Increase in the number of new cases of ANCA-associated vasculitis in the COVID-19 vaccine era

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Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is an autoimmune vasculitis characterized by the production of antibodies against ANCA, with unclear pathogenesis. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 mRNA vaccination has been available in Japan since February 2021. Although autoimmune symptoms have been reported after COVID-19 vaccinations, there have been no clinical investigations regarding the relationship between COVID-19 mRNA vaccines and the pathogenesis of AAV. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate whether the administration of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines affects the development of AAV. The study identified patients with new-onset AAV who were MPO-ANCA or PR3-ANCA positive and met the entry criteria of the AAV EMA classification algorithm. The study compared the number of new AAV cases per year before and after the start of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine program in Japan. The study found that the annual number of new cases of AAV in Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture increased by approximately 1.5-fold since the COVID-19 vaccine program was initiated, suggesting a possible link between the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines and the development of AAV. Although the study provides insight into the clinical evaluation and management of autoimmune symptoms following COVID-19 vaccination, further investigation of the possible association between COVID-19 mRNA vaccines and the pathogenesis of AAV is required.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:252

Enthalten in:

Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) - 252(2023) vom: 15. Juli, Seite 109656

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sato, Tomohito [VerfasserIn]
Umeda, Masataka [VerfasserIn]
Sato, Shuntaro [VerfasserIn]
Michitsuji, Toru [VerfasserIn]
Shimizu, Toshimasa [VerfasserIn]
Koga, Tomohiro [VerfasserIn]
Furuse, Yuki [VerfasserIn]
Kawakami, Atsushi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ANCA associated vasculitis
Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
COVID-19
COVID-19 Vaccines
Case Reports
EC 1.11.1.7
EC 3.4.21.76
Letter
Myeloblastin
Peroxidase
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Vaccine

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Date Completed 15.06.2023

Date Revised 21.06.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.clim.2023.109656

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357656008