Antigen-Specific Antibody Signature Is Associated with COVID-19 Outcome

Numerous studies have focused on inflammation-related markers to understand COVID-19. In this study, we performed a comparative analysis of spike (S) and nucleocapsid (N) protein-specific IgA, total IgG and IgG subclass response in COVID-19 patients and compared this to their disease outcome. We observed that the SARS-CoV-2 infection elicits a robust IgA and IgG response against the N-terminal (N1) and C-terminal (N3) region of the N protein, whereas we failed to detect IgA antibodies and observed a weak IgG response against the disordered linker region (N2) in COVID-19 patients. N and S protein-specific IgG1, IgG2 and IgG3 response was significantly elevated in hospitalized patients with severe disease compared to outpatients with non-severe disease. IgA and total IgG antibody reactivity gradually increased after the first week of symptoms. Magnitude of RBD-ACE2 blocking antibodies identified in a competitive assay and neutralizing antibodies detected by PRNT assay correlated with disease severity. Generally, the IgA and total IgG response between the discharged and deceased COVID-19 patients was similar. However, significant differences in the ratio of IgG subclass antibodies were observed between discharged and deceased patients, especially towards the disordered linker region of the N protein. Overall, SARS-CoV-2 infection is linked to an elevated blood antibody response in severe patients compared to non-severe patients. Monitoring of antigen-specific serological response could be an important tool to accompany disease progression and improve outcomes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Viruses - 15(2023), 4 vom: 20. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Salgado, Bárbara Batista [VerfasserIn]
Jordão, Maele Ferreira [VerfasserIn]
de Morais, Thiago Barros do Nascimento [VerfasserIn]
da Silva, Danielle Severino Sena [VerfasserIn]
Pereira Filho, Ivanildo Vieira [VerfasserIn]
Salgado Sobrinho, Wlademir Braga [VerfasserIn]
Carvalho, Nani Oliveira [VerfasserIn]
Dos Santos, Rafaella Oliveira [VerfasserIn]
Forato, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Barbosa, Priscilla Paschoal [VerfasserIn]
Toledo-Teixeira, Daniel A [VerfasserIn]
Pinto, Kerollen Runa [VerfasserIn]
Correia, Ingrid Silva [VerfasserIn]
Cordeiro, Isabelle Bezerra [VerfasserIn]
Souza Neto, Júlio Nino de [VerfasserIn]
Assunção, Enedina Nogueira de [VerfasserIn]
Val, Fernando Fonseca Almeida [VerfasserIn]
Melo, Gisely Cardoso [VerfasserIn]
Sampaio, Vanderson de Souza [VerfasserIn]
Monteiro, Wuelton Marcelo [VerfasserIn]
Granja, Fabiana [VerfasserIn]
Souza, William M de [VerfasserIn]
Astolfi Filho, Spartaco [VerfasserIn]
Proenca-Modena, Jose Luiz [VerfasserIn]
Lalwani, Jaila Dias Borges [VerfasserIn]
Lacerda, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães de [VerfasserIn]
Nogueira, Paulo Afonso [VerfasserIn]
Lalwani, Pritesh [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Viral
Antibody isotypes
COVID-19
IgG subclass
Immunoglobulin A
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoglobulin M
Journal Article
Nucleocapsid
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SARS-CoV-2
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Spike protein, SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 01.05.2023

Date Revised 01.05.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/v15041018

funding:

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM356165736