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ArticleNutrients2021

Effects of Probiotic Mixture Supplementation on the Immune Response to the 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in People Living with HIV.

Marcella Reale, Claudio Ucciferri, Erica Costantini, Marta Di Nicola, Annamaria Porreca, Pamela Di Giovanni, Michela Pontolillo, Antonio Auricchio, Jacopo Vecchiet, Katia Falasca

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Article in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marcella RealeDepartment of Innovative Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry, University "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4164-8781
Claudio UcciferriDepartment of Medicine and Science of Aging, University "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5866-3849
Erica CostantiniDepartment of Medicine and Science of Aging, University "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2175-4226
Marta Di NicolaDepartment of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University "G. D'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1748-1931
Annamaria PorrecaDepartment of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, University "G. D'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3278-1561
Pamela Di GiovanniDepartment of Pharmacy, University "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6448-8960
Michela PontolilloDepartment of Medicine and Science of Aging, University "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Antonio AuricchioDepartment of Medicine and Science of Aging, University "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3216-7895
Jacopo VecchietDepartment of Medicine and Science of Aging, University "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Katia FalascaDepartment of Medicine and Science of Aging, University "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8795-5410
University of Chieti-Pescara · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn people living with HIV, combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) reduces the risk of death, but the persistent immune-deficient state predisposes them to pneumococcal infections. Current guidelines encourage administering pneumococcal vaccine Prevenar 13 to patients living with HIV. Since probiotic supplementation could act as adjuvants and improve vaccine immunogenicity by modulating gut microbiota, the present study aimed to assess whether the effect of a formulation containing a combination of specific probiotics (Vivomixx

methodsThirty patients who were clinically stable and virologically suppressed, without opportunistic infections during this time and no ART changes in the 12 months before the study started were enrolled. Patients were divided into two groups: (1) received a placebo dose and (2) received Vivomixx

resultsVivomixx

conclusionsAdditional investigations will help to clearly and fully elucidate the optimal strains, doses, and timing of administration of probiotics to improve protection upon vaccination in immunocompromised individuals and the elderly.

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Dietary SupplementsAdultAgedAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveHIV InfectionsHumansImmunityImmunocompromised HostImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin GInterleukin-10Interleukin-8MaleMiddle AgedPneumococcal VaccinesProbiotics13-valent pneumococcal vaccineImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin GInterleukin-10Interleukin-8Pneumococcal VaccinesHIVimmune responsepneumococcalprobioticvaccination

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