Differential abundance of IgG antibodies against the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 and seasonal coronaviruses in patients with fatal COVID-19

Autor: Wouter L. Smit, Sophie van Tol, Lenneke E. M. Haas, Gijs J. M. Limonard, Ailko Bossink, Chantal Reusken, Michiel Heron, Steven F. T. Thijsen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Virology Journal, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1743-422X
DOI: 10.1186/s12985-023-02050-x
Popis: Abstract Infection with the novel pandemic SARS-CoV-2 virus has been shown to elicit a cross-reactive immune response that could lead to a back-boost of memory recall to previously encountered seasonal (endemic) coronaviruses (eCoVs). Whether this response is associated with a fatal clinical outcome in patients with severe COVID-19 remains unclear. In a cohort of hospitalized patients, we have previously shown that heterologous immune responses to eCoVs can be detected in severe COVID-19. Here, we report that COVID-19 patients with fatal disease have decreased SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody titers at hospital admission, which correlated with lower SARS-CoV-2 spike-specific IgG and was paralleled by a relative abundance of IgG against spike protein of eCoVs of the genus Betacoronavirus. Additional research is needed to assess if eCoV-specific back-boosted IgG is a bystander phenomenon in severe COVID-19, or a factor that influences the development of an efficient anti-viral immune response.
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