Clinical status and cytokine profiles in patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease vaccinated against influenza.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Influenza vaccine is a tool for preventing infection and reducing exacerbations in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the associations between clinical outcomes and changes in the levels of inflammation markers have not been fully delineated. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical course and the changes in the levels of inflammation markers in patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for one year after vaccination against influenza.

Methods

The prospective study for one year included 34 patients with asthma, 20 patients with COPD vaccinated against influenza, both groups being under a basic maintenance therapy, and 26 healthy individuals vaccinated with the trivalent polymer-subun

SUBMITTER: Kostinov M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11819544 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature