Factors related to the development of high antibody titres against SARS-CoV-2 in convalescent plasma donors from the ConPlas-19 trial

© 2023 The Authors. Vox Sanguinis published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Society of Blood Transfusion..

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The efficacy of COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CP) associates with high titres of antibodies. ConPlas-19 clinical trial showed that CP reduces the risk of progression to severe COVID-19 at 28 days. Here, we aim to study ConPlas-19 donors and characteristics that associate with high anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Four-hundred donors were enrolled in ConPlas-19. The presence and titres of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies were evaluated by EUROIMMUN anti-SARS-CoV-2 S1 IgG ELISA.

RESULTS: A majority of 80.3% of ConPlas-19 donor candidates had positive EUROIMMUN test results (ratio ≥1.1), and of these, 51.4% had high antibody titres (ratio ≥3.5). Antibody levels decline over time, but nevertheless, out of 37 donors tested for an intended second CP donation, over 90% were still EUROIMMUN positive, and nearly 75% of those with high titres maintained high titres in the second sample. Donors with a greater probability of developing high titres of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies include those older than 40 years of age (RR 2.06; 95% CI 1.24-3.42), with more than 7 days of COVID-19 symptoms (RR 1.89; 95% CI 1.05-3.43) and collected within 4 months from infection (RR 2.61; 95% CI 1.16-5.90). Male donors had a trend towards higher titres compared with women (RR 1.67; 95% CI 0.91-3.06).

CONCLUSION: SARS-CoV-2 CP candidate donors' age, duration of COVID-19 symptoms and time from infection to donation associate with the collection of CP with high antibody levels. Beyond COVID-19, these data are relevant to inform decisions to optimize the CP donor selection process in potential future outbreaks.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:119

Enthalten in:

Vox sanguinis - 119(2024), 1 vom: 17. Jan., Seite 27-33

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Romera Martínez, Irene [VerfasserIn]
Avendaño-Solá, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Villegas Da Ros, Carolina [VerfasserIn]
Bosch Llobet, Alba [VerfasserIn]
García Erce, José Antonio [VerfasserIn]
González Fraile, María Isabel [VerfasserIn]
Guerra Domínguez, Luisa [VerfasserIn]
Vicuña Andrés, Isabel [VerfasserIn]
Anguita Velasco, Javier [VerfasserIn]
González Rodríguez, Victoria Paz [VerfasserIn]
Contreras, Enric [VerfasserIn]
Urcelay Uranga, Sabin [VerfasserIn]
Pajares Herraiz, Ángel Luis [VerfasserIn]
Jimenez-Marco, Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Ojea Pérez, Ana María [VerfasserIn]
Arroyo Rodríguez, José Luis [VerfasserIn]
Pérez-Olmeda, Mayte [VerfasserIn]
Ramos-Martínez, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Velasco-Iglesias, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Bueno Cabrera, José Luis [VerfasserIn]
Duarte, Rafael F [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-SARS-CoV-2
Antibodies, Neutralizing
Antibodies, Viral
COVID-19
Convalescent plasma
Donors
Immunoglobulin G
Journal Article
Passive immunotherapy

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Date Completed 24.01.2024

Date Revised 24.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/vox.13561

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364780312