COVID-19 Pandemic and the Convalescent Plasma Therapy: Possible Benefits and Risks.

IF 3.1 Q2 MICROBIOLOGY Current Clinical Microbiology Reports Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-07-03 DOI:10.1007/s40588-021-00174-8
Rashed Noor, Nishat Tasnim, Chandrika Saha
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Purpose of review: COVID-19 pandemic has been the major threat to the global public health for a year (last of 2019-till date); and unfortunately, there is still as no specific antiviral agent which can be effectively used against this disease curation. Present review focused on the application of the convalescent plasma (CP) therapy as a quick remediation of the disease severity.

Recent findings: While several drugs have been repurposed based on a number of completed clinical trials together with a huge ongoing effort to develop appropriate vaccine against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the therapeutic approach of the CP therapy appears to be one of the effective methods to rescue the severely affected COVID-19 patients. Such a therapy based on passive immunity evolved from the SARS-CoV-2-infected patients who have fully recovered from COVID-19; and hence these individuals are quite likely to possess high titers of the SARS-CoV-2-neutralizing immunoglobulins (antibodies). However, there are some risks such therapy, and its effectivity also appeared doubtful in some cases. Thus, the current review discussed the issues raised by the administration of such plasma into the SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals.

Summary: Application of CP therapy has been conducted since long time; and for the mitigation of COVID-19 severity, such pharmaceutical strategy is also being employed in spite of several risks which actually can be monitored as well as optimized in order to combat the SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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COVID-19大流行与恢复期血浆治疗:可能的益处和风险。
审查目的:COVID-19大流行已成为全球公共卫生的主要威胁一年(2019年最后一年-至今);不幸的是,目前还没有特异性的抗病毒药物可以有效地对抗这种疾病。现就恢复期血浆(CP)治疗作为一种快速修复疾病严重程度的方法进行综述。最近的发现:虽然基于一些已完成的临床试验,以及开发针对严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒-2 (SARS-CoV-2)的适当疫苗的巨大努力,已经对几种药物进行了重新利用,但CP治疗方法似乎是拯救严重感染COVID-19患者的有效方法之一。这种基于被动免疫的治疗方法是从COVID-19完全康复的sars - cov -2感染患者进化而来的;因此,这些人很可能具有高滴度的sars - cov -2中和免疫球蛋白(抗体)。然而,这种治疗存在一定的风险,在某些情况下其有效性也令人怀疑。因此,本综述讨论了将这种血浆注入sars - cov -2感染个体所引起的问题。总结:CP治疗的应用由来已久;为了减轻COVID-19的严重程度,尽管存在一些实际上可以监测和优化的风险,但为了对抗SARS-CoV-2感染,这种药物策略也被采用。
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期刊介绍: Current Clinical Microbiology Reports commissions expert reviews from leading scientists at the forefront of research in microbiology. The journal covers this broad field by dividing it into four key main areas of study: virology, bacteriology, parasitology, and mycology. Within each of the four sections, experts from around the world address important aspects of clinical microbiology such as immunology, diagnostics, therapeutics, antibiotics and antibiotic resistance, and vaccines. Some of the world’s foremost authorities in the field of microbiology serve as section editors and editorial board members. Section editors select topics for which leading researchers are invited to contribute comprehensive review articles that emphasize new developments and recently published papers of major importance, which are highlighted in annotated reference lists. These timely reviews of the literature examine the latest scientific discoveries and controversies as they emerge and are indispensable to both researchers and clinicians. The editorial board, composed of more than 20 internationally diverse members, reviews the annual table of contents, ensures that topics address all aspects of emerging research, and where applicable suggests topics of critical importance to various countries/regions.
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