Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children and Kawasaki Disease: Parallels in Pathogenesis and Treatment

L Cannon, MJ Campbell, EY Wu - Current Allergy and Asthma Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Since it first appeared, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in
children (MIS-C) associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been compared …

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 on patients with inborn errors of immunity

SG Tangye, L Abel, S Al-Muhsen, A Aiuti… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the arrival of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in
December 2019, its characterization as a novel human pathogen, and the resulting …

Autoantibodies targeting type I interferons: Prevalence, mechanisms of induction, and association with viral disease susceptibility

BG Hale - European Journal of Immunology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The type I IFN (IFN‐I) system is essential to limit severe viral disease in humans.
Thus, IFN‐I deficiencies are associated with serious life‐threatening infections. Remarkably …

Pathogenesis, immunology, and immune‐targeted management of the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS‐C) or pediatric inflammatory multisystem …

W Feleszko, M Okarska‐Napierała… - Pediatric Allergy and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS‐C) is a rare, but severe complication of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). It develops approximately 4 weeks after severe …

Autoantibodies neutralizing type III interferons are uncommon in patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia

M Vanker, K Särekannu, A Fekkar… - Journal of Interferon & …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Autoantibodies (AABs) neutralizing type I interferons (IFN) underlie about 15% of cases of
critical coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia. The impact of autoimmunity …

NFKB2 haploinsufficiency identified via screening for IFN-α2 autoantibodies in children and adolescents hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2–related complications

A Bodansky, SE Vazquez, J Chou, T Novak… - Journal of allergy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Autoantibodies against type I IFNs occur in approximately 10% of adults with
life-threatening coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The frequency of anti-IFN …

Rubella virus chronic inflammatory disease and other unusual viral phenotypes in inborn errors of immunity

G Kilich, L Perelygina, KE Sullivan - Immunological Reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Infectious susceptibility is a component of many inborn errors of immunity. Nevertheless,
antibiotic use is often used as a surrogate in history taking for infectious susceptibility …

Higher COVID-19 pneumonia risk associated with anti-IFN-α than with anti-IFN-ω auto-Abs in children

P Bastard, A Gervais, M Taniguchi, L Saare… - Journal of Experimental …, 2024 - rupress.org
We found that 19 (10.4%) of 183 unvaccinated children hospitalized for COVID-19
pneumonia had autoantibodies (auto-Abs) neutralizing type I IFNs (IFN-α2 in 10 patients …

Rare genetic variants involved in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: a multicenter Brazilian cohort study

BCSD Reis, R Soares Faccion… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Despite the existing data on the Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
(MIS-C), the factors that determine these patients evolution remain elusive. Answers may lie …

Response to SARS-CoV-2 initial series and additional dose vaccine in pediatric patients with predominantly antibody deficiency

M Tandon, DV DiGiacomo, B Zhou… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Data regarding response to SARS-CoV-2 immunization in pediatric patients with
predominantly antibody deficiency (PAD) is limited. We evaluated SARS-CoV-2 …