SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers more potent antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) responses than mRNA-, vector-, and inactivated virus-based COVID-19 vaccines

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Neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) are elicited after infection and vaccination and have been well studied. However, their antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) functionality is still poorly characterized. Here, we investigated ADCC activity in convalescent sera from infected patients with wild-type (WT) severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) or omicron variant compared with three coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine platforms and postvaccination breakthrough infection (BTI). We analyzed ADCC activity targeting SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) and nucleocapsid (N) proteins in convalescent sera following WT SARS-CoV-2-infection (n = 91), including symptomatic and asymptomatic infections, omicron-infection (n = 8), COVID-19 vaccination with messenger RNA- (mRNA)- (BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273, n = 77), adenovirus vector- (n = 41), and inactivated virus- (n = 46) based vaccines, as well as post-mRNA vaccination BTI caused by omicron (n = 28). Correlations between ADCC, binding, and NAb titers were reported. ADCC was elicited within the first month postinfection and -vaccination and remained detectable for ≥3 months. WT-infected symptomatic patients had higher S-specific ADCC levels than asymptomatic and vaccinated individuals. Also, no difference in N-specific ADCC activity was seen between symptomatic and asymptomatic patients, but the levels were higher than the inactivated vaccine. Notably, omicron infection showed reduced overall ADCC activity compared to WT SARS-CoV-2 infection. Although post-mRNA vaccination BTI elicited high levels of binding and NAbs, ADCC activity was significantly reduced. Also, there was no difference in ADCC levels across the four vaccines, although NAbs and binding antibody titers were significantly higher in mRNA-vaccinated individuals. All evaluated vaccine platforms are inferior in inducing ADCC compared to natural infection with WT SARS-CoV-2. The inactivated virus-based vaccine can induce N-specific ADCC activity, but its relevance to clinical outcomes requires further investigation. Our data suggest that ADCC could be used to estimate the extra-neutralization level against COVID-19 and provides evidence that vaccination should focus on other Fc-effector functions besides NAbs. Also, the decreased susceptibility of the omicron variant to ADCC offers valuable guidance for forthcoming efforts to identify the specific targets of antibodies facilitating ADCC.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:96

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Journal of medical virology - 96(2024), 3 vom: 21. März, Seite e29527

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zedan, Hadeel T [VerfasserIn]
Smatti, Maria K [VerfasserIn]
Al-Sadeq, Duaa W [VerfasserIn]
Al Khatib, Hebah A [VerfasserIn]
Nicolai, Eleonora [VerfasserIn]
Pieri, Massimo [VerfasserIn]
Bernardini, Sergio [VerfasserIn]
Hssain, Ali Ait [VerfasserIn]
Taleb, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Qotba, Hamda [VerfasserIn]
Issa, Khodr [VerfasserIn]
Abu Raddad, Laith J [VerfasserIn]
Althani, Asmaa A [VerfasserIn]
Nasrallah, Gheyath K [VerfasserIn]
Yassine, Hadi M [VerfasserIn]

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ADCC
Antibodies, Neutralizing
Antibodies, Viral
BNT162 Vaccine
COVID‐19
COVID‐19 vaccines
COVID-19 Vaccines
Humoral responses
Journal Article
NK cells
Neutralizing antibodies
SARS‐CoV‐2

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Date Completed 22.03.2024

Date Revised 22.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/jmv.29527

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NLM370010965