Ashley M Sherrid1, Candice E Ruck2, Darren Sutherland1, Bing Cai1, Tobias R Kollmann1,2,3. 1. Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 2. Department of Experimental Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 3. Vaccine Evaluation Center, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Concerns have been raised that with an increase in the number of vaccines administered early in life, immune development could be altered, leading to either increased or decreased immune reactivity. METHODS: We investigated the impact of vaccination on immune status, contrasting the immune response to general, nonantigen-specific stimuli in a cohort of entirely unvaccinated vs. fully vaccinated children at 3-5 y of age. Innate immunity was assessed by quantifying bulk and cell-type-specific cytokine production in response to stimulation with pathogen associated microbial patterns. Adaptive immune status was characterized by assessing lymphocyte proliferation and cytokine production in response to generic T cell stimuli. RESULTS: Our investigations failed to reveal a broadly evident alteration of either innate or adaptive immunity in vaccinated children. Equivalently robust innate and adaptive responses to pathogen associated microbial patterns and generic T cell stimulants were observed in both groups. CONCLUSION: Although our sample size was small, our data suggest that standard childhood vaccinations do not lead to long-lasting gross alterations of the immune system.
BACKGROUND: Concerns have been raised that with an increase in the number of vaccines administered early in life, immune development could be altered, leading to either increased or decreased immune reactivity. METHODS: We investigated the impact of vaccination on immune status, contrasting the immune response to general, nonantigen-specific stimuli in a cohort of entirely unvaccinated vs. fully vaccinated children at 3-5 y of age. Innate immunity was assessed by quantifying bulk and cell-type-specific cytokine production in response to stimulation with pathogen associated microbial patterns. Adaptive immune status was characterized by assessing lymphocyte proliferation and cytokine production in response to generic T cell stimuli. RESULTS: Our investigations failed to reveal a broadly evident alteration of either innate or adaptive immunity in vaccinated children. Equivalently robust innate and adaptive responses to pathogen associated microbial patterns and generic T cell stimulants were observed in both groups. CONCLUSION: Although our sample size was small, our data suggest that standard childhood vaccinations do not lead to long-lasting gross alterations of the immune system.
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