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Cytokinopathy with aberrant cytotoxic lymphocytes and profibrotic myeloid response in SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine–associated myocarditis
Barmada A, Klein J, Ramaswamy A, Brodsky N, Jaycox J, Sheikha H, Jones K, Habet V, Campbell M, Sumida T, Kontorovich A, Bogunovic D, Oliveira C, Steele J, Hall E, Pena-Hernandez M, Monteiro V, Lucas C, Ring A, Omer S, Iwasaki A, Yildirim I, Lucas C. Cytokinopathy with aberrant cytotoxic lymphocytes and profibrotic myeloid response in SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine–associated myocarditis. Science Immunology 2023, 8: eadh3455-eadh3455. PMID: 37146127, PMCID: PMC10468758, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.adh3455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMRNA vaccinesSARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinesSARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinationC-reactive protein levelsB-type natriuretic peptidePeripheral blood mononuclear cellsCardiac tissue inflammationDeep immune profilingSerum soluble CD163Vaccine-associated myocarditisCohort of patientsBlood mononuclear cellsCytotoxic T cellsLate gadolinium enhancementHypersensitivity myocarditisElevated troponinMRNA vaccinationImaging abnormalitiesNK cellsImmune profilingKiller cellsMyeloid responseNatriuretic peptideHumoral mechanismsInflammatory cytokinesImmune dysregulation and autoreactivity correlate with disease severity in SARS-CoV-2-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children
Ramaswamy A, Brodsky NN, Sumida TS, Comi M, Asashima H, Hoehn KB, Li N, Liu Y, Shah A, Ravindra NG, Bishai J, Khan A, Lau W, Sellers B, Bansal N, Guerrerio P, Unterman A, Habet V, Rice AJ, Catanzaro J, Chandnani H, Lopez M, Kaminski N, Dela Cruz CS, Tsang JS, Wang Z, Yan X, Kleinstein SH, van Dijk D, Pierce RW, Hafler DA, Lucas CL. Immune dysregulation and autoreactivity correlate with disease severity in SARS-CoV-2-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. Immunity 2021, 54: 1083-1095.e7. PMID: 33891889, PMCID: PMC8043654, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2021.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMIS-C patientsDisease severityInflammatory syndromeTCR repertoireSARS-CoV-2-associated multisystem inflammatory syndromeAsymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 infectionAdult COVID-19Post-infectious complicationsMultisystem inflammatory syndromeCytotoxicity genesHealthy pediatricImmune dysregulationMemory TActive infectionMyeloid dysfunctionPatientsSingle-cell RNA sequencingFlow cytometrySerum proteomicsRepertoire analysisElevated expressionSeverityAlarminsCOVID-19
2023
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines decouple anti-viral immunity from humoral autoimmunity
Jaycox J, Lucas C, Yildirim I, Dai Y, Wang E, Monteiro V, Lord S, Carlin J, Kita M, Buckner J, Ma S, Campbell M, Ko A, Omer S, Lucas C, Speake C, Iwasaki A, Ring A. SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines decouple anti-viral immunity from humoral autoimmunity. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 1299. PMID: 36894554, PMCID: PMC9996559, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36686-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaccine-associated myocarditisAutoimmune patientsAutoantibody reactivitySARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinationVaccine-related adverse effectsSARS-CoV-2 immunitySARS-CoV-2 infectionAcute COVID-19Development of autoantibodiesCOVID-19 patientsAnti-viral immunityVirus-specific antibodiesCOVID-19 vaccineCOVID-19Humoral autoimmunityMRNA vaccinationAutoantibody responsePost vaccinationAutoantibody developmentAutoimmune diseasesHumoral responseHealthy individualsPatientsAntigen profilingAdverse effects
2021
SARS-CoV-2–related MIS-C: A key to the viral and genetic causes of Kawasaki disease?
Sancho-Shimizu V, Brodin P, Cobat A, Biggs CM, Toubiana J, Lucas CL, Henrickson SE, Belot A, Haddad E, Beland K, Pujol A, Schlüter A, Planas-Serra L, Aguilera-Albesa S, Valencia-Ramos J, Rodríguez-Palmero A, Gut M, Rivière J, Colobran R, Soler-Palacin P, Rodriguez-Gallego C, De Diego R, Flores C, Alsina L, Blazquez-Gamero D, Jordan I, Keles S, Emiroglu M, Akcan O, Alkan G, Aytekin S, Gul Y, Öz Ş, Bozdemir S, Bayhan G, Kanık-Yüksek S, Parlakay A, Gülhan B, Yahşi A, Kilic A, Karbuz A, Erdeniz E, Özkan E, Orbak Z, Aydemir Ş, Celik J, Kandemir B, Aytekin G, Kapakli H, Yarar V, Yosunkaya A, Vatansev H, Aytekin C, Torun S, Nepesov S, Coskuner T, Sözeri B, Demirkol Y, Kasapcopur O, Yıldız M, Sevketoglu E, Hatipoğlu N, Özçelik T, Yesilbas O, Aydin Z, Sediva A, Klocperk A, Bloomfield M, Meyts I, Delafontaine S, Haerynck F, Hoste L, Shahrooei M, Marque L, Neves J, Novelli G, Novelli A, Aiuti A, Casari G, Bousfiha A, Almuhsen S, Sobh A, Gagro A, Bajolle F, Bonnet D, Lebon P, Lei W, Lee D, Seeleuthner Y, Zhang P, Maglorius M, Philippot Q, Pelham S, Bastard P, Zhang Q, Jouanguy E, Puel A, Herberg J, Kuijpers T, Bellos E, Kaforou M, Menikou S, Pan-Hammarström Q, Hammarström L, Abolhassani H, Bryceson Y, Condino-Neto A, Prando C, Bando S, Cavalcanti A, Fellay J, Blanchard-Rohner G, Mansouri D, Mahmoudi S, Boyarchuk O, Volokha A, Bondarenko A, Stepanovskiy Y, Mogensen T, van de Beek D, Andreakos E, Papadaki M, Tayoun A, Halwani R, Al-Mulla F, Franco J, Lau Y, Kwan M, Imai K, Okada S, Bolze A, Butte M, Hsieh E, Drolet B, Arkin L, Itan Y, Maniatis T, Arditi M, Cooper M, Schmitt E, Chakravorty S, Anderson M, Su H, Notarangelo L, Tangye S, Milner J, Levin M, Abel L, Bogunovic D, Casanova J, Zhang S. SARS-CoV-2–related MIS-C: A key to the viral and genetic causes of Kawasaki disease? Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 218: e20210446. PMID: 33904890, PMCID: PMC8080850, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20210446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClassic Kawasaki diseaseKawasaki diseaseSARS-CoV-2Higher COVID-19 ratesPathogenesis of MISRare inborn errorCOVID-19 ratesMonogenic IEIInflammatory syndromeViral illnessViral triggerInflammatory conditionsImmune responseEpidemiological dataInborn errorsGenetic causeWeak associationPathogenesisDiseaseIEIChildrenSyndromeIllnessInfectionImmunity
2020
The Mystery of MIS-C Post-SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Brodsky NN, Ramaswamy A, Lucas CL. The Mystery of MIS-C Post-SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Trends In Microbiology 2020, 28: 956-958. PMID: 33190685, PMCID: PMC7556780, DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2020.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2SARS-CoV-2 infectionRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Multisystem inflammatory syndromeCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicSyndrome coronavirus 2Life-threatening illnessDisease 2019 pandemicImmune driversInflammatory syndromeCoronavirus 2Enigmatic diseaseImportant new studiesChildrenNew studiesUnique effectsSyndromeIllnessInfectionDisease