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
StatePublished - Jun 2019

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Funding

The authors declare no competing financial interests. This work is supported by the grant of the Government of the Russian Federation for the state support of scientific research carried out under the supervision of leading scientists, agreement 14.W03.31.0009 .

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Government Council on Grants, Russian Federation

    Keywords

    • ASIA syndrome
    • Foreign material
    • International syndrome registry
    • Silicone breast implants
    • Vaccines

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