Circulating Tfh cell and subsets distribution are associated with low‐responsiveness to hepatitis B vaccination

Author:

Yin Mingjuan,Xiong Yongzhen,Liang Dongmei,Tang Hao,Hong Qian,Liu Gang,Zeng Jinmei,Lian Tingyu,Huang Jingxiao,Ni JindongORCID

Abstract

Abstract Background An estimated 5–10 % of healthy vaccinees lack adequate antibody response following receipt of a standard three-dose hepatitis B vaccination regimen. The cellular mechanisms responsible for poor immunological responses to hepatitis B vaccine have not been fully elucidated to date. Methods There were 61 low responders and 56 hyper responders involved in our study. Peripheral blood samples were mainly collected at D7, D14 and D28 after revaccinated with a further dose of 20 µg of recombinant hepatitis B vaccine. Results We found low responders to the hepatitis B vaccine presented lower frequencies of circulating follicular helper T (cTfh) cells, plasmablasts and a profound skewing away from cTfh2 and cTfh17 cells both toward cTfh1 cells. Importantly, the skewing of Tfh cell subsets correlated with IL-21 and protective antibody titers. Based on the key role of microRNAs involved in Tfh cell differentiation, we revealed miR-19b-1 and miR-92a-1 correlated with the cTfh cell subsets distribution and antibody production. Conclusions Our findings highlighted a decrease in cTfh cells and specific subset skewing contribute to reduced antibody responses in low responders.

Funder

Special Innovation Projects Foundation of the Higher Education Institutions of Guangdong Province, China

Key projects of social science and technology development in Dongguan

Public Health and Preventive Medicine Discipline Development Funds of Guangdong Medical University in 2020

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Genetics(clinical),Genetics,Molecular Biology,Molecular Medicine

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