Interdependencies of cellular and humoral immune responses in heterologous and homologous SARS‑CoV‑2 vaccination

Autor: Moritz M. Hollstein, Lennart Münsterkötter, Michael Schön, Armin Bergmann, Thea M. Husar, Anna Abratis, Abass Eidizadeh, Meike Schaffrinski, Karolin Zachmann, Anne Schmitz, Jason S. Holsapple, Hedwig Stanisz-Bogeski, Julie Schanz, Uwe Groß, Andreas Leha, Andreas E. Zautner, Moritz Schnelle, Luise Erpenbeck
Rok vydání: 2021
DOI: 10.22541/au.164040480.07315088/v1
Popis: Background: Homologous and heterologous SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations yield different spike protein-directed humoral and cellular immune responses. This study aimed to explore their currently unknown interdependencies. Methods: COV-ADAPT is a prospective, observational cohort study of 417 healthcare workers who received vaccination with homologous ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, homologous BNT162b2 or with heterologous ChAdOx1 nCoV-19/BNT162b2. We assessed humoral (anti-spike-RBD-IgG, neutralizing antibodies, avidity) and cellular (spike-induced T cell interferon‑γ release) immune responses in blood samples up to 2 weeks before (T1) and 2 to 12 weeks following secondary immunization (T2). Results: Initial vaccination with ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 resulted in lower anti-spike-RBD-IgG compared to BNT162b2 (70±114 vs. 226±279 BAU/ml, pConclusions: Interdependencies between humoral and cellular immune responses differ between common SARS-CoV-2 vaccination regimes. T cell activation is unlikely to compensate for poor humoral responses.
Databáze: OpenAIRE