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Wang M, Gu H, Zhai Y, Li X, Huang L, Li H, Xie Z, Wen C. Vaccination and the risk of systemic lupus erythematosus: a meta-analysis of observational studies. Arthritis Res Ther 2024; 26:60. [PMID: 38433222 PMCID: PMC10910799 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-024-03296-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE This meta-analysis aims to explore the potential link between vaccines and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS We systematically searched PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Embase for observational studies from inception to September 3, 2023, using medical subject headings (MeSH) and keywords. Study quality was assessed using the NOS scale. Statistical analyses were conducted using STATA software (version 14.0). Publication bias was evaluated using funnel plots and Egger's regression. RESULTS The meta-analysis incorporated 17 studies, encompassing 45,067,349 individuals with follow-up periods ranging from 0.5 to 2 years. The pooled analysis revealed no significant association between vaccinations and an increased risk of SLE [OR = 1.14, 95% CI (0.86-1.52), I2 = 78.1%, P = 0.348]. Subgroup analyses indicated that HBV vaccination was significantly associated with an elevated risk of SLE [OR =2.11, 95% CI (1.11-4.00), I2 = 63.3%, P = 0.02], HPV vaccination was slightly associated with an increased risk of SLE [OR = 1.43, 95% CI (0.88-2.31), I2 = 72.4%, P = 0.148], influenza vaccination showed no association with an increased risk of SLE [OR = 0.96, 95% CI (0.82-1.12), I2 = 0.0%, P = 0.559], and COVID-19 vaccine was marginally associated with a decreased risk of SLE [OR = 0.44, 95% CI (0.18-1.21), I2 = 91.3%, P = 0.118]. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that vaccinations are not linked to an increased risk of SLE. Our meta-analysis results provide valuable insights, alleviating concerns about SLE risk post-vaccination and supporting further vaccine development efforts.
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- Meijiao Wang
- Research Institute of Chinese Medicine Clinical Foundation and Immunology, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Binwen Road, Binjiang Dsitrict, Hangzhou, China
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- Research Institute of Chinese Medicine Clinical Foundation and Immunology, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Binwen Road, Binjiang Dsitrict, Hangzhou, China
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- Research Institute of Chinese Medicine Clinical Foundation and Immunology, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Binwen Road, Binjiang Dsitrict, Hangzhou, China
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- Research Institute of Chinese Medicine Clinical Foundation and Immunology, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Binwen Road, Binjiang Dsitrict, Hangzhou, China
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- Research Institute of Chinese Medicine Clinical Foundation and Immunology, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Binwen Road, Binjiang Dsitrict, Hangzhou, China
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- Research Institute of Chinese Medicine Clinical Foundation and Immunology, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Binwen Road, Binjiang Dsitrict, Hangzhou, China
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- Research Institute of Chinese Medicine Clinical Foundation and Immunology, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Binwen Road, Binjiang Dsitrict, Hangzhou, China.
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- Research Institute of Chinese Medicine Clinical Foundation and Immunology, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Binwen Road, Binjiang Dsitrict, Hangzhou, China.
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Refai RH, Hussein MF, Abdou MH, Abou-Raya AN. Environmental risk factors of systemic lupus erythematosus: a case-control study. Sci Rep 2023; 13:10219. [PMID: 37353514 PMCID: PMC10290049 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-36901-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023] Open
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complicated chronic autoimmune disorder. Several genetic and environmental factors were suggested to be implicated in its pathogenesis. The main objective of this study was to examine how exposure to selected environmental factors was associated with SLE risk to support the development of disease preventive strategies. A case-control study was conducted at the Rheumatology outpatient clinic of Alexandria Main University Hospital, in Alexandria, Egypt. The study sample consisted of 29 female SLE patients, and 27 healthy female controls, who matched the cases on age and parity. Data were collected by a structured interviewing questionnaire. Blood levels of lead, cadmium, and zinc of all participants were assessed by flame atomic absorption spectrometry. The multivariate stepwise logistic regression model revealed that five factors showed significant association with SLE, namely living near agricultural areas, passive smoking, blood lead levels ≥ 0.075 mg/L, and exposure to sunlight (odds ratio (OR) 58.556, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.897-1807.759, OR 24.116, 95% CI 1.763-329.799, OR 18.981, 95% CI 1.228-293.364, OR 9.549, 95% CI 1.299-70.224, respectively). Whereas walking or doing exercise were significantly protective factors (P = 0.006). The findings of this study add to the evidence that SLE can be environmentally induced. Preventive measures should be taken to address the environmental risk factors of SLE.
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- Rania H Refai
- Department of Medicine Supply and Pharmacy, Alexandria University Hospitals, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
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- Department of Occupational Health and Industrial Medicine, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Occupational Health and Industrial Medicine, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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Nelson MC, Rytting H, Greenbaum LA, Goldberg B. Presentation of SLE after COVID vaccination in a pediatric patient. BMC Rheumatol 2022; 6:81. [PMID: 36536389 PMCID: PMC9762983 DOI: 10.1186/s41927-022-00313-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has had an enormous impact on global health. Vaccination remains one of the most effective interventions for disease prevention. Clinically significant vaccine side effects are uncommon, though autoimmune-mediated disease occurs in a small percentage of vaccine recipients. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disease that is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Childhood-onset SLE tends to have more severe disease manifestations than adult-onset SLE. In adults, there are a few reported cases of SLE developing soon after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mRNA vaccination. CASE PRESENTATION A 14-year-old previously healthy male developed laboratory and clinical evidence of SLE, including maculopapular malar rash, arthritis, pleuritic chest pain, and class V (membranous) lupus nephritis, 2 days after his third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The patient's symptoms improved after initiation of prednisone and mycophenolate mofetil. We also summarize eleven prior case reports describing SLE after COVID-19 vaccine in adults. CONCLUSION To our knowledge, this is the first reported pediatric patient with new onset SLE following COVID-19 mRNA vaccination. While potential mechanistic links exist between COVID-19 vaccination and SLE development, additional studies are necessary to elucidate the exact nature of this relationship.
