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Prior cycles of anti-CD20 antibodies affect antibody responses after repeated SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination
Asashima H, Kim D, Wang K, Lele N, Buitrago-Pocasangre N, Lutz R, Cruz I, Raddassi K, Ruff W, Racke M, Wilson J, Givens T, Grifoni A, Weiskopf D, Sette A, Kleinstein S, Montgomery R, Shaw A, Li F, Fan R, Hafler D, Tomayko M, Longbrake E. Prior cycles of anti-CD20 antibodies affect antibody responses after repeated SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination. JCI Insight 2023, 8: e168102. PMID: 37606046, PMCID: PMC10543713, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.168102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinationB-cell-depleted patientsB-cell depletionAntibody responseMRNA vaccinationThird doseCell depletionT cellsClaude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence CenterB cellsNational Multiple Sclerosis SocietyAnti-CD20 antibodySpike-specific antibodiesMultiple Sclerosis SocietyLow cumulative exposureLogistic regression modelsImportant clinical needCD20 therapyCD20 treatmentMost patientsThird vaccineSerologic responseVaccine dosesMRNA vaccinesVaccination strategies
2022
Worsening physical functioning in patients with neuroinflammatory disease during the COVID-19 pandemic
Levit E, Cohen I, Dahl M, Edwards K, Weinstock-Guttman B, Ishikawa T, Kavak K, Leavitt V, Nelson K, Onomichi K, Bar-Or A, Perrone C, Riley C, Venkatesh S, De Jager PL, Xia Z, Longbrake EE, Collaborative M. Worsening physical functioning in patients with neuroinflammatory disease during the COVID-19 pandemic. Multiple Sclerosis And Related Disorders 2022, 58: 103482. PMID: 35016114, PMCID: PMC8742609, DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2021.103482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical functionDepression scoresCOVID-19 pandemicPhysical disabilityNeurological inflammatory diseasesMajor academic medical centerAcademic medical centerHigher baseline levelsLack of diseaseDisease durationStudy entryTherapy useNeuroinflammatory diseasesMale genderInflammatory diseasesPhysical functioningMedical CenterMood symptomsDepressive symptomsSmall cohortBaseline levelsSerial surveysSignificant depressionOlder ageWorse depression
2021
Vaccination Against SARS-CoV-2 in Neuroinflammatory Disease: Early Safety/Tolerability Data
Epstein S, Xia Z, Lee AJ, Dahl M, Edwards K, Levit E, Longbrake EE, Perrone C, Kavak K, Weinstock-Guttman B, Diallo F, Ricci A, Riley CS, De Jager PL, Farber R, Wesley SF, Collaborative M. Vaccination Against SARS-CoV-2 in Neuroinflammatory Disease: Early Safety/Tolerability Data. Multiple Sclerosis And Related Disorders 2021, 57: 103433. PMID: 34923427, PMCID: PMC8638239, DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2021.103433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesCross-Sectional StudiesHumansNeuroinflammatory DiseasesSARS-CoV-2VaccinationConceptsNeuromyelitis optica spectrum disorderSelf-reported side effectsNeuroinflammatory diseasesSARS-CoV-2Multiple sclerosisSide effectsSARS-CoV-2 vaccine trialsCross-sectional observational studySafety/tolerability dataAsymptomatic control populationNeurologist-confirmed diagnosisRadiologic disease activityRecurrent neurologic symptomsSignificant vaccine hesitancyOptica spectrum disorderAntibody-mediated diseasesVaccine side effectsViral vector vaccinesReal-world evidenceMultiple academic centersNID patientsUnvaccinated patientsVaccines surveyDisease activityNeurologic eventsMOG-associated encephalitis following SARS-COV-2 infection
Peters J, Alhasan S, Vogels CBF, Grubaugh ND, Farhadian S, Longbrake EE. MOG-associated encephalitis following SARS-COV-2 infection. Multiple Sclerosis And Related Disorders 2021, 50: 102857. PMID: 33647592, PMCID: PMC7900751, DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2021.102857.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes