Biomedicines (Aug 2022)

Association between Vitamin D Serum Levels and Immune Response to the BNT162b2 Vaccine for SARS-CoV-2

  • Paola Zelini,
  • Piera d’Angelo,
  • Emanuele Cereda,
  • Catherine Klersy,
  • Peressini Sabrina,
  • Riccardo Albertini,
  • Giuseppina Grugnetti,
  • Anna Maria Grugnetti,
  • Carlo Marena,
  • Sara Cutti,
  • Daniele Lilleri,
  • Irene Cassaniti,
  • Baldanti Fausto,
  • Riccardo Caccialanza

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines10081993
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 8
p. 1993

Abstract

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The use of micronutrients such as vitamin D could improve the response to viral vaccines, particularly in immunosuppressed and immunosenescent subjects. Here, we analysed the association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) levels and the immune response elicited by the BNT162b2 vaccine in a cohort of 101 healthcare workers naïve for SARS-CoV-2 infection. We observed no significant differences in anti-spike (S) IgG and T-cell responses according to the 25OHD status at baseline. However, significant correlations between the 25OHD concentration at baseline and (i) the anti-S response (p p = 0.040) at six months after the second dose were detected. We concluded that adequate levels of vitamin D may improve the immune response to mRNA vaccines such as BNT162b2, and that further larger studies are warranted in order to confirm these preliminary observations.

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