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ArticlemedRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences2021

Early immunologic response to mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in patients receiving biologics and/or immunomodulators.

Esteban Rodríguez-Martinó, Rafael Medina-Prieto, Jorge Santana-Bagur, María Santé, Petraleigh Pantoja, Ana M Espino, Carlos A Sariol, Esther A Torres

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Article in medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Esteban Rodríguez-MartinóMD. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Rafael Medina-PrietoMD. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Jorge Santana-BagurDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan.
María SantéDepartment of Pathology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Petraleigh PantojaUnit of Comparative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Ana M EspinoDepartment of Microbiology and Medical Zoology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Carlos A SariolUnit of Comparative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Esther A TorresMD. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
University of Puerto Rico System · PRUniversity of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus · PR

Funding

TECHNOLOGIES AND RESOURCES FOR CORE LABORATORIESU54MD007587 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MED SCIENCES · PI LUCIANO, CARLOS A., WOJNA, VALERIE · 2012 to 2018
$23.2M
Tracking and Evaluation CoreU54GM133807 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MED SCIENCES · PI CRUZ-CORREA, MARCIA ROXANA · 2020 to 2024
$17.7M
SARS-CoV-2 correlates of protection in a Latino-origin populationU01CA260541 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MED SCIENCES · PI BRIEN, JAMES D, LOPEZ, MARCOS · 2020 to 2024
$3.4M
NCI NIH HHS U01 CA260541NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM133807NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD007587
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients with immune conditions and immune-modifying therapies were excluded from the Covid-19 vaccine trials. Studies have shown conflicting response to different vaccines in persons receiving immune suppressors or biologics. The aim of this study is to evaluate humoral and cellular response to Covid-19 vaccines in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) using biologic and/or immunomodulatory (IMM) therapies. Methods: Participants are adults with IBD receiving biologics or IMM planning to receive a Covid 19 vaccine. Cellular immunity (CD4+ and CD8+ T cell levels) with flow cytometry are measured at baseline and 2 weeks after each vaccine dose. Humoral immunity (antibody titers and neutralizing capacity,VNT%) is analyzed by ELISA at baseline, 2 weeks after each dose, and 6 and 12 months after vaccine. We present the early results of the first 19 subjects. The study is approved by the IRB. Results: 19 subjects (18 in biologics and 1 in IMM) who received 2 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are included. Total IgG antibodies increased 21.13 times after the first dose and 90 times after the second dose. VTN% increased 11.92 times after the first dose and 53.79 times after the second dose. When compared with a healthy control cohort, total IgG antibodies and VTN% were lower in the subjects after the first dose. After the second dose, IgG antibodies increased but remained lower than controls, but VTN% were similar to controls. CD4 and CD8 mean levels had an upward trend after vaccination. Conclusions: Neutralizing capacity response to the vaccine in subjects was similar to a healthy cohort in spite of lower increases in total IgG antibodies. The CD4 and CD8 results observed may support the capacity to mount an effective cellular response in patients on biologics. Larger studies are needed to determine vaccine efficacy in these patients.

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AntibodiesCovidInflammatory Bowel diseaseNeutralizationT cells

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PMID34545370
PMCPMC8452103
OpenAlexW3199232400

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