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Choi Y, Kim IK, Kim SJ, Kim HS, Kang YA, Song JS. Predictors of positive tuberculin skin test in neonates exposed to pulmonary tuberculosis. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0303050. [PMID: 38722990 PMCID: PMC11081389 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Neonates are at risk of nosocomial tuberculosis (TB) infection from health care workers (HCWs) in neonatal care facilities, which can progress to severe TB diseases. Tuberculin skin test (TST) is commonly used for TB diagnosis, but its accuracy in neonates is influenced by various factors, including bacilli Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination. This study aimed to identify predictors of positive TSTs in neonates exposed to HCWs with pulmonary TB. METHODS A retrospective observational study was conducted to compare the frequency of predictors between TST-positive and TST-negative neonates. Demographic, epidemiological, and clinical data of neonates exposed to TB, along with that of HCW and household contacts, were collected retrospectively through contact investigations with the Korean National TB Surveillance System (KNTSS) database. TSTs using 2 tuberculin units of purified protein derivative RT23 were performed on exposed neonates at the end of preventive TB treatment. Firth logistic regression was performed to identify predictors of TST positivity. RESULTS Contact investigations revealed that 152 neonates and 54 HCWs were exposed to infectious TB index cases in 3 neonatal care facilities. Of 152 exposed neonates, 8 (5.3%) had positive TST results. Age of 6 days or more at the initial exposure is a statistically significant predictor of positive TST (Firth coefficient 2.1, 95% confidence interval 0.3-3.9, P = 0.024); BCG vaccination showed no statistical significance in both univariable and multivariable analysis. Sex, prematurity, exposure duration, duration from initial exposure to contact investigation, and isoniazid preventive treatment duration were not significant predictors. CONCLUSION Age at the initial exposure is a significant predictor of positive TST in neonates exposed to active pulmonary TB. Given the complexities of TST interpretation, including false positives due to BCG vaccination, careful risk assessment is necessary for appropriate decision-making and resource allocation in the management of neonatal TB exposure.
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- Yun Choi
- Division of Infectious Disease Response, Capital Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Disease Response, Capital Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Disease Response, Capital Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Infectious Disease Response, Capital Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Global Development and Entrepreneurship, Handong Global University, Pohang, Republic of Korea
- Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Vuscan P, Kischkel B, Joosten LAB, Netea MG. Trained immunity: General and emerging concepts. Immunol Rev 2024; 323:164-185. [PMID: 38551324 DOI: 10.1111/imr.13326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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Over the past decade, compelling evidence has unveiled previously overlooked adaptive characteristics of innate immune cells. Beyond their traditional role in providing short, non-specific protection against pathogens, innate immune cells can acquire antigen-agnostic memory, exhibiting increased responsiveness to secondary stimulation. This long-term de-facto innate immune memory, also termed trained immunity, is mediated through extensive metabolic rewiring and epigenetic modifications. While the upregulation of trained immunity proves advantageous in countering immune paralysis, its overactivation contributes to the pathogenesis of autoinflammatory and autoimmune disorders. In this review, we present the latest advancements in the field of innate immune memory followed by a description of the fundamental mechanisms underpinning trained immunity generation and different cell types that mediate it. Furthermore, we explore its implications for various diseases and examine current limitations and its potential therapeutic targeting in immune-related disorders.
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- Patricia Vuscan
- Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Genetics, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Department for Immunology and Metabolism, Life and Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Baydemir I, Dulfer EA, Netea MG, Domínguez-Andrés J. Trained immunity-inducing vaccines: Harnessing innate memory for vaccine design and delivery. Clin Immunol 2024; 261:109930. [PMID: 38342415 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2024.109930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/13/2024]
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While the efficacy of many current vaccines is well-established, various factors can diminish their effectiveness, particularly in vulnerable groups. Amidst emerging pandemic threats, enhancing vaccine responses is critical. Our review synthesizes insights from immunology and epidemiology, focusing on the concept of trained immunity (TRIM) and the non-specific effects (NSEs) of vaccines that confer heterologous protection. We elucidate the mechanisms driving TRIM, emphasizing its regulation through metabolic and epigenetic reprogramming in innate immune cells. Notably, we explore the extended protective scope of vaccines like BCG and COVID-19 vaccines against unrelated infections, underscoring their role in reducing neonatal mortality and combating diseases like malaria and yellow fever. We also highlight novel strategies to boost vaccine efficacy, incorporating TRIM inducers into vaccine formulations to enhance both specific and non-specific immune responses. This approach promises significant advancements in vaccine development, aiming to improve global public health outcomes, especially for the elderly and immunocompromised populations.
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- Ilayda Baydemir
- Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6500HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6500HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6500HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Immunology and Metabolism, Life & Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6500HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Abe R, Ram-Mohan N, Yang S. Re-visiting humoral constitutive antibacterial heterogeneity in bloodstream infections. THE LANCET. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2024; 24:e245-e251. [PMID: 37944543 DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(23)00494-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Although cellular immunity has garnered much attention in the era of single-cell technologies, humoral innate immunity has receded in priority due to its presumed limited roles. Hence, despite the long-recognised bactericidal activity of serum-a functional characteristic of constitutive humoral immunity-much remains unclear regarding mechanisms underlying its inter-individual heterogeneity and clinical implications in bloodstream infections. Recent work suggests that the immediate antimicrobial effect of humoral innate immunity contributes to suppression of the excessive inflammatory responses to infection by reducing the amount of pathogen-associated molecular patterns. In this Personal View, we propose the need to re-explore factors underlying the inter-individual heterogeneity in serum antibacterial competence as a new approach to better understand humoral innate immunity and revisit the clinical use of measuring serum antibacterial activity in the management of bacterial bloodstream infections. Given the current emphasis on subtyping sepsis, a serum bactericidal assay might prove useful in defining a distinct sepsis endotype, to enable more personalised management.
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- Ryuichiro Abe
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
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Schaltz-Buchholzer F, Nielsen S, Sørensen MK, Stjernholm EB, Fabricius RA, Umbasse P, Monteiro I, Cá EJC, Aaby P, Benn CS. Effects of Neonatal BCG-Japan Versus BCG-Russia Vaccination on Overall Mortality and Morbidity: Randomized Controlled Trial From Guinea-Bissau (BCGSTRAIN II). Open Forum Infect Dis 2024; 11:ofae057. [PMID: 38500576 PMCID: PMC10946234 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024] Open
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Background Vaccination with the Danish strain of bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) has been associated with pronounced reductions in all-cause neonatal mortality and morbidity. Developing a skin reaction postvaccination is associated with markedly reduced mortality risk. It is unknown whether the beneficial nonspecific effects are maintained across different BCG strains. Methods This was an open-label randomized controlled trial in Guinea-Bissau, comparing BCG-Japan (n = 8754) versus BCG-Russia (n = 8752) for all-cause hospital admission risk by 6 weeks of age (primary outcome) and 6 months of age. Additional secondary outcomes were in-hospital case-fatality risk (CFR), all-cause mortality, and BCG skin reaction prevalence. Participants were followed through telephone calls at 6 weeks and 6 months, with a subgroup also visited at home. We assessed admission and mortality risk in Cox models providing incidence rate ratios (IRRs) and mortality rate ratios. CFR and skin reactions were assessed by binomial regression providing risk ratios. Analyses were done overall and stratified by sex. Results BCG strain was not associated with admission risk, the BCG-Japan/BCG-Russia IRR being 0.92 (95% confidence interval [CI], .81-1.05) by 6 weeks and 0.92 (95% CI, .82-1.02) by 6 months. By 6 months of age, there were significantly fewer BCG-Japan infants with no skin reaction (1%) than for BCG-Russia (2%), the risk ratio being 0.36 (95% CI, .16-.81). BCG-Japan skin reactions were also larger. Conclusions Both vaccines induced a skin reaction in almost all participants. The BCG strains had comparable effects on morbidity and mortality, but BCG-Japan was associated with more and larger skin reactions that are indicators of lower mortality risk. Clinical Trials Registration NCT03400878.
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- Frederik Schaltz-Buchholzer
- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- Bandim Health Project, Odense Patient Data Explorative Network (OPEN), Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- Bandim Health Project, Odense Patient Data Explorative Network (OPEN), Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- Bandim Health Project, Odense Patient Data Explorative Network (OPEN), Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Danish Institute of Advanced Study, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Quincer EM, Cranmer LM, Kamidani S. Prenatal Maternal Immunization for Infant Protection: A Review of the Vaccines Recommended, Infant Immunity and Future Research Directions. Pathogens 2024; 13:200. [PMID: 38535543 PMCID: PMC10975994 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens13030200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/01/2024] Open
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Prenatal maternal immunization is an effective tool to protect mothers and infants from poor health outcomes due to infectious diseases. We provide an overview of the rationale for the use of prenatal vaccines, discuss the immunologic environment of the maternal-fetal interface including the impact of maternal vaccines prenatally and subsequently on the infant's immune response, and review vaccines currently recommended in pregnancy and landscape for the future of maternal vaccination. This review aims to provide an understanding of the recent history and progress made in the field and highlight the importance of continued research and development into new vaccines for pregnant populations.
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- Elizabeth M. Quincer
- Immunization Safety Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Immunization Safety Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Thysen SM, da Silva Borges I, Martins J, Stjernholm AD, Hansen JS, da Silva LMV, Martins JSD, Jensen A, Rodrigues A, Aaby P, Stabell Benn C, Fisker AB. Can earlier BCG-Japan and OPV vaccination reduce early infant mortality? A cluster-randomised trial in Guinea-Bissau. BMJ Glob Health 2024; 9:e014044. [PMID: 38350670 PMCID: PMC10862335 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014044] [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: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of providing BCG and oral polio vaccine (OPV) at an early home visit after delivery. DESIGN Cluster-randomised trial, randomising 92 geographically defined clusters 1:1 to intervention/control arms. SETTING Bandim Health Project Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Guinea-Bissau. PARTICIPANTS 2226 newborns enrolled between July 2016 and August 2019. INTERVENTIONS In both arms, newborns received a home visit within 72 hours after birth. In intervention clusters (n=46), BCG and OPV were provided at the home visit. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Rates of non-accidental mortality were compared in Cox proportional hazards models from (last of) day 1 or enrolment, until (first of) day 60 or registration of non-trial vaccines. RESULTS A total of 35 deaths (intervention: 7, control: 28) were registered during the trial. Providing BCG and OPV reduced non-accidental early infant mortality by 59% (8-82%). The intervention also reduced non-accidental hospital admissions. The intervention had little impact on growth and BCG scarring and tended to increase the risk of consultations. CONCLUSIONS The trial was stopped early due to lower-than-expected enrolment and event rates when 33% of the planned number of newborns had been enrolled. Despite the small size of the trial, the results support that early BCG and OPV vaccinations are beneficial and reduce early child mortality and morbidity. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ClinicalTrials.gov Registry (NCT02504203).
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- Sanne Marie Thysen
- Bandim Health Project, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- Bandim Health Project, Research unit OPEN, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- Department of Biostatistics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- Bandim Health Project, Research unit OPEN, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- Bandim Health Project, Research unit OPEN, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Danish Institute for Advanced Study, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- Bandim Health Project, Research unit OPEN, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Rubio-Casillas A, Rodriguez-Quintero CM, Redwan EM, Gupta MN, Uversky VN, Raszek M. Do vaccines increase or decrease susceptibility to diseases other than those they protect against? Vaccine 2024; 42:426-440. [PMID: 38158298 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.12.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Contrary to the long-held belief that the effects of vaccines are specific for the disease they were created; compelling evidence has demonstrated that vaccines can exert positive or deleterious non-specific effects (NSEs). In this review, we compiled research reports from the last 40 years, which were found based on the PubMed search for the epidemiological and immunological studies on the non-specific effects (NSEs) of the most common human vaccines. Analysis of information showed that live vaccines induce positive NSEs, whereas non-live vaccines induce several negative NSEs, including increased female mortality associated with enhanced susceptibility to other infectious diseases, especially in developing countries. These negative NSEs are determined by the vaccination sequence, the antigen concentration in vaccines, the type of vaccine used (live vs. non-live), and also by repeated vaccination. We do not recommend stopping using non-live vaccines, as they have demonstrated to protect against their target disease, so the suggestion is that their detrimental NSEs can be minimized simply by changing the current vaccination sequence. High IgG4 antibody levels generated in response to repeated inoculation with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines could be associated with a higher mortality rate from unrelated diseases and infections by suppressing the immune system. Since most COVID-19 vaccinated countries are reporting high percentages of excess mortality not directly attributable to deaths from such disease, the NSEs of mRNA vaccines on overall mortality should be studied in depth.
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- Alberto Rubio-Casillas
- Autlan Regional Hospital, Health Secretariat, Autlan 48900, Jalisco, Mexico; Biology Laboratory, Autlan Regional Preparatory School, University of Guadalajara, Autlan 48900, Jalisco, Mexico.
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- Biological Science Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; Therapeutic and Protective Proteins Laboratory, Protein Research Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, City for Scientific Research and Technology Applications, New Borg EL-Arab, Alexandria 21934, Egypt.
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- Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Research Institute, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
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- Merogenomics (Genomic Sequencing Consulting), Edmonton, AB T5J 3R8, Canada.
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Yeoh WJ, Krebs P. SHIP1 and its role for innate immune regulation-Novel targets for immunotherapy. Eur J Immunol 2023; 53:e2350446. [PMID: 37742135 DOI: 10.1002/eji.202350446] [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: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023]
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Phosphoinositide-3-kinase/AKT (PI3K/AKT) signaling plays key roles in the regulation of cellular activity in both health and disease. In immune cells, this PI3K/AKT pathway is critically regulated by the phosphoinositide phosphatase SHIP1, which has been reported to modulate the function of most immune subsets. In this review, we summarize our current knowledge of SHIP1 with a focus on innate immune cells, where we reflect on the most pertinent aspects described in the current literature. We also present several small-molecule agonists and antagonists of SHIP1 developed over the last two decades, which have led to improved outcomes in several preclinical models of disease. We outline these promising findings and put them in relation to human diseases with unmet medical needs, where we discuss the most attractive targets for immune therapies based on SHIP1 modulation.
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- Wen Jie Yeoh
- Institute of Tissue Medicine and Pathology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Tissue Medicine and Pathology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Benn CS, Aaby P. Measles vaccination and reduced child mortality: Prevention of immune amnesia or beneficial non-specific effects of measles vaccine? J Infect 2023; 87:295-304. [PMID: 37482223 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2023.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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Measles vaccine (MV) has been observed to reduce all-cause mortality more than explained by prevention of measles infection. Recently, prevention of "measles-induced immune amnesia" (MIA) has been proposed as an explanation for this larger-than-anticipated beneficial effect of measles vaccine (MV). According to the "MIA hypothesis", immune amnesia leads to excess non-measles morbidity and mortality, that may last up to five years after measles infection, but may be prevented by MV. However, the benefits of MV-vaccinated children could also be due to beneficial non-specific effects (NSEs) of MV, reducing the risk of non-measles infections (The "NSE hypothesis"). The epidemiological studies do provide some support for MIA, as exposure to measles infection before 6 months of age causes long-term MIA, and over 6 months of age for 2-3 months. However, in children over 6 months of age, the MIA hypothesis is contradicted by several epidemiological patterns: First, in community studies that adjusted for MV status, children surviving acute measles infection had lower mortality than uninfected controls (44%(95%CI: 0-69%)). Second, in six randomised trials and six observational studies comparing MV-vaccinated and MV-unvaccinated children, the benefit of MV changed minimally from 54%(43-63%) to 49%(37-59%) when measles cases were censored in the survival analysis, making it unlikely that prevention of measles and its long-term consequences explained much of the reduced mortality. Third, several studies conducted in measles-free contexts still showed significantly lower mortality after MV (55%(40-67%)). Fourth, administration of MV in the presence of maternal measles antibody (MatAb) is associated with much stronger beneficial effect for child survival than administration of MV in the absence of MatAb (55%(35-68%) lower mortality). The MIA hypothesis alone cannot explain the strongly beneficial effects of MV on child survival. Conversely, the hypothesis that MV has beneficial non-specific immune training effects is compatible with all available data. Consideration should be given to continuing MV even when measles has been eradicated.
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- Christine S Benn
- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Apartado 861, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; Bandim Health Project, OPEN, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark/Odense University Hospital, Denmark; Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS), University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Apartado 861, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; Bandim Health Project, OPEN, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark/Odense University Hospital, Denmark.
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Zhao M, Lin Z, Zheng Z, Yao D, Yang S, Zhao Y, Chen X, Aweya JJ, Zhang Y. The mechanisms and factors that induce trained immunity in arthropods and mollusks. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1241934. [PMID: 37744346 PMCID: PMC10513178 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1241934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Besides dividing the organism's immune system into adaptive and innate immunity, it has long been thought that only adaptive immunity can establish immune memory. However, many studies have shown that innate immunity can also build immunological memory through epigenetic reprogramming and modifications to resist pathogens' reinfection, known as trained immunity. This paper reviews the role of mitochondrial metabolism and epigenetic modifications and describes the molecular foundation in the trained immunity of arthropods and mollusks. Mitochondrial metabolism and epigenetic modifications complement each other and play a key role in trained immunity.
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- Mingming Zhao
- Institute of Marine Sciences and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou, China
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- Institute of Marine Sciences and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou, China
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- Institute of Marine Sciences and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou, China
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- Institute of Marine Sciences and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou, China
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- College of Ocean Food and Biological Engineering, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Enzyme Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Aquatic Genetic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Nanning, China
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- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Aquatic Genetic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Nanning, China
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- Institute of Marine Sciences and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou, China
- College of Ocean Food and Biological Engineering, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Enzyme Engineering, Jimei University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- Institute of Marine Sciences and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou, China
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Arzola-Martínez L, Ptaschinski C, Lukacs NW. Trained innate immunity, epigenetics, and food allergy. FRONTIERS IN ALLERGY 2023; 4:1105588. [PMID: 37304168 PMCID: PMC10251748 DOI: 10.3389/falgy.2023.1105588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
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In recent years the increased incidence of food allergy in Western culture has been associated with environmental factors and an inappropriate immune phenotype. While the adaptive immune changes in food allergy development and progression have been well-characterized, an increase in innate cell frequency and activation status has also recently received greater attention. Early in prenatal and neonatal development of human immunity there is a reliance on epigenetic and metabolic changes that stem from environmental factors, which are critical in training the immune outcomes. In the present review, we discuss how trained immunity is regulated by epigenetic, microbial and metabolic factors, and how these factors and their impact on innate immunity have been linked to the development of food allergy. We further summarize current efforts to use probiotics as a potential therapeutic approach to reverse the epigenetic and metabolic signatures and prevent the development of severe anaphylactic food allergy, as well as the potential use of trained immunity as a diagnostic and management strategy. Finally, trained immunity is presented as one of the mechanisms of action of allergen-specific immunotherapy to promote tolerogenic responses in allergic individuals.
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- Llilian Arzola-Martínez
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
- Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center (MHWFAC), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
- Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center (MHWFAC), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
- Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center (MHWFAC), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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Benn CS, Amenyogbe N, Björkman A, Domínguez-Andrés J, Fish EN, Flanagan KL, Klein SL, Kollmann TR, Kyvik KO, Netea MG, Rod NH, Schaltz-Buchholzer F, Shann F, Selin L, Thysen SM, Aaby P. Implications of Non-Specific Effects for Testing, Approving, and Regulating Vaccines. Drug Saf 2023; 46:439-448. [PMID: 37074598 PMCID: PMC10116894 DOI: 10.1007/s40264-023-01295-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/20/2023]
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The current framework for testing and regulating vaccines was established before the realization that vaccines, in addition to their effect against the vaccine-specific disease, may also have "non-specific effects" affecting the risk of unrelated diseases. Accumulating evidence from epidemiological studies shows that vaccines in some situations can affect all-cause mortality and morbidity in ways that are not explained by the prevention of the vaccine-targeted disease. Live attenuated vaccines have sometimes been associated with decreases in mortality and morbidity that are greater than anticipated. In contrast, some non-live vaccines have in certain contexts been associated with increases in all-cause mortality and morbidity. The non-specific effects are often greater for female than male individuals. Immunological studies have provided several mechanisms that explain how vaccines might modulate the immune response to unrelated pathogens, such as through trained innate immunity, emergency granulopoiesis, and heterologous T-cell immunity. These insights suggest that the framework for the testing, approving, and regulating vaccines needs to be updated to accommodate non-specific effects. Currently, non-specific effects are not routinely captured in phase I-III clinical trials or in the post-licensure safety surveillance. For instance, an infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae occurring months after a diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination would not be considered an effect of the vaccination, although evidence indicates it might well be for female individuals. Here, as a starting point for discussion, we propose a new framework that considers the non-specific effects of vaccines in both phase III trials and post-licensure.
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- Christine Stabell Benn
- Bandim Health Project, Open Patient Data Explorative Network (OPEN), Department of Clinical Research, Odense University Hospital and University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
- Danish Institute for Advanced Study, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Tasmanian Vaccine Trial Centre, Clifford Craig Foundation, Launceston General Hospital, Launceston, TAS, Australia
- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tasmania, Launceston, TAS, Australia
- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Clinical Research, Odense University Hospital and University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, Open Patient Data Explorative Network (OPEN), Department of Clinical Research, Odense University Hospital and University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Pathology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Center for Clinical Research and Prevention, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, Open Patient Data Explorative Network (OPEN), Department of Clinical Research, Odense University Hospital and University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Bandim Health Project, Apartado 861, 1004, Bissau Codex, Guinea-Bissau
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Hu S, Xiang D, Zhang X, Zhang L, Wang S, Jin K, You L, Huang J. The mechanisms and cross-protection of trained innate immunity. Virol J 2022; 19:210. [PMID: 36482472 PMCID: PMC9733056 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-022-01937-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In recent years, the traditional cognition of immunological memory being specific to adaptive immunity has been challenged. Innate immunity can mount enhanced responsiveness upon secondary stimulation, and a phenomenon is termed trained innate immunity. Trained innate immunity is orchestrated by distinct metabolic and epigenetic reprogramming in both circulating myeloid cells and myeloid progenitor cells in bone marrow, leading to long-term resistance to related and non-related pathogens infections. The induction of trained innate immunity can also polarize innate immune cells towards a hyperresponsive phenotype in the tumor microenvironment to exert antitumor effects. This review will discuss the current understanding of innate immune memory and the mechanisms during the induction of innate immunity, including signaling pathways, metabolic changes, and epigenetic rewriting. We also provide an overview of cross-protection against infectious diseases and cancers based on trained innate immunity.
