AAT and IL-6 levels pre-and post (28 days) tocilizumab (8mg/kg) in ward level patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection with corresponding isoelectric focussing (IEF) gel.
a. Decrease in AAT plasma levels in ward level patients post tocilizumab (n = 10)
(P < 0.0001) (paired T test). b. Maintenance of elevated IL-6 plasma levels in the same cohort of ward level patients throughout their 28 day course (ns=0.099, paired T test). c. Increased IL-6/AAT ratio at day 28 post tocilizumab (P = 0.046, paired T test)) d. Glycosylation pattern pre- and post tocilizumab infusion as compared to ward level patients receiving standard of care (SOC), matched for a similar AAT level and inflammatory profile sampled at the same timepoints.