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- Meghan Corrigan Nelson
- grid.189967.80000 0001 0941 6502Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA USA ,grid.428158.20000 0004 0371 6071Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, USA
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- grid.428158.20000 0004 0371 6071Division of Pathology, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, USA
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- grid.428158.20000 0004 0371 6071Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, USA ,grid.189967.80000 0001 0941 6502Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA USA
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- grid.189967.80000 0001 0941 6502Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA USA ,grid.428158.20000 0004 0371 6071Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, USA
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Liu JL, Woo JMP, Parks CG, Costenbader KH, Jacobsen S, Bernatsky S. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Risk: The Role of Environmental Factors. Rheum Dis Clin North Am 2022; 48:827-843. [PMID: 36332998 DOI: 10.1016/j.rdc.2022.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex, chronic autoimmune disease. The etiology of SLE is multifactorial and includes potential environmental triggers, which may occur sequentially (the "multi-hit" hypothesis). This review focuses on SLE risk potentially associated with environmental factors including infections, the microbiome, diet, respirable exposures (eg, crystalline silica, smoking, air pollution), organic pollutants, heavy metals, and ultraviolet radiation.
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- Jia Li Liu
- McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Epidemiology Branch, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- Epidemiology Branch, Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Copenhagen Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
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- Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Choi MY, Costenbader KH. Understanding the Concept of Pre-Clinical Autoimmunity: Prediction and Prevention of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Identifying Risk Factors and Developing Strategies Against Disease Development. Front Immunol 2022; 13:890522. [PMID: 35720390 PMCID: PMC9203849 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.890522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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There is growing evidence that preceding the diagnosis or classification of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), patients undergo a preclinical phase of disease where markers of inflammation and autoimmunity are already present. Not surprisingly then, even though SLE management has improved over the years, many patients will already have irreversible disease-related organ damage by time they have been diagnosed with SLE. By gaining a greater understanding of the pathogenesis of preclinical SLE, we can potentially identify patients earlier in the disease course who are at-risk of transitioning to full-blown SLE and implement preventative strategies. In this review, we discuss the current state of knowledge of SLE preclinical pathogenesis and propose a screening and preventative strategy that involves the use of promising biomarkers of early disease, modification of lifestyle and environmental risk factors, and initiation of preventative therapies, as examined in other autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes.
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- May Y Choi
- Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.,Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Cumming School of Medicine, McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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Woo JMP, Parks CG, Jacobsen S, Costenbader KH, Bernatsky S. The role of environmental exposures and gene-environment interactions in the etiology of systemic lupus erythematous. J Intern Med 2022; 291:755-778. [PMID: 35143075 DOI: 10.1111/joim.13448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex, chronic autoimmune disease, whose etiology includes both genetic and environmental factors. Individual genetic risk factors likely only account for about one-third of observed heritability among individuals with a family history of SLE. A large portion of the remaining risk may be attributable to environmental exposures and gene-environment interactions. This review focuses on SLE risk associated with environmental factors, ranging from chemical and physical environmental exposures to lifestyle behaviors, with the weight of evidence supporting positive associations between SLE and occupational exposure to crystalline silica, current smoking, and exogenous estrogens (e.g., oral contraceptives and postmenopausal hormones). Other risk factors may include lifestyle behaviors (e.g., dietary intake and sleep) and other exposures (e.g., ultraviolet [UV] radiation, air pollution, solvents, pesticides, vaccines and medications, and infections). Alcohol use may be associated with decreased SLE risk. We also describe the more limited body of knowledge on gene-environment interactions and SLE risk, including IL-10, ESR1, IL-33, ITGAM, and NAT2 and observed interactions with smoking, UV exposure, and alcohol. Understanding genetic and environmental risk factors for SLE, and how they may interact, can help to elucidate SLE pathogenesis and its clinical heterogeneity. Ultimately, this knowledge may facilitate the development of preventive interventions that address modifiable risk factors in susceptible individuals and vulnerable populations.
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- Jennifer M P Woo
- Epidemiology Branch, National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Epidemiology Branch, National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Copenhagen Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Specker C, Aries P, Braun J, Burmester G, Fischer-Betz R, Hasseli R, Holle J, Hoyer BF, Iking-Konert C, Krause A, Krüger K, Krusche M, Leipe J, Lorenz HM, Moosig F, Schmale-Grede R, Schneider M, Strangfeld A, Voll R, Voormann A, Wagner U, Schulze-Koops H. Updated recommendations of the German Society for Rheumatology for the care of patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases in the context of the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic, including recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination. Z Rheumatol 2021; 80:33-48. [PMID: 34491403 PMCID: PMC8422376 DOI: 10.1007/s00393-021-01055-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Christof Specker
- German Society for Rheumatology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., DGRh), Berlin, Germany.
- Klinik für Rheumatologie & Klinische Immunologie, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Pattbergstr. 2, 45239, Essen, Germany.
