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Erschienen in: Journal of Nephrology 5/2023

04.05.2023 | Review

What has vaccination against COVID-19 in CKD patients taught us?

verfasst von: Mattia Rossi, Giuseppina Pessolano, Giovanni Gambaro

Erschienen in: Journal of Nephrology | Ausgabe 5/2023

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Abstract

Effective vaccination strategies are of crucial importance to protecting patients who are vulnerable to infections, such as patients with chronic kidney disease. This is because the decreased efficiency of the immune system in chronic kidney disease impairs vaccine-induced immunisation. COVID-19 has prompted investigation of the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in chronic kidney disease and in kidney transplant recipients in an effort to improve efficacy. The seroconversion rate after two vaccine doses is reduced, especially in kidney transplant recipients. Furthermore, although the seroconversion rate in chronic kidney disease patients is as high as in healthy subjects, anti-spike antibody titres are lower than in healthy vaccinated individuals, and these titres decrease rapidly. Although the vaccine-induced anti-spike antibody titre correlates with neutralising antibody levels and with protection against COVID-19, the protective prognostic significance of their titre is decreased due to the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants other than the Wuhan index virus against which the original vaccines were produced. Cellular immunity is also relevant, and because of cross-reactivity to the spike protein, epitopes of different viral variants confer protection against newly emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2. A multi-dose vaccination strategy is the most effective way to obtain a sufficient serological response. In kidney transplant recipients, a 5-week discontinuation period from antimetabolite drugs in concomitance with vaccine administration may also increase the vaccine’s efficacy. The newly acquired knowledge obtained from COVID-19 vaccination is of general interest for the success of other vaccinations in chronic kidney disease patients.
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Metadaten
Titel
What has vaccination against COVID-19 in CKD patients taught us?
verfasst von
Mattia Rossi
Giuseppina Pessolano
Giovanni Gambaro
Publikationsdatum
04.05.2023
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Journal of Nephrology / Ausgabe 5/2023
Print ISSN: 1121-8428
Elektronische ISSN: 1724-6059
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40620-023-01640-w

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