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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2022

Long-Term Humoral Response After a Second Dose of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine in Japanese Kidney Transplant Recipients.

Yutaro Ohki, Mayuko Kawabe, Izumi Yamamoto, Haruki Katsumata, Yasuyuki Nakada, Akimitsu Kobayashi, Fumihiko Urabe, Jun Miki, Hiroki Yamada, Takahiro Kimura and 6 more

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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16 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yutaro OhkiDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Mayuko KawabeDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Izumi YamamotoDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Haruki KatsumataDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yasuyuki NakadaDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Akimitsu KobayashiDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Fumihiko UrabeDepartment of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Jun MikiDepartment of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroki YamadaDepartment of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Takahiro KimuraDepartment of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Nanae MatsuoDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Yudo TannoDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Tetsuya HorinoDepartment of Infectious Disease and Infection Control, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Ichiro OhkidoDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroyasu YamamotoDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Takashi YokooDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Jikei University School of Medicine · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The mortality rate due to COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) is 16.8 to 32%. Vaccination against COVID-19 is expected to contribute to the prevention of infection, severe disease, and mortality; however, it has been reported that the humoral response to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) mRNA vaccine in KTRs is poor. Vaccination strategies against COVID-19 vary from country to country, and in Japan, the third dose is given 6 months after the second dose. Few studies have evaluated long-term humoral responses after the second dose of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine. In addition, the superiority of BNT162b2 vaccine and mRNA-1,273 vaccine in KTRs regarding humoral response is controversial. Methods: Ninety-four KTRs were administered a second dose of the BNT162b2 or mRNA-1,273 vaccines, and anti-spike (anti-S) and anti-nucleocapsid (anti-N) SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels were measured 5 months (149.2 ± 45.5 days) later. The cutoff value of anti-S antibodies was defined ≥50 AU/ml and 1.4 Index for anti-N antibodies. The primary outcome was the rate of seropositivity, and factors associated with an appropriate humoral response were assessed by univariate and multivariate analysis. Results: Of 94 KTRs, only 45 (47.9%) patients were positive for anti-S antibodies. The median anti-S SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody titers was 35.3 (Interquartile range 3.8 to 159.7). Anti-N SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in all patients were < 1.4 Index. Response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines were 43.2 and 65% for BNT162b2 and mRNA-1,273, respectively ( Conclusion: The long-term humoral response after a second dose of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine in Japanese KTRs was poor. In comparison with high-dose, low-dose mycophenolic acid was related to an appropriate humoral response. Five months is too long to wait for a 3rd dose after 2nd dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in KTRs. In this cohort, there was no statistical difference in humoral response to the BNT162b2 and mRNA-1,273 vaccines. Additional large observational studies and meta-analyses are needed to clarify the factors related to an appropriate humoral immune response to COVID-19 vaccination.

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anti-S SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody titersCOVID-19humoral responsekidney transplant recipientsSARS-CoV-2 vaccine

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