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- Shiwei Hu
- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Hematology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu, Zhejiang China ,Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Hematological Disorders, Hangzhou, Zhejiang China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Hematology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu, Zhejiang China ,Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Hematological Disorders, Hangzhou, Zhejiang China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Hematology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu, Zhejiang China ,Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Hematological Disorders, Hangzhou, Zhejiang China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Hematology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu, Zhejiang China ,Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Hematological Disorders, Hangzhou, Zhejiang China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Hematology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu, Zhejiang China ,Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Hematological Disorders, Hangzhou, Zhejiang China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Hematology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu, Zhejiang China ,Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Hematological Disorders, Hangzhou, Zhejiang China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang China ,Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Hematological Disorders, Hangzhou, Zhejiang China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Hematology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu, Zhejiang China ,grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang China ,Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Hematological Disorders, Hangzhou, Zhejiang China
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Thysen SM, Møller Jensen A, Vedel JO, da Silva Borges I, Aaby P, Jensen AKG, Benn CS, Fisker AB. Can BCG vaccination at first health-facility contact reduce early infant mortality? Study protocol for a cluster-randomised trial (CS-BCG). BMJ Open 2022; 12:e063872. [PMID: 36410811 PMCID: PMC9680145 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Increasing evidence suggests that the BCG vaccine has non-specific effects, altering the susceptibility to non-tuberculous infections. Thus, early BCG vaccination may reduce mortality. BCG is recommended at birth but is often delayed. Vaccination opportunities are missed due to multidose vials not being opened for a few children. We will assess the effect of making BCG available at the first health-facility contact on early infant mortality and morbidity in a rural setting in Guinea-Bissau. METHODS AND ANALYSIS In a cluster-randomised crossover trial, we randomise 23 health centres to two different treatment groups. In half of the health centres, BCG is provided as per current practice; in the remaining health centres, we make BCG available everyday to allow opening a vial of BCG if there is just one eligible child present. The randomisation of centres will be crossed over after 12 months and enrolment will continue for another 12 months.We will use logistic regression models with adjustment for village to assess the effect of making BCG available at the first health-facility contact. The main outcome is non-accidental mortality between day 1 and day 42 after birth. We will adjust for sex, health centre, period (before/after crossover) and level of surveillance (level 1 or level 2). Further analyses include assessment of the effect on hospital admission and a cost-effectiveness evaluation. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION If BCG vaccination reduces early infant mortality, missed opportunities and delays of vaccinations expose infants in several low-income countries to unnecessary excess mortality risk. The present trial will provide information on the effect of implementing a feasible intervention, where all children receive BCG at their first health-facility contact. Consent is obtained from all pregnant women registered as part of the trial. The results of the study will be published and communicated to the National Institute of Public Health in Guinea-Bissau. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT04658680; Clinicaltrials.gov.
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- Sanne Marie Thysen
- Bandim Health Project, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- OPEN, Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Center for Clinical Research and Prevention, Copenhagen University Hospital - Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- OPEN, Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- OPEN, Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- OPEN, Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- OPEN, Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Neonatal Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Vaccination to Prevent Early-Life Eczema: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Dermatitis 2022; 33:S3-S16. [PMID: 36125788 DOI: 10.1097/der.0000000000000945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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ABSTRACT Increasing evidence suggests that early-life bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine could prevent atopic eczema through its beneficial off-target effects. In this meta-analysis, 3 randomized control trials with similar methods were included and enabled robust estimations with low heterogeneity, involving a total of 5655 children randomized to early-life BCG Denmark (n = 2832) or no BCG (n = 2823). Meta-analyses suggest a beneficial effect of BCG to prevent eczema (risk ratio [RR], 0.89; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.82-0.98). In subgroup analyses, BCG was more beneficial in boys (RR, 0.84; 95% CI, 0.74-0.95) and in children born to 2 atopic parents (RR, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.68-0.97). The NNT to prevent one case of eczema among children of 1 or 2 atopic parent was 20 (95% CI, 12-50). Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Denmark leads to an 11% reduction in the risk of eczema in early life. A greater effect was observed with increasing predisposition. Given its well-established safety profile, neonatal BCG vaccination should be considered for children of atopic parents.
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Tsilika M, Taks E, Dolianitis K, Kotsaki A, Leventogiannis K, Damoulari C, Kostoula M, Paneta M, Adamis G, Papanikolaou I, Stamatelopoulos K, Bolanou A, Katsaros K, Delavinia C, Perdios I, Pandi A, Tsiakos K, Proios N, Kalogianni E, Delis I, Skliros E, Akinosoglou K, Perdikouli A, Poulakou G, Milionis H, Athanassopoulou E, Kalpaki E, Efstratiou L, Perraki V, Papadopoulos A, Netea MG, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ. ACTIVATE-2: A Double-Blind Randomized Trial of BCG Vaccination Against COVID-19 in Individuals at Risk. Front Immunol 2022; 13:873067. [PMID: 35865520 PMCID: PMC9294453 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.873067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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In a recent study of our group with the acronym ACTIVATE, Bacillus Calmete-Guérin (BCG) vaccination reduced the occurrence of new infections compared to placebo vaccination in the elderly. Most benefit was found for respiratory infections. The ACTIVATE-2 study was launched to assess the efficacy of BCG vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this multicenter, double-blind trial, 301 volunteers aged 50 years or older were randomized (1:1) to be vaccinated with BCG or placebo. The trial end points were the incidence of COVID-19 and the presence of anti–severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (anti–SARS-CoV-2) antibodies, which were both evaluated through 6 months after study intervention. Results revealed 68% relative reduction of the risk to develop COVID-19, using clinical criteria or/and laboratory diagnosis, in the group of BCG vaccine recipients compared with placebo-vaccinated controls, during a 6-month follow-up (OR 0.32, 95% CI 0.13-0.79). In total, eight patients were in need of hospitalization for COVID-19: six in the placebo group and two in the BCG group. Three months after study intervention, positive anti–SARS-CoV-2 antibodies were noted in 1.3% of volunteers in the placebo group and in 4.7% of participants in BCG-vaccinated group. The ACTIVATE II trial did not meet the primary endpoint of the reduction of the risk for COVID-19 3 months after BCG vaccination; however, the secondary endpoint of the reduction of the risk for COVID-19 6 months after BCG vaccination was met. BCG vaccination may be a promising approach against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Maria Tsilika
- 4Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, “Bodosakeio” General Hospital of Ptolemaida, Ptolemaida, Greece
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- 4Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- 4Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- 4Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- 4Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- 4Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, “G.Gennimatas” Athens General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Aghia Eirini General Hospital of Kerkyra, Kontokali, Greece
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- Department of Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- 4Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, “G.Gennimatas” Athens General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Aghia Eirini General Hospital of Kerkyra, Kontokali, Greece
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- 3Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- 4Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Karditsa, Karditsa, Greece
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- 4Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- 3Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- 4Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- 4Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- 4Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Department of Immunology and Metabolism, Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- 4Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
- Hellenic Institute for the Study of Sepsis, Athens, Greece
- *Correspondence: Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis,
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Nielsen S, Fisker AB, da Silva I, Byberg S, Biering-Sørensen S, Balé C, Barbosa A, Bjerregaard-Andersen M, Hansen NS, Do VA, Bæk O, Rasmussen SM, Damkjær L, Hvidt S, Baltzersen O, Rodrigues A, Martins C, Jensen KJ, Whittle HC, Smits G, van der Klis F, Aaby P, Benn CS. Effect of early two-dose measles vaccination on childhood mortality and modification by maternal measles antibody in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa: A single-centre open-label randomised controlled trial. EClinicalMedicine 2022; 49:101467. [PMID: 35747181 PMCID: PMC9156892 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Early 2-dose measles vaccine (MV) at 4 and 9 months of age vs. the WHO strategy of MV at 9 months of age reduced all-cause child mortality in a previous trial. We aimed to test two hypotheses: 1) a 2-dose strategy reduces child mortality between 4 and 60 months of age by 30%; 2) receiving early MV at 4 months in the presence versus absence of maternal measles antibodies (MatAb) reduces child mortality by 35%. METHODS Single-centre open-label community-based randomised controlled trial in Guinea-Bissau, with 2:1 block-randomisation by sex to a 2-dose (4 + 9 months) vs. 1-dose (9 months) MV strategy. Healthy children were eligible 4 weeks after the 3rd diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis-containing vaccine. Before randomisation a blood sample was collected to determine MatAb level. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality. Hazard ratios (HR) were derived from Cox regression in the per protocol population. We tested for interactions with national campaigns with oral polio vaccine (C-OPV). Trial registration: NCT01486355. FINDINGS Between August 2011-April 17th 2015, 6,636 children were enroled, 6,598[n2-dose=4,397; n1-dose=2,201] were included in the analysis of the primary outcome, The HR(2-dose/1-dose) between 4 and 60 months was 1.38 (95%CI: 0.92-2.06) [deaths: n2-dose=90; n1-dose=33]. Before the 9-month MV and the HR(1-dose/no dose) was 0.94 (0.45-1.96) [deaths: n2-dose=21; n1-dose=11]. The HR(2-dose/1-dose) was 0.81 (0.29-2.22) for children, who received no C-OPV [deaths/children: n2-dose=10/2,801; n1-dose=6/1,365], and 4.73 (1.44-15.6) for children, who received C-OPV before and after enrolment (p for interaction=0.027) [deaths/children: n2-dose=27/1,602; n1-dose=3/837]. In the 2-dose group receiving early MV at 4 months, mortality was 50% (20-68%) lower for those vaccinated in the presence of MatAb vs. the absence of MatAb [deaths/children: nMatAb=51/3,132; nnoMatAb=31/1,028]. INTERPRETATION The main result contrasts with previous findings but may, though based on a small number of events, be explained by frequent OPV campaigns that reduced the mortality rate, but apparently interacted negatively with early MV. The beneficial non-specific effects of MV in the presence of MatAb should be investigated further. FUNDING ERC, Danish National Research Foundation, the Danish Council for Development Research, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Novo Nordisk Foundation, European Union and the Lundbeck Foundation.
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- Sebastian Nielsen
- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Apartado 861, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- Bandim Health Project, OPEN, Odense Patient data Explorative Network, Institute of Clinical Research, and Danish Institute of Advanced Science, Odense University Hospital/ University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Apartado 861, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- Bandim Health Project, OPEN, Odense Patient data Explorative Network, Institute of Clinical Research, and Danish Institute of Advanced Science, Odense University Hospital/ University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Apartado 861, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Apartado 861, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Apartado 861, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Apartado 861, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Apartado 861, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Apartado 861, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Apartado 861, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Apartado 861, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Apartado 861, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Apartado 861, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Apartado 861, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Apartado 861, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- Bandim Health Project, OPEN, Odense Patient data Explorative Network, Institute of Clinical Research, and Danish Institute of Advanced Science, Odense University Hospital/ University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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- London School of Hygiene and Topical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, UK
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- National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Apartado 861, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- Bandim Health Project, OPEN, Odense Patient data Explorative Network, Institute of Clinical Research, and Danish Institute of Advanced Science, Odense University Hospital/ University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Apartado 861, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- Bandim Health Project, OPEN, Odense Patient data Explorative Network, Institute of Clinical Research, and Danish Institute of Advanced Science, Odense University Hospital/ University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
- Corresponding author at: Studiestræde 6, 1455 Copenhagen K, Denmark.
