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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

The impact of mycobacteria-induced trained immunity on SARS-CoV-2 vaccine responses.

Lidia Sánchez-Morales, Néstor Porras, Andrea Pérez-Domingo, Marta Pérez-Sancho, Teresa García-Seco, Marta Diaz-Frutos, Aranzazu Buendia, Inmaculada Moreno, Leydis Zamora, Ana Balseiro and 5 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. 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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15 authors.

Lidia Sánchez-MoralesVISAVET Health Surveillance Centre, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Néstor PorrasVISAVET Health Surveillance Centre, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Andrea Pérez-DomingoVISAVET Health Surveillance Centre, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Marta Pérez-SanchoVISAVET Health Surveillance Centre, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Teresa García-SecoVISAVET Health Surveillance Centre, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Marta Diaz-FrutosVISAVET Health Surveillance Centre, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Aranzazu BuendiaVISAVET Health Surveillance Centre, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Inmaculada MorenoImmunology Unit, National Microbiology Centre, Carlos III Health Institute, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
Leydis ZamoraVISAVET Health Surveillance Centre, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Ana BalseiroDepartment of Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of León, León, Spain.
M A RisaldeDepartment of Comparative Anatomy and Pathology and Toxicology, Animal Health and Zoonosis Research Group (GISAZ), UIC Zoonosis and Emerging Diseases (ENZOEM), University of Cordoba, Córdoba, Spain.
Antonio Rodriguez-BertosVISAVET Health Surveillance Centre, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Christian GortázarSaBio Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), Ciudad Real, Spain.
Mercedes DomínguezImmunology Unit, National Microbiology Centre, Carlos III Health Institute, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
Lucas DomínguezVISAVET Health Surveillance Centre, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

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Abstract

Introduction: Beyond the role of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) for tuberculosis prevention, BCG has demonstrated heterologous protective effects. The global health crisis caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus led to research on whether BCG-induced trained immunity could strengthen antiviral defenses. However, studies reported quite different results on its effect against COVID-19. Methods and results: In this study, we evaluated the impact of pre-existing trained immunity induced by a BCG-derived Conclusions: These immunological findings highlight the potential benefits of integrating trained immunity inducers with pathogen-specific vaccines to enhance immune responses and protection. Further research is needed to optimize immunomodulation strategies, dosing regimens and administration routes to maximize these synergistic effects and prevent potential negative effects.

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BCG VaccineCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesMycobacterium bovisSARS-CoV-2AnimalsCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansLungMiceTrained ImmunityViral LoadBCG VaccineCOVID-19 VaccinesCytokinesadaptative immunityinnate memorymycobacteriaSARS-CoV-2 vaccinetrained immunity

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PMCPMC12441830

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