Predictors of a weak antibody response to COVID-19 mRNA vaccine in systemic lupus erythematosus.

Christine E Parsons Jose E Rubio Afroditi BoulougouraSuzanne KrishfieldVasileios C Kyttaris

Published in: Rheumatology international (2023)

Immunosuppressive medications have a negative impact on vaccine humoral response in SLE individuals. We observed a trend towards vaccine no-response in BNT162b2 recipients and a relationship between IL-18 and impaired antibody response that merits further investigation.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis
disease activity