Persistent Maintenance of Intermediate Memory B Cells Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Vaccination Recall Response

Autor: Jernej Pušnik, Julia König, Karola Mai, Enrico Richter, Jasmin Zorn, Hannah Proksch, Bianca Schulte, Galit Alter, Hendrik Streeck
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Virology. 96
ISSN: 1098-5514
0022-538X
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00760-22
Popis: Robust population-wide immunity will help to curb the SARS-CoV-2 pandemics. To maintain the immunity at protective levels, the quality and persistence of the immune response elicited by infection or vaccination must be determined. We analyzed the dynamics of B cell response during 12 months following SARS-CoV-2 infection on an individual level. In contrast to antibodies, memory B cells specific for the spike (S) protein persisted at high levels throughout the period. These cells efficiently secreted neutralizing antibodies and correlated with IFN-γ-secreting CD4
Databáze: OpenAIRE