Maternal, Infant, and Breast Milk Antibody Response Following COVID-19 Infection in Early Versus Late Gestation

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BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)] infection at varying time points during the pregnancy can influence antibody levels after delivery. We aimed to examine SARS-CoV-2 IgG, IgM and IgA receptor binding domain of the spike protein and nucleocapsid protein (N-protein) reactive antibody concentrations in maternal blood, infant blood and breastmilk at birth and 6 weeks after SARS-CoV-2 infection in early versus late gestation.

METHODS: Mothers with SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy were enrolled between July 2020 and May 2021. Maternal blood, infant blood and breast milk samples were collected at delivery and 6 weeks postpartum. Samples were analyzed for SARS-CoV-2 spike and N-protein reactive IgG, IgM and IgA antibodies. Antibody concentrations were compared at the 2 time points and based on trimester of infection ("early" 1st/2nd vs. "late" 3rd).

RESULTS: Dyads from 20 early and 11 late trimester infections were analyzed. For the entire cohort, there were no significant differences in antibody levels at delivery versus 6 weeks with the exception of breast milk levels which declined over time. Early gestation infections were associated with higher levels of breastmilk IgA to spike protein ( P = 0.04). Infant IgG levels to spike protein were higher at 6 weeks after late infections ( P = 0.04). There were strong correlations between maternal and infant IgG levels at delivery ( P < 0.01), and between breastmilk and infant IgG levels.

CONCLUSIONS: SARS-CoV-2 infection in early versus late gestation leads to a persistent antibody response in maternal blood, infant blood and breast milk over the first 6 weeks after delivery.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 42(2023), 3 vom: 01. März, Seite e70-e76

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wachman, Elisha M [VerfasserIn]
Snyder-Cappione, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]
Devera, Jean [VerfasserIn]
Boateng, Jeffery [VerfasserIn]
Dhole, Yashoda [VerfasserIn]
Clarke, Katherine [VerfasserIn]
Yuen, Rachel R [VerfasserIn]
Parker, Samantha E [VerfasserIn]
Hunnewell, Jessica [VerfasserIn]
Ferraro, Renee [VerfasserIn]
Jean-Sicard, Sigride [VerfasserIn]
Woodard, Elizabeth [VerfasserIn]
Cruikshank, Alice [VerfasserIn]
Sinha, Bharati [VerfasserIn]
Bartolome, Ruby [VerfasserIn]
Barnett, Elizabeth D [VerfasserIn]
Yarrington, Christina [VerfasserIn]
Taglauer, Elizabeth S [VerfasserIn]
Sabharwal, Vishakha [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Viral
Immunoglobulin A
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulin M
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Spike protein, SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 24.02.2023

Date Revised 12.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/INF.0000000000003802

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM352400188