Category: Autoimmune Disease

Mount Sinai researchers develop a rapid test to measure immunity to COVID-19

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New blood assay provides critical information for revaccination strategies in vulnerable individuals Peer-Reviewed Publication THE MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL / MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Mount Sinai researchers have developed a rapid blood assay that measures the magnitude and duration of someone’s immunity to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This test will allow large-scale monitoring […]

Clinical update on risks and efficacy of anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in patients with autoimmune hepatitis and summary of reports on post-vaccination liver injury

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Authors: Ana Lleo 1, Nora Cazzagon 2, Cristina Rigamonti 3, Giuseppe Cabibbo 4, Quirino Lai 5, Luigi Muratori 6, Marco Carbone 7, Italian Association for the Study of the LiverAffiliations expand PMID: 35410851 PMCID: PMC8958090DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2022.03.014 Published:March 27, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2022.03.014 Abstract Patients with liver diseases, especially those with cirrhosis, have an increased mortality risk when infected by SARS-CoV-2 and therefore anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccine has been recommended by leading Scientific Associations for all patients with chronic […]

Autoimmune hepatitis after SARS-CoV-2 vaccine: New-onset or flare-up?

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Authors: Enver Avci 1, Fatma Abasiyanik 2 Autoimmune 2021 Dec;125: 102745. doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2021.102745  Epub 2021 Nov 11. PMID:  34781161PMCID: PMC8580815DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2021.102745 Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has been reported to trigger several autoimmune diseases. There are also recent reports of autoimmune diseases that develop after SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. Autoimmune hepatitis is a polygenic multifactorial disease, which is diagnosed […]

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 […]