Individual-level factors associated with variation in mycobacterial-specific immune response: Gender and previous BCG vaccination status.
Tuberculosis (Edinb)
; 96: 37-43, 2016 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
A more effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccine is needed to eliminate TB disease. Many new vaccine candidates enhance the immunogenicity of the existing vaccine, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG). Understanding BCG induced immune variation is key to developing a new vaccine.AIMS:
We aimed to establish if individual-level covariates were associated with cell-mediated immune response (interferon gamma (IFN-γ)) at vaccine trial enrolment (baseline) in a long-term retrospective analysis (LTR) and after BCG vaccination in a short-term prospective analysis (STP).METHODS:
Four covariates were analysed gender, country, BCG vaccination history and monocyte/lymphocyte cell count ratio. Univariable and multivariable linear regression were conducted on IFN-γ response at baseline for LTR, and area under the curve (AUC), 24 week and peak IFN-γ response for STP.RESULTS:
Previous BCG vaccination was strongly associated with higher IFN-γ response at baseline (LTR analysis) (p-values < 0.05). Being male showed a weak association with higher baseline response (p-value = 0.1). BCG revaccination was strongly associated with a larger response increase than primary-vaccination (AUC & peak p-values < 0.01), but did not differ at 24 weeks (STP analysis). All other covariates were non-significant (p-values > 0.1).CONCLUSION:
This analysis suggests that previous BCG vaccination and gender are associated with durable IFN-γ responses. Vaccine trials may need to stratify by BCG vaccination history and gender.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Vacuna BCG
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Interferón gamma
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Vacunación
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Inmunidad Celular
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Año:
2016
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Article