Influenza subtype-specific IgA, IgM and IgG responses in patients on hemodialysis after influenza vaccination
- 1 November 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Infection
- Vol. 16 (6) , 323-328
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01644539
Abstract
The isotype-specific antibody response to influenza vaccination in 36 patients undergoing chronic intermittent hemodialysis was analyzed by an influenza subtype-specific immunofluorescence test. The immune response was recorded at regular intervals over five months. On the basis of fourfold IgG titer rises as the classical parameter protection from infection was assumed to occur in more than 85% of healthy adults to each of the influenza antigens. In contrast, about 70% of the patients on hemodialysis had responded to influenza A H1N1 and H3N2 vaccines while only 50% of the patients on hemodialysis had responded to influenza B antigen. However, patients showed decreased rates and lower peak responses in IgA, IgM and IgG antibodies to influenza A and B antigens. Probably as a result of the underlying renal disease the different kinetics of antibody responses and the lower influenza specific immunoglobulin levels resulted in lower seroconversion rates in hemodialysis patients compared to those in healthy volunteers. Die Isotypen-spezifische Antikörperantwort nach einer Influenza-Impfung wurde mit Hilfe eines Influenza-Subtypen-spezifischen Immunfluoreszenz-Tests an 36 Hämodialysepatienten ermittelt. Die Immunantwort wurde in regelmäßigen Abständen über eine Fünfmonatsperiode bestimmt. Auf der Grundlage vierfachen IgG-Titeranstiegs als klassischen Parameter wurde bei mehr als 85% der freiwilligen Probanden Infektionsschutz gegen jedes der Influenza-Antigene angenommen. Im Gegensatz hierzu hatten gegen die Influenza A H1N1 und H3N2 jeweils 70%, gegen Influenza B lediglich 50% der Hämodialysepatienten reagiert. Zudem wiesen die Patienten langsamere Titeranstiege und niedrigere IgA-, IgM- und IgG-Antikörperkonzentrationen gegen Influenza A und B auf. Diese — im Vergleich zu gesunden Probanden — unterschiedlichen Kinetiken und niedrigeren Influenza-spezifischen Antikörper-Titer resultierten bei Hämodialysepatienten in geringeren Serokonversionsraten bei allen Immunglobulin-Isotypen.This publication has 20 references indexed in Scilit:
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