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- German Society for Rheumatology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., DGRh), Berlin, Germany
- Rheumatologie im Struenseehaus, Hamburg, Germany
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- German Society for Rheumatology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., DGRh), Berlin, Germany
- Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Ruhr Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- German Society for Rheumatology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., DGRh), Berlin, Germany
- Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität und Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- German Society for Rheumatology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., DGRh), Berlin, Germany
- Poliklinik, Funktionsbereich und Hiller Forschungszentrum für Rheumatologie, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- German Society for Rheumatology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., DGRh), Berlin, Germany
- Abteilung für Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Campus Kerckhoff, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- German Society for Rheumatology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., DGRh), Berlin, Germany
- Rheumazentrum Schleswig-Holstein Mitte, Neumünster, Germany
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- German Society for Rheumatology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., DGRh), Berlin, Germany
- Abteilung für Rheumatologie, 1. Medizinische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- German Society for Rheumatology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., DGRh), Berlin, Germany
- III. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik Sektion Rheumatologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
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- German Society for Rheumatology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., DGRh), Berlin, Germany
- Abteilung für Rheumatologie, Osteologie und Klinische Immunologie, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- German Society for Rheumatology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., DGRh), Berlin, Germany
- Rheumatologisches Praxiszentrum München, Munich, Germany
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- German Society for Rheumatology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., DGRh), Berlin, Germany
- Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität und Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- German Society for Rheumatology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., DGRh), Berlin, Germany
- Abteilung für Rheumatologie, Medizinische Klinik V, Universitätskrankenhaus Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- German Society for Rheumatology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., DGRh), Berlin, Germany
- Sektion Rheumatologie, Medizinische Klinik V, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- German Society for Rheumatology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., DGRh), Berlin, Germany
- Rheumazentrum Schleswig-Holstein Mitte, Neumünster, Germany
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- German Society for Rheumatology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., DGRh), Berlin, Germany
- Poliklinik, Funktionsbereich und Hiller Forschungszentrum für Rheumatologie, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- German Society for Rheumatology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., DGRh), Berlin, Germany
- Programmbereich Epidemiologie und Versorgungsforschung, Deutsches Rheumaforschungszentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- German Society for Rheumatology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., DGRh), Berlin, Germany
- Klinik für Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- German Society for Rheumatology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., DGRh), Berlin, Germany
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- German Society for Rheumatology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., DGRh), Berlin, Germany
- Abteilung für Rheumatologie, Klinik und Poliklinik für Endokrinologie, Nephrologie, Rheumatologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- German Society for Rheumatology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., DGRh), Berlin, Germany.
- Sektion Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Medizinische Klinik IV, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Pettenkoferstraße 8a, Munich, Germany.
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Specker C, Aries P, Braun J, Burmester G, Fischer-Betz R, Hasseli R, Holle J, Hoyer BF, Iking-Konert C, Krause A, Krüger K, Krusche M, Leipe J, Lorenz HM, Moosig F, Schmale-Grede R, Schneider M, Strangfeld A, Voll R, Voormann A, Wagner U, Schulze-Koops H. [Updated recommendations of the German Society for Rheumatology for the care of patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases in the context of the SARS-CoV‑2/COVID‑19 pandemic, including recommendations for COVID‑19 vaccination]. Z Rheumatol 2021; 80:570-587. [PMID: 34309739 PMCID: PMC8311067 DOI: 10.1007/s00393-021-01056-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Christof Specker
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., Berlin, Deutschland.
- Klinik für Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Pattbergstr. 2, 45239, Essen, Deutschland.
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., Berlin, Deutschland
- Rheumatologie im Struenseehaus, Hamburg, Deutschland
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., Berlin, Deutschland
- Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Ruhr Universität Bochum, Bochum, Deutschland
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., Berlin, Deutschland
- Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität und Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., Berlin, Deutschland
- Poliklinik, Funktionsbereich und Hiller Forschungszentrum für Rheumatologie, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, , Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., Berlin, Deutschland
- Abteilung für Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Campus Kerckhoff, Bad Nauheim, Deutschland
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., Berlin, Deutschland
- Rheumazentrum Schleswig-Holstein Mitte, Neumünster, Deutschland
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., Berlin, Deutschland
- Abteilung für Rheumatologie, 1. Medizinische Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Deutschland
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., Berlin, Deutschland
- III. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik Sektion Rheumatologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Deutschland
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., Berlin, Deutschland
- Abteilung für Rheumatologie, Osteologie und Klinische Immunologie, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., Berlin, Deutschland
- Rheumatologisches Praxiszentrum München, München, Deutschland
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., Berlin, Deutschland
- Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie Universität und Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., Berlin, Deutschland
- Abteilung für Rheumatologie, Medizinische Klinik V, Universitätskrankenhaus Mannheim, Mannheim, Deutschland
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., Berlin, Deutschland
- Sektion Rheumatologie, Medizinische Klinik V, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., Berlin, Deutschland
- Rheumazentrum Schleswig-Holstein Mitte, Neumünster, Deutschland
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., Berlin, Deutschland
- Poliklinik, Funktionsbereich und Hiller Forschungszentrum für Rheumatologie, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, , Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Deutschland
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., Berlin, Deutschland
- Programmbereich Epidemiologie und Versorgungsforschung, Deutsches Rheumaforschungszentrum Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., Berlin, Deutschland
- Klinik für Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Deutschland
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., Berlin, Deutschland
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., Berlin, Deutschland
- Abteilung für Rheumatologie, Klinik und Poliklinik für Endokrinologie, Nephrologie, Rheumatologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Rheumatologie e. V., Berlin, Deutschland.
- Sektion Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Medizinische Klinik IV, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Pettenkoferstr. 8a, 80336, München, Deutschland.
