Abstract
Vaccine responses vary by geographic location. We have previously described how HIV-associated inflammation leads to fibrosis of secondary lymph nodes (LNs) and T cell depletion. We hypothesized that other infections may cause LN inflammation and fibrosis, in a process similar to that seen in HIV infection, which may lead to T cell depletion and affect vaccine responses. We studied LNs of individuals from Kampala, Uganda, before and after yellow fever vaccination (YFV) and found fibrosis in LNs that was similar to that seen in HIV infection. We found blunted antibody responses to YFV that correlated to the amount of LN fibrosis and loss of T cells, including T follicular helper cells. These data suggest that LN fibrosis is not limited to HIV infection and may be associated with impaired immunologic responses to vaccines. This may have an impact on vaccine development, especially for infectious diseases prevalent in the developing world.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2763-2773 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Investigation |
Volume | 128 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We thank Ashley Haase (University of Minnesota) for his support and advice and Deborah Powell (University of Minnesota) for her encouragement and financial support to initiate this project. We also thank Deborah Masiira, G. Namayanja, J. Kabanda, H. Musa-na, Rose Byaruhanga, Milly Ndigendawani, Ezra Lutalo, Sofia Kasuswa, Charles Isabirye, Nicholas Karamagi, and Baonzi Necion for their advice and support (all from Joint Clinical Research Center in Kampala, Uganda). This work was supported in part by grants NIH AI074340, NIH UL1TR000114, NIH AI093319, and NIH AI036219, and by the intramural program of the National Institutes of Health. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and should not be construed to represent the positions of the U.S. Army or the Department of Defense.
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