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{"title":"Effects of Dronabinol on Dyspnea and Quality of Life in Patients With COPD.","authors":"Abdul H Zaid, Suman B Thapamagar, James D Anholm, Laura Weaver-Carnahan, Lien Duong, Lennard Specht","doi":"10.15326/jcopdf.2023.0401","DOIUrl":"10.15326/jcopdf.2023.0401","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Dyspnea is frequently a debilitating symptom of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Cannabinoid receptor agonists have the potential to alter dyspnea in these patients.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>Our objective was to determine if dronabinol, a pure cannabinoid, improves dyspnea and exercise tolerance in COPD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this double-blind randomized, crossover pilot study, COPD patients received up to 20mg of oral dronabinol or placebo daily for 6 weeks with an intervening washout period. Dyspnea and fatigue were assessed using the Borg scale at rest and after an incremental shuttle walk. Functional status, mood, and depression were measured using the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), the Pulmonary Functional Status and Dyspnea Questionnaire (PFSDQ), and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 11 participants (with mean forced expiratory volume in 1 second 50.8 ± 24.8%) completed the study with no improvement in dyspnea at rest or postexercise taking dronabinol versus placebo (Borg scale 0.27, 95% confidence interval [CI] -0.59 to 1.14 versus 0.23 points, 95% CI -0.71 to 1.07 at rest and 0.82, 95% CI -0.59 to 2.22 versus 0.36 points, 95% CI 0.13 to 2.78 post exercise; <i>p</i>=0.94 and <i>p</i>=0.69 respectively). Dronabinol compared with placebo showed no significant change in PFSDQ dyspnea scores (0.64, 95% CI -3.92 to 5.20 versus 5.0, 95% CI -6.29 to 16.29; <i>p</i>=0.43) or shuttle walk distances (20.7m, 95% CI -21.5 to 62.8 versus 13.7m, 95% CI -24.8 to 52.2; <i>p</i>=0.69). There were no significant differences in fatigue at rest and postexercise, SGRQ scores, or GDS scores.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this pilot study, dronabinol did not significantly improve dyspnea or exercise capacity compared with placebo.</p>","PeriodicalId":51340,"journal":{"name":"Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases-Journal of the Copd Foundation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11075348/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139681919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Association Between Dietary Fiber Intake and Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Middle-Aged and Elderly Population: a Study Based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Database.","authors":"Jun Jin, Yuemei Bian, Zhongyun Gu, Maoen Lin","doi":"10.15326/jcopdf.2023.0457","DOIUrl":"10.15326/jcopdf.2023.0457","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to investigate dietary fiber (DF) intake with the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the middle-aged and elderly population through analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study utilized data from 3 cycles of the NHANES database (2007-2012). The exposure variable was DF intake, and the outcome variable was COPD prevalence. Weighted logistic regression was utilized to construct relationship models between the 2 variables. Confounding factors were adjusted, and subgroup analysis was to explore the association of DF intake with COPD. Restricted cubic spline (RCS) analysis investigated the nonlinear relationship between DF intake and COPD. Finally, mediation analysis was performed to determine whether the influence of DF intake on COPD prevalence is mediated through the alteration of white blood cell (WBC) counts.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This study included a total of 7301 eligible participants aged >40 years. The results of the study indicated that an increase in DF intake significantly reduced the prevalence of COPD (odds ratio: 0.98, 95% confidence interval: 0.96-0.99, <i>p</i><0.001), and DF intake was correlated with lung function indicators (e.g., forced expiratory volume in 1 second). Stratified analysis revealed that an increased DF intake significantly reduced the risk of COPD in male individuals, middle-aged individuals (aged 40-59 years), those with a body mass index ≤30 kg/m², individuals with a history of smoking, and alcohol consumers (<i>p</i><0.05). Through RCS analysis exploring the nonlinear association between DF intake and COPD prevalence, the critical threshold for the impact of DF intake on COPD prevalence was 15.10 gm. When DF intake was ≥15.10 g/d, it effectively reduced the prevalence of COPD. Mediation analysis results indicated that the WBC count partially mediated the association between DF intake and COPD, with a mediation proportion of 9.89% (<i>p</i>=0.006).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Increased DF intake was linked to decreased prevalence of COPD, particularly in men and middle-aged people. WBC counts may be an important pathway linking DF intake and COPD.</p>","PeriodicalId":51340,"journal":{"name":"Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases-Journal of the Copd Foundation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11075353/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140040866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Health Status Progression Measured Using Weekly Telemonitoring of COPD Assessment Test Scores Over 1 Year and Its Association With COPD Exacerbations.","authors":"Paul Jones, Toru Soutome, Taizo Matsuki, Masahiro Shinoda, Osamu Hataji, Motohiko Miura, Masaharu Kinoshita, Akira Mizoo, Kazunori Tobino, Takanobu Nishi, Takeo Ishii, Yoko Shibata","doi":"10.15326/jcopdf.2023.0415","DOIUrl":"10.15326/jcopdf.2023.0415","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>A previous longitudinal study of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Assessment Test (CAT) score changes suggested patients fall into 3 patterns: stable, improving, and worsening. This study assessed the evolution of CAT scores over time and its relationship to exacerbations.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In total, 84 participants used a telemedicine platform to complete CAT weekly for 52 weeks. Completion rates, annualized change in CAT scores, and learning effects were measured, as well as CAT changes of >4 units during look-back periods of 4 and 8 weeks. In a subgroup of participants with at least a 25% completion rate (adherent group, n=68 [81%]), the relationship between change in CAT score and exacerbations at any time during the study was examined post hoc.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Linear regression showed that 50%, 22%, and 28% of the adherent subgroup had CAT scores indicating worsening, stable, and improving health status, respectively. In the adherent subgroup, 70% (n=7/10) of participants who had an exacerbation during the study had worsening CAT scores, versus 47% (n=27/58) without an exacerbation. The hazard ratio association between CAT score increase and moderate exacerbation was 1.13 (95% confidence interval: 1.03-1.24). Most participants experienced at least one CAT score change of >4 units, and 7% showed an initial learning effect with a median of 2 weeks.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Measuring trends in CAT scores may allow future studies to group patients into 3 defined categories of change over time and quantify CAT change trajectories to assess treatment response and potentially predict medium-term outcomes within individual patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":51340,"journal":{"name":"Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases-Journal of the Copd Foundation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11075351/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140040867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Respiratory Microbiome Profiles Associated With Distinct Inflammatory Phenotype and Clinical Indexes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.","authors":"Tao Yu, Yunru Chen, Xiaoxia Ren, Ting Yang","doi":"10.15326/jcopdf.2023.0445","DOIUrl":"10.15326/jcopdf.2023.0445","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction/objective: </strong>Respiratory microbiome studies have fostered our understanding of the various phenotypes and endotypes of heterogeneous chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This study aimed to identify microbiome-driven clusters that reflect the clinical features and dominant microbiota of COPD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional study included 32 patients with stable COPD between December 2019 and December 2020 from the outpatient clinic of the China-Japan Friendship Hospital. Sputum samples were tested for 16S rRNA. Patients were classified according to the species level using an unsupervised clustering method to compare the inflammatory phenotypes of 2 clusters and analyze the correlation between the main bacteria and clinical indicators in each cluster. Patients were further divided into 2 clusters according to microorganisms.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Neutrophils in cluster 1 were significantly increased compared with cluster 2. Cluster 1 was predominantly <i>Bacteroides</i>, while cluster 2 was dominated by <i>Prevotella</i> and <i>Fusobacterium</i> at the genus level. <i>Fusobacterium</i> was negatively correlated with the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) score, and <i>Bacteroides</i> were positively correlated with the number of acute exacerbations of COPD.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study found that differential flora was negatively associated with CAT scores and the number of acute exacerbations of COPD. This microbiome-driven, unbiased clustering method for COPD can help identify new endotype-related COPD phenotypes.</p>","PeriodicalId":51340,"journal":{"name":"Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases-Journal of the Copd Foundation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11075350/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138810122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Diet and COPD: A Gut Feeling About Pathogenesis.","authors":"Laura R C Dowling, Hayley A Scott","doi":"10.15326/jcopdf.2024.0508","DOIUrl":"10.15326/jcopdf.2024.0508","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51340,"journal":{"name":"Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases-Journal of the Copd Foundation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11075347/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140295268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Acute Exacerbations Among Patients With COPD in Uganda.","authors":"Patricia Alupo, Winceslaus Katagira, David Mukunya, Paul Okimat, Vickram Tejwani, Alex Kayongo, Joanitah Nalunjogi, Nicole M Robertson, Rupert Jones, John R Hurst, Bruce Kirenga, Trishul Siddharthan","doi":"10.15326/jcopdf.2023.0443","DOIUrl":"10.15326/jcopdf.2023.0443","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is an inexpensive biomarker that potentially predicts acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPDs). We evaluated the association of baseline NLR and respiratory hospitalization risk within one year among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients in Uganda, a low- and middle-income country.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 312 COPD patients were followed for one year. Clinical characteristics and exacerbation rates were collected. Poisson regression with robust variance estimators was used to measure the association between NLR and hospital admissions due to COPD exacerbations. Receiver-operator characteristic (ROC) curves and the area under the curve were used to assess the ability of NLR to predict AECOPDs.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The median (Q 1, Q 3) age was 64 years (53, 71). Females comprised 50.96% (n=159) of the cohort, and 71.2% (n=222) of participants had moderate or severe COPD. A total of 9.9% (n=31) of participants experienced a COPD exacerbation during the period of follow-up. At baseline, the median (Q 1, Q 3) NLR ratio among participants who experienced an exacerbation was 1.46 (0.92, 2.33) compared to 1.03 (0.72,1.42) among those who did not experience one during the follow-up period (<i>p</i>=0.002). Using Youden and Liu's methods, the optimal NLR cutoff for predicting COPD exacerbation was 1.17. This cutoff resulted in a ROC curve area of 0.64 (95% confidence interval: 0.56, 0.73).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The NLR could be used as a risk predictor, in low- and middle-income countries, for hospital admissions due to COPD exacerbations. A cutoff of 1.17 was an independent predictor of hospitalization due to acute exacerbations of COPD within one year.</p>","PeriodicalId":51340,"journal":{"name":"Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases-Journal of the Copd Foundation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11075344/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139492896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorial-2014-2024: Celebrating 10 Years of Nonprofit, Open-Access Publishing Focused on COPD, Bronchiectasis, and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Research.","authors":"Mark T Dransfield","doi":"10.15326/jcopdf.2024.0497","DOIUrl":"10.15326/jcopdf.2024.0497","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51340,"journal":{"name":"Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases-Journal of the Copd Foundation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10913927/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139567630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients with Underlying Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: A Systematic Review and Practical Recommendations.","authors":"Fawaz A Alwadani, Kyrie Wheeler, Harriet Pittaway, Alice M Turner","doi":"10.15326/jcopdf.2023.0434","DOIUrl":"10.15326/jcopdf.2023.0434","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is an often-overlooked genetic condition that makes individuals susceptible to early onset of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The established benefits of exercise-based pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) for usual COPD patients are unclear for those with underlying AATD, especially given potentially differing muscle adaptations to exercise. This review seeks to compare PR outcomes between AATD and usual COPD patients and to consolidate current knowledge on exercise intervention outcomes for the AATD population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A thorough search of 4 databases (Ovid, Medline, CINAHL, CENTRAL) was conducted based on 3 search concepts: (1) alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, (2) pulmonary rehabilitation OR exercise, and (3) muscle morphology. A dual review process and quality assessment were independently implemented throughout all stages of the review.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Four studies highlighted modest exercise capacity and quality of life in AATD patients undergoing PR. However, one study reported unique muscle and mitochondrial responses compared to usual COPD patients. Additionally, a moderate exercise session did not alter pro-inflammatory cytokine levels in AATD patients, despite higher levels of tumor necrosis factor-α levels in muscle biopsies compared to usual COPD patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The current literature base insufficiently addresses the efficacy of PR on AATD, with indications that exercise adaptation may deviate from that of usual COPD patients. Further research is needed to optimize PR, particularly in identifying the most suitable exercise intensity, and delivery setting, and addressing specific educational needs for individuals with AATD.</p>","PeriodicalId":51340,"journal":{"name":"Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases-Journal of the Copd Foundation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10913928/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41184175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Food Insecurity is Associated With COPD Morbidity and Perceived Stress.","authors":"Daniel C Belz, Han Woo, Mariah K Jackson, Nirupama Putcha, Ashraf Fawzy, Wendy Lorizio, Meredith C McCormack, Michelle N Eakin, Corrine K Hanson, Nadia N Hansel","doi":"10.15326/jcopdf.2023.0440","DOIUrl":"10.15326/jcopdf.2023.0440","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Low socioeconomic status (SES) has been associated with worse clinical outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Food insecurity is more common among individuals with low SES and has been associated with poor outcomes in other chronic illnesses, but its impact on COPD has not been studied.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Former smokers with spirometry-confirmed COPD were recruited from low-income areas of Baltimore, Maryland, and followed for 9 months as part of a cohort study of diet and indoor air pollution. Food insecurity and respiratory outcomes, including COPD exacerbations and patient-reported outcomes, were assessed at regular intervals. The association between food insecurity and COPD outcomes was analyzed using generalized linear mixed models. Additional analyses examined the association of COPD morbidity with subdomains of food insecurity and the association of food insecurity with psychological well-being measures.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ninety-nine participants had available data on food insecurity and COPD outcomes. A total of 26.3% of participants were food insecure at 1 or more times during the study. After adjusting for individual SES, neighborhood poverty, and low healthy food access, food insecurity was associated with a higher incidence rate of moderate and severe exacerbations and worse dyspnea, COPD health status, and respiratory-specific quality of life. Subdomains of food insecurity were independently associated with worse patient-reported outcomes. Food insecurity was additionally associated with higher perceived stress.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Among former smokers with COPD, food insecurity was associated with a higher incidence of exacerbations, worse patient-reported outcomes, and higher perceived stress. Subdomains of food insecurity were independently associated with worse patient-reported outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":51340,"journal":{"name":"Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases-Journal of the Copd Foundation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10913918/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71488742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Safety and Reactogenicity of COVID-19 Vaccination in Severe Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.","authors":"Oliver J McElvaney, Brian Cleary, Daniel D Fraughen, Geraldine Kelly, Oisin F McElvaney, Mark P Murphy, Peter Branagan, Cedric Gunaratnam, Tomás P Carroll, Christopher H Goss, Noel G McElvaney","doi":"10.15326/jcopdf.2023.0432","DOIUrl":"10.15326/jcopdf.2023.0432","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) exhibit dysregulated inflammatory responses and a predilection for autoimmunity. While the adverse event (AE) profiles of COVID-19 vaccines in several chronic inflammatory conditions are now available, safety and tolerability data for patients with severe AATD have yet to be described. The feasibility of coadministering vaccines against COVID-19 and influenza in this population is similarly unclear.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a prospective study of 170 patients with Pi*ZZ genotype AATD receiving their initial vaccination series with ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AstraZeneca). Patients were monitored clinically for AEs over the week that followed their first and second doses. In parallel, we conducted the same assessments in patients with Pi*MM genotype chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (n=160) and Pi*MM individuals without lung disease (n=150). The Pi*ZZ cohort was subsequently followed through 2 consecutive mRNA-based booster vaccines (monovalent and bivalent BNT162b2, Pfizer/BioNTech). To assess the safety of combined vaccination against COVID-19 and influenza, the quadrivalent influenza vaccine was administered to participants attending for their second COVID-19 booster vaccination, either on the same day or following a 1-week interval.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Pi*ZZ AATD participants did not display increased AEs compared to Pi*MM COPD or Pi*MM non-lung disease controls. Although unexpected and serious vaccine-associated AEs did occur, the majority of AEs experienced across the 3 groups were mild and self-limiting. The AATD demographic at highest risk for AEs (especially systemic and prolonged AEs) was young females. No increase in AE risk was observed in patients with established emphysema, sonographic evidence of liver disease, or in those receiving intravenous augmentation therapy. AE incidence declined sharply following the initial vaccine series. Same-day coadministration of the COVID-19 mRNA bivalent booster vaccine and the annual influenza vaccine did not result in increased AEs compared to sequential vaccines 1 week apart.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Despite their pro-inflammatory state, patients with severe AATD are not at increased risk of AEs or serious AEs compared to patients with nonhereditary COPD and patients without lung disease. Same-day coadministration of COVID-19 booster vaccines with the annual influenza vaccine is feasible, safe, and well-tolerated in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":51340,"journal":{"name":"Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases-Journal of the Copd Foundation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10913930/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10170466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}