Rise in broadly cross-reactive adaptive immunity against human β-coronaviruses in MERS-recovered patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

To develop a universal coronavirus (CoV) vaccine, long-term immunity against multiple CoVs, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)-CoV, and future CoV strains, is crucial. Following the 2015 Korean MERS outbreak, we conducted a long-term follow-up study and found that although neutralizing antibodies and memory T cells against MERS-CoV declined over 5 years, some recovered patients exhibited increased antibody levels during the COVID-19 pandemic. This likely resulted from cross-reactive immunity induced by SARS-CoV-2 vaccines or infections. A significant correlation in antibody responses across various CoVs indicates shared immunogenic epitopes. Two epitopes-the spike protein's stem helix and intracellular domain-were highly immunogenic after MERS-CoV infection and after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination or infection. In addition, memory T cell responses, especially polyfunctional CD4+ T cells, were enhanced during the pandemic, correlating significantly with MERS-CoV spike-specific antibodies and neutralizing activity. Therefore, incorporating these cross-reactive and immunogenic epitopes into pan-CoV vaccine formulations may facilitate effective vaccine development.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Science advances - 10(2024), 9 vom: 28. März, Seite eadk6425

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kim, So-Hee [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Yuri [VerfasserIn]
Jeon, Sangeun [VerfasserIn]
Park, Uni [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Ju-Il [VerfasserIn]
Jeon, Kyeongseok [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Hye-Ran [VerfasserIn]
Oh, Songhyeok [VerfasserIn]
Rhee, Ji-Young [VerfasserIn]
Choi, Jae-Phil [VerfasserIn]
Park, Wan Beom [VerfasserIn]
Park, Sang Won [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Jeong-Sun [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Joo-Yeon [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Jihye [VerfasserIn]
Shin, Hyoung-Shik [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Yeonjae [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Seungtaek [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Yeon-Sook [VerfasserIn]
Lim, Dong-Gyun [VerfasserIn]
Cho, Nam-Hyuk [VerfasserIn]

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COVID-19 Vaccines
Epitopes
Journal Article

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Date Completed 01.03.2024

Date Revised 01.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1126/sciadv.adk6425

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NLM36906755X