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ArticleNeurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics2024

Humoral and T-cell response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine in multiple sclerosis patients: Correlations with DMTs and clinical variables.

Stefania Barone, Camillo Palmieri, Luca Gallelli, Vincenzo Rania, Angelo Pascarella, Antonio Abatino, Pietro Antonio Bruno, Alessandro Casarella, Marilisa Pasquale, Lucia Manzo and 3 more

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Article in Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics, 2024. 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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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stefania BaroneInstitute of Neurology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
Camillo PalmieriDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Chair of Clinical Biochemistry, Unit of Clinical Biochemistry, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
Luca GallelliClinical Pharmacology Unit, Science of Health Department, School of Medicine, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
Vincenzo RaniaClinical Pharmacology Unit, Science of Health Department, School of Medicine, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
Angelo PascarellaInstitute of Neurology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
Antonio AbatinoDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Chair of Clinical Biochemistry, Unit of Clinical Biochemistry, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
Pietro Antonio BrunoInstitute of Neurology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
Alessandro CasarellaClinical Pharmacology Unit, Science of Health Department, School of Medicine, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
Marilisa PasqualeInstitute of Neurology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
Lucia ManzoInstitute of Neurology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
Giovambattista De SarroClinical Pharmacology Unit, Science of Health Department, School of Medicine, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
Antonio GambardellaInstitute of Neurology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
Paola ValentinoInstitute of Neurology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy. Electronic address: p.vale@unicz.it.
Magna Graecia University · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) can affect vaccine responses in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). We assessed the humoral and T-cell responses following SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination in MS patients receiving various DMTs. We prospectively enrolled 243 participants, including 113 healthy control subjects and 130 MS patients. Blood samples for detecting SARS-CoV-2 antibodies were collected at three time points: T0, before the first vaccine dose; T1, before the second dose; and T2, one month after the second dose. In a subgroup of 51 patients and 20 controls, samples were collected at T0 and T2 to assess the T-cell immune response to the Spike antigen of SARS-CoV-2 using ELISPOT-IFNγ. The IgG levels in patients treated with fingolimod and ocrelizumab (159.1 AU/ml and 467.1 AU/ml, respectively) were significantly lower than those in healthy controls and patients on other DMTs (P ​< ​0.0001). The mean Ig titers were higher in patients with an absolute lymphocyte count ≥1000 ​cells/mm3 compared to those with a count between 500 and 1000 and with a count <500 (mean ​± ​SD:7205.6 ​± ​7339.2, 2413.1 ​± ​4515.4 and 165.9 ​± ​152.2, respectively; p ​= ​0.008). We found correlations between antibody levels and age (r ​= ​0.233, p ​= ​0.008). A positive Spike-specific T-cell response was detectable in 100 ​% of vaccinated healthy controls and patients treated with teriflunomide, dimethyl-fumarate, and natalizumab, in 90.5 ​% of fingolimod patients, and in 63.8 ​% of ocrelizumab patients. There is a correlation between IgG-specific titer after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and clinical variables (age, lymphocyte count). Notably, a T-cell-specific response to SARS-CoV-2 developed in patients treated with fingolimod and ocrelizumab, even with lower rates of humoral response.

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COVID-19Multiple SclerosisCOVID-19 VaccinesFingolimod HydrochlorideHumansImmunoglobulin GmRNA VaccinesSARS-CoV-2T-LymphocytesVaccinationCOVID-19 VaccinesFingolimod HydrochlorideImmunoglobulin GmRNA VaccinesCOVID-19 mRNA vaccineHumoral responseMultiple sclerosisSARS-CoV-2T-cell response

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PMID38237381
PMCPMC10963931
OpenAlexW4389903082

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