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- Title
Pleiotropic Effects of Influenza Vaccination.
- Authors
Hjelholt, Astrid Johannesson; Bergh, Cecilia; Bhatt, Deepak L.; Fröbert, Ole; Kjolby, Mads Fuglsang
- Abstract
Influenza vaccines are designed to mimic natural influenza virus exposure and stimulate a long-lasting immune response to future infections. The evolving nature of the influenza virus makes vaccination an important and efficacious strategy to reduce healthcare-related complications of influenza. Several lines of evidence indicate that influenza vaccination may induce nonspecific effects, also referred to as heterologous or pleiotropic effects, that go beyond protection against infection. Different explanations are proposed, including the upregulation and downregulation of cytokines and epigenetic reprogramming in monocytes and natural killer cells, imprinting an immunological memory in the innate immune system, a phenomenon termed "trained immunity". Also, cross-reactivity between related stimuli and bystander activation, which entails activation of B and T lymphocytes without specific recognition of antigens, may play a role. In this review, we will discuss the possible nonspecific effects of influenza vaccination in cardiovascular disease, type 1 diabetes, cancer, and Alzheimer's disease, future research questions, and potential implications. A discussion of the potential effects on infections by other pathogens is beyond the scope of this review.
- Subjects
INFLUENZA vaccines; IMMUNOLOGIC memory; KILLER cells; ALZHEIMER'S disease; TYPE 1 diabetes
- Publication
Vaccines, 2023, Vol 11, Issue 9, p1419
- ISSN
2076-393X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/vaccines11091419