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ArticleVaccines2023

Transient Autoreactive PF4 and Antiphospholipid Antibodies in COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients.

Matthijs P Raadsen, Chantal Visser, A H Ayesha Lavell, Anita A G A van de Munckhof, Jonathan M Coutinho, Moniek P M de Maat, Corine H GeurtsvanKessel, Amsterdam Umc Covid-S/Hcw Study Group, Marije K Bomers, Bart L Haagmans and 3 more

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Article in Vaccines, 2023. 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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  1. An overview of HLA variants in COVID-19 vaccine-induced autoimmunity.International journal of molecular epidemiology and genetics · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Matthijs P RaadsenDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-3774-8165
Chantal VisserDepartment of Hematology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-2025-1734
A H Ayesha LavellDepartment of Internal Medicine, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Anita A G A van de MunckhofDepartment of Neurology, Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-6028-3426
Jonathan M CoutinhoDepartment of Neurology, Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Moniek P M de MaatDepartment of Hematology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-7749-334X
Corine H GeurtsvanKesselDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Amsterdam Umc Covid-S/Hcw Study Group
Marije K BomersDepartment of Internal Medicine, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Bart L HaagmansDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-6221-2015
Eric C M van GorpDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Leendert PorcelijnDepartment of Immunohematology Diagnostics, Sanquin Diagnostic Services, Plesmanlaan 125, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-9441-0446
Marieke J H A KruipDepartment of Hematology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-0265-4871
Erasmus MC · NLAmsterdam University Medical Centers · NL

Funding

Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development 10430022010023Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development 10430072110005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) is a rare autoimmune condition associated with recombinant adenovirus (rAV)-based COVID-19 vaccines. It is thought to arise from autoantibodies targeting platelet factor 4 (aPF4), triggered by vaccine-induced inflammation and the formation of neo-antigenic complexes between PF4 and the rAV vector. To investigate the specific induction of aPF4 by rAV-based vaccines, we examined sera from rAV vaccine recipients (AZD1222, AD26.COV2.S) and messenger RNA (mRNA) based (mRNA-1273, BNT162b2) COVID-19 vaccine recipients. We compared the antibody fold change (FC) for aPF4 and for antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) of rAV to mRNA vaccine recipients. We combined two biobanks of Dutch healthcare workers and matched rAV-vaccinated individuals to mRNA-vaccinated controls, based on age, sex and prior history of COVID-19 (AZD1222: 37, Ad26.COV2.S: 35, mRNA-1273: 47, BNT162b2: 26). We found no significant differences in aPF4 FCs after the first (0.99 vs. 1.08, mean difference (MD) = -0.11 (95% CI -0.23 to 0.057)) and second doses of AZD1222 (0.99 vs. 1.10, MD = -0.11 (95% CI -0.31 to 0.10)) and after a single dose of Ad26.COV2.S compared to mRNA-based vaccines (1.01 vs. 0.99, MD = 0.026 (95% CI -0.13 to 0.18)). The mean FCs for the aPL in rAV-based vaccine recipients were similar to those in mRNA-based vaccines. No correlation was observed between post-vaccination aPF4 levels and vaccine type (mean aPF difference -0.070 (95% CI -0.14 to 0.002) mRNA vs. rAV). In summary, our study indicates that rAV and mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines do not substantially elevate aPF4 levels in healthy individuals.

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autoantibodiesCOVID-19 vaccinesplatelet factor 4thrombocytopeniathrombosis

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PMID38140254
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