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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 cytokines
2023
Variable CD18 expression in a 22‐year‐old female with leukocyte adhesion deficiency I: Clinical case and literature review
Bondarenko A, Boyarchuk O, Sakovich I, Polyakova E, Migas A, Kupchinskaya A, Opalinska A, Reich A, Volianska L, Hilfanova A, Lapiy F, Chernyshova L, Volokha A, Zabara D, Belevtsev M, Shman T, Kukharenko L, Goltsev M, Dubouskaya T, Hancharou A, Ji W, Lakhani S, Lucas C, Aleinikova O, Sharapova S. Variable CD18 expression in a 22‐year‐old female with leukocyte adhesion deficiency I: Clinical case and literature review. Clinical Case Reports 2023, 11: e7791. PMID: 37601427, PMCID: PMC10432584, DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.7791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCD18 expressionLAD-1Effector cytotoxic T cellsPyoderma gangrenosum-like lesionsHematopoietic stem cell transplantationGangrenosum-like lesionsRespiratory tract infectionsStem cell transplantationInflammatory skin diseaseCytotoxic T cellsImmune system imbalanceType 1 deficiencyYears of ageLeukocyte adhesion deficiency (LAD) IWhole-exome sequencingAutosomal recessive disorderAutoinflammatory complicationsInfectious manifestationsTract infectionsCell transplantationRare conditionT cellsOral cavitySkin diseasesClinical cases