Interleukin-1 Inhibitors and Vaccination Including COVID-19 in Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases : A Nonsystematic Review

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Newly emerging variants of coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) raise concerns about the spread of the disease, and with the rising case numbers, the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains a challenging medical emergency towards the end of the year 2021. Swiftly developed novel vaccines aid in the prevention of the spread, and it seems that a specific cure will not be at hand soon. The prognosis of COVID-19 in patients with autoimmune/autoinflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD) is more severe when compared to the otherwise healthy population, and vaccination is essential. Evidence for both the efficacy and safety of COVID-19 vaccination in AIIRD under immunosuppression is accumulating, but the effect of Interleukin-1 on vaccination in general and in AIIRD patients is rarely addressed in the current literature. In light of the current literature, it seems that the level of agreement on the timing of COVID-19 vaccination is moderate in patients using IL-1 blockers, and expert opinions may vary. Generally, it may be recommended that patients under IL-1 blockade can be vaccinated without interrupting the anti-cytokine therapy, especially in patients with ongoing high disease activity to avoid disease relapses. However, in selected cases, after balancing for disease activity and risk of relapses, vaccination may be given seven days after the drug levels have returned to baseline, especially for IL-1 blocking agents with long half-lives such as canakinumab and rilonacept. This may help to ensure an ideal vaccine response in the face of the possibility that AIIRD patients may develop a more pronounced and severe COVID-19 disease course.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in immunology - 12(2021) vom: 10., Seite 734279

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Atagündüz, Pamir [VerfasserIn]
Keser, Gökhan [VerfasserIn]
Soy, Mehmet [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

37CQ2C7X93
8K80YB5GMG
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Antirheumatic Agents
Autoimmune/autoinflammatory rheumatic diseases
COVID-19
COVID-19 Vaccines
Canakinumab
IL-1
IL1B protein, human
Immunosuppressive Agents
Interleukin-1 inhibitors
Interleukin-1beta
Journal Article
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
Review
Rilonacept
Vaccination

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Date Completed 23.02.2022

Date Revised 23.02.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fimmu.2021.734279

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM336861966