Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies and anti-Omicron IgG induced by BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine in patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic disease: an explanatory study in JapanResearch in context

Autor: Yuta Yamaguchi, Shinichiro Nameki, Yasuhiro Kato, Ryotaro Saita, Tomoharu Sato, Sayaka Nagao, Teruaki Murakami, Yuko Yoshimine, Saori Amiya, Takayoshi Morita, Yasutaka Okita, Takahiro Kawasaki, Jun Fujimoto, Yasutaka Ueda, Yuichi Maeda, Akane Watanabe, Hyota Takamatsu, Sumiyuki Nishida, Yoshihito Shima, Masashi Narazaki, Atsushi Kumanogoh
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, Vol 32, Iss , Pp 100661- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2666-6065
DOI: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100661
Popis: Summary: Background: Autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic disease (AIRD) patients are at high risk of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but the medium-term effects of immunosuppressants on vaccine efficacy are unknown. We investigated the duration of humoral responses against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) wild-type and Omicron variant in AIRD patients administered with two doses of the BNT162b2 (Pfizer–BioNTech) vaccine. Methods: Serum-neutralizing antibody (NAb) and anti-receptor-binding domain (RBD)/spike antibody levels were measured. Short- and medium-term effects of immunosuppressants were analyzed pre-vaccination (Term 1) and 14–42 days (Term 2) and 100–200 days (Term 3) after the second vaccination. Findings: From Feb 1, 2021, to Feb 28, 2022, 439 AIRD patients and 146 healthy controls were investigated. The seropositivity rate and log10-NAb titers were significantly lower in AIRD patients than in controls at Terms 2 and 3. In rheumatoid arthritis patients, tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitors (TNFis) at Term 3, and older age, glucocorticoids, and abatacept at Terms 2 and 3 were risk factors for reduced responses. Anti-Omicron RBD/spike IgG levels strongly correlated with NAb titers. Interpretation: Glucocorticoids, TNFis, and abatacept treatments negatively affect the longevity of humoral responses to SARS-CoV-2, including Omicron, after two vaccine doses. These findings may inform the timing of additional vaccination for AIRD patients. Funding: Cloud Funding of Peace Winds Japan; Center of Innovation Program from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan; Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI; Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development; Kansai Economic Federation; Mitsubishi Zaidan; and Research Grant from Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development—Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology.
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