Testing-on-a-probe biosensors reveal association of early SARS-CoV-2 total antibodies and surrogate neutralizing antibodies with mortality in COVID-19 patients

The association of mortality with early humoral response to SARS-CoV-2 infection within the first few days after onset of symptoms (DAOS) has not been thoroughly investigated partly due to a lack of sufficiently sensitive antibody testing methods. Here we report two sensitive and automated testing-on-a-probe (TOP) biosensor assays for SARS-CoV-2 viral specific total antibodies (TAb) and surrogate neutralizing antibodies (SNAb), which are suitable for clinical use. The TOP assays employ an RBD-coated quartz probe using a Cy5-Streptavidin-polysacharide conjugate to improved sensitivity and minimize interference. Disposable cartridge containing pre-dispensed reagents requires no liquid manipulation or fluidics during testing. The TOP-TAb assay exhibited higher sensitivity in the 0-7 DAOS window than a widely used FDA-EUA assay. The rapid (18 min) and automated TOP-SNAb correlated well with two well-established SARS-CoV-2 virus neutralization tests. The clinical utility of the TOP assays was demonstrated by evaluating early antibody responses in 120 SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR positive adult hospitalized patients. Higher baseline TAb and SNAb positivity rates and more robust antibody responses were seen in patients who survived COVID-19 than those who died in the hospital. Survival analysis using the Cox Proportional Hazards Model showed that patients who were TAb and SNAb negative at initial hospital presentation were at a higher risk of in-hospital mortality. Furthermore, TAb and SNAb levels at presentation were inversely associated with SARS-CoV-2 viral load based on concurrent RT-PCR testing. Overall, the sensitive and automated TAb and SNAb assays allow detection of early SARS-CoV-2 antibodies which associate with mortality.

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UpdateIn: Biosens Bioelectron. 2021 Jan 20;178:113008. - PMID 33515984

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2020

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2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2020

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medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences - (2020) vom: 22. Nov.

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Englisch

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Yang, He S [VerfasserIn]
Racine-Brzostek, Sabrina E [VerfasserIn]
Karbaschi, Mohsen [VerfasserIn]
Yee, Jim [VerfasserIn]
Dillard, Alicia [VerfasserIn]
Steel, Peter A D [VerfasserIn]
Lee, William S [VerfasserIn]
McDonough, Kathleen A [VerfasserIn]
Qiu, Yuqing [VerfasserIn]
Ketas, Thomas J [VerfasserIn]
Francomano, Eric [VerfasserIn]
Klasse, P J [VerfasserIn]
Hatem, Layla [VerfasserIn]
Westblade, Lars F [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Heng [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Haode [VerfasserIn]
Zuk, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Hong [VerfasserIn]
Girardin, Roxanne [VerfasserIn]
Dupuis, Alan P [VerfasserIn]
Payne, Anne F [VerfasserIn]
Moore, John P [VerfasserIn]
Cushing, Melissa M [VerfasserIn]
Chadburn, Amy [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Zhen [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 03.02.2021

published: Electronic

UpdateIn: Biosens Bioelectron. 2021 Jan 20;178:113008. - PMID 33515984

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10.1101/2020.11.19.20235044

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NLM318027224