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RMD Open ; 8(1)2022 03.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35365569

RESUMEN

OBJECTIVES: To assess antibody and T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). METHODS: This prospective study recruited 100 patients with RA on a variety of DMARDs for antibody and T cell analysis, pre-vaccination and 4 weeks post-vaccination. Positive antibody response was defined as sera IgG binding to ≥1 antigen. Those that remained seronegative after first vaccination were retested 4 weeks after second vaccination; and if still seronegative after vaccination three. A T cell response was defined an ELISpot count of ≥7 interferon (IFN)γ-positive cells when exposed to spike antigens. Type I IFN activity was determined using the luminex multiplex assay IFN score. RESULTS: After vaccine one, in patients without prior SARS-CoV-2 exposure, 37/83 (45%) developed vaccine-specific antibody responses, 44/83 (53%) vaccine-specific T cell responses and 64/83 (77%) developed either antibody or T cell responses. Reduced seroconversion was seen with abatacept, rituximab (RTX) and those on concomitant methotrexate (MTX) compared to 100% for healthy controls (p<0.001). Better seroconversion occurred with anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) versus RTX (p=0.012) and with age ≤50 (p=0.012). Pre-vaccine SARS-CoV-2 exposure was associated with higher quantitative seroconversion (≥3 antibodies) (p<0.001). In the subgroup of non-seroconverters, a second vaccination produced seroconversion in 54% (19/35), and after a third in 20% (2/10). IFN score analysis showed no change post-vaccine. CONCLUSION: Patients with RA on DMARDs have reduced vaccine responses, particularly on certain DMARDs, with improvement on subsequent vaccinations but with approximately 10% still seronegative after three doses.


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Antirreumáticos , Artritis Reumatoide , COVID-19 , Antirreumáticos/uso terapéutico , Artritis Reumatoide/tratamiento farmacológico , COVID-19/prevención & control , Vacunas contra la COVID-19 , Humanos , Estudios Prospectivos , SARS-CoV-2 , Linfocitos T , Vacunación
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Transpl Infect Dis ; 23(1): e13454, 2021 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32869412

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Pneumocystis jirovecii is an opportunistic pathogen that may cause severe, life-threatening respiratory infections in immunocompromised patients such as those with kidney transplants. Although antimicrobial prophylaxis is now universally recommended in the early post-transplant period, Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) can occur later. If such infection occurs, mortality rates are high. Beyond standard therapy with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, there is a lack of evidence-based options for intensifying treatment when initial therapy fails to show improvement. Moreover, it is usual to minimize immunosuppression in life-threatening infection, but graft damage may occur, particularly in kidney transplant recipients at above-average immunological risk. Here we present two cases of severe PCP in high immunological risk recipients who were managed with adjunctive intravenous immunoglobulin and withdrawal of immunosuppression. Both patients recovered and were discharged from hospital with functioning grafts.


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Trasplante de Riñón , Neumonía por Pneumocystis , Humanos , Inmunoglobulinas Intravenosas , Pneumocystis carinii , Estudios Retrospectivos , Receptores de Trasplantes , Combinación Trimetoprim y Sulfametoxazol
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Int J Immunogenet ; 47(1): 28-33, 2020 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31840432

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The UK hand transplantation programme is hosted by the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Leeds Teaching Hospitals under the leadership of Professor Simon Kay. Since programme launch in 2013, ten procedures in six individuals have been performed involving unilateral or bilateral transplants. The multi-disciplinary team that delivers the programme includes the transplant immunology service. The laboratory experience in programme support is reported here.


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Rechazo de Injerto/inmunología , Supervivencia de Injerto/inmunología , Antígenos HLA/inmunología , Trasplante de Mano , Alemtuzumab/farmacología , Anticuerpos , Trasplante de Mano/métodos , Trasplante de Mano/rehabilitación , Humanos , Inmunización , Inmunofenotipificación , Trasplantes/inmunología
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