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Schaltz-Buchholzer F, Aaby P, Silva I, Monteiro I, Kollmann TR, Amenyogbe N, Bjerregaard-Andersen M, Benn CS. Mortality risk among frail neonates might be associated with maternal BCG scar status: Observational study from Guinea-Bissau. J Infect Dis 2022; 227:1237-1244. [PMID: 35417538 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiac140] [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: 09/07/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Maternal priming with Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) has been associated with reduced offspring mortality. We investigated this association in a cohort of frail neonates. METHODS We performed an observational study within a randomized BCG trial conducted at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Guinea-Bissau from 2015-2017. At NICU admission and following informed consent, the maternal scar status was evaluated by visual inspection before neonates were randomized 1:1 to receive BCG + Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) immediately versus BCG + OPV at hospital discharge. Stratified by maternal scar status, we assessed overall in-hospital and post-discharge mortality up to 42 days of age in Cox Proportional Hazards models providing adjusted Mortality Rate Ratios (aMRRs). RESULTS 62% (903/1451) of mothers had a BCG scar. During NICU admission, the mortality risk was 1.7% (15/903) for neonates born to mothers with a scar vs 3.3% (18/548) for those born to mothers with no scar, the maternal scar/no scar aMRR = 0.53 (0.26-1.05); the aMRR was 0.39 (0.13-1.05) for unvaccinated neonates and 0.70 (0.26-1.87) for vaccinated neonates. CONCLUSION This small study indicates that maternal BCG might be associated with reduced all-cause NICU mortality. If confirmed elsewhere, this finding would have substantial ramifications for global health.
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- Frederik Schaltz-Buchholzer
- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, postal code 8611004, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.,Bandim Health Project, OPEN, Department of Clinical Research, Uni. Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, postal code 5230 Odense, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, postal code 8611004, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, postal code 8611004, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.,Bandim Health Project, OPEN, Department of Clinical Research, Uni. Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, postal code 5230 Odense, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, postal code 8611004, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Telethon Kids Institute, 15 Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, postal code 6009, Australia
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- Telethon Kids Institute, 15 Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, postal code 6009, Australia
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- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, postal code 8611004, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.,Department of Endocrinology, Hospital of Southwest Denmark, postal code 6700, Esbjerg, Denmark.,Steno Diabetes Center, Odense University Hospital, postal code 5000, Odense, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, postal code 8611004, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.,Bandim Health Project, OPEN, Department of Clinical Research, Uni. Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, postal code 5230 Odense, Denmark.,Danish Institute of Advanced Science, Uni. Southern Denmark, postal code 5230, Odense, Denmark
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Funes SC, Rios M, Fernández-Fierro A, Di Genaro MS, Kalergis AM. Trained Immunity Contribution to Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders. Front Immunol 2022; 13:868343. [PMID: 35464438 PMCID: PMC9028757 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.868343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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A dysregulated immune response toward self-antigens characterizes autoimmune and autoinflammatory (AIF) disorders. Autoantibodies or autoreactive T cells contribute to autoimmune diseases, while autoinflammation results from a hyper-functional innate immune system. Aside from their differences, many studies suggest that monocytes and macrophages (Mo/Ma) significantly contribute to the development of both types of disease. Mo/Ma are innate immune cells that promote an immune-modulatory, pro-inflammatory, or repair response depending on the microenvironment. However, understanding the contribution of these cells to different immune disorders has been difficult due to their high functional and phenotypic plasticity. Several factors can influence the function of Mo/Ma under the landscape of autoimmune/autoinflammatory diseases, such as genetic predisposition, epigenetic changes, or infections. For instance, some vaccines and microorganisms can induce epigenetic changes in Mo/Ma, modifying their functional responses. This phenomenon is known as trained immunity. Trained immunity can be mediated by Mo/Ma and NK cells independently of T and B cell function. It is defined as the altered innate immune response to the same or different microorganisms during a second encounter. The improvement in cell function is related to epigenetic and metabolic changes that modify gene expression. Although the benefits of immune training have been highlighted in a vaccination context, the effects of this type of immune response on autoimmunity and chronic inflammation still remain controversial. Induction of trained immunity reprograms cellular metabolism in hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), transmitting a memory-like phenotype to the cells. Thus, trained Mo/Ma derived from HSCs typically present a metabolic shift toward glycolysis, which leads to the modification of the chromatin architecture. During trained immunity, the epigenetic changes facilitate the specific gene expression after secondary challenge with other stimuli. Consequently, the enhanced pro-inflammatory response could contribute to developing or maintaining autoimmune/autoinflammatory diseases. However, the prediction of the outcome is not simple, and other studies propose that trained immunity can induce a beneficial response both in AIF and autoimmune conditions by inducing anti-inflammatory responses. This article describes the metabolic and epigenetic mechanisms involved in trained immunity that affect Mo/Ma, contraposing the controversial evidence on how it may impact autoimmune/autoinflammation conditions.
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- Samanta C. Funes
- Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas-San Luis (IMIBIO-SL), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad Nacional de San Luis (UNSL), San Luis, Argentina
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- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas-San Luis (IMIBIO-SL), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad Nacional de San Luis (UNSL), San Luis, Argentina
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- Millennium Institute on Immunology and Immunotherapy, Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Departamento de Endocrinología, Escuela de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- *Correspondence: Alexis M. Kalergis,
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Berendsen MLT, Silva I, Balé C, Nielsen S, Hvidt S, Martins CL, Benn CS, Aaby P. The Effect of a Second Dose of Measles Vaccine at 18 Months of Age on Nonaccidental Deaths and Hospital Admissions in Guinea-Bissau: Interim Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Clin Infect Dis 2022; 75:1370-1378. [PMID: 35218356 PMCID: PMC9797043 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The world is set on the eradication of measles. Continuation of the measles vaccine (MV) after eradication could still reduce morbidity because the MV has so-called beneficial nonspecific effects. We evaluated the effect of a "booster" dose of the MV on overall severe morbidity. METHODS We conducted a randomized controlled trial among children aged 17.5 to 48 months in Guinea-Bissau, where the MV is recommended only at 9 months of age. At the time of this interim analysis, 3164 children had been allocated 1:1 to a second dose of measles vaccine (MV2) at 18 months of age or to no vaccine. Severe morbidity (a composite outcome of nonaccidental deaths and hospital admissions) rate ratios (SMRRs) were calculated by Cox regression analysis censored for national oral polio vaccine (OPV) campaigns. RESULTS There were no measles cases during the trial period. There were 43 nonaccidental deaths or hospital admissions during follow-up. Severe morbidity was 2.6 per 100 person-years in the MV2 group and 3.6 per 100 person-years among controls; hence, the estimated effect of MV2 on severe morbidity was 28% (SMRR, 0.72; 95% confidence interval [CI], .38-1.38). At 12 months of follow-up, the number needed to treat to prevent 1 severe morbidity event was 137 children. After OPV campaigns, the estimated effect of MV2 was reduced to 9% (SMRR, 0.91; 95% CI, .46-1.81). CONCLUSIONS MV2 may reduce nonmeasles severe morbidity by 28% (-38% to 62%), although this did not achieve statistical significance in this study. If significant in higher powered studies, this has major implications for child health, even after measles eradication. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION NCT02943681.
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- Mike L T Berendsen
- Correspondence: M. Berendsen, Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, 6525 GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands ()
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark,Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark,Danish Institute for Advanced Study, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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Schaltz-Buchholzer F, Toldi G. The association between parental and neonatal BCG vaccination and neonatal T helper 17 cell expansion. Vaccine 2022; 40:1799-1804. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Revised: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Pittet LF, Fritschi N, Tebruegge M, Dutta B, Donath S, Messina NL, Casalaz D, Hanekom WA, Britton WJ, Robins-Browne R, Curtis N, Ritz N. Bacille Calmette-Guérin Skin Reaction Predicts Enhanced Mycobacteria-Specific T Cell Responses in Infants. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2022; 205:830-841. [DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202108-1892oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Laure F Pittet
- The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, 6453, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, 34361, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- The University of Melbourne, 2281, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- The University of Melbourne, 2281, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- University College London, 4919, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Evelina London Children's Hospital, 443490, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, 34361, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, 34361, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- The University of Melbourne, 2281, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, 34361, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- The University of Melbourne, 2281, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Mercy Hospital for Women, 37244, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Centenary Institute, 6022, TB Researtch Program, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, 34361, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, 534133, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, 6453, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, 34361, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- The University of Melbourne, 2281, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- The University of Melbourne, 2281, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- University of Basel, 27209, Basel, Switzerland
- University Children’s Hospital Basel, 30280, Basel, Switzerland
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De Zuani M, Frič J. Train the Trainer: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Control of Trained Immunity. Front Immunol 2022; 13:827250. [PMID: 35154147 PMCID: PMC8828730 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.827250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Recent evidence shows that innate immune cells, in addition to B and T cells, can retain immunological memory of their encounters and afford long-term resistance against infections in a process known as 'trained immunity'. However, the duration of the unspecific protection observed in vivo is poorly compatible with the average lifespan of innate immune cells, suggesting the involvement of long-lived cells. Accordingly, recent studies demonstrate that hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) lay at the foundation of trained immunity, retaining immunological memory of infections and giving rise to a "trained" myeloid progeny for a long time. In this review, we discuss the research demonstrating the involvement of HSPCs in the onset of long-lasting trained immunity. We highlight the roles of specific cytokines and Toll-like receptor ligands in influencing HSPC memory phenotypes and the molecular mechanisms underlying trained immunity HSPCs. Finally, we discuss the potential benefits and drawbacks of the long-lasting trained immune responses, and describe the challenges that the field is facing.
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- Marco De Zuani
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne’s University Hospital, Brno, Czechia
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- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne’s University Hospital, Brno, Czechia
- Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Prague, Czechia
- *Correspondence: Jan Frič,
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Schaltz-Buchholzer F, Bjerregård Øland C, Berendsen M, Bjerregaard-Andersen M, Stjernholm EB, Golding CN, Monteiro I, Aaby P, Benn CS. Does maternal BCG prime for enhanced beneficial effects of neonatal BCG in the offspring? J Infect 2021; 84:321-328. [PMID: 34958808 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination lowers the risk of severe infection; we tested whether effects are modulated by maternal BCG in a large cohort of BCG-vaccinated newborns from Guinea-Bissau. METHODS Maternal BCG scar status were inspected at enrolment in a BCG trial conducted from 2014-17 in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. We tested associations with background factors for potential confounding; maternal age affected effect estimates >5% and accordingly, all analyses were adjusted for maternal age. Hospitalization data was collected prospectively and assessed in Cox-models providing adjusted Incidence Rate Ratios (aIRRs). In-hospital risk of death (case-fatality) risk was assessed using binomial regression providing adjusted Risk Ratios (aRRs). RESULTS 60% (6,309/10,598) of mothers had a scar. The maternal-scar/no-scar admission aIRR was 0.96 (0.81-1.14) from 0-6 weeks and 1.12 (0.97-1.28) for 6 weeks-3 years. The 6-week in-hospital case-fatality infection aRR was 0.59 (0.34-1.05); 0.40 (0.17-0.91) for males and 0.86 (0.38-1.94) for females. Protection was especially evident against sepsis, the overall 6-week aRR=0.49 (0.26-0.91); no effect was observed for non-infectious deaths or after 6 weeks of age. Effects were similar across BCG strains and multivariate models adjusted for socioeconomic status did not affect estimates. CONCLUSION Among BCG-vaccinated newborns, there was a trend for fewer in-hospital deaths from infection associated with maternal BCG priming, especially for males. Providing BCG to adults without a vaccination scar might enhance their offspring's capacity to handle severe infections.
