social distancing during remote learning, particularly school lockdown, appears to be an important cause of the decrease in cases.
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