Systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiologic data on vaccine response in relation to exposure to five principal perfluoroalkyl substances
Background: Epidemiologic studies of serum per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and antibody response to vaccines have suggested an adverse association, but the consistency and magnitude of this association remain unclear. Objective: The goal of this systematic review was to determine the size...
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| description | Background: Epidemiologic studies of serum per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and antibody response to vaccines have suggested an adverse association, but the consistency and magnitude of this association remain unclear. Objective: The goal of this systematic review was to determine the size of the association between a doubling in perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) serum concentration and difference in loge antibody concentration following a vaccine, with a focus on five PFAS: perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), and perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA). Data source: We conducted online searches of PubMed and Web of Science through May 17, 2022 and identified 14 eligible reports published from 2012 to 2022. Study eligibility criteria, participants, and interventions: We included studies conducted in humans, including mother–child pairs, which examined serum PFAS concentration in relation to serum concentration of antibody to a specific antigen following a vaccine.Study appraisal and synthesis methods: We used the risk of bias assessment for non-randomized studies of exposure and certainty assessment method proposed by Morgan et al. (2019). Using a multilevel meta-regression model, we quantitatively synthesized the data. Results: The 14 reports represented 13 unique groups of subjects; the frequency of studies of a given antibody was Tetanus (n = 7); followed by Diphtheria (6); Measles (4); Rubella (3); Haemophilus influenzae type b and Influenza A H1N1 (2 each); and Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Influenza A H2N3, Influenza B, and Mumps (1 each). There were approximately 4,830 unique participants included in the analyses across the 14 reports. The models of coefficients between antibody concentration and the five principal PFAS showed homogeneity of associations across antibody types for each principal PFAS. In the models with all antibodies treated as one type, evidence of effect modification by life stage was present for PFOA and PFOS, and for consistency, all associations were evaluated for all ages and for children. The summary associations (coefficients for difference in loge[antibody concentration] per doubling of serum PFAS) with 95% confidence intervals that excluded zero (“statistical support”), and certainty of evidence ratings were as follows: for PFOA and all antibodies treated as one type in all ages, −0.06 (-0.10, −0.01; moderate) and in children, −0.10 (-0.16, −0.03; moderate); for Diphtheria in children, −0.12 (-0.23, −0.00; high); for Rubella in all ages, −0.09 (-0.17, −0.01; moderate), and for Tetanus in children, −0.12 (-0.24, −0.00; moderate). For PFOS the summary associations were, for all antibodies treated as one type in all ages, −0.06 (-0.11, −0.01; moderate) and in children, −0.10 (-0.18, −0.03; moderate); for Rubella in all ages, −0.09 (-0.15, −0.03; high) and in children, −0.12 (-0.20, −0.04; high). For PFHxS the summary associations were, for all antibodies treated as one type in all ages, −0.03 (-0.06, −0.00; moderate) and in children, −0.05 (-0.09, −0.00; low); and for Rubella in children, −0.07 (-0.11, −0.02; high). Summary associations for PFNA and PFDA did not have statistical support, but all PFAS studied tended to have an inverse association with antibody concentrations. Limitations and conclusions: Epidemiologic data on immunosuppression and five principal PFAS suggest an association, with support across antibodies against multiple types of antigens. Data on Diphtheria, Rubella, and Tetanus were more supportive of an association than for other antibodies, and support was greater for associations with PFOA, PFOS, and PFHxS, than for PFNA or PFDA. The data on any specific antibody were scarce. Confounding factors that might account for the relation were not identified. Nearly all studies evaluated were judged to have a low or moderate risk of bias. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eb583838f9bc4563a0aeb7dd9c5181f22023-02-18T04:16:11ZengElsevierEnvironment International0160-41202023-02-01172107734Systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiologic data on vaccine response in relation to exposure to five principal perfluoroalkyl substancesLori Crawford0Scott A. Halperin1Michael W. Dzierlenga2Becky Skidmore3Matthew W. Linakis4Shinichi Nakagawa5Matthew P. Longnecker6Ramboll U.S. Consulting, Inc., 28 Amity St., Suite 2A, Amherst, MA 01002, USA; Corresponding author.Canadian Center for Vaccinology, Dalhousie University and the IWK Health Centre and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Canada; Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University , Halifax, CanadaRamboll U.S. Consulting, Inc., Raleigh, NC 27612 Current address, U.S. E.P.A., Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USASkidmore Research & Information Consulting Inc., Address: 3104 Apple Hill Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1T 3Z2, CanadaRamboll U.S. Consulting, Inc., Raleigh, NC 27612, USAEvolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, AustraliaRamboll U.S. Consulting, Inc., Raleigh, NC 27612, USABackground: Epidemiologic studies of serum per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and antibody response to vaccines have suggested an adverse association, but the consistency and magnitude of this association remain unclear. Objective: The goal of this systematic review was to determine the size of the association between a doubling in perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) serum concentration and difference in loge antibody concentration following a vaccine, with a focus on five PFAS: perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), and perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA). Data source: We conducted online searches of PubMed and Web of Science through May 17, 2022 and identified 14 eligible reports published from 2012 to 2022. Study eligibility criteria, participants, and interventions: We included studies conducted in humans, including mother–child pairs, which examined serum PFAS concentration in relation to serum concentration of antibody to a specific antigen following a vaccine.Study appraisal and synthesis methods: We used the risk of bias assessment for non-randomized studies of exposure and certainty assessment method proposed by Morgan et al. (2019). Using a multilevel meta-regression model, we quantitatively synthesized the data. Results: The 14 reports represented 13 unique groups of subjects; the frequency of studies of a given antibody was Tetanus (n = 7); followed by Diphtheria (6); Measles (4); Rubella (3); Haemophilus influenzae type b and Influenza A H1N1 (2 each); and Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Influenza A H2N3, Influenza B, and Mumps (1 each). There were approximately 4,830 unique participants included in the analyses across the 14 reports. The models of coefficients between antibody concentration and the five principal PFAS showed homogeneity of associations across antibody types for each principal PFAS. In the models with all antibodies treated as one type, evidence of effect modification by life stage was present for PFOA and PFOS, and for consistency, all associations were evaluated for all ages and for children. The summary associations (coefficients for difference in loge[antibody concentration] per doubling of serum PFAS) with 95% confidence intervals that excluded zero (“statistical support”), and certainty of evidence ratings were as follows: for PFOA and all antibodies treated as one type in all ages, −0.06 (-0.10, −0.01; moderate) and in children, −0.10 (-0.16, −0.03; moderate); for Diphtheria in children, −0.12 (-0.23, −0.00; high); for Rubella in all ages, −0.09 (-0.17, −0.01; moderate), and for Tetanus in children, −0.12 (-0.24, −0.00; moderate). For PFOS the summary associations were, for all antibodies treated as one type in all ages, −0.06 (-0.11, −0.01; moderate) and in children, −0.10 (-0.18, −0.03; moderate); for Rubella in all ages, −0.09 (-0.15, −0.03; high) and in children, −0.12 (-0.20, −0.04; high). For PFHxS the summary associations were, for all antibodies treated as one type in all ages, −0.03 (-0.06, −0.00; moderate) and in children, −0.05 (-0.09, −0.00; low); and for Rubella in children, −0.07 (-0.11, −0.02; high). Summary associations for PFNA and PFDA did not have statistical support, but all PFAS studied tended to have an inverse association with antibody concentrations. Limitations and conclusions: Epidemiologic data on immunosuppression and five principal PFAS suggest an association, with support across antibodies against multiple types of antigens. Data on Diphtheria, Rubella, and Tetanus were more supportive of an association than for other antibodies, and support was greater for associations with PFOA, PFOS, and PFHxS, than for PFNA or PFDA. The data on any specific antibody were scarce. Confounding factors that might account for the relation were not identified. Nearly all studies evaluated were judged to have a low or moderate risk of bias.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412023000077Alkanesulfonic acidsImmunomodulationAntibodiesPerfluoroalkyl substancesFluorocarbonsVaccination |
| spellingShingle | Lori Crawford Scott A. Halperin Michael W. Dzierlenga Becky Skidmore Matthew W. Linakis Shinichi Nakagawa Matthew P. Longnecker Systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiologic data on vaccine response in relation to exposure to five principal perfluoroalkyl substances Environment International Alkanesulfonic acids Immunomodulation Antibodies Perfluoroalkyl substances Fluorocarbons Vaccination |
| title | Systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiologic data on vaccine response in relation to exposure to five principal perfluoroalkyl substances |
| title_full | Systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiologic data on vaccine response in relation to exposure to five principal perfluoroalkyl substances |
| title_fullStr | Systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiologic data on vaccine response in relation to exposure to five principal perfluoroalkyl substances |
| title_full_unstemmed | Systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiologic data on vaccine response in relation to exposure to five principal perfluoroalkyl substances |
| title_short | Systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiologic data on vaccine response in relation to exposure to five principal perfluoroalkyl substances |
| title_sort | systematic review and meta analysis of epidemiologic data on vaccine response in relation to exposure to five principal perfluoroalkyl substances |
| topic | Alkanesulfonic acids Immunomodulation Antibodies Perfluoroalkyl substances Fluorocarbons Vaccination |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412023000077 |
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