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- Frederik Schaltz-Buchholzer
- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; Bandim Health Project, OPEN, Institute of Clinical Research, Uni. Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
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- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; Bandim Health Project, OPEN, Institute of Clinical Research, Uni. Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud Centre for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; Bandim Health Project, OPEN, Institute of Clinical Research, Uni. Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; Danish Institute of Advanced Science, Uni. Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
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Lange C, Aaby P, Behr MA, Donald PR, Kaufmann SHE, Netea MG, Mandalakas AM. 100 years of Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette-Guérin. THE LANCET. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2021; 22:e2-e12. [PMID: 34506734 DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(21)00403-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), an experimental vaccine designed to protect cattle from bovine tuberculosis, was administered for the first time to a newborn baby in Paris in 1921. Over the past century, BCG has saved tens of millions of lives and has been given to more humans than any other vaccine. It remains the sole tuberculosis vaccine licensed for use in humans. BCG provides long-lasting strong protection against miliary and meningeal tuberculosis in children, but it is less effective for the prevention of pulmonary tuberculosis, especially in adults. Evidence mainly from the past two decades suggests that BCG has non-specific benefits against non-tuberculous infections in newborn babies and in older adults, and offers immunotherapeutic benefit in certain malignancies such as non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. However, as a live attenuated vaccine, BCG can cause localised or disseminated infections in immunocompromised hosts, which can also occur following intravesical installation of BCG for the treatment of bladder cancer. The legacy of BCG includes fundamental discoveries about tuberculosis-specific and non-specific immunity and the demonstration that tuberculosis is a vaccine-preventable disease, providing a foundation for new vaccines to hasten tuberculosis elimination.
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- Christoph Lange
- Division of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Medical Clinic, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) Tuberculosis Unit, Borstel, Germany; Respiratory Medicine and International Health, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany; Global TB Program, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; Bandim Health Project, Southern Danish University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- McGill International TB Centre and Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany; Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany; Hagler Institute for Advanced Study, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands; Department of Immunology and Metabolism, Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Global TB Program, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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Berendsen MLT, Schaltz-Buchholzer F, Bles P, Biering-Sørensen S, Jensen KJ, Monteiro I, Silva I, Aaby P, Benn CS. Parental Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine scars decrease infant mortality in the first six weeks of life: A retrospective cohort study. EClinicalMedicine 2021; 39:101049. [PMID: 34430834 PMCID: PMC8365433 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Live attenuated vaccines have been observed to have particularly beneficial effects for child survival when given in the presence of maternally transferred immunity (priming). We aimed to test this finding and furthermore explore the role of paternal priming. METHODS In an exploratory, retrospective cohort study in 2017, parental Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) scars were assessed for infants from the Bandim Health Project (BHP) who had participated in a 2008-2013 trial of neonatal BCG vaccination. Parental scar effects on mortality were estimated from birth to 42 days, the age of the scheduled diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccination, in Cox proportional hazard models adjusted with Inverse Probability of Treatment Weighting. FINDINGS For 66% (510/772) of main trial infants that were still registered in the BHP area, at least one parent was located. BCG scar prevalence was 77% (353/461) among mothers and 63% (137/219) among fathers. In the first six weeks of life, maternal scars were associated with a mortality reduction of 60% (95%CI, 4% to 83%) and paternal scars with 49% (-68% to 84%). The maternal scar association was most beneficial among infants that had received BCG vaccination at birth (73% (-1% to 93%)). Although priming was less evident for paternal scars, having two parents with scars reduced mortality by 89% (13% to 99%) compared with either one or none of the parents having a scar. INTERPRETATION Parental BCG scars were associated with strongly increased early-life survival. These findings underline the importance of future studies into the subject of inherited non-specific immunity and parental priming. FUNDING Danish National Research Foundation; European Research Council; Novo Nordisk Foundation; University of Southern Denmark.
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- MLT Berendsen
- Bandim Health Project, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
- Corresponding author at: Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, 6525 GA, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Bandim Health Project, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Experimental and Translational Immunology, Department of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs Lyngby, Denmark
- Center for Clinical Research and Prevention, Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Danish Institute for Advanced Study, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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Lim AI, McFadden T, Link VM, Han SJ, Karlsson RM, Stacy A, Farley TK, Lima-Junior DS, Harrison OJ, Desai JV, Lionakis MS, Shih HY, Cameron HA, Belkaid Y. Prenatal maternal infection promotes tissue-specific immunity and inflammation in offspring. Science 2021; 373:373/6558/eabf3002. [PMID: 34446580 DOI: 10.1126/science.abf3002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The immune system has evolved in the face of microbial exposure. How maternal infection experienced at distinct developmental stages shapes the offspring immune system remains poorly understood. Here, we show that during pregnancy, maternally restricted infection can have permanent and tissue-specific impacts on offspring immunity. Mechanistically, maternal interleukin-6 produced in response to infection can directly impose epigenetic changes on fetal intestinal epithelial stem cells, leading to long-lasting impacts on intestinal immune homeostasis. As a result, offspring of previously infected dams develop enhanced protective immunity to gut infection and increased inflammation in the context of colitis. Thus, maternal infection can be coopted by the fetus to promote long-term, tissue-specific fitness, a phenomenon that may come at the cost of predisposition to inflammatory disorders.
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- Ai Ing Lim
- Metaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology and Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Metaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology and Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Metaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology and Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Metaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology and Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Section on Neuroplasticity, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Metaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology and Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.,Postdoctoral Research Associate Training Program, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Metaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology and Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.,Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7FY, UK
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- Metaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology and Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Metaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology and Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Fungal Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Fungal Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Neuro-Immune Regulome Unit, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Metaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology and Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.,Section on Neuroplasticity, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Metaorganism Immunity Section, Laboratory of Immune System Biology and Laboratory of Host Immunity and Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. .,NIAID Microbiome Program, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Aschbacher K, Hagan M, Steine IM, Rivera L, Cole S, Baccarella A, Epel ES, Lieberman A, Bush NR. Adversity in early life and pregnancy are immunologically distinct from total life adversity: macrophage-associated phenotypes in women exposed to interpersonal violence. Transl Psychiatry 2021; 11:391. [PMID: 34282132 PMCID: PMC8289995 DOI: 10.1038/s41398-021-01498-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Early childhood and pregnancy are two sensitive periods of heightened immune plasticity, when exposure to adversity may disproportionately increase health risks. However, we need deeper phenotyping to disentangle the impact of adversity during sensitive periods from that across the total lifespan. This study examined whether retrospective reports of adversity during childhood or pregnancy were associated with inflammatory imbalance, in an ethnically diverse cohort of 53 low-income women seeking family-based trauma treatment following exposure to interpersonal violence. Structured interviews assessed early life adversity (trauma exposure ≤ age 5), pregnancy adversity, and total lifetime adversity. Blood serum was assayed for pro-inflammatory (TNF-a, IL-1ß, IL-6, and CRP) and anti-inflammatory (IL-1RA, IL-4, and IL-10) cytokines. CD14+ monocytes were isolated in a subsample (n = 42) and gene expression assayed by RNA sequencing (Illumina HiSeq 4000; TruSeq cDNA library). The primary outcome was a macrophage-associated M1/M2 gene expression phenotype. To evaluate sensitivity and specificity, we contrasted M1/M2 gene expression with a second, clinically-validated macrophage-associated immunosuppressive phenotype (endotoxin tolerance) and with pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine levels. Adjusting for demographics, socioeconomic status, and psychopathology, higher adversity in early life (ß = .337, p = 0.029) and pregnancy (ß = .332, p = 0.032) were each associated with higher M1/M2 gene expression, whereas higher lifetime adversity (ß = -.341, p = 0.031) was associated with lower immunosuppressive gene expression. Adversity during sensitive periods was uniquely associated with M1/M2 imbalance, among low-income women with interpersonal violence exposure. Given that M1/M2 imbalance is found in sepsis, severe COVID-19 and myriad chronic diseases, these findings implicate novel immune mechanisms underlying the impact of adversity on health.
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- Kirstin Aschbacher
- Department of Psychiatry, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA.
- The Institute for Integrative Health, San Francisco, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, USA
- Department of Psychology, College of Science & Engineering, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, USA
- Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Anthropology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, USA
- Center for Health and Community, University of California, San Francisco, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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Schaltz-Buchholzer F, Roth A, de Bree LCJ, Biering-Sørensen S, Timmermann CAG, Monteiro I, Aaby P, Benn CS. Neonatal Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination and tuberculin skin test reactions at 2- and 6-months: Effects on mortality up to 1 year of age. Vaccine 2021; 39:7286-7294. [PMID: 34226104 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.06.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND In randomized trials, Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine has been associated with reduced all-cause mortality. BCG-induced Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) reactions have also been associated with reduced all-cause mortality. We aimed to assess the association between TST responses and subsequent mortality in three birth cohorts and conducted a meta-analysis of existing studies. METHODS Observational study within three Guinea-Bissau BCG trial birth cohorts (conducted 2002-04, 2009-2013 and 2014-18) that encompassed children who were BCG-vaccinated within 28 days with TSTs performed at 2- (n = 1389) and 6-months (n = 2635) of age. We evaluated TST reaction determinants by binomial regression and assessed the association between TSTs > 1 mm (reactors) vs. ≤ 1 mm (non-reactors) and subsequent mortality risk up to age 12 months in Cox-models providing Mortality Rate Ratios (MRRs). We searched PubMed for studies to calculate meta-estimates of the association between TST reactivity by age 2- and 6-months and all-cause mortality. RESULTS Large post-vaccination wheal size was associated with 6-month TST positivity and so was receiving BCG-Denmark or BCG-Japan, compared with BCG-Russia. By age 2 months, 22% (302/1389) of infants were TST reactors with a 2-12-month mortality risk of 1.7% (5/302) vs. 3.3% (36/1087) for non-reactors, the corresponding reactor/non-reactor MRR = 0.49 (0.19-1.26). By age 6 months, 44% (1149/2635) of infants were reactors and the 6-12-month mortality risk was 0.4% (4/1149) vs. 0.6% (9/1486) for non-reactors, the MRR = 0.87 (0.27-2.86). The literature search provided 3 studies. The meta-analysis revealed a uniform pattern of reduced mortality associated with TST reactivity, a TST response by 2 months being associated with an MRR of 0.59 (0.39-0.90); for 6-month TST responses the MRR was 0.65 (0.43-1.00). CONCLUSION Among BCG-vaccinated infants, TST reactions were associated with markedly reduced mortality. Improved vaccination technique and using certain BCG strains could lead to a higher TST reaction prevalence, which would enhance BCG's beneficial non-specific effects.
