The kinetics of IgG subclasses and contributions to neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2 wild-type strain and variants in healthy adults immunized with inactivated vaccine

© 2022 The Authors. Immunology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd..

Neutralizing antibody is an important indicator of vaccine efficacy, of which IgG is the main component. IgG can be divided into four subclasses. Up to now, studies analysing the humoral response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination have mostly focused on measuring total IgG, and the contribution of specific IgG subclasses remains elusive. The aim of this study is to investigate the kinetics of neutralizing antibodies and IgG subclasses, and to explore their relationships in people vaccinated with inactivated COVID-19 vaccine. We conducted a prospective cohort study in 174 healthy adults aged 18-59 years old who were administrated 2 doses of CoronaVac 14 days apart and a booster dose 1 year after the primary immunization, and followed up for 15 months. Blood samples were collected at various time points after primary and booster immunization. We used live SARS-CoV-2 virus neutralizing assay to determine neutralizing ability against the wild-type strain and 4 variants (Beta, Gamma, Delta and Omicron) and ELISA to quantify SARS-CoV-2 RBD-specific IgG subclasses. The results showed that the 2-dose primary immunization only achieved low neutralizing ability, while a booster shot can significantly enhance neutralizing ability against the wild-type strain, Beta, Gamma, Delta and Omicron variants. IgG1 and IgG3 were the most abundant serum antibodies, and IgG2 and IgG4 were hardly detected at any time. The ratio of IgG1/IgG3 was positively associated with the neutralization ability. The underlying mechanism requires further exploration.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:167

Enthalten in:

Immunology - 167(2022), 2 vom: 12. Okt., Seite 221-232

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Weixin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Lichi [VerfasserIn]
Li, Juan [VerfasserIn]
Bai, Shuang [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yali [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Bing [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Qun [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Meng [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Jiang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Neutralizing
Antibodies, Viral
COVID-19 Vaccines
IgG subclasses
Immunoglobulin G
Journal Article
Neutralization ability
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SARS-CoV-2 inactivated vaccine
Vaccines, Inactivated
Variants
Viral Vaccines

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Date Completed 29.09.2022

Date Revised 31.10.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/imm.13531

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM342724894