Differential peripheral blood mononuclear cell reactivity against SARS-CoV-2 proteins in naïve and previously infected subjects following COVID-19 vaccination

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The decline in vaccine efficacy and the risk of reinfection by SARS-CoV-2 make new studies important to better characterize the immune response against the virus and its components. Here, we investigated the pattern of activation of T-cells and the expression of inflammatory factors by PBMCs obtained from naïve and previously infected subjects following COVID-19 vaccination, after PBMCs stimulation with S1, RBD, and N-RBD SARS-CoV-2 proteins. PBMCs showed low levels of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 transcripts, which were not modulated by the exposure of these cells to SARS-CoV-2 proteins. Compared to S1 and RBD, N-RBD stimulation showed a greater ability to stimulate T-cell reactivity, according to CD25 and CD69 markers. Interestingly, T-cell reactivity was more pronounced in vaccinated subjects with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection than in vaccinated donors who never had been diagnosed with COVID-19. Finally, N-RBD stimulation promoted greater expression of IL-6 and IFN-γ in PBMCs, which reinforces the greater immunogenic potential of this protein in the vaccinated subjects. These data suggest that PBMCs from previously infected and vaccinated subjects are more reactive than those derived from just vaccinated donors. Moreover, the N-RBD together viral proteins showed a greater stimulatory capacity than S1 and RBD viral proteins.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:2

Enthalten in:

Clinical immunology communications - 2(2022) vom: 07. Dez., Seite 172-176

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bispo, Elizabete Cristina Iseke [VerfasserIn]
Silva-Carvalho, Amandda Évelin [VerfasserIn]
Sousa, Marielly Reis Resende [VerfasserIn]
Neves, Francisco de Assis Rocha [VerfasserIn]
Carvalho, Juliana Lott [VerfasserIn]
Arganaraz, Enrique Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Saldanha-Araujo, Felipe [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Nucleocapsid
SARS-CoV-2
T-cells
Vaccination

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Date Revised 29.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.clicom.2022.11.004

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NLM365051667