COVID-19 vaccines are not associated with axonal injury in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Autor: Sainz de la Maza S; Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Universidad de Alcalá, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Red Española de Esclerosis Múltiple (REEM), Red de Enfermedades Inflamatorias (REI), Madrid, Spain., Rodero-Romero A; Department of Immunology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Universidad de Alcalá, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Red Española de Esclerosis Múltiple (REEM), Red de Enfermedades Inflamatorias (REI), Madrid, Spain., Monreal E; Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Universidad de Alcalá, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Red Española de Esclerosis Múltiple (REEM), Red de Enfermedades Inflamatorias (REI), Madrid, Spain., Chico-García JL; Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Universidad de Alcalá, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Red Española de Esclerosis Múltiple (REEM), Red de Enfermedades Inflamatorias (REI), Madrid, Spain., Villarrubia N; Department of Immunology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Universidad de Alcalá, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Red Española de Esclerosis Múltiple (REEM), Red de Enfermedades Inflamatorias (REI), Madrid, Spain., Rodríguez-Jorge F; Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Universidad de Alcalá, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Red Española de Esclerosis Múltiple (REEM), Red de Enfermedades Inflamatorias (REI), Madrid, Spain., Fernández-Velasco JI; Department of Immunology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Universidad de Alcalá, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Red Española de Esclerosis Múltiple (REEM), Red de Enfermedades Inflamatorias (REI), Madrid, Spain., Sainz-Amo R; Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Universidad de Alcalá, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Red Española de Esclerosis Múltiple (REEM), Red de Enfermedades Inflamatorias (REI), Madrid, Spain.; Department of Immunology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Universidad de Alcalá, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Red Española de Esclerosis Múltiple (REEM), Red de Enfermedades Inflamatorias (REI), Madrid, Spain., Costa-Frossard L; Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Universidad de Alcalá, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Red Española de Esclerosis Múltiple (REEM), Red de Enfermedades Inflamatorias (REI), Madrid, Spain., Masjuan J; Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Universidad de Alcalá, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Red Española de Esclerosis Múltiple (REEM), Red de Enfermedades Inflamatorias (REI), Madrid, Spain., Villar LM; Department of Immunology, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Universidad de Alcalá, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Red Española de Esclerosis Múltiple (REEM), Red de Enfermedades Inflamatorias (REI), Madrid, Spain.
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Zdroj: Frontiers in immunology [Front Immunol] 2024 Aug 22; Vol. 15, pp. 1439393. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 22 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1439393
Abstrakt: Objective: To evaluate the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) by assessing their impact on serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL) levels as a marker of neuroaxonal damage.
Methods: Single-center observational longitudinal study including patients with MS who consecutively received their initial vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, following the first national immunization program in Spain. Serum samples were collected at baseline and after receiving the second dose of the vaccine. sNfL levels were quantified using the single molecule array (SIMOA) technique. Adverse events, including clinical or radiological reactivation of the disease, were recorded.
Results: Fifty-two patients were included (median age, 39.7 years [range, 22.5-63.3]; 71.2% female). After SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, no increased inflammatory activity, either determined by the presence of relapses and/or new MRI lesions and/or high sNfL levels, was detected. Accordingly, there was no difference between median sNfL levels before and after vaccination (5.39 vs. 5.76 pg/ml, p=0.6). Despite this, when looking at baseline patient characteristics before vaccination, younger age associated with disease activity after vaccination (OR 0.87, 95% CI: 0.77-0.98, p=0.022). Larger studies are needed to validate these results.
Conclusion: COVID-19 vaccines did not cause reactivation of disease at a clinical, radiological or molecular level, thus suggesting that they are safe in MS patients.
Competing Interests: SS received research grants, travel support or honoraria for speaking engagements from Almirall, Biogen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Janssen, Merck, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi-Genzyme, and Teva. EM received research grants, travel support or honoraria for speaking engagements from Almirall, Biogen, Janssen, Merck, Novartis, Roche, and Sanofi-Genzyme. JC-G has received honorary for speaking engagements or consulting services from Biogen, Bayer, Bial, Bristol-Myers, Johnson&Johnson and Sanofi-Genzyme. FR-J has received honorary for speaking engagements or consulting services from Bial, Biogen, Johnson&Johnson and Sanofi-Genzyme. RS-A has received honorary for speaking engagements from Johnson&Johnson. LC-F received speaker fees, travel support, and/or served on advisory boards by Almirall, Bayer, Biogen, Biopas, Bristol Myers Squibb, Celgene, Ipsen, Janssen, Merck, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi and Teva. LV received research grants, travel support or honoraria for speaking engagements from Biogen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck, Novartis, Roche and Sanofi-Genzyme. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The author(s) declared that they were an editorial board member of Frontiers, at the time of submission. This had no impact on the peer review process and the final decision.
(Copyright © 2024 Sainz de la Maza, Rodero-Romero, Monreal, Chico-García, Villarrubia, Rodríguez-Jorge, Fernández-Velasco, Sainz-Amo, Costa-Frossard, Masjuan and Villar.)
Databáze: MEDLINE