Autoimmune/inflammatory syndrome induced by adjuvants (ASIA) demonstrates distinct autoimmune and autoinflammatory disease associations according to the adjuvant subtype: Insights from an analysis of 500 cases

Abdulla Watad, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Dennis McGonagle, Mohammed Adawi, Charlie Bridgewood, Giovanni Damiani, Jaume Alijotas-Reig, Enrique Esteve-Valverde, Mariana Quaresma, Howard Amital, Yehuda Shoenfeld

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: We investigated the pattern of reported immune diseases in the international ASIA syndrome registry.

METHODS: Data from 500 subjects exposed to adjuvants from the ASIA syndrome international registry were analysed.

RESULTS: The patient mean age was 43 ± 17 years and 89% were female. Within the reported immune diseases, 69% were well-defined immune diseases (autoimmune, autoinflammation, and mixed pattern diseases). Among the well-defined immune diseases following the exposure to adjuvants, polygenic autoimmune diseases were significantly higher than autoinflammatory disorders (92.7% vs 5.8%, respectively, p < 0.001). Polygenic autoimmune diseases such as connective tissue diseases were significantly linked to the exposure to HBV vaccine (OR 3.15 [95%CI 1.08-9.23], p = 0.036). Polygenic autoinflammatory diseases were significantly associated with the exposure to influenza vaccination (OR 10.98 [95%CI 3.81-31.67], p < 0.0001).

CONCLUSIONS: Immune conditions following vaccination are rare, and among these, polygenic autoimmune diseases represent the vast majority of the well-defined immune diseases reported under the umbrella ASIA syndrome. However, vaccines benefit outweighs their autoimmune side effects.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-8
Number of pages8
JournalClinical Immunology
Volume203
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2019

Keywords

  • Adjuvants, Immunologic
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Autoimmune Diseases/epidemiology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Connective Tissue Diseases/epidemiology
  • Female
  • Giant Cell Arteritis/epidemiology
  • Hepatitis B Vaccines/immunology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Inflammation/epidemiology
  • Influenza Vaccines/immunology
  • Israel/epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Syndrome
  • Vaccination/statistics & numerical data
  • Young Adult

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