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- Frederik Schaltz-Buchholzer
- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; Bandim Health Project, OPEN, Department of Clinical Research, Uni. Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
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- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; Public Health Agency of Sweden, Solna, Sweden; Institution for Translation Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Bandim Health Project, OPEN, Department of Clinical Research, Uni. Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Research Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Environmental Medicine, Uni. Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; Bandim Health Project, OPEN, Department of Clinical Research, Uni. Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; Danish Institute of Advanced Science, Uni. Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Aaby P, Benn CS. BCG: new life for a centenarian vaccine. THE LANCET. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2021; 21:897-898. [DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30714-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Schaltz-Buchholzer F, Berendsen M, Roth A, Jensen KJ, Bjerregaard-Andersen M, Kjær Sørensen M, Monteiro I, Aaby P, Stabell Benn C. BCG skin reactions by 2 months of age are associated with better survival in infancy: a prospective observational study from Guinea-Bissau. BMJ Glob Health 2021; 5:bmjgh-2020-002993. [PMID: 32978212 PMCID: PMC7520814 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2020] [Revised: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Introduction Receiving Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-Denmark vaccine at birth has been associated with ~40% reductions in all-cause neonatal mortality. We evaluated determinants of BCG skin reaction characteristics by age 2 months and tested the association with subsequent mortality. Methods Prospective observational study amalgamating five trials providing BCG-at-birth that were conducted between 2002 and 2018 in Guinea-Bissau. The reaction status and size were evaluated at home-visits by 2 months of age among 6012 neonates; mortality from 2 to 12 months was assessed at subsequent visits. Reaction determinants were evaluated by binomial regression providing risk ratios (RRs). In Cox-models providing adjusted mortality rate ratios (aMRRs), we assessed the association between (1) having a 2-month reaction (yes/no) and (2) reaction size tertiles and subsequent all-cause mortality risk. A subgroup had their BCG reaction evaluated and were bled at age 4 weeks; their samples underwent in vitro analysis for specific and non-specific cytokine responses. Results The BCG strain was the main determinant for developing a 2-month reaction and the reaction size: the BCG-Russia/BCG-Denmark RR for large-reaction was 0.38 (0.30–0.47) and the BCG-Russia/BCG-Japan RR was 0.61 (0.51–0.72). 5804 infants (96.5%) were reactors by age 2 months; 208 (3.5%) were non-reactors. The 2–12 months mortality risk was 4.8% (10/208) for non-reactors, 2.9% (64/2213) for small reactors, 1.8% (30/1710) for medium reactors and 0.8% (15/1881) for large reactors. The reactor/non-reactor aMRR was 0.49 (0.26–0.95) and there was a linear trend of decreasing mortality with increasing reaction size (p for trend <0.001). BCG reactors had higher 4-week specific and non-specific cytokine responses, responses that were highest among those with large reactions. Conclusion Among BCG-vaccinated infants, having a BCG skin reaction by age 2 months was associated with markedly better survival, as was the reaction size. Our findings thus support that BCG has substantial effects on all-cause mortality. Emphasising at-birth vaccination with immunogenic BCG strains and revaccinating non-reactors and small reactors could have major public health benefits. Trial registration numbers NCT00146302, NCT00168610, NCT00625482, NCT01989026 and NCT02447536.
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- Frederik Schaltz-Buchholzer
- Bandim Health Project, Institute of Clinical Research, Uni. Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark .,Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.,Research Centre for Vitamins and Vaccines, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, Institute of Clinical Research, Uni. Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.,Research Centre for Vitamins and Vaccines, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud Centre for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Public Health Agency of Sweden, Solna, Sweden.,Institution for Translational Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Bandim Health Project, Institute of Clinical Research, Uni. Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Experimental and Translational Immunology, Department of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.,Research Centre for Vitamins and Vaccines, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.,Research Centre for Vitamins and Vaccines, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, Institute of Clinical Research, Uni. Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.,Research Centre for Vitamins and Vaccines, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Danish Institute of Advanced Science, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Stjernholm AD, Thysen SM, Borges IDS, Fisker AB. Factors associated with birthweight and adverse pregnancy outcomes among children in rural Guinea-Bissau - a prospective observational study. BMC Public Health 2021; 21:1164. [PMID: 34140010 PMCID: PMC8212457 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11215-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background Low birthweight (LBW) is associated with higher mortality and morbidity, but there is limited data on the prevalence of LBW in rural Africa, where many births occur at home. The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine has non-specific effects. Studies suggest that maternal BCG-vaccination may affect the health of the child. Methods The present study is nested within a randomised trial in rural Guinea-Bissau: Pregnancies were registered at two-monthly village visits, where information on BCG scar status and other background factors were obtained. Children were enrolled in the trial and weighed at home within 72 h after birth. In this prospective observational study, we assessed factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes and birthweight in binomial and linear regression models. Results Among 1320 women who had their BCG scar status assessed, 848 (64%) had a scar, 472 (36%) had no scar. The risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes (miscarriages, stillbirths, early neonatal deaths) tended to be higher among BCG scar-negative women (13%) than among women with a BCG scar (10%), adjusted prevalence ratio = 1.29 (0.99–1.68). Birthweight was assessed for 628 (50%) of the 1232 live born children. The mean birthweight was 2.89 kg (SD 0.43) and the proportion of LBW children was 17% (104/628). Sex, twinning, region of birth, maternal age, maternal mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), antenatal consultations, parity and possession of a mobile phone were associated with birthweight, while maternal BCG scar status was not. Conclusions This study provides the first birthweight data for home-born children in rural Guinea-Bissau, with a mean birthweight of 2.89 kg (SD 0.43) and a LBW prevalence of 17%. We found a tendency for higher risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes among BCG scar-negative women. Birthweight was similar in children of mothers with and without BCG scar. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12889-021-11215-8.
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- Alexander Dahl Stjernholm
- OPEN, Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.,Bandim Health Project, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.,Research Center for Vitamins and Vaccines (CVIVA), Bandim Health Project, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- OPEN, Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. .,Bandim Health Project, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. .,Research Center for Vitamins and Vaccines (CVIVA), Bandim Health Project, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark. .,Center for Global Health (GloHAU), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
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- OPEN, Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.,Bandim Health Project, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.,Research Center for Vitamins and Vaccines (CVIVA), Bandim Health Project, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Bekkering S, Domínguez-Andrés J, Joosten LAB, Riksen NP, Netea MG. Trained Immunity: Reprogramming Innate Immunity in Health and Disease. Annu Rev Immunol 2021; 39:667-693. [PMID: 33637018 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-immunol-102119-073855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Traditionally, the innate and adaptive immune systems are differentiated by their specificity and memory capacity. In recent years, however, this paradigm has shifted: Cells of the innate immune system appear to be able to gain memory characteristics after transient stimulation, resulting in an enhanced response upon secondary challenge. This phenomenon has been called trained immunity. Trained immunity is characterized by nonspecific increased responsiveness, mediated via extensive metabolic and epigenetic reprogramming. Trained immunity explains the heterologous effects of vaccines, which result in increased protection against secondary infections. However, in chronic inflammatory conditions, trained immunity can induce maladaptive effects and contribute to hyperinflammation and progression of cardiovascular disease, autoinflammatory syndromes, and neuroinflammation. In this review we summarize the current state of the field of trained immunity, its mechanisms, and its roles in both health and disease.
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- Siroon Bekkering
- Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525 GA Nijmegen, Netherlands; , ,
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525 GA Nijmegen, Netherlands; , ,
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525 GA Nijmegen, Netherlands; , , .,Department of Medical Genetics, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525 GA Nijmegen, Netherlands; , ,
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525 GA Nijmegen, Netherlands; , , .,Department of Genomics and Immunoregulation, Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany;
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Koeken VACM, van Crevel R, Netea MG, Li Y. Resolving trained immunity with systems biology. Eur J Immunol 2021; 51:773-784. [PMID: 33570164 DOI: 10.1002/eji.202048882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Trained immunity is characterized by long-term functional reprogramming of innate immune cells following challenge with pathogens or microbial ligands during infection or vaccination. This cellular reprogramming leads to increased responsiveness upon restimulation, and is mediated through epigenetic and metabolic modifications. In this review, we describe how molecular mechanisms underlying trained immunity, for example, induced by β-glucan or Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination, can be investigated by using and integrating different layers of information including genome, epigenome, transcriptome, proteome, metabolome, microbiome, immune cell phenotyping, and function. We also describe the most commonly used experimental and computational techniques. Finally, we provide a number of examples of how a systems biology approach was applied to study trained immunity to understand interindividual variation or the complex interplay between molecular layers. In conclusion, trained immunity represents an opportunity for regulating innate immune function, and understanding the complex interplay of mechanisms that mediate trained immunity might enable us to employ it as a clinical tool in the future.
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- Valerie A C M Koeken
- Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases and Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Department of Computational Biology for Individualised Infection Medicine, Centre for Individualised Infection Medicine (CiiM), A Joint Venture Between The Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and the Hannover Medical School (MHH), Hannover, Germany.,TWINCORE, a Joint Venture Between the Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and the Hannover Medical School (MHH), Hannover, Germany
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- Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases and Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases and Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Quantitative Systems Biology, Life & Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases and Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Department of Computational Biology for Individualised Infection Medicine, Centre for Individualised Infection Medicine (CiiM), A Joint Venture Between The Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and the Hannover Medical School (MHH), Hannover, Germany.,TWINCORE, a Joint Venture Between the Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and the Hannover Medical School (MHH), Hannover, Germany
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Non-specific effects of BCG vaccination on neutrophil and lymphocyte counts of healthy neonates from a developed country. Vaccine 2021; 39:1887-1891. [PMID: 33750591 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.02.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BCG vaccination is known to reduce neonatal mortality from infections in a pathogen-agnostic manner. In this observational study we report on whether an emergency granulopoietic response is elicited in term babies from a developed country following BCG vaccination. We studied a cohort of neonates re-admitted to the hospital from home for feeding support separated into 2 groups dependent on whether they had received BCG vaccination. Clinical data including gender, weight, gestational age, method of feeding and full blood count results were retrieved retrospectively. While lymphocyte counts increase following BCG vaccination irrespective of gender and in proportion with the time elapsed after vaccination, the increase in neutrophil counts, is only observed in boys. This increase appears to be temporary. Our results confirm the presence of emergency granulopoiesis following BCG vaccination in a neonatal cohort from a developed country. However, this effect appears to be gender-specific and is present only in boys.
