Serological Response to BNT162b2 Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases : Results From the RHEUVAX Cohort

Copyright © 2022 Mauro, Ciancio, Di Vico, Passariello, Rozza, Pasquale, Pantano, Cannistrà, Bucci, Scriffignano, Riccio, Patrone, Scalise, Ruscitti, Montemurro, Giordano, Vietri and Ciccia..

Objective: In the light of the current COVID-19 epidemic and the availability of effective vaccines, this study aims to identify factors associated with non-response to anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccines as immunological alteration associated with immune rheumatic diseases (IRD) and immunosuppressive medications may impair the response to vaccination.

Methods: Volunteers in the health profession community with IRD, age, and sex-matched controls (CTRL) who underwent vaccination with two doses of BNT162b2 were recruited for this study. Anti-Trimeric Spike protein antibodies were assayed eight ± one weeks after the second vaccine dose. Univariate and logistic regression analyses were performed to identify factors independently associated with non-response and low antibody titers.

Results: Samples were obtained from 237 IRD patients (m/f 73/164, mean age 57, CI 95% [56-59]): 4 autoinflammatory diseases (AI), 62 connective tissue diseases (CTD), 86 rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 71 spondylarthritis (SpA) and 14 vasculitis (Vsc). 232 CTRL were recruited (m/f 71/161, mean age 57, CI 95% [56-58]). Globally, IRD had a lower seroconversion rate (88.6% vs 99.6%, CI 95% OR [1.61-5.73], p<0.001) and lower antibody titer compared to controls (median (IQR) 403 (131.5-1012) versus 1160 (702.5-1675), p<0.001). After logistic regression, age, corticosteroid (CCS), Abatacept and Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) use were associated with non-response. Lower antibody titer was associated with the use of MMF, ABA, CCS, Rituximab, tumor necrosis factor inhibitor, JAK inhibitors, and higher age.

Conclusion: The response to anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccines is often impaired in IRD patients under treatment and may pose them at higher risk of severe COVID-19. Specific vaccination protocols are desirable for these patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in immunology - 13(2022) vom: 18., Seite 901055

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mauro, Daniele [VerfasserIn]
Ciancio, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Di Vico, Claudio [VerfasserIn]
Passariello, Luana [VerfasserIn]
Rozza, Gelsomina [VerfasserIn]
Pasquale, Maria Dora [VerfasserIn]
Pantano, Ilenia [VerfasserIn]
Cannistrà, Carlo [VerfasserIn]
Bucci, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Scriffignano, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Riccio, Flavia [VerfasserIn]
Patrone, Martina [VerfasserIn]
Scalise, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Ruscitti, Piero [VerfasserIn]
Montemurro, Maria Vittoria [VerfasserIn]
Giordano, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Vietri, Maria Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Ciccia, Francesco [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Viral
Arthritis
Autoimmunity
BNT162 Vaccine
COVID-19
Connective tissue disease (CTD)
Journal Article
N38TVC63NU
Rheumatic and muscoluskeletal disease
Vaccines

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Date Completed 06.07.2022

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fimmu.2022.901055

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM343051052