mRNA-based therapeutics: powerful and versatile tools to combat diseases

S Qin, X Tang, Y Chen, K Chen, N Fan… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
The therapeutic use of messenger RNA (mRNA) has fueled great hope to combat a wide
range of incurable diseases. Recent rapid advances in biotechnology and molecular …

Efficacy of covid-19 vaccines in immunocompromised patients: systematic review and meta-analysis

ARYB Lee, SY Wong, LYA Chai, SC Lee, MX Lee… - Bmj, 2022 - bmj.com
Objective To compare the efficacy of covid-19 vaccines between immunocompromised and
immunocompetent people. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources …

COVID-19 and metabolic disease: mechanisms and clinical management

C Steenblock, PEH Schwarz, B Ludwig… - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Up to 50% of the people who have died from COVID-19 had metabolic and vascular
disorders. Notably, there are many direct links between COVID-19 and the metabolic and …

Immunological and clinical efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines in immunocompromised populations: a systematic review

S Galmiche, LBL Nguyen, E Tartour… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Available data show that COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective in
immunocompromised populations, who are at increased risk of severe COVID-19 …

Willingness to receive the booster COVID-19 vaccine dose in Poland

P Rzymski, B Poniedziałek, A Fal - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 vaccinations are essential to mitigate the pandemic and prevent severe SARS-
CoV-2 infections. However, the serum antibody levels in vaccinated individuals gradually …

COVID-19 in dialysis: clinical impact, immune response, prevention, and treatment

K El Karoui, AS De Vriese - Kidney International, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has profound adverse effects on the population on dialysis.
Patients requiring dialysis are at an increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality …

Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 antibody response 4 weeks after homologous vs heterologous third vaccine dose in kidney transplant recipients: a randomized clinical …

R Reindl-Schwaighofer, A Heinzel… - JAMA internal …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Fewer than 50% of kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) develop antibodies
against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein after 2 doses of an mRNA vaccine. Preliminary data …

Humoral responses after second and third SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory disorders on immunosuppressants: a cohort study

L Wieske, KPJ van Dam, M Steenhuis… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Disease-specific studies have reported impaired humoral responses after
SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory disorders treated …

[HTML][HTML] Germinal center responses to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in healthy and immunocompromised individuals

K Lederer, E Bettini, K Parvathaneni, MM Painter… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Vaccine-mediated immunity often relies on the generation of protective antibodies and
memory B cells, which commonly stem from germinal center (GC) reactions. An in-depth …

Immunogenicity and risk factors associated with poor humoral immune response of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in recipients of solid organ transplant: a systematic review …

K Manothummetha, N Chuleerarux… - JAMA network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Recipients of solid organ transplant (SOT) experience decreased
immunogenicity after COVID-19 vaccination. Objective To summarize current evidence on …