T cell reactivity to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is preserved in most but not all prior infected and vaccinated individuals.

Autor: Naranbhai V, Nathan A, Kaseke C, Berrios C, Khatri A, Choi S, Getz MA, Tano-Menka R, Ofoman O, Gayton A, Senjobe F, Denis KJS, Lam EC, Garcia-Beltran WF, Balazs AB, Walker BD, Iafrate AJ, Gaiha GD
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: MedRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences [medRxiv] 2022 Jan 05. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 05.
DOI: 10.1101/2022.01.04.21268586
Abstrakt: The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) contains mutations that mediate escape from infection and vaccine-induced antibody responses, although the extent to which these substitutions in spike and non-spike proteins affect T cell recognition is unknown. Here we show that T cell responses in individuals with prior infection, vaccination, both prior infection and vaccination, and boosted vaccination are largely preserved to Omicron spike and non-spike proteins. However, we also identify a subset of individuals (∼21%) with a >50% reduction in T cell reactivity to the Omicron spike. Evaluation of functional CD4 + and CD8 + memory T cell responses confirmed these findings and reveal that reduced recognition to Omicron spike is primarily observed within the CD8 + T cell compartment. Booster vaccination substantially enhanced T cell responses to Omicron spike. In contrast to neutralizing immunity, these findings suggest preservation of T cell responses to the Omicron variant, although with reduced reactivity in some individuals.
Databáze: MEDLINE