Figure 6.
Ofa treated MS patients express lower response of IFN-γ+ and IFN-γ+IL-2+ in cytotoxic T cells. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of ofatumumab treated MS patients (Ofa) and healthy controls (HC) were collected 4-13 weeks following third vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 and restimulated with a SARS-CoV-2 peptide pool following immunophenotyping via FACS. (A) Frequencies of IFN-γ+ cytotoxic T cells and (C) IFN-γ/IL-2 double positive cytotoxic T cells were significantly lower in the Ofa group compared to HC. Expression of (B) IL-2+ cells and (D) IL-17+ cytotoxic T cells did not differ. Data were analyzed with a two-tailed Mann-Whitney U test. n=10 Ofa, n=9 HC. *p<0.05.