Primary SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: long-term humoral immune responses and effects on disease activity

Abstract Background: Patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) on immunosuppressants (ISPs) may have impaired long-term humoral immune responses and increased disease activity after SARS-CoV-2 infection. We aimed to investigate long-term humoral immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 and increased disease activity after a primary SARS-CoV-2 infection in unvaccinated IMID patients on ISPs. Methods: IMID patients on active treatment with ISPs and controls (i.e. IMID patients not on ISP and healthy controls) with a confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection before first vaccination were included from an ongoing prospective cohort study (T2B! study). Clinical data on infections and increased disease activity were registered using electronic surveys and health records. A serum sample was collected before first vaccination to measure SARS-CoV-2 anti-receptor-binding domain (RBD) antibodies. Results: In total, 193 IMID patients on ISP and 113 controls were included. Serum samples from 185 participants were available, with a median time of 173 days between infection and sample collection. The rate of seropositive IMID patients on ISPs was 78% compared to 100% in controls (p<0.001). Seropositivity rates were lowest in patients on anti-CD20 (40.0%) and anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents (60.5%), as compared to other ISPs (p<0.001 and p<0.001, respectively). Increased disease activity after infection was reported by 68 of 260 patients (26.2%; 95% CI 21.2–31.8%), leading to ISP intensification in 6 out of these 68 patients (8.8%). Conclusion: IMID patients using ISPs showed reduced long-term humoral immune responses after primary SARS-CoV-2 infection, which was mainly attributed to treatment with anti-CD20 and anti-TNF agents. Increased disease activity after SARS-CoV-2 infection was reported commonly, but was mostly mild. Trial registration NL74974.018.20, Trial ID: NL8900. Registered on 9 September 2020..

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Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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ResearchSquare.com - (2023) vom: 17. Okt. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

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Englisch

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Dam, Koos van [VerfasserIn]
Volkers, Adriaan [VerfasserIn]
Wieske, Luuk [VerfasserIn]
Stalman, Eileen [VerfasserIn]
Kummer, Laura [VerfasserIn]
kempen, Zoe van [VerfasserIn]
Killestein, Joep [VerfasserIn]
Tas, Sander [VerfasserIn]
Boekel, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Wolbink, Gertjan [VerfasserIn]
Kooi, Anneke van der [VerfasserIn]
Raaphorst, Joost [VerfasserIn]
Takkenberg, Bart [VerfasserIn]
D'Haens, Geert [VerfasserIn]
Spuls, Phyllis [VerfasserIn]
Bekkenk, Marcel [VerfasserIn]
Musters, Annelie [VerfasserIn]
Post, Nicoline [VerfasserIn]
Bosma, Angela [VerfasserIn]
Hilhorst, Marc [VerfasserIn]
Vegting, Yosta [VerfasserIn]
Bemelman, Frederike [VerfasserIn]
Voskuyl, Alexandre [VerfasserIn]
Broens, Bo [VerfasserIn]
Sanchez, Agner Parra [VerfasserIn]
Els, Cecile van [VerfasserIn]
de Wit, Jelle [VerfasserIn]
Rutgers, Abraham [VerfasserIn]
de Leeuw, Karina [VerfasserIn]
Horvath, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Verschuuren, Jan [VerfasserIn]
Ruiter, Annabel [VerfasserIn]
Ouwerkerk, Lotte van [VerfasserIn]
Woude, Diane van der [VerfasserIn]
Allaart, Renee [VerfasserIn]
Teng, Onno [VerfasserIn]
Paassen, Pieter van [VerfasserIn]
Busch, Matthias [VerfasserIn]
Jallah, Papay [VerfasserIn]
Brusse, Esther [VerfasserIn]
Doorn, Pieter van [VerfasserIn]
Baars, Adaja [VerfasserIn]
Hijnen, DirkJan [VerfasserIn]
Schreurs, Corine [VerfasserIn]
Pol, Ludo van der [VerfasserIn]
Goedee, Stephan [VerfasserIn]
Steenhuis, Maurice [VerfasserIn]
Keijzer, Sofie [VerfasserIn]
Keijser, Jim [VerfasserIn]
Cristianawati, Olvi [VerfasserIn]
Brinke, Anja ten [VerfasserIn]
Verstegen, Niels [VerfasserIn]
Ham, Marieke van [VerfasserIn]
Rispens, Theo [VerfasserIn]
Kuijpers, Taco [VerfasserIn]
Lowenberg, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Eftimov, Filip [VerfasserIn]

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-2272601/v1

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