Severe COVID-19 patients display a back boost of seasonal coronavirus-specific antibodies

Abstract Severe acquired respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the cause of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In severe COVID-19 cases, higher antibody titers against seasonal coronaviruses have been observed than in mild cases. To investigate antibody cross-reactivity as potential explanation for severe disease, we determined the kinetics, breadth, magnitude and level of cross-reactivity of IgG against SARS-CoV-2 and seasonal CoV nucleocapsid and spike from 17 severe COVID-19 cases at the clonal level. Although patients mounted a mostly type-specific SARS-CoV-2 response, B-cell clones directed against seasonal CoV dominated and strongly increased over time. Seasonal CoV IgG responses that did not neutralize SARS-CoV-2 were boosted well beyond detectable cross-reactivity, particularly for HCoV-OC43 spike. These findings support a back-boost of poorly protective coronavirus-specific antibodies in severe COVID-19 patients that may negatively impact de novo SARS-CoV-2 immunity, reminiscent of original antigenic sin..

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Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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bioRxiv.org - (2020) vom: 20. Okt. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2020

Sprache:

Englisch

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Westerhuis, Brenda M. [VerfasserIn]
Aguilar-Bretones, Muriel [VerfasserIn]
Raadsen, Matthijs P. [VerfasserIn]
de Bruin, Erwin [VerfasserIn]
Okba, Nisreen M.A. [VerfasserIn]
Haagmans, Bart L. [VerfasserIn]
Langerak, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Endeman, Henrik [VerfasserIn]
van den Akker, Johannes P.C. [VerfasserIn]
Gommers, Diederik A.M.P.J. [VerfasserIn]
van Gorp, Eric C.M. [VerfasserIn]
Rockx, Barry H.G. [VerfasserIn]
Koopmans, Marion P.G. [VerfasserIn]
van Nierop, Gijsbert P. [VerfasserIn]

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10.1101/2020.10.10.20210070

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XBI019093217