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Mason A, Anver H, Lwin M, Holroyd C, Faust SN, Edwards CJ. Lupus, vaccinations and COVID-19: What we know now. Lupus 2021; 30:1541-1552. [PMID: 34134555 DOI: 10.1177/09612033211024355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus causing Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has had a huge impact on health services, with a high mortality associated with complications including pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are at increased risk of viral infections, and recent data suggests they may be at an increased risk of poor outcomes with COVID-19. This may be particularly true for those on rituximab or high dose steroids. A huge international effort from the scientific community has so far resulted in the temporary authorisation of three vaccines which offer protection against SARS-CoV-2, with over 30 other vaccines being evaluated in ongoing trials. Although there has historically been concern that vaccines may trigger disease flares of SLE, there is little convincing evidence to show this. In general lupus patients appear to gain good protection from vaccination, although there may be reduced efficacy in those with high disease activity or those on immunosuppressive therapies, such as rituximab or high dose steroids. Recent concerns have been raised regarding rare clotting events with the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine and it is currently unknown whether this risk is higher for those patients with secondary antiphospholipid syndrome. With the possibility of annual COVID vaccination programmes in the future, prospective data collection and registries looking at the effect of vaccination on SLE disease control, the incidence of COVID-19 in SLE patients and severity of COVID-19 disease course would all be useful. As mass vaccination programmes begin to roll out across the world, we assess the evidence of the use of vaccines in SLE patients and in particular vaccines targeting SARS-CoV-2.
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- Alice Mason
- Rheumatology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Rheumatology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Rheumatology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.,Faculty of Medicine and Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Rheumatology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.,NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.,Faculty of Medicine and Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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de Mattos ABN, Garbo Baroni L, Zanotto LDL, Furian MEA. Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus triggered after measles vaccination. Lupus 2021; 30:833-835. [PMID: 33573457 DOI: 10.1177/0961203321990087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) is a subtype of cutaneous lupus erythematosus that can be triggered by endogenous or exogenous factors. Among the exogenous factors are some medications, drugs, tobacco, infections, and vaccines. In this context, the benefits of vaccination are questioned because although it is important to prevent infections in immunosuppressed patients a theoretical risk of developing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) remains in these patients. This report presents a case of a previously healthy female patient who developed SCLE after measles vaccination and progressed to SLE and thereby suggests a possible trigger of the disease.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Provide an update of studies published in last 2 years on the outcomes and therapies in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematous (cSLE). RECENT FINDINGS Additional evidence has been provided about the benefits of universal hydroxychloroquine in SLE patients, although antimalarial maculopathy may be more prevalent than previously thought. Recent studies support lower glucocorticoid doses than used in the past may provide comparable therapeutic benefits, and cSLE patients can mount adequate immunogenic response and sustain long-term seroprotective titers when vaccinated. Long-term studies of adults with cSLE confirmed that damage accrual increases with disease duration. Cardiovascular disease, renal transplants, replacement arthroplasties, and myocardial infarctions occur between 20 and 40 years of age. Higher prednisone doses predicted higher damage trajectory and antimalarial exposure was protective. There were no prospective clinical trials published in pediatric patients with cSLE, but positive results from phase II trials with bariticinib and ustekinumab in adult SLE may raise the expectation that these drugs could be beneficial when used in cSLE. SUMMARY The dire need for more clinical trials and licensed medications for cSLE persist as well as decreasing damage accrual.
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Grimaldi-Bensouda L, Abenhaim L. The systematic case-referent method. Therapie 2018; 74:199-207. [PMID: 30470476 DOI: 10.1016/j.therap.2018.09.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The systematic case-referent method is a special case-referent design originally developed for pharmacoepidemiologic research purposes. It consists in the systematic collection of series of incident cases of various disorders and the assembling of a general reference pool, from which "controls" are secondarily selected to be matched to specific cases. Both series are collected independently from each other and with no a priori hypothesis to be investigated. The reference pool can be either general or limited to a subpopulation, representative of the source population of the cases. Based on clinical recruitment of cases and referents, the design allows a very high specificity of diagnosis and documentation of clinical variables. All cases and referents are systematically documented on all treatments received before the incidence of the cases or before identification of referents. This documentation is done preferentially using objective sources assembled independently (linkage to claims data, medical records, pharmacy records, prescription records, hospital discharge letters). It can be completed with patients' interviews using standardised research tools, in particular for over-the-counter drug use and self-medication, and for the documentation of adherence to treatment and specific time-windows of exposure. Likewise, all cases and all referents are systematically documented on a series of risk factors, which are common to most epidemiological studies and are not hypothesis-dependent. Whenever the documentation of a confounding factor specific to the disease at hand is necessary, additional questionnaires can be applied to all or a sample of patients. The method has been successfully implemented for the pharmacoepidemiologic study of myocardial infarction, stroke, lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, Guillain Barré syndrome, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, type 1 diabetes mellitus, suicide attempts, breast cancer, and other disorders, for the analysis of the risk or preventing action of NSAIDs, statins, antiplatelet agents, anticoagulants, insulins, vaccines and other drugs.
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- Lamiae Grimaldi-Bensouda
- Service de pharmacologie - UF de pharmaco-épidémiologie, hôpital Raymond-Poincaré, groupe hospitalier Paris, Île-de-France Ouest, AP-HP, UFR des sciences de la santé Simone-Veil, université Versailles Saint-Quentin, 2, avenue de la Source-de-la-Bièvre, 78180 Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France.
