Cell-mediated and Neutralizing Antibody Responses to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted Bivalent Vaccine Booster in Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients

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Background: The immunogenicity elicited by the Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent booster vaccine after solid organ transplantation (SOT) has not been characterized.

Methods: We assessed cell-mediated and neutralizing IgG antibody responses against the BA.4/BA.5 spike receptor-binding domain at baseline and 2 wk after the administration of an mRNA-based bivalent (ancestral strain and BA.4/BA.5 subvariants) vaccine among 30 SOT recipients who had received ≥3 monovalent vaccine doses. Previous coronavirus disease 2019 history was present in 46.7% of them. We also recruited a control group of 19 nontransplant healthy individuals. Cell-mediated immunity was measured by fluorescent ELISpot assay for interferon (IFN)-γ secretion, whereas the neutralizing IgG antibody response against the BA.4/BA.5 spike receptor-binding domain was quantified with a competitive ELISA.

Results: The median number of BA.4/BA.5 spike-specific IFN-γ-producing spot-forming units (SFUs) increased from baseline to 2 wk postbooster (83.8 versus 133.0 SFUs/106 peripheral blood mononuclear cells; P = 0.0017). Seropositivity rate also increased (46.7%-83.3%; P = 0.001), as well as serum neutralizing activity (4.2%-78.3%; P < 0.0001). Patients with no prior coronavirus disease 2019 history experienced higher improvements in cell-mediated and neutralizing responses after booster vaccination. There was no correlation between BA.4/BA.5 spike-specific IFN-γ-producing SFUs and neutralizing activity. Nontransplant controls showed more robust postbooster cell-mediated immunity than SOT recipients (591.1 versus 133.0 IFN-γ-producing SFUs/106 peripheral blood mononuclear cells; P < 0.0001), although no differences were observed for antibody responses in terms of postbooster seropositivity rates or neutralizing activity.

Conclusions: Booster with the BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent vaccine generated strong subvariant-specific responses among SOT recipients. Booster-induced cell-mediated immunity, however, remained lower than in immunocompetent individuals.

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2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

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Transplantation direct - 9(2023), 10 vom: 29. Okt., Seite e1536

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Englisch

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Fernández-Ruiz, Mario [VerfasserIn]
Almendro-Vázquez, Patricia [VerfasserIn]
Redondo, Natalia [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz-Merlo, Tamara [VerfasserIn]
Abella, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Somoza, Adán [VerfasserIn]
López-Medrano, Francisco [VerfasserIn]
San Juan, Rafael [VerfasserIn]
Loinaz, Carmelo [VerfasserIn]
Andrés, Amado [VerfasserIn]
Paz-Artal, Estela [VerfasserIn]
Aguado, José María [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 26.09.2023

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10.1097/TXD.0000000000001536

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