Ad5-nCoV Vaccination Could Induce HLA-E Restricted CD8+ T Cell Responses Specific for Epitopes on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Spike Protein

We evaluated cellular immune responses induced by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines in an immunized population based on HLA-E-restricted CD8+ T cell epitope identification. HLA-E-restricted SARS-CoV-2 CD8+ T cell nonamer peptides were predicted with software. An HLA-E-transfected K562 cell binding assay was used to screen for high-affinity peptides. IFN-γ enzyme-linked immunospot assays were used to identify HLA-E-restricted epitopes. An HLA-E/epitope tetramer was employed to detect the frequencies of epitope-specific CD8+ T cells. Four CD8+ T cell epitopes on the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 restricted by both HLA-E*0101 and E*0103 were identified. HLA-E-restricted epitope-specific IFN-γ-secreting CD8+ T cell responses could be detected in individuals vaccinated with SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. Importantly, the frequencies of epitope-specific CD8+ T cells in Ad5-nCoV vaccinated individuals were higher than in individuals vaccinated with recombinant protein or inactivated vaccines. Moreover, the frequencies of epitope-specific CD8+ T cells could be maintained for at least 120 days after only one dose of Ad5-nCoV vaccine, while the frequencies of epitope-specific CD8+ T cells decreased in individuals after two doses of Ad5-nCoV vaccine. These findings may contribute to a more comprehensive evaluation of the protective effects of vaccines for SARS-CoV-2; meanwhile, they may provide information to characterize HLA-E-restricted CD8+ T cell immunity against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Viruses - 16(2023), 1 vom: 28. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Yuling [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Lu [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Kang [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yusi [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Chunmei [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yun [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Boquan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Zhuang, Ran [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Ying [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

5AHC3V2UQS
Ad5-nCoV
Ad5-nCoV vaccine
CD8+ T cell response
COVID-19 Vaccines
Epitope
Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte
HLA-E
HLA-E Antigens
Journal Article
Peptides
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Spike protein, SARS-CoV-2
Vaccination

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 24.01.2024

Date Revised 29.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/v16010052

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36748241X