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, LA Risk Research, London EC1R 5BD, United Kingdom
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Chehab G, Richter JG, Brinks R, Fischer-Betz R, Winkler-Rohlfing B, Schneider M. Vaccination coverage in systemic lupus erythematosus-a cross-sectional analysis of the German long-term study (LuLa cohort). Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018; 57:1439-1447. [PMID: 29757414 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/key120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Objectives Vaccinations are an important measure to prevent infections in immunocompromised patients. The knowledge of vaccination coverage and reasons for non-vaccination in patients with SLE is scarce. The aim of this study was to assess coverage rates of selected vaccinations in a representative sample of SLE patients and to identify predictors for non-vaccination. Methods In 2013, information on selected vaccinations (coverage, application and reservations) and on demographics, clinical parameters and health beliefs was assessed by means of a self-reported questionnaire among a representative sample of SLE patients in Germany (LuLa cohort). Results Five hundred and seventy-nine patients participated. Vaccination status was primarily checked by their general practitioner (57.3%). Of all the patients, 24.9% did not get their vaccination status checked at all, 16.1% had generally been advised against the use of vaccinations by a physician, and 37.5% stated that they had rejected vaccinations themselves. Their main reasons were fears of developing a lupus flare (21.8%) or adverse events (13.5%). A greater belief by patients in the doctor controlling one's health and the general benefit of medication prevented the rejection of vaccines. Vaccination coverage was low for all recorded vaccinations (tetanus 65.8%, influenza 45.2%, pneumococcus 32.2% and meningococcus 6.1%). Older age was predictive of receiving influenza and pneumococcal vaccination. The same applies for CSs >7.5 mg for receiving influenza vaccination. Conclusion Vaccination coverage in SLE patients is poor and reflects insufficient implementation of national and international recommendations. Rheumatologists need to recognize patients' reservations against vaccinations, to communicate their importance and safety and to give individual recommendations to patients and their health-care providers. Trial registration German Clinical Trials Register, www.germanctr.de, DRKS00011052.
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- Gamal Chehab
- Policlinic of Rheumatology and Hiller Research Unit Rheumatology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Policlinic of Rheumatology and Hiller Research Unit Rheumatology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Policlinic of Rheumatology and Hiller Research Unit Rheumatology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Policlinic of Rheumatology and Hiller Research Unit Rheumatology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Policlinic of Rheumatology and Hiller Research Unit Rheumatology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Grabar S, Groh M, Bahuaud M, Le Guern V, Costedoat-Chalumeau N, Mathian A, Hanslik T, Guillevin L, Batteux F, Launay O. Pneumococcal vaccination in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A multicenter placebo-controlled randomized double-blind study. Vaccine 2017; 35:4877-4885. [PMID: 28784280 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.07.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Revised: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 07/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Invasive pneumococcal disease and respiratory tract infections are both frequent and severe in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This study aimed to compare the immunological efficacy and safety of pneumococcal vaccination with the 23-valent polysaccharide (PPS) vaccine alone to a sequential immunization with the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate (PnCj) vaccine followed by PPS in patients with SLE and stable diseaase. METHODS Multicenter randomized placebo-controlled double-blind trial: PPS vaccine alone (placebo-PPS group) or PnCj vaccine followed by PPS vaccine (PnCj-PPS group) 24weeks later. The primary endpoint was the rate of responders at week 28 to at least 5 of the 7 serotypes (4, 6B, 9V, 14, 18C, 19F and 23F) shared by both PPS and PnCj. Pneumococcal IgG antibodies' opsonophagocytic activity (OPA) were also assessed. RESULTS Twenty-five patients in the placebo-PPS group and 17 in the PnCj-PPS group were included in a modified intention-to-treat analysis. The primary endpoint was reached in 72% (18/25) in the placebo-PPS and 76% (13/17) in the PnCj-PPS group (p=0.75). There was no difference in the rates of responders with OPA. At week 52, 13/18 (72%) patients in the placebo-PPS group and 10/13 (77%) patients in the PnCj-PPS group (p=0.77) that met the primary endpoint at week 28 were still responders to ≥5/7 serotypes shared by both PPS and PnCj vaccines. Nine SLE flares were reported in 6 patients (4 in the placebo-PPS and 2 in the PnCj-PPS groups respectively, p=0.70). CONCLUSION Sequential administration of PnCj vaccine followed by PPS vaccine is safe and shows short-term immunological efficacy in patients with SLE but was not superior to the PPS vaccine alone. TRIAL REGISTRATION www.clinicaltrials.gov, NCT NCT00611663.
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- Sophie Grabar
- Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité AP-HP, Unité de Biostatistique et Epidémiologie, Groupe Hospitalier Cochin Broca Hôtel-Dieu, Paris, France; INSERM, UPMC Université Paris 06, Institut Pierre Louis d'épidémiologie et de Santé Publique (IPLESP UMRS 1136), F75013 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité AP-HP, Service de Médecine Interne, Centre de Référence National pour les Maladies Auto-Immunes Rares (Vascularites et Sclérodermie Systémique), Paris, France
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- Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité AP-HP, Département d'Immunologie Biologique, Groupe Hospitalier Cochin Broca Hôtel-Dieu, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité AP-HP, Service de Médecine Interne, Centre de Référence National pour les Maladies Auto-Immunes Rares (Vascularites et Sclérodermie Systémique), Paris, France
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- Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité AP-HP, Service de Médecine Interne, Centre de Référence National pour les Maladies Auto-Immunes Rares (Vascularites et Sclérodermie Systémique), Paris, France
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- Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Sorbonne Paris Cité AP-HP, Service de Médecine Interne 2, Centre de Référence National pour le Lupus et le Syndrome des Antiphospholipides, institut E3M, Paris, France
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- Université Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, APHP, Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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- Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité AP-HP, Service de Médecine Interne, Centre de Référence National pour les Maladies Auto-Immunes Rares (Vascularites et Sclérodermie Systémique), Paris, France
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- Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité AP-HP, Département d'Immunologie Biologique, Groupe Hospitalier Cochin Broca Hôtel-Dieu, Paris, France
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- Inserm, CIC 1417, Paris, France; Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalier Cochin Broca Hôtel-Dieu, Fédération d'Infectiologie, Paris, France; Inserm, F-CRIN I-REIVAC, France.
