Category: Autoimmune Disease

Autoimmune Hepatitis Following Vaccination for SARS-CoV-2 in Korea: Coincidence or Autoimmunity?

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Authors: Seong Hee Kang 1 2, Moon Young Kim 1 3, Mee Yon Cho 4, Soon Koo Baik 1 5Affiliations expandPMID: 35437965PMCID: PMC9015903DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e116 J Korean Med Sci 2022 Apr 18;37(15):e116. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e116. Abstract Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic, autoimmune disease of the liver that occurs when the body’s immune system attacks liver cells, causing the liver to be inflamed. AIH is one of the manifestations of a coronavirus […]

Acute hepatitis with autoimmune features after COVID-19 vaccine: coincidence or vaccine-induced phenomenon?

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Authors: José M Pinazo-Bandera 1, Alicia Hernández-Albújar 1, Ana Isabel García-Salguero 2,  Isabel Arranz-Salas 2, Raúl J Andrade 1 3, Mercedes Robles-Díaz 1 3 Gastroenterol Rep (Oxf) 2022 Apr 27;10:goac014. doi: 10.1093/gastro/goac014. eCollection 2022. Introduction Autoimmune diseases result from a breach of immunological self-tolerance and tissue damage by autoreactive T lymphocytes. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is characterized by an inflammatory dysregulation that has been associated with […]

At least 58% of U.S. population has natural antibodies from previous Covid infection, CDC says

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Authors: Spencer Kimball PUBLISHED TUE, APR 26 2022 CNBC KEY POINTS Three out of every 5 people in the U.S. now have antibodies from a previous Covid-19 infection, according to a new CDC analysis. The proportion is even higher among children, demonstrating how widespread the virus was during the winter omicron surge. CDC officials told […]

Counties With Highest Vaccination Rates See More COVID-19 Cases Than Least Vaccinated

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Authors: Petr Svab April 4, 2022 Updated: April 5, 2022 THE EPOCH TIMES U.S. counties with the highest rates of vaccination against COVID-19 are currently experiencing more cases than those with the lowest vaccination rates, according to data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The 500 counties where 62 to 95 percent of the population has been […]

Bone Marrow Suppression Secondary to the COVID-19 Booster Vaccine: A Case Report

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TAuthors: oral Shastri 1, Navkiran Randhawa 2, Ragia Aly 3, Masood Ghouse 3 PMID: 35210894PMCID: PMC8863340DOI: 10.2147/JBM.S350290 J Blood Med.  2022; 13: 69–74.Published online 2022 Feb 18. doi: 10.2147/JBM.S350290 Abstract As of September 2021, SARS-CoV-2 booster shots became widely available in the US to ensure continued protection against the virus. A temporal relationship has been previously reported between the first or second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine […]

Never Had Covid? You May Hold KeyTo Beating the Virus

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Authors: Madison Muller 02:30 PM IST, 30 Mar 2022 06:48 PM IST, 30 Mar 2022 Read more at:  https://www.bloombergquint.com/onweb/never-had-covid-you-may-hold-key-to-beating-the-virusCopyright © Bloomberg More than half of Americans may have never had Covid, according to U.S. government data, leaving scientists wondering whether those who’ve avoided the novel coronavirus might actually be immune to the virus altogether. This […]

Consequences of COVID-19 for the Pancreas

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Authors: Urszula Abramczyk,1,*Maciej Nowaczyński,2Adam Słomczyński,2Piotr Wojnicz,2Piotr Zatyka,2 and Aleksandra Kuzan1 Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Jan; 23(2): 864.Published online 2022 Jan 13. doi: 10.3390/ijms23020864 Abstract Although coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related major health consequences involve the lungs, a growing body of evidence indicates that COVID-19 is not inert to the pancreas either. This review presents a summary of the molecular mechanisms […]

Severe aplastic anemia after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination: Causality or coincidence?

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Authors: Shotaro Tabata 1, Hiroki Hosoi 2, Shogo Murata 1, Satomi Takeda 1, Toshiki Mushino 1, Takashi Sonoki 1PMID: 34920343 PMCID: PMC8668346I: 10.1016/j.jaut.2021.102782 J Autoimmun. 2022 Jan; 126: 102782.Published online 2021 Dec 14. doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2021.102782 Abstract The development of various autoimmune diseases has been reported after COVID-19 infections or vaccinations. However, no method for assessing the relationships between vaccines and the development of autoimmune diseases has been established. Aplastic anemia (AA) is […]

Bone Marrow Suppression Secondary to the COVID-19 Booster Vaccine: A Case Report

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Authors: Toral Shastri 1, Navkiran Randhawa 2, Ragia Aly 3, Masood Ghouse 3 PMID: 35210894 PMCID: PMC8863340DOI: 10.2147/JBM.S350290 Abstract As of September 2021, SARS-CoV-2 booster shots became widely available in the US to ensure continued protection against the virus. A temporal relationship has been previously reported between the first or second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and the development of thrombocytopenia. However, adverse events related […]

SARS-CoV-2 infection induces long-lived bone marrow plasma cells in humans

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Authors: Jackson S. Turner, Wooseob Kim, Elizaveta Kalaidina, Charles W. Goss, Adriana M. Rauseo, Aaron J. Schmitz, Lena Hansen, Alem Haile, Michael K. Klebert, Iskra Pusic, Jane A. O’Halloran, Rachel M. Presti & Ali H. Ellebedy  Nature volume 595, pages421–425 (2021) Abstract Long-lived bone marrow plasma cells (BMPCs) are a persistent and essential source of protective antibodies1,2,3,4,5,6,7. Individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 have a substantially lower risk of reinfection with […]