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Freyne B, Messina NL, Donath S, Germano S, Bonnici R, Gardiner K, Casalaz D, Robins-Browne RM, Netea MG, Flanagan KL, Kollmann T, Curtis N. Neonatal BCG Vaccination Reduces Interferon-γ Responsiveness to Heterologous Pathogens in Infants From a Randomized Controlled Trial. J Infect Dis 2021; 221:1999-2009. [PMID: 31990350 PMCID: PMC7289544 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background BCG vaccination has beneficial nonspecific (heterologous) effects that protect against nonmycobacterial infections. We have previously reported that BCG vaccination at birth alters in vitro cytokine responses to heterologous stimulants in the neonatal period. This study investigated heterologous responses in 167 infants in the same trial 7 months after randomization. Methods A whole-blood assay was used to interrogate in vitro cytokine responses to heterologous stimulants (killed pathogens) and Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands. Results Compared to BCG-naive infants, BCG-vaccinated infants had increased production of interferon gamma (IFN-γ) and monokine induced by gamma interferon (MIG) (CXCL9) in response to mycobacterial stimulation and decreased production of IFN-γ in response to heterologous stimulation and TLR ligands. Reduced IFN-γ responses were attributable to a decrease in the proportion of infants who mounted a detectable IFN-γ response. BCG-vaccinated infants also had increased production of MIG (CXCL9) and interleukin-8 (IL-8), and decreased production of IL-10, macrophage inflammatory protein-1α (MIP-1α), and MIP-1β, the pattern of which varied by stimulant. IL-1Ra responses following TLR1/2 (Pam3CYSK4) stimulation were increased in BCG-vaccinated infants. Both sex and maternal BCG vaccination status influenced the effect of neonatal BCG vaccination. Conclusions BCG vaccination leads to changes in IFN-γ responsiveness to heterologous stimulation. BCG-induced changes in other cytokine responses to heterologous stimulation vary by pathogen.
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- Bridget Freyne
- Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.,Institute of Infection and Global Health, The University of Liverpool and The Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.,Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Australia
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- Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, Australia
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- Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia.,Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.,Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.,Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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Can what have we learnt about BCG vaccination in the last 20 years help us to design a better tuberculosis vaccine? Vaccine 2021; 40:1525-1533. [PMID: 33583672 PMCID: PMC8899334 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.01.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Revised: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The BCG vaccine provides variable protection against tuberculosis. Correlates of protection remain elusive, but IFNγ can measure immunogenicity. BCG vaccination induces innate immune training as well as antigen-specific immunity. Many factors may contribute to the variable responses to BCG vaccination. Prior BCG vaccination or factors modulating its efficacy may affect new TB vaccines. Innate training may also provide non-specific protection against infectious diseases. New TB vaccines should not lose BCG's beneficial non-specific effects.
The BCG vaccine will, in 2021, have been in use for 100 years. Much remains to be understood, including the reasons for its variable efficacy against pulmonary tuberculosis in adults. This review will discuss what has been learnt about the BCG vaccine in the last two decades, and whether this new information can be exploited to improve its efficacy, by enhancing its ability to induce either antigen-specific and/or non-specific effects. Many factors affect both the immunogenicity of BCG and its protective efficacy, highlighting the challenges of working with a live vaccine in man, but new insights may enable us to exploit better what BCG can do.
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The innate immune system, through pattern recognition receptors, intercepts any kind of pathogen and reacts through chemotactic, phagocyting, cytokines-secreting and cell-killing mechanisms in a very quick and effective way. Meanwhile, the adaptive immunity arm, through dendritic and T and B cells memory activation, is alerted and starts, more slowly, to produce antibodies, seen thanks to the progress of immunological investigations in comparative vertebrates, invertebrates, and vegetal models.However, it has been stated that the innate immune system also displays adaptive potential in terms of reinfection resistance through immune memory, in addition to the modulation of responses against repeated low doses of lipopolysaccharides (Lps) or cross-immunization, starting from one pathogenic species and extending to others.
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- Beniamino Palmieri
- Department of General Surgery and Surgical Specialties, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Medical School, Surgical Clinic, Via del Pozzo, 71, Modena (MO) 41124, Italy.,Second Opinion Medical Network, Via Ciro Bissi, 125, Modena (MO), Italy
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- Second Opinion Medical Network, Via Ciro Bissi, 125, Modena (MO), Italy
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- Second Opinion Medical Network, Via Ciro Bissi, 125, Modena (MO), Italy.,Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Hospital of Modena, Via del Pozzo, 71, Modena41124, Italy
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Albrecht M, Pagenkemper M, Wiessner C, Spohn M, Lütgehetmann M, Jacobsen H, Gabriel G, Zazara DE, Haertel C, Hecher K, Diemert A, Arck PC. Infant immunity against viral infections is advanced by the placenta-dependent vertical transfer of maternal antibodies. Vaccine 2021; 40:1563-1571. [PMID: 33431223 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.12.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Neonatal passive immunity, derived from transplacental transfer of IgG antibodies from mother to fetus during pregnancy, can mitigate the risk for severe infections in the early postnatal period. Understanding the placenta as the gateway organ in this process, we aimed to evaluate the influence of specific factors modulating the transplacental IgG transfer rate (TPTR) in 141 mother/neonate pairs. We further evaluated the potential health advantage elicited by maternal IgG with regard to respiratory tract infections during infancy and early childhood. Data and biological samples collected within the prospective longitudinal pregnancy cohort study PRINCE (Prenatal Identification of Children's Health) were used for these analyses. We tested IgG antibody levels against seven pathogens (measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis and influenza A) by ELISA and detected seropositivity in 72.6-100% of pregnant women and in 76.3-100% of their neonates, respectively. Cord blood IgG levels reached 137-160% of levels detected in maternal blood. Strikingly, assessment of TPTR for all seven antigens highlighted that TPTR strongly depends on individual placental function. Subsequent in-depth analysis of anti-influenza A IgG revealed a link between cord blood levels and uterine perfusion, measured by uterine artery pulsatility index. Moreover, higher cord blood anti-influenza A IgG levels were associated with a significantly reduced risk for respiratory tract infections during the first six months of life, indicating a high degree of cross-reactivity and possible pathogen-agnostic effects of anti-influenza A antibodies. Taken together, our data suggest that early life immunity is modulated by maternal IgG levels and individual placental features such as perfusion. Vaccination of pregnant women, i.e. against influenza, can increase neonatal antibody levels and hereby protect against early life respiratory infections. Consequently, specific guidelines should evolve in order to safeguard neonates born from pregnancies with poorer placental capacity for vertical transfer of protective antibodies.
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- Marie Albrecht
- Division for Experimental Feto-Maternal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University Medical Center of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University Medical Center of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, University Medical Center of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
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- Bioinformatics Facility, University Medical Center of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
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- Viral Zoonoses - One Health, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Viral Zoonoses - One Health, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany; Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany
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- Division for Experimental Feto-Maternal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University Medical Center of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
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- University Children's Hospital, University of Würzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University Medical Center of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University Medical Center of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
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- Division for Experimental Feto-Maternal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University Medical Center of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany.
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The measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine has been theorized to provide protection against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Our aim was to determine whether any MMR IgG titers are inversely correlated with severity in recovered COVID-19 patients previously vaccinated with MMR II. We divided 80 subjects into two groups, comparing MMR titers to recent COVID-19 severity levels. The MMR II group consisted of 50 subjects who would primarily have MMR antibodies from the MMR II vaccine, and a comparison group of 30 subjects consisted of those who would primarily have MMR antibodies from sources other than MMR II, including prior measles, mumps, and/or rubella illnesses. There was a significant inverse correlation (rs = -0.71, P < 0.001) between mumps virus titers (mumps titers) and COVID-19 severity within the MMR II group. There were no significant correlations between mumps titers and severity in the comparison group, between mumps titers and age in the MMR II group, or between severity and measles or rubella titers in either group. Within the MMR II group, mumps titers of 134 to 300 arbitrary units (AU)/ml (n = 8) were found only in those who were functionally immune or asymptomatic; all with mild symptoms had mumps titers below 134 AU/ml (n = 17); all with moderate symptoms had mumps titers below 75 AU/ml (n = 11); all who had been hospitalized and had required oxygen had mumps titers below 32 AU/ml (n = 5). Our results demonstrate that there is a significant inverse correlation between mumps titers from MMR II and COVID-19 severity.IMPORTANCE COVID-19 has presented various paradoxes that, if understood better, may provide clues to controlling the pandemic, even before a COVID-19 vaccine is widely available. First, young children are largely spared from severe disease. Second, numerous countries have COVID-19 death rates that are as low as 1% of the death rates of other countries. Third, many people, despite prolonged close contact with someone who is COVID-19 positive, never test positive themselves. Fourth, nearly half of people who test positive for COVID-19 are asymptomatic. Some researchers have theorized that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine may be responsible for these disparities. The significance of our study is that it showed that mumps titers related to the MMR II vaccine are significantly and inversely correlated with the severity of COVID-19-related symptoms, supporting the theorized association between the MMR vaccine and COVID-19 severity.
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Metabolic Flexibility Assists Reprograming of Central and Peripheral Innate Immunity During Neurodevelopment. Mol Neurobiol 2020; 58:703-718. [PMID: 33006752 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-020-02154-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Central innate immunity assists time-dependent neurodevelopment by recruiting and interacting with peripheral immune cells. Microglia are the major player of central innate immunity integrating peripheral signals arising from the circumventricular regions lacking the blood-brain barrier (BBB), via neural afferent pathways such as the vagal nerve and also by choroid plexus into the brain ventricles. Defective and/or unrestrained activation of central and peripheral immunity during embryonic development might set an aberrant connectome establishment and brain function, leading to major psychiatric disorders in postnatal stages. Molecular candidates leading to central and peripheral innate immune overactivation identified metabolic substrates and lipid species as major contributors of immunological priming, supporting the role of a metabolic flexibility node during trained immunity. Mechanistically, trained immunity is established by an epigenetic program including DNA methylation and histone acetylation, as the major molecular epigenetic signatures to set immune phenotypes. By definition, immunological training sets reprogramming of innate immune cells, enhancing or repressing immune responses towards a second challenge which potentially might contribute to neurodevelopment disorders. Notably, the innate immune training might be set during pregnancy by maternal immune activation stimuli. In this review, we integrate the most valuable scientific evidence supporting the role of metabolic cues assisting metabolic flexibility, leading to innate immune training during development and its effects on aberrant neurological phenotypes in the offspring. We also add reports supporting the role of methylation and histone acetylation signatures as a major epigenetic mechanism regulating immune training.
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Lajqi T, Pöschl J, Frommhold D, Hudalla H. The Role of Microbiota in Neutrophil Regulation and Adaptation in Newborns. Front Immunol 2020; 11:568685. [PMID: 33133082 PMCID: PMC7550463 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.568685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Newborns are highly susceptible to infections and mainly rely on innate immune functions. Reduced reactivity, delayed activation and subsequent failure to resolve inflammation however makes the neonatal immune system a very volatile line of defense. Perinatal microbiota, nutrition and different extra-uterine factors are critical elements that define long-term outcomes and shape the immune system during the neonatal period. Neutrophils are first responders and represent a vital component of the immune system in newborns. They have long been regarded as merely executive immune cells, however this notion is beginning to shift. Neutrophils are shaped by their surrounding and adaptive elements have been described. The role of “innate immune memory” and the main triangle connection microbiome—neutrophil—adaptation will be discussed in this review.