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Bragazzi NL, Watad A, Sharif K, Adawi M, Aljadeff G, Amital H, Shoenfeld Y. Advances in our understanding of immunization and vaccines for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2017; 13:939-949. [DOI: 10.1080/1744666x.2017.1361321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Nicola Luigi Bragazzi
- School of Public Health, Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Departement of Medicine ‘B’, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Departement of Medicine ‘B’, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Faculty of Medicine, Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
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- Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Departement of Medicine ‘B’, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Departement of Medicine ‘B’, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review examines evidence relating environmental factors to the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). RECENT FINDINGS The strongest epidemiologic evidence exists for the associations of silica, cigarette smoking, oral contraceptives, postmenopausal hormone therapy and endometriosis, with SLE incidence. Recent studies have also provided robust evidence of the association between alcohol consumption and decreased SLE risk. There are preliminary, conflicting or unsubstantiated data that other factors, including air pollution, ultraviolet light, infections, vaccinations, solvents, pesticides and heavy metals such as mercury, are related to SLE risk. Biologic mechanisms linking environmental exposures and SLE risk include increased oxidative stress, systemic inflammation and inflammatory cytokine upregulation, and hormonal triggers, as well as epigenetic modifications resulting from exposure that could lead to SLE. SUMMARY Identifying the environmental risk factors related to risk of SLE is essential as it will lead to increased understanding of pathogenesis of this complex disease and will also make risk factor modification possible for those at increased risk.
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Lack of evidence for post-vaccine onset of autoimmune/lymphoproliferative disorders, during a nine-month follow-up in multiply vaccinated Italian military personnel. Clin Immunol 2017. [PMID: 28625884 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2017.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Anecdotal case reports, amplified by mass media and internet-based opinion groups, have recently indicated vaccinations as possibly responsible for autoimmunity/lymphoproliferation development. Multiply vaccinated Italian military personnel (group 1, operating in Italy, group 2, operating in Lebanon) were followed-up for nine months to monitor possible post-vaccine autoimmunity/lymphoproliferation onset. No serious adverse event was noticed in both groups. Multivariate analysis of intergroup differences only showed a significant association between lymphocyte increase and tetanus/diphtheria vaccine administration. A significant post-vaccine decrease in autoantibody positivity was observed. Autoantibodies were also studied by microarray analysis of self-proteins in subjects exposed to ≥4 concurrent vaccinations, without observing significant difference among baseline and one and nine months post-vaccine. Moreover, HLA-A2 subjects have been analyzed for the possible CD8T-cell response to apoptotic self-epitopes, without observing significant difference between baseline and one month post-vaccine. Multiple vaccinations in young adults are safe and not associated to autoimmunity/lymphoproliferation onset during a nine-month-long follow-up.
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Parks CG, de Souza Espindola Santos A, Barbhaiya M, Costenbader KH. Understanding the role of environmental factors in the development of systemic lupus erythematosus. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2017; 31:306-320. [PMID: 29224673 PMCID: PMC5729939 DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2017.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2017] [Revised: 08/16/2017] [Accepted: 09/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem disease with a complex etiology. Its risk is higher among women, racial and ethnic minorities, and individuals with a family history of SLE or related autoimmune diseases. It is believed that genetic factors interact with environmental exposures throughout the lifespan to influence susceptibility to developing SLE. The strongest epidemiologic evidence exists for increased risk of SLE associated with exposure to crystalline silica, current cigarette smoking, use of oral contraceptives, and postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy, while there is an inverse association with alcohol use. Emerging research results suggest possible associations of SLE risk with exposure to solvents, residential and agricultural pesticides, heavy metals, and air pollution. Ultraviolet light, certain infections, and vaccinations have also been hypothesized to be related to SLE risk. Mechanisms linking environmental exposures and SLE include epigenetic modifications resulting from exposures, increased oxidative stress, systemic inflammation and inflammatory cytokine upregulation, and hormonal effects. Research needs to include new studies of environmental risk factors for SLE in general, with a focus on lifetime exposure assessment. In addition, studies in susceptible subgroups, such as family members, studies based on genetic risk profiles, and studies in individuals with evidence of pre-clinical autoimmunity based on the detection of specific auto-antibodies are also required. Understanding the role of environmental exposures in the development of SLE may help identify modifiable risk factors and potential etiological mechanisms.
