1. The effect of tocilizumab, anakinra and prednisolone on antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 in patients with COVID-19: A prospective cohort study with multivariate analysis of factors affecting the antibody response.
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Başaran, Seniha, Şimşek-Yavuz, Serap, Meşe, Sevim, Çağatay, Atahan, Medetalibeyoğlu, Alpay, Öncül, Oral, Özsüt, Halit, Ağaçfidan, Ali, Gül, Ahmet, and Eraksoy, Haluk
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ANTIBODY formation , *COVID-19 , *SARS-CoV-2 , *FACTOR analysis , *MULTIVARIATE analysis - Abstract
[Display omitted] • Tocilizumab, anakinra and prednisolone did not affect the antibody response to SARS-CoV-2. • The antibody response correlated with and could be predicted by involvement on thoracic CT. • The antibody level also correlated with the level of lung involvement on thoracic CT. Disease severity, previous medications and immunosuppressive agents could affect the antibody response against SARS-CoV-2. This study aimed to analyze variables affecting the humoral response to SARS-CoV-2. This prospective cohort study included adult patients who recovered from COVID-19 and were admitted to a COVID-19 follow-up unit. Eight patient groups were defined in accordance with the results of thoracic computed tomography (CT), SARS-CoV-2 PCR test, and tocilizumab or anakinra use during active disease. Anti-S IgG antibodies were determined by ELISA in serum samples. Anti-S positive and negative cases were compared. A total of 518 patients were included in the study. SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies were positive in 82.8% of patients. SARS-CoV-2 PCR positivity, extent of lung involvement on CT, and time to antibody testing were independently associated with antibody positivity. Tocilizumab, anakinra or prednisolone use was not a factor affecting the antibody response. The rate of antibody response and sample/CO values among antibody-positive patients showed a linear relationship with the extent of lung involvement on CT. The use of tocilizumab, anakinra and prednisolone for COVID-19 did not affect the antibody response against SARS-CoV-2. The main driver of antibody response among patients with COVID-19 was the extent of pulmonary involvement on CT. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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