Lasting first impression: Pre-existing immunity restricts mucosal antibody responses during Omicron breakthrough

Summary Understanding mucosal antibody responses from SARS-CoV-2 infection and/or vaccination is crucial to develop strategies for longer term immunity, especially against emerging viral variants. We profiled serial paired mucosal and plasma antibodies from: COVID-19 vaccinated only vaccinees (vaccinated, uninfected), COVID-19 recovered vaccinees (convalescent, vaccinated) and individuals with breakthrough Delta or Omicron BA.2 infections (vaccinated, infected). Saliva from COVID-19 recovered vaccinees displayed improved antibody neutralizing activity, FcγR engagement and IgA compared to COVID-19 uninfected vaccinees. Furthermore, repeated mRNA vaccination boosted SARS-CoV-2-specific IgG2 and IgG4 responses in both mucosa biofluids (saliva and tears) and plasma. IgG, but not IgA, responses to breakthrough COVID-19 variants were dampened and narrowed by increased pre-existing vaccine-induced immunity to the ancestral strain. Salivary antibodies delayed initiation of boosting following breakthrough COVID-19 infection, especially Omicron BA.2, however, rose rapidly thereafter. Our data highlight how pre-existing immunity shapes mucosal SARS-CoV-2-specific antibody responses and has implications for long-term protection from COVID-19..

Medienart:

Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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bioRxiv.org - (2023) vom: 09. Dez. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Selva, Kevin John [VerfasserIn]
Ramanathan, Pradhipa [VerfasserIn]
Haycroft, Ebene Regina [VerfasserIn]
Reynaldi, Arnold [VerfasserIn]
Cromer, Deborah [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Chee Wah [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Lin-Fa [VerfasserIn]
Wines, Bruce D [VerfasserIn]
Hogarth, P Mark [VerfasserIn]
Downie, Laura E [VerfasserIn]
Davis, Samantha K [VerfasserIn]
Purcell, Ruth Amy [VerfasserIn]
Kent, Helen E [VerfasserIn]
Juno, Jennifer A [VerfasserIn]
Wheatley, Adam K [VerfasserIn]
Davenport, Miles P [VerfasserIn]
Kent, Stephen John [VerfasserIn]
Chung, Amy W [VerfasserIn]

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570
Biology

doi:

10.1101/2023.03.28.23287848

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XBI039122891