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- Christine G Parks
- Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Durham, NC, USA
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- Occupational and Environmental Health Branch, Public Health Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill-Cornell Medical School, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Vaccinations and risk of systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Autoimmun Rev 2017; 16:756-765. [PMID: 28483543 DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2017.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Accepted: 04/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND In the past several years, more and more studies proposed some concerns on the possibly increased risk of autoimmune diseases in individuals receiving vaccinations, but published studies on the associations of vaccinations with risks of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) reported conflicting findings. A systematic review and meta-analysis was carried out to comprehensively evaluate the relationship between vaccinations and risk of SLE and RA. METHODS Pubmed, Web of Science and Embase were searched for observational studies assessing the associations of vaccinations with risks of RA and SLE. Two authors independently extracted data from those eligible studies. The quality of eligible studies was assessed by using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS). The pooled relative risk (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) was used to measure the risk of RA and SLE associated with vaccinations, and was calculated through random-effect meta-analysis. RESULTS Sixteen observational studies were finally considered eligible, including 12 studies on the association between vaccinations and SLE risk and 13 studies on the association between vaccinations and RA risk. The pooled findings suggested that vaccinations significantly increased risk of SLE (RR=1.50; 95%CI 1.05-2.12, P=0.02). In addition, there was an obvious association between vaccinations and increased risk of RA (RR=1.32; 95%CI 1.09-1.60, P=0.004). Meta-analysis of studies reporting outcomes of short vaccinated time also suggested that vaccinations could significantly increase risk of SLE (RR=1.93; 95%CI 1.07-3.48, P=0.028) and RA (RR=1.48; 95%CI 1.08-2.03, P=0.015). Sensitivity analyses in studies with low risk of bias also found obvious associations of vaccinations with increased risk of RA and SLE. CONCLUSION This study suggests that vaccinations are related to increased risks of SLE and RA. More and larger observational studies are needed to further verify the findings above and to assess the associations of vaccinations with other rheumatic diseases.
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Jung JY, Suh CH. Infection in systemic lupus erythematosus, similarities, and differences with lupus flare. Korean J Intern Med 2017; 32:429-438. [PMID: 28490724 PMCID: PMC5432804 DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2016.234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with diverse manifestations, and its pathogenesis is unclear and complicated. Infection and SLE are similar in that they both cause inf lammatory reactions in the immune system; however, one functions to protect the body, whereas the other is activated to damage the body. Infection is known as one of the common trigger factors for SLE; there are a number of reports on infectious agents that provoke autoimmune response. Several viruses, bacteria, and protozoa were revealed to cause immune dysfunction by molecular mimicry, epitope spreading, and bystander activation. In contrast, certain pathogens were revealed to protect from immune dysregulation. Infection can be threatening to patients with SLE who have a compromised immune system, and it is regarded as one of the common causes of mortality in SLE. A clinical distinction between infection and lupus f lare up is required when patients with SLE present fevers. With a close-up assessment of symptoms and physical examination, C-reactive protein and disease activity markers play a major role in differentiating the different disease conditions. Vaccination is necessary because protection against infection is important in patients with SLE.
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- Correspondence to Chang-Hee Suh, M.D. Department of Rheumatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16499, Korea Tel: +82-31-219-5118 Fax: +82-31-219-5157 E-mail:
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Dhar JP, Essenmacher L, Dhar R, Magee A, Ager J, Sokol RJ. The safety and immunogenicity of Quadrivalent HPV (qHPV) vaccine in systemic lupus erythematosus. Vaccine 2017; 35:2642-2646. [PMID: 28404357 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2017] [Revised: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the safety and immunogenicity of qHPV vaccine in SLE. METHODS Subjects: 34 women ages 19-50years (yrs.) with mild to moderate SLE & minimally active or inactive SLE received qHPV vaccine at the standard dosing schedule. EXCLUSION CRITERIA active SLE disease (SELENA-SLEDAI>2), history of severe SLE disease, deep venous thrombosis, on >400mg/day of hydroxychloroquine, on >15mg/day of prednisone, or active infections. Patients were monitored for adverse events (AE), SLE flare, generation of thrombogenic antibodies and thrombosis. Antibody (Ab) levels to HPV 6, 11, 16 & 18 were measured by HPV competitive Luminex Immunoassay and Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) were calculated for each HPV type. Seroconversion was assessed for those seronegative at baseline. RESULTS The women in the study: African-American (79%), mean age=38.1years, mean age at diagnosis of SLE=28.6years, 35.3% had a history of smoking, 91% had 4 or more sexual partners, 50% had a history of sexually transmitted diseases, and 27.3% used condoms on a regular basis. Vaccine site reactions (VSRs) occurred in 62%, all mild. Ninety-seven percent experienced at least 1 non vaccine adverse event (nvAE) with a total of 493 nvAEs in 33 patients, of which 90% were mild and none were related to vaccine or SLE. There were 9 serious AEs, none were related to vaccine or SLE, all resolved. No patient experienced an SLE flare, thrombosis, or generation of thrombogenic antibodies. Seroconversion rate was 100% with mean GMTs comparable to Gardasil® package insert data. CONCLUSION In this SLE vaccine study, qHPV vaccine was generally safe, well tolerated, and highly immunogenic. This clinical trial is registered on Clinical Trials.gov under number, NCT01741012 and was conducted under the FDA IND BB14113.
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- J Patricia Dhar
- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, United States; Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Mt. Pleasant/Saginaw, MI, United States.
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- Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Mt. Pleasant, MI, United States
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- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, United States
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Hersh AO, Alarcón GS, Bonetto C, Pernus YB, Kucuku M, Santuccio C, Živković S, Bonhoeffer J. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Case definition and guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation of immunization safety data. Vaccine 2016; 34:6572-6581. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.09.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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McKinnon JE, Maksimowicz-McKinnon K. Autoimmune disease and vaccination: impact on infectious disease prevention and a look at future applications. Transl Res 2016; 167:46-60. [PMID: 26408802 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2015.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2015] [Revised: 08/27/2015] [Accepted: 08/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Vaccines hold promise both for the prevention of infections and as potential immunologic therapy for patients with autoimmune disease (AD). These patients are at high risk for both common and opportunistic infections, but this risk can be significantly reduced and even obviated with the use of recommended available vaccines. Unfortunately, patients with ADs are not routinely offered or provided indicated vaccinations and have higher rates of complications from vaccine-preventable illnesses than patients without ADs. In addition, vaccine therapy is currently under study for the treatment of autoimmune disorders, with early studies demonstrating immunomodulatory effects that may counter undesired immune activation and alleviate disease activity.
