Characterization of the SARS‐CoV‐2‐Specific T Cell Responses in Rheumatoid Arthritis Subjects Vaccinated for COVID‐19 Protection. [[{“value”:”Jaeyoon Song, Ricardo da Silva Antunes, Mehrnaz Agili Seyede, Monica Guma, Alessandro Sette, Alessandra Franco”}]]
SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in rheumatoid arthritis leads to the development of CD4+ and CD8+ spike-specific T cell memory, regardless of immunosuppressive therapies, and the number of vaccine injections. CD4−CD8− double-negative (DN) T cells responded to SARS-CoV-2 peptide epitopes and differentiated into CD8+ cytotoxic T cells after stimulation, suggesting a role in exacerbating the inflammation in RA … Read more