Kinetics and correlates of the neutralizing antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans
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Kinetics and correlates of the neutralizing antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans. / Vanshylla, Kanika; Cristanziano, Veronica Di; Kleipass, Franziska; Dewald, Felix; Schommers, Philipp; Gieselmann, Lutz; Gruell, Henning; Schlotz, Maike; Ercanoglu, Meryem S.; Stumpf, Ricarda; Mayer, Petra; Zehner, Matthias; Heger, Eva; Johannis, Wibke; Horn, Carola; Suárez, Isabelle; Jung, Norma; Salomon, Susanne; Eberhardt, Kirsten Alexandra; Gathof, Birgit; Fätkenheuer, Gerd; Pfeifer, Nico; Eggeling, Ralf; Augustin, Max; Lehmann, Clara; Klein, Florian.
In: CELL HOST MICROBE, Vol. 29, No. 6, 09.06.2021, p. 917-929.e4.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Kinetics and correlates of the neutralizing antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans
AU - Vanshylla, Kanika
AU - Cristanziano, Veronica Di
AU - Kleipass, Franziska
AU - Dewald, Felix
AU - Schommers, Philipp
AU - Gieselmann, Lutz
AU - Gruell, Henning
AU - Schlotz, Maike
AU - Ercanoglu, Meryem S.
AU - Stumpf, Ricarda
AU - Mayer, Petra
AU - Zehner, Matthias
AU - Heger, Eva
AU - Johannis, Wibke
AU - Horn, Carola
AU - Suárez, Isabelle
AU - Jung, Norma
AU - Salomon, Susanne
AU - Eberhardt, Kirsten Alexandra
AU - Gathof, Birgit
AU - Fätkenheuer, Gerd
AU - Pfeifer, Nico
AU - Eggeling, Ralf
AU - Augustin, Max
AU - Lehmann, Clara
AU - Klein, Florian
N1 - Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/6/9
Y1 - 2021/6/9
N2 - Understanding antibody-based SARS-CoV-2 immunity is critical for overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic and informing vaccination strategies. We evaluated SARS-CoV-2 antibody dynamics over 10 months in 963 individuals who predominantly experienced mild COVID-19. Investigating 2,146 samples, we initially detected SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in 94.4% of individuals, with 82% and 79% exhibiting serum and IgG neutralization, respectively. Approximately 3% of individuals demonstrated exceptional SARS-CoV-2 neutralization, with these "elite neutralizers" also possessing SARS-CoV-1 cross-neutralizing IgG. Multivariate statistical modeling revealed age, symptomatic infection, disease severity, and gender as key factors predicting SARS-CoV-2-neutralizing activity. A loss of reactivity to the virus spike protein was observed in 13% of individuals 10 months after infection. Neutralizing activity had half-lives of 14.7 weeks in serum versus 31.4 weeks in purified IgG, indicating a rather long-term IgG antibody response. Our results demonstrate a broad spectrum in the initial SARS-CoV-2-neutralizing antibody response, with sustained antibodies in most individuals for 10 months after mