T helper type (Th1/Th2) responses to SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A (H1N1) virus: From cytokines produced to immune responses

Transpl Immunol. 2021 Nov 10:101495. doi: 10.1016/j.trim.2021.101495. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCytokines produced by T helper cells (Th cells) have essential roles in the body's defense against viruses. Type 1 T helper (Th1) cells are essential for the host defense toward intracellular pathogens while T helper type 2 (Th2) cells are considered to be critical for the helminthic parasites' elimination swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus, a disease led to an epidemic in 2009 and rapidly spread globally via human-to-human transmission. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has caused a global pandemic in 2020 and is a serious threat to the public health. Pulmonary immunopathology is the leading cause of death during influenza and SARS-CoV-2 epidemics and pandemics. Influenza and SARS-CoV-2 cause high levels of cytokines in the lung. Both inadequate levels and high levels of specific cytokines can have side effects. In this literature review article, we want to compare the Th1 and Th2 cells responses in SARS-CoV-2 and H1N1.PMID:34774738 | DOI:10.1016/j.trim.2021.101495

Source: Transplant Immunology - November 14, 2021 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Elahe Aleebrahim-Dehkordi Bahareh Molavi Melika Mokhtari Niloofar Deravi Mobina Fathi Tara Fazel Mehdi Mohebalizadeh Pooneh Koochaki Parnian Shobeiri Ali Hasanpour-Dehkordi Source Type: research