Clinical characteristics and immune profiles of patients with immune-mediated alopecia associated with COVID-19 vaccinations
Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Inc.
Publié dans: | Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.). - 1999. - 255(2023) vom: 01. Okt., Seite 109737 |
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Autres auteurs: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article en ligne |
Langue: | English |
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2023
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Accès à la collection: | Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) |
Sujets: | Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Alopecia areata Autoimmune disease COVID-19 vaccine Granulysin Lymphocyte activation test Polyethylene glycol Spike protein COVID-19 Vaccines plus... |
Résumé: | Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Inc. BACKGROUND: The clinical characteristics and pathomechanism for immune-mediated alopecia following COVID-19 vaccinations are not clearly characterized OBJECTIVE: We investigated the causality and immune mechanism of COVID-19 vaccines-related alopecia areata (AA) STUDY DESIGN: 27 new-onset of AA patients after COVID-19 vaccinations and 106 vaccines-tolerant individuals were enrolled from multiple medical centers for analysis RESULTS: The antinuclear antibody, total IgE, granulysin, and PARC/CCL18 as well as peripheral eosinophil count were significantly elevated in the patients with COVID-19 vaccines-related AA compared with those in the tolerant individuals (P = 2.03 × 10-5-0.039). In vitro lymphocyte activation test revealed that granulysin, granzyme B, and IFN-γ released from the T cells of COVID-19 vaccines-related AA patients could be significantly increased by COVID-19 vaccine excipients (polyethylene glycol 2000 and polysorbate 80) or spike protein (P = 0.002-0.04) CONCLUSIONS: Spike protein and excipients of COVID-19 vaccines could trigger T cell-mediated cytotoxicity, which contributes to the pathogenesis of immune-mediated alopecia associated with COVID-19 vaccines |
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Description: | Date Completed 02.10.2023 Date Revised 02.10.2023 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
ISSN: | 1521-7035 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.clim.2023.109737 |