Long-term adaptive response in COVID-19 vaccine recipients and the effect of a booster dose

Copyright © 2023 Perico, Todeschini, Casiraghi, Mister, Pezzotta, Peracchi, Tomasoni, Trionfini, Benigni and Remuzzi..

We examined the immune response in subjects previously infected with SARS-CoV2 and infection-naïve 9 months after primary 2-dose COVID-19 mRNA vaccination and 3 months after the booster dose in a longitudinal cohort of healthcare workers. Nine months after primary vaccination, previously infected subjects exhibited higher residual antibody levels, with significant neutralizing activity against distinct variants compared to infection-naïve subjects. The higher humoral response was associated with higher levels of receptor binding domain (RBD)-specific IgG+ and IgA+ memory B cells. The booster dose increased neither neutralizing activity, nor the B and T cell frequencies. Conversely, infection-naïve subjects needed the booster to achieve comparable levels of neutralizing antibodies as those found in previously infected subjects after primary vaccination. The neutralizing titer correlated with anti-RBD IFNγ producing T cells, in the face of sustained B cell response. Notably, pre-pandemic samples showed high Omicron cross-reactivity. These data show the importance of the booster dose in reinforcing immunological memory and increasing circulating antibodies in infection-naïve subjects.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in immunology - 14(2023) vom: 06., Seite 1123158

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Perico, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Todeschini, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Casiraghi, Federica [VerfasserIn]
Mister, Marilena [VerfasserIn]
Pezzotta, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Peracchi, Tobia [VerfasserIn]
Tomasoni, Susanna [VerfasserIn]
Trionfini, Piera [VerfasserIn]
Benigni, Ariela [VerfasserIn]
Remuzzi, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Neutralizing
COVID-19
COVID-19 Vaccines
Delta
Journal Article
MRNA vaccine
Neutralizing antibodies
Omicron
RNA, Viral
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SARS-CoV-2
T and B cells

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Date Completed 20.03.2023

Date Revised 28.03.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fimmu.2023.1123158

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM354318373