Elevated binding and functional antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 in infants versus mothers

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Infant antibody responses to viral infection can differ from those in adults. However, data on the specificity and function of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies in infants, and direct comparisons between infants and adults are limited. Here, we characterize antibody binding and functionality against Wuhan-Hu-1 (B lineage) strain SARS-CoV-2 in convalescent plasma from 36 postpartum women and 14 of their infants infected with SARS-CoV-2 from a vaccine-naïve prospective cohort in Nairobi, Kenya. We find significantly higher antibody titers against SARS-CoV-2 Spike, receptor binding domain and N-terminal domain, and Spike-expressing cell-surface staining levels in infants versus mothers. Plasma antibodies from mothers and infants bind to similar regions of the Spike S2 subunit, including the fusion peptide (FP) and stem helix-heptad repeat 2. However, infants display higher antibody levels and more consistent antibody escape pathways in the FP region compared to mothers. Finally, infants have significantly higher levels of antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), though, surprisingly, Spike pseudovirus neutralization titers between infants and mothers are similar. These results suggest infants develop distinct SARS-CoV-2 binding and functional antibody activities and reveal age-related differences in humoral immunity to SARS-CoV-2 infection that could be relevant to protection and COVID-19 disease outcomes.

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UpdateOf: bioRxiv. 2023 Feb 07;:. - PMID 36798400

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Nature communications - 14(2023), 1 vom: 11. Aug., Seite 4864

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Stoddard, Caitlin I [VerfasserIn]
Sung, Kevin [VerfasserIn]
Yaffe, Zak A [VerfasserIn]
Weight, Haidyn [VerfasserIn]
Beaudoin-Bussières, Guillaume [VerfasserIn]
Galloway, Jared [VerfasserIn]
Gantt, Soren [VerfasserIn]
Adhiambo, Judith [VerfasserIn]
Begnel, Emily R [VerfasserIn]
Ojee, Ednah [VerfasserIn]
Slyker, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]
Wamalwa, Dalton [VerfasserIn]
Kinuthia, John [VerfasserIn]
Finzi, Andrés [VerfasserIn]
Matsen, Frederick A [VerfasserIn]
Lehman, Dara A [VerfasserIn]
Overbaugh, Julie [VerfasserIn]

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Antibodies
Antibodies, Neutralizing
Antibodies, Viral
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Spike protein, SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 14.08.2023

Date Revised 12.02.2024

published: Electronic

UpdateOf: bioRxiv. 2023 Feb 07;:. - PMID 36798400

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41467-023-40554-w

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NLM360674313