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- John E McKinnon
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Henry Ford Hospital System, Detroit, Mich.
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Infections and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Binding or Sparring Partners? Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:17331-43. [PMID: 26230690 PMCID: PMC4581196 DOI: 10.3390/ijms160817331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Revised: 07/13/2015] [Accepted: 07/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Extensive work on experimental animal models clearly demonstrates that infectious agents can break immunological tolerance to self-antigens and induce autoimmune disorders, mainly systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The establishment of a causative link between infections and autoimmunity has been largely studied in a host of clinical studies, proving the role of infectious agents in the induction, as well as in the progression or exacerbation of SLE. However, we are far from a plain understanding of microbial-host interactions in the pathogenesis of SLE. Much serological, molecular and geoepidemiological evidence supports the relationship of different environmental infectious triggers in the inception of SLE-related autoimmune phenomena with adjuvant effects. The promotion of autoimmune responses through bystander activation or epitope spreading via multiple inflammatory pathways has been confirmed in animal models. Different viruses have been implicated in SLE pathogenesis, particularly Epstein-Barr virus, but also parvovirus B19, cytomegalovirus and retroviruses. SLE patients usually have an impaired immune response towards Epstein-Barr virus and dysregulation of the viral latency period. Furthermore, the accumulation of endogenous retroviral products might trigger the production of interferon and anti-DNA antibodies. In addition, protozoan infections might even protect from autoimmune processes and rescind an ongoing B cell activation. Herein, we discuss which type of infections induce, exacerbate or inhibit autoimmune disorders and analyze the principal infection-induced immunological mechanisms influencing the development of SLE.
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Update on infections and vaccinations in systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren's syndrome. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2015; 26:528-37. [PMID: 25022358 DOI: 10.1097/bor.0000000000000084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To provide an update on infections in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Sjögren's syndrome, particularly addressing their role as triggers of autoimmunity, their impact on mortality, the main microorganisms, the approaches to differential diagnosis with disease flares and recommendations for vaccination. RECENT FINDINGS New mechanisms for autoimmunity triggered by Epstein-Barr virus and human commensal microbiota have been described. The increased risk for tuberculosis was recently demonstrated for the first time in Sjögren's syndrome. C-reactive protein was reported to be a more sensitive and specific marker for bacterial infections in SLE than procalcitonin and phagocyte-specific S100A8/A9 protein. Inactivated vaccines are well tolerated and efficacy was demonstrated for influenza vaccine. Immunogenicity is generally reduced but adequate in SLE. Prednisone or immunosuppressants are associated with decreased vaccine serological response, whereas hydroxicloroquine seems to improve vaccine immunogenicity. Other infection-preventive measures for these diseases include antimalarials and prophylaxis for tuberculosis or Pneumocystis jirovecii. SUMMARY Advances in the role of infectious agents as triggers for SLE and Sjögren's syndrome have provided new insights into disease development. Knowledge on vaccine immunogenicity, safety and efficacy has improved with evidence of a generally reduced but adequate response for inactivated vaccines in SLE. Other preventive measures comprise infection prophylaxis and antimalarials.
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Patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIRDs) are at increased risk of infections. This risk has been further increased by the introduction of biologic agents over the past two decades. One of the most effective strategies to prevent infection is vaccination. However, patients with an AIRD have a compromised immune system, which is further impaired by medication. Another important issue is the possibility of triggering a broad nonspecific response by vaccination, potentially resulting in increased activity of the underlying autoimmune disease. In this Review, we provide an analysis of data on vaccination of patients with an AIRD. Both the efficacy and the safety of vaccination are addressed, together with the epidemiology of vaccine-preventable infectious diseases in different subgroups of adults with AIRDs. Special attention is given to vaccination of patients who are treated with biologic agents.
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Mak A, Tay SH. Environmental factors, toxicants and systemic lupus erythematosus. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:16043-56. [PMID: 25216337 PMCID: PMC4200809 DOI: 10.3390/ijms150916043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2014] [Revised: 08/01/2014] [Accepted: 08/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an immune-complex-mediated multi-systemic autoimmune condition of multifactorial etiology, which mainly affects young women. It is currently believed that the onset of SLE and lupus flares are triggered by various environmental factors in genetically susceptible individuals. Various environmental agents and toxicants, such as cigarette smoke, alcohol, occupationally- and non-occupationally-related chemicals, ultraviolet light, infections, sex hormones and certain medications and vaccines, have been implicated to induce SLE onset or flares in a number case series, case-control and population-based cohort studies and very few randomized controlled trials. Here, we will describe some of these recognized environmental lupus triggering and perpetuating factors and explain how these factors potentially bias the immune system towards autoimmunity through their interactions with genetic and epigenetic alterations. Further in-depth exploration of how potentially important environmental factors mechanistically interact with the immune system and the genome, which trigger the onset of SLE and lupus flares, will certainly be one of the plausible steps to prevent the onset and to decelerate the progress of the disease.
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- Anselm Mak
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University Medicine Cluster, National University Health System, 1E Kent Ridge Road, Level 10, NUHS Tower Block 119228, Singapore.
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University Medicine Cluster, National University Health System, 1E Kent Ridge Road, Level 10, NUHS Tower Block 119228, Singapore.
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