在接受B细胞枯竭治疗的多发性硬化患者中,对COVID-19疫苗的持久T细胞免疫力

Julia Davis-Porada1,2, Ceren Tozlu3, Claudia Aiello1,2

  • 1Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.

NPJ vaccines
|May 17, 2025
PubMed
概括

COVID-19 mRNA疫苗诱导免疫保护,但B细胞枯竭 (BCD) 疗法减少抗体. 对T细胞的反应仍然很强,提供了与COVID-19相似的临床保护,突出了T细胞免疫的重要性.

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