Teriflunomide effect on immune response to influenza vaccine in patients with multiple sclerosis

Teriflunomide effect on immune response to influenza vaccine in patients with multiple sclerosis

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of teriflunomide on the efficacy and safety of seasonal influenza vaccine. METHODS The 2011/2012 seasonal influenza vaccine (containing H1N1, H3N2, and B strains) was administered to patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (RMS) treated for ≥6 months with teriflunomide 7 mg (n = 41) or 14 mg (n = 41), or interferon-β-1 (IFN-β-1; n = 46). The pri...

Teriflunomide in Patients with Relapsing–Remitting Forms of Multiple Sclerosis

Teriflunomide is a once-daily oral agent that has been licensed in the EU since August 2013 for the treatment of adult patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). More recently (September 2014), the EU summary of product characteristics (SmPC) was updated to include data from patients with a first clinical demyelinating event. This review examines the EU SmPC for teriflunomide,...

effect of tetanus-diphtheria (td) vaccine on immune response to hepatitis b vaccine in healthy individuals with insufficient immune response

background: hepatitis b virus (hbv) fails to produce appropriate immune responses in some healthy individuals; thus, different strategies have been adopted to promote immune responses. the current study aimed at evaluating the efficacy of hbv vaccine coadministered with tetanus-diphtheria (td) vaccine compared with hbv vaccine in healthy individuals through measuring hepatitis b surface antibod...

Effect of Different Levels of Vitamin A in Broiler Chicks on Immune Response to ND Vaccine

Effect of selenium on immune response against hepatitis B vaccine with accelerated method in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus patients

Background: Poor response to various vaccines especially hepatitis B is common. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of selenium on immune response against hepatitis B vaccine with accelerated method in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus patients.Methods: In this randomized clinical trial study, 62 insulin dependent diabetic patients were divided into case and control groups (e...