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- Trim Lajqi
- Heidelberg University Children's Hospital, Department of Neonatology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Children's Hospital, Department of Neonatology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Klinik für Kinderheilkunde und Jugendmedizin, Memmingen, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Children's Hospital, Department of Neonatology, Heidelberg, Germany
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Yakura H. Cognitive and Memory Functions in Plant Immunity. Vaccines (Basel) 2020; 8:vaccines8030541. [PMID: 32957664 PMCID: PMC7563390 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines8030541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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From the time of Thucydides in the 5th century BC, it has been known that specific recognition of pathogens and memory formation are critical components of immune functions. In contrast to the immune system of jawed vertebrates, such as humans and mice, plants lack a circulatory system with mobile immune cells and a repertoire of clonally distributed antigen receptors with almost unlimited specificities. However, without these systems and mechanisms, plants can live and survive in the same hostile environment faced by other organisms. In fact, they achieve specific pathogen recognition and elimination, with limited self-reactivity, and generate immunological memory, sometimes with transgenerational characteristics. Thus, the plant immune system satisfies minimal conditions for constituting an immune system, namely, the recognition of signals in the milieu, integration of that information, subsequent efficient reaction based on the integrated information, and memorization of the experience. In the previous report, this set of elements was proposed as an example of minimal cognitive functions. In this essay, I will first review current understanding of plant immunity and then discuss the unique features of cognitive activities, including recognition of signals from external as well as internal environments, autoimmunity, and memory formation. In doing so, I hope to reach a deeper understanding of the significance of immunity omnipresent in the realm of living organisms.
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- Hidetaka Yakura
- Institute for Science and Human Existence, Tokyo 163-8001, Japan
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Benn CS, Fisker AB, Rieckmann A, Sørup S, Aaby P. Vaccinology: time to change the paradigm? THE LANCET. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2020; 20:e274-e283. [PMID: 32645296 DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(19)30742-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Revised: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The existing vaccine paradigm assumes that vaccines only protect against the target infection, that effective vaccines reduce mortality corresponding to the target infection's share of total mortality, and that the effects of vaccines are similar for males and females. However, epidemiological vaccine research has generated observations that contradict these assumptions and suggest that vaccines have important non-specific effects on overall health in populations. These include the observations that several live vaccines reduce the incidence of all-cause mortality in vaccinated compared with unvaccinated populations far more than can be explained by protection against the target infections, and that several non-live vaccines are associated with increased all-cause mortality in females. In this Personal View we describe current observations and contradictions and define six emerging principles that might explain them. First, that live vaccines enhance resistance towards unrelated infections. Second, non-live vaccines enhance the susceptibility of girls to unrelated infections. Third, the most recently administered vaccination has the strongest non-specific effects. Fourth, combinations of live and non-live vaccines given together have variable non-specific health effects. Fifth, vaccinating children with live vaccines in the presence of maternal immunity enhances beneficial non-specific effects and reduces mortality. Finally, vaccines might interact with other co-administered health interventions, for example vitamin A supplementation. The potential implications for child health are substantial. For example, if BCG vaccination was given to children at birth, if higher measles vaccination coverage could be obtained, if diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis-containing vaccines were not given with or after measles vaccine, or if the BCG strain with the best non-specific effects could be used consistently, then child mortality could be considerably lower. Pursuing these emerging principles could improve our understanding and use of vaccines globally.
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- Christine Stabell Benn
- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; Research Centre for Vitamins and Vaccines, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark; Danish Institute of Advanced Science, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; Bandim Health Project, Open Patient data Explorative Network, Institute of Clinical Research, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Research Centre for Vitamins and Vaccines, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark; Section of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Research Centre for Vitamins and Vaccines, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Bandim Health Project, Indepth Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau; Bandim Health Project, Open Patient data Explorative Network, Institute of Clinical Research, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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Neonates are particularly susceptible to infection. This vulnerability occurs despite their responsiveness to most vaccines. However, current vaccines do not target the pathogens responsible for most of the severe neonatal infections, and the time it takes to induce protective pathogen-specific immunity after vaccination limits protection in the first days to weeks of life. Alternative strategies include using vaccines to broadly stimulate neonatal immunity in a pathogen-agnostic fashion or vaccinating women during pregnancy to induce protective antibodies that are vertically transferred to offspring within their window of vulnerability. Protection may be further improved by integrating these approaches, namely vaccinating the neonate under the cover of vertically transferred maternal immunity. The rationale for and knowledge gaps related to each of these alternatives are discussed.
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- Tobias R Kollmann
- Systems Vaccinology, Telethon Kids Institute, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia.
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- Institute for Medical Immunology, Université libre de Bruxelles, 6041 Charleroi, Belgium.
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- Center for Inflammation and Tolerance and Division of Infectious Disease, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
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Imran S, Neeland MR, Shepherd R, Messina N, Perrett KP, Netea MG, Curtis N, Saffery R, Novakovic B. A Potential Role for Epigenetically Mediated Trained Immunity in Food Allergy. iScience 2020; 23:101171. [PMID: 32480123 PMCID: PMC7262566 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Revised: 03/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The prevalence of IgE-mediated food allergy is increasing at a rapid pace in many countries. The association of high food allergy rates with Westernized lifestyles suggests the role of gene-environment interactions, potentially underpinned by epigenetic variation, in mediating this process. Recent studies have implicated innate immune system dysfunction in the development and persistence of food allergy. These responses are characterized by increased circulating frequency of innate immune cells and heightened inflammatory responses to bacterial stimulation in food allergic patients. These signatures mirror those described in trained immunity, whereby innate immune cells retain a “memory” of earlier microbial encounters, thus influencing subsequent immune responses. Here, we propose that a robust multi-omics approach that integrates immunological, transcriptomic, and epigenomic datasets, combined with well-phenotyped and longitudinal food allergy cohorts, can inform the potential role of trained immunity in food allergy.
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- Samira Imran
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, and Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, and Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, and Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, and Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, and Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia; Department of Allergy and Immunology, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands; Department for Genomics and Immunoregulation, Life and Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, and Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, and Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, and Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.
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Jensen KJ, Biering-Sørensen S, Ursing J, Kofoed PEL, Aaby P, Benn CS. Seasonal variation in the non-specific effects of BCG vaccination on neonatal mortality: three randomised controlled trials in Guinea-Bissau. BMJ Glob Health 2020; 5:e001873. [PMID: 32201619 PMCID: PMC7059430 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2019] [Revised: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The BCG vaccine protects non-specifically against other diseases than tuberculosis. Three randomised controlled trials of early BCG in Guinea-Bissau found a 38% reduction in all-cause neonatal mortality. Little is known about the underlying mechanisms. In Guinea-Bissau, prevalent infectious diseases display distinct seasonality. Revisiting the three trials (>6500 infants) comparing early BCG versus no early BCG in low weight infants on all-cause neonatal mortality over 12 consecutive years, we explored the seasonal variation in BCG’s effect on mortality. In a subgroup of participants, adaptive and innate cytokine responses were measured 4 weeks after randomisation. Consistently over the course of the three trials and 12 years, the effect of BCG on all-cause neonatal mortality was particularly beneficial when administered in November to January, coincident with peaking malaria infections. During these months, BCG was also associated with stronger proinflammatory responses to heterologous challenge. Recent studies have suggested a protective effect of BCG against malaria. BCG may also ameliorate immune-compromising fatal effects of placental malaria in the newborn.
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- Kristoffer Jarlov Jensen
- Bandim Health Project, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Health Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Danderyd University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kolding Hospital, Kolding, Denmark.,Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Bandim Health Project, INDEPTH Network, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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- Bandim Health Project, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.,OPEN, Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Syddanmark, Denmark
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Netea MG, Domínguez-Andrés J, Barreiro LB, Chavakis T, Divangahi M, Fuchs E, Joosten LAB, van der Meer JWM, Mhlanga MM, Mulder WJM, Riksen NP, Schlitzer A, Schultze JL, Stabell Benn C, Sun JC, Xavier RJ, Latz E. Defining trained immunity and its role in health and disease. Nat Rev Immunol 2020; 20:375-388. [PMID: 32132681 PMCID: PMC7186935 DOI: 10.1038/s41577-020-0285-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1190] [Impact Index Per Article: 297.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Immune memory is a defining feature of the acquired immune system, but activation of the innate immune system can also result in enhanced responsiveness to subsequent triggers. This process has been termed ‘trained immunity’, a de facto innate immune memory. Research in the past decade has pointed to the broad benefits of trained immunity for host defence but has also suggested potentially detrimental outcomes in immune-mediated and chronic inflammatory diseases. Here we define ‘trained immunity’ as a biological process and discuss the innate stimuli and the epigenetic and metabolic reprogramming events that shape the induction of trained immunity. Here a group of leaders in the field define our current understanding of ‘trained immunity’, which refers to the memory-type responses that occur in the innate immune system. The authors discuss our current understanding of the key epigenetic and metabolic processes involved in trained immunity and consider its relevance in immune-mediated diseases and cancer.
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- Mihai G Netea
- Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands. .,Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands. .,Department of Genomics and Immunoregulation, Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.,Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Genetics Section, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus of TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.,Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Meakins-Christie Laboratories, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,McGill International TB Centre, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Robin Chemers Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.,Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.,Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Division of Chemical and Systems Biology, Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.,Gene Expression and Biophysics Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Translational and Molecular Imaging Institute, Department of Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Oncological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.,Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.,Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Myeloid Cell Biology, Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Genomics and Immunoregulation, Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Bandim Health Project, OPEN, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Immunology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.,Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Institute of Innate Immunity, University Hospital, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany. .,Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA. .,German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bonn, Germany.
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Angelidou A, Conti MG, Diray-Arce J, Benn CS, Shann F, Netea MG, Liu M, Potluri LP, Sanchez-Schmitz G, Husson R, Ozonoff A, Kampmann B, van Haren SD, Levy O. Licensed Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) formulations differ markedly in bacterial viability, RNA content and innate immune activation. Vaccine 2020; 38:2229-2240. [PMID: 32005538 PMCID: PMC7556328 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.11.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2019] [Revised: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), the live attenuated tuberculosis vaccine, is manufactured under different conditions across the globe generating formulations that may differ in clinical efficacy. Innate immune recognition of live BCG contributes to immunogenicity suggesting that differences in BCG viability may contribute to divergent activity of licensed formulations. METHODS We compared BCG-Denmark (DEN), -Japan (JPN), -India (IND), -Bulgaria (BUL) and -USA in vitro with respect to a) viability as measured by colony-forming units (CFU), mycobacterial membrane integrity, and RNA content, and b) cytokine/chemokine production in newborn cord and adult peripheral blood. RESULTS Upon culture, relative growth was BCG-USA > JPN ≫ DEN > BUL = IND. BCG-IND and -BUL demonstrated >1000-fold lower growth than BCG-JPN in 7H9 medium and >10-fold lower growth in commercial Middlebrook 7H11 medium. BCG-IND demonstrated significantly decreased membrane integrity, lower RNA content, and weaker IFN-γ inducing activity in whole blood compared to other BCGs. BCG-induced whole blood cytokines differed significantly by age, vaccine formulation and concentration. BCG-induced cytokine production correlated with CFU, suggesting that mycobacterial viability may contribute to BCG-induced immune responses. CONCLUSIONS Licensed BCG vaccines differ markedly in their content of viable mycobacteria possibly contributing to formulation-dependent activation of innate and adaptive immunity and distinct protective effects.
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- Asimenia Angelidou
- Division of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Precision Vaccines Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Precision Vaccines Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome 00185, Italy.
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- Precision Vaccines Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- OPEN, Odense Patient Data Explorative Network, Odense University Hospital/Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense C, Denmark.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Royal Children's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3052 Australia.
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands; Department for Genomics & Immunoregulation, Life and Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES), University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
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- Precision Vaccines Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Precision Vaccines Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Precision Vaccines Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Precision Vaccines Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Precision Vaccines Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Vaccine Centre, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK; Vaccines & Immunity Theme, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Fajara, PO Box 273, Banjul, Gambia.
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- Precision Vaccines Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Precision Vaccines Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
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