Immune Response after Vaccination in Patients with Inflammatory Diseases

Dear Colleagues,

Patients with autoimmune inflammatory diseases are among immune-incompetent patients. Altered functioning of the immune system and the use of immunomodulatory drugs make this group of patients more vulnerable to infections. The use of vaccines as a preventive measure against selected infectious diseases in patients with autoimmune inflammatory diseases is thus of paramount importance. Unfortunately, the same factors that make these patients more susceptible to infections also influence the post-vaccination response.

This Special Issue aims to feature papers that underscore aspects of the immune response after vaccination in patients with autoimmune inflammatory diseases, focusing on the immunogenicity of vaccines, the impact of immunomodulatory drugs on post-vaccination humoral and cellular responses, immunological mechanisms that influence the response in patients with autoimmune inflammatory diseases, and the translation of this knowledge into clinical practice. We welcome submissions of original research articles (both clinical and translational studies) as well as reviews.

We look forward to receiving your manuscripts.

Prof. Dr. Małgorzata Wisłowska
Guest Editor

Dr. Jakub Wroński
Guest Editor Assistant

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