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ArticleHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2019

Effectiveness of Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination after splenectomy - impact on selected immunological parameters.

Ewelina Grywalska, Dorota Siwicka-Gieroba, Michał Mielnik, Martyna Podgajna, Krzysztof Gosik, Wojciech Dąbrowski, Jacek Roliński

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Article in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ewelina Grywalskaa Department of Clinical Immunology and Immunotherapy , Medical University of Lublin , Lublin , Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0451-4741
Dorota Siwicka-Gierobab Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care , Medical University of Lublin , Lublin , Poland.
Michał Mielnika Department of Clinical Immunology and Immunotherapy , Medical University of Lublin , Lublin , Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4473-5319
Martyna Podgajnaa Department of Clinical Immunology and Immunotherapy , Medical University of Lublin , Lublin , Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-2863-5142
Krzysztof Gosika Department of Clinical Immunology and Immunotherapy , Medical University of Lublin , Lublin , Poland.
Wojciech Dąbrowskib Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care , Medical University of Lublin , Lublin , Poland.
Jacek Rolińskia Department of Clinical Immunology and Immunotherapy , Medical University of Lublin , Lublin , Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5596-2651
Medical University of Lublin · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Splenectomy is a surgery indicated in case of splenic rupture after injury, when there are tumors in the spleen, or as a treatment for certain diseases, such as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and spherocytosis. The aims of the study were to assess the immunological response to the Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine and the post-vaccination changes in lymphocyte subsets and cell activation markers in splenectomized patients and healthy volunteers. Blood samples were collected from 25 patients that had undergone splenectomy and from 15 healthy, non-splenectomized volunteers. All participants received a single dose of Hib vaccine. The concentration of specific Hib antibodies was assessed by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Selected immune cell populations were evaluated using flow cytometry. The analysis of the antibody titers against Hib showed statistically significant differences in both groups. There was a significantly higher percentage (p = 0.0012) and absolute value (p = 0.0003) of natural killer T (NKT)-like cells (CD3+/CD16+ CD56+) in the study group, compared to the control group. The levels of natural killer (NK) and NKT cells did not change relative to the cause and age of splenectomy. The quantity and percentage of regulatory T (Treg) cells were higher in the study group compared to the control group (p < 0.0001). No significant correlations were found between the time elapsed since splenectomy, the age of the patients, and the Treg levels. Our study showed that spleen resection results in an important deterioration of Treg cells and Th17 cell balance which may contribute to an incomplete immunological response.

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AdultAgedAntibodies, BacterialBacterial CapsulesCase-Control StudiesHaemophilus VaccinesHumansLymphocyte ActivationMiddle AgedSpleenSplenectomyTh17 CellsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryYoung AdultAntibodies, BacterialHaemophilus influenzae type b polysaccharide vaccineHaemophilus Vaccinesimmunological responseimmunologylymphocytesNKT-like cellssplenectomytreg cellsvaccine

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