Self-prescribed Ivermectin use is associated with a lower rate of seroconversion in health care workers diagnosed with COVID, in a dose-dependent response

作者：Célia Pedroso, Sara Nunes Vaz, Eduardo Martins Netto, Daniele Costa Borges Souza, Felice Deminco, Rafaela Mayoral, Eliana Almeida de Miranda Menezes, Ana Patricia Amancio da Cunha, Andrés Moreira‐Soto, Jan Felix Drexler, Carlos Brites · 发表于：The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases · 年份：2021 · DOI：10.1016/j.bjid.2021.101603 · 被引用次数：8 · 研究领域：Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment、Parasites and Host Interactions、Dermatological diseases and infestations

BACKGROUND: Over-the-counter use of ivermectin amongst other drugs as SARS-CoV-2 treatment has been increasingly common, despite the lack of evidence on its clinical efficacy. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of ivermectin use on production of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in health care workers (HCW) diagnosed with COVID-19 and of Th1/Th2 cytokines by stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells of the same cohort (PBMCs). METHODS: This cross-sectional study evaluated seroconversion and neutralizing antibodies production in HCW at Complexo Hospitalar Universitário Professor Edgard Santos (Salvador, Brazil), diagnosed with COVID-19 from May to July, 2020, as well as in vitro production of antibody against SARS-CoV-2 and Th1/Th2 cytokines. Analyses were performed between December 2020 and February 2021. Participants were stratified according to the use of ivermectin (≤ 1 dose vs. multiple doses) for treatment of COVID-19. RESULTS: 45 HCW were included (62% women). Mean age was 39 years, and disease severity was similar across groups. Neutralizing antibodies were detected less frequently in multiple doses (70%) vs. ≤ 1 dose (97%) groups, p = 0.02). PBMCs of patients in multiple doses group also were less likely to produce antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 following in vitro stimulation with purified spike protein in comparison with patients in ≤ 1 dose group (p < 0.001). PBMC´s production of Th1/Th2 cytokines levels was similar across groups. Abdominal pain (15% vs 46%, p = 0.04)...