Booster dose of SARS-CoV-2 messenger RNA vaccines strengthens the specific immune response of patients with rheumatoid arthritis : A prospective multicenter longitudinal study

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OBJECTIVES: To characterize the kinetics of humoral and T-cell responses in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-patients followed up to 4-6 weeks (T3) after the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine booster dose.

METHODS: Health care workers (HCWs, n = 38) and patients with RA (n = 52) completing the messenger RNA vaccination schedule were enrolled at T3. In each cohort, 25 subjects were sampled after 5 weeks (T1) and 6 months (T2) from the first vaccine dose. The humoral response was assessed by measuring anti-receptor-binding domain (RBD) and neutralizing antibodies, the T-cell response by interferon-γ-release assay (IGRA), T cell cytokine production, and B cell phenotype at T3 by flow cytometry.

RESULTS: Patients with RA showed a significant reduction of antibody titers from T1 to T2 and a significant increase at T3. T-cell response by IGRA persisted over time in patients with RA, whereas it increased in HCWs. Most patients with RA scored positive for anti-RBD, neutralizing antibody and T-cell responses, although the magnitude was lower than HCWs. The spike-specific-cytokine response was mainly clusters of differentiation (CD)4+ T cells restricted in both cohorts and significantly lower with reduced interleukin-2 response and CD4-antigen-responding naïve T cells in patients with RA. Unswitched memory B cells were reduced in patients with RA compared with HCWs independently of vaccination.

CONCLUSION: COVID-19 vaccine booster strengthens the humoral immunity in patients with RA even with a reduced cytokine response.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:125

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International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 125(2022) vom: 01. Dez., Seite 195-208

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Farroni, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Aiello, Alessandra [VerfasserIn]
Picchianti-Diamanti, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Laganà, Bruno [VerfasserIn]
Petruccioli, Elisa [VerfasserIn]
Agrati, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Garbuglia, Anna Rosa [VerfasserIn]
Meschi, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Lapa, Daniele [VerfasserIn]
Cuzzi, Gilda [VerfasserIn]
Petrone, Linda [VerfasserIn]
Vanini, Valentina [VerfasserIn]
Salmi, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Altera, Anna Maria Gerarda [VerfasserIn]
Repele, Federica [VerfasserIn]
Grassi, Germana [VerfasserIn]
Bettini, Aurora [VerfasserIn]
Vita, Serena [VerfasserIn]
Mariano, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Damiani, Arianna [VerfasserIn]
Infantino, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Grossi, Valentina [VerfasserIn]
Manfredi, Mariangela [VerfasserIn]
Niccoli, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Puro, Vincenzo [VerfasserIn]
Rosa, Roberta Di [VerfasserIn]
Salemi, Simonetta [VerfasserIn]
Sesti, Giorgio [VerfasserIn]
Scolieri, Palma [VerfasserIn]
Bruzzese, Vincenzo [VerfasserIn]
Benucci, Maurizio [VerfasserIn]
Cantini, Fabrizio [VerfasserIn]
Nicastri, Emanuele [VerfasserIn]
Goletti, Delia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Neutralizing
Antibodies, Viral
Antibody response
COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID-19 vaccine
Cytokines
Immunosuppressive therapy
Journal Article
MRNA Vaccines
Multicenter Study
RNA, Messenger
Rheumatoid arthritis
SARS-CoV-2
T-cell response

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Date Completed 20.12.2022

Date Revised 21.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijid.2022.10.035

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM348422172