The new study, published in the journal Science Advances, suggests that BCG could potentially act to inhibit the biomarkers of inflammation by the immune cells in the blood.
‘BCG vaccination may confer protection against respiratory tract infections, involving viral infections.’
However, “this remains to be proven. In addition, it is still unknown as to how long this inhibitory effect can persist”, said a team of researchers from the ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis and the ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology.
Further, the study also reports that the recent BCG vaccination was not associated with hyperinflammation but was, in turn, associated with down-modulated basal inflammatory status, which might play a protective role in elderly population against inflammatory diseases.
In addition, it is quite possible that pathogen-specific immune responses are not affected by BCG vaccination or, in contrast, actually enhanced, the researchers said.
Apart from a variety of proinflammatory cytokines, which could possibly play a detrimental role in Covid-19, anti-inflammatory responses including IL-10 and IL-33 — implicated in Covid-19 disease severity — were also decreased in vaccinated individuals.
“In conclusion, the current study emphasizes that the effect of BCG vaccination is safe and does not lead to increased inflammation in elderly individuals. The results from this study not only corroborate the immunomodulatory properties of BCG vaccination but also reveal a clear effect of (non) specific immunogenicity of BCG vaccination on systemic inflammation,” the researchers noted.
The study also acknowledged certain limitations such as the lack of a placebo control group (only unvaccinated controls at baseline).
Further understanding of the results may support the vaccine efficacy and explore innovative applications of BCG vaccination, the team said.
Source: IANS
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