Convalescent Plasma Therapy against COVID-19: An Update on the Changing Facets of the ongoing Pandemic. 2023

Saquib Shahabe Abullais, and Suraj Arora, and Shadma Wahab, and Vishakha Grover, and Mohammed Yahya Alshahrani, and Shaik Mohamed Shamsudeen, and Shaik Mohammed Asif, and Amel Ibrahim Faragalla, and Mohamed Fadul Elagib
Department of Periodontics and Community Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, KSA.

The severe respiratory infections in the current pandemic coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) have influenced more or less every human life. The first person to get infected with this virus was reported in the capital of Hubei province (Wuhan), China, in late December 2019. Since the disease has been declared a pandemic, research scholars and experts have been manufacturing new vaccines or targeted therapies to curb the spread of SARS-CoV-2. However, only limited options have emerged so far, which yet require complete scientific validation by long-term data collection regarding safety and efficacy. In the wake of the recent emerging wave of the pandemic viz omicron variant, changing facets of the viral genome and dearth of preventative and therapeutic possibilities for the management of COVID-19, the usage of Convalescent Plasma Therapy (CPT) may be looked at as a potentially viable option of treatment in the existing situation. Earlier, immune plasma has been used with success in the management of H1N1 influenza virus, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-1 epidemics. In the present unpredictable situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the CPT is used with a positive outcome amongst many infected individuals in different parts of the world with acceptable efficacy. This article aimed to present an up-to-date evaluation of existing literature on the efficacy of convalescent plasma as a potential therapy, its safety and effectiveness and the challenges in treating COVID-19.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007116 Immunization, Passive Transfer of immunity from immunized to non-immune host by administration of serum antibodies, or transplantation of lymphocytes (ADOPTIVE TRANSFER). Convalescent Plasma Therapy,Immunoglobulin Therapy,Immunotherapy, Passive,Normal Serum Globulin Therapy,Passive Antibody Transfer,Passive Transfer of Immunity,Serotherapy,Passive Immunotherapy,Therapy, Immunoglobulin,Antibody Transfer, Passive,Passive Immunization,Therapy, Convalescent Plasma,Transfer, Passive Antibody
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000086382 COVID-19 A viral disorder generally characterized by high FEVER; COUGH; DYSPNEA; CHILLS; PERSISTENT TREMOR; MUSCLE PAIN; HEADACHE; SORE THROAT; a new loss of taste and/or smell (see AGEUSIA and ANOSMIA) and other symptoms of a VIRAL PNEUMONIA. In severe cases, a myriad of coagulopathy associated symptoms often correlating with COVID-19 severity is seen (e.g., BLOOD COAGULATION; THROMBOSIS; ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; SEIZURES; HEART ATTACK; STROKE; multiple CEREBRAL INFARCTIONS; KIDNEY FAILURE; catastrophic ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY SYNDROME and/or DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION). In younger patients, rare inflammatory syndromes are sometimes associated with COVID-19 (e.g., atypical KAWASAKI SYNDROME; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; pediatric multisystem inflammatory disease; and CYTOKINE STORM SYNDROME). A coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, in the genus BETACORONAVIRUS is the causative agent. 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease,2019 Novel Coronavirus Infection,2019-nCoV Disease,2019-nCoV Infection,COVID-19 Pandemic,COVID-19 Pandemics,COVID-19 Virus Disease,COVID-19 Virus Infection,Coronavirus Disease 2019,Coronavirus Disease-19,SARS Coronavirus 2 Infection,SARS-CoV-2 Infection,Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection,COVID19,2019 nCoV Disease,2019 nCoV Infection,2019-nCoV Diseases,2019-nCoV Infections,COVID 19,COVID 19 Pandemic,COVID 19 Virus Disease,COVID 19 Virus Infection,COVID-19 Virus Diseases,COVID-19 Virus Infections,Coronavirus Disease 19,Disease 2019, Coronavirus,Disease, 2019-nCoV,Disease, COVID-19 Virus,Infection, 2019-nCoV,Infection, COVID-19 Virus,Infection, SARS-CoV-2,Pandemic, COVID-19,SARS CoV 2 Infection,SARS-CoV-2 Infections,Virus Disease, COVID-19,Virus Infection, COVID-19
D000086402 SARS-CoV-2 A species of BETACORONAVIRUS causing atypical respiratory disease (COVID-19) in humans. The organism was first identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China. The natural host is the Chinese intermediate horseshoe bat, RHINOLOPHUS affinis. 2019 Novel Coronavirus,COVID-19 Virus,COVID19 Virus,Coronavirus Disease 2019 Virus,SARS Coronavirus 2,SARS-CoV-2 Virus,Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2,Wuhan Coronavirus,Wuhan Seafood Market Pneumonia Virus,2019-nCoV,2019 Novel Coronaviruses,COVID 19 Virus,COVID-19 Viruses,COVID19 Viruses,Coronavirus 2, SARS,Coronavirus, 2019 Novel,Coronavirus, Wuhan,Novel Coronavirus, 2019,SARS CoV 2 Virus,SARS-CoV-2 Viruses,Virus, COVID-19,Virus, COVID19,Virus, SARS-CoV-2,Viruses, COVID19
D000093522 COVID-19 Serotherapy Transfer of blood plasma derived from patients who have recovered from COVID-19 to non-immune hosts. COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Treatment,COVID-19 Convalescent Serum Treatment,COVID-19 Hyperimmune Globulin Therapy,COVID-19 Serum Therapy,COVID19 Hyperimmune Globulin Therapy,COVID19 Serotherapy,COVID19 Serum Therapy,Convalescent Plasma Treatment for Covid-19,Convalescent Serum Treatment for Covid-19,Coronavirus Disease 2019 Serotherapy,Coronavirus Disease-19 Serotherapy,Covid-19 Convalescent Sera Treatment,Hyperimmune Globulin Therapy for COVID-19,SARS-CoV-2 Convalescent Plasma Treatment,SARS-CoV-2 Convalescent Sera Treatment,SARS-CoV-2 Convalescent Serum Treatment,COVID-19 Serum Therapies,Convalescent Plasma Treatment for Covid 19,Convalescent Serum Treatment for Covid 19,Coronavirus Disease 19 Serotherapy,Coronavirus Disease-19 Serotherapies,Covid 19 Convalescent Sera Treatment,Disease-19 Serotherapies, Coronavirus,Serotherapies, COVID-19,Serotherapies, COVID19,Serotherapies, Coronavirus Disease-19,Serotherapy, COVID-19,Serotherapy, COVID19,Serotherapy, Coronavirus Disease-19,Serum Therapies, COVID-19,Serum Therapies, COVID19,Serum Therapy, COVID-19,Serum Therapy, COVID19,Therapies, COVID-19 Serum,Therapies, COVID19 Serum,Therapy, COVID-19 Serum,Therapy, COVID19 Serum
D053118 Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype A subtype of INFLUENZA A VIRUS with the surface proteins hemagglutinin 1 and neuraminidase 1. The H1N1 subtype was responsible for the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 and 2009 H1N1 pandemic. H1N1 Influenza Virus,H1N1 Virus,H1N1 subtype,H1N1v Viruses,Influenza A (H1N1)pdm09,Influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 Virus,Influenza A H1N1, Variant Virus,Swine-Origin Influenza A H1N1 Virus,H1N1 Influenza Viruses,H1N1 Viruses,H1N1 subtypes,H1N1v Virus,Influenza Virus, H1N1,Swine Origin Influenza A H1N1 Virus,Virus, H1N1,Virus, H1N1 Influenza,Virus, H1N1v,subtype, H1N1
D058873 Pandemics Epidemics of infectious disease that have spread to many countries, often more than one continent, and usually affecting a large number of people. Pandemic

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