coronavirus COVID-19
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Franciscus Ziekenhuis
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Cohort 1 (obesity cohort) - >=18 and =30 kg/m2 - Patient of Franciscus Hospital Cohort 2 (control cohort) - >=18 and
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Cohort 1 and 2 (obesity cohort and control cohort) - Acute infection or current systemic immunological disorders - Use of immune-modulatory medication (i.e., corticosteroids and biologicals) - Hormonal therapy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measurement of pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1β, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) production by macrophages in response to SARS-CoV-2 viral and antibody costimulation. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Pro-inflammatory cytokine (IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF) production by macrophages upon separate viral stimulation and antibody stimulation - Macrophage expression levels of activation markers and Fc-gamma receptors - Macrophage intracellular lipid content - Macrophage metabolic profiling - mRNA expression of proteins of interest in macrophages - Epigenetic analyses: chromatin accessibility, histone modification, and transcription/epigenetic factor binding - Proteomics (profiling of plasma proteins) - SARS-CoV-2 antigen-specific T cell responses - SARS-CoV-2 antigen-specific antibodies - Clinical chemistry and haematology data (only cohort 1) - Plasma pro-inflammatory cytokine levels - Additional cytokines and chemokines produced by macrophages upon stimulation with antibodies - History of and severity of prior SARS-CoV-2 infections | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed