The effect of metformin on influenza vaccine responses in nondiabetic older adults: a pilot trial.
The effect of metformin on influenza vaccine responses in nondiabetic older adults: a pilot trial.
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10.1186/s12979-023-00343-x
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2023-05-02
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Aging is associated with progressive declines in immune responses leading to increased risk of severe infection and diminished vaccination responses. Influenza (flu) is a leading killer of older adults despite availability of seasonal vaccines. Geroscience-guided interventions targeting biological aging could offer transformational approaches to reverse broad declines in immune responses with aging. Here, we evaluated effects of metformin, an FDA approved diabetes drug and candidate anti-aging drug, on flu vaccination responses and markers of immunological resilience in a pilot and feasibility double-blinded placebo-controlled study. Healthy older adults (non-diabetic/non-prediabetic, age: 74.4 ± 1.7 years) were randomized to metformin (n = 8, 1500 mg extended release/daily) or placebo (n = 7) treatment for 20 weeks and were vaccinated with high-dose flu vaccine after 10 weeks of treatment. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), serum, and plasma were collected prior to treatment, immediately prior to vaccination, and 1, 5, and 10 weeks post vaccination. Increased serum antibody titers were observed post vaccination with no significant differences between groups. Metformin treatment led to trending increases in circulating T follicular helper cells post-vaccination. Furthermore, 20 weeks of metformin treatment reduced expression of exhaustion marker CD57 in circulating CD4 T cells. Pre-vaccination metformin treatment improved some components of flu vaccine responses and reduced some markers of T cell exhaustion without serious adverse events in nondiabetic older adults. Thus, our findings highlight the potential utility of metformin to improve flu vaccine responses and reduce age-related immune exhaustion in older adults, providing improved immunological resilience in nondiabetic older adults. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12979-023-00343-x.
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5.6
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Chen, Zhilan;Wei, Huafang;Zhang, Qinghua
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Zhang, Qinghua
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Frasca, Daniela;Diaz, Alain;Romero, Maria;Blomberg, Bonnie B.
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Blomberg, Bonnie B.
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16.2
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Cowie CC;Rust KF;Ford ES;Eberhardt MS;Byrd-Holt DD;Li C;Williams DE;Gregg EW;Bainbridge KE;Saydah SH;Geiss LS
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Geiss LS
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10.1038/nri3198
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2012-04-20
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Nature reviews. Immunology
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4.3
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Śmieszek A;Basińska K;Chrząstek K;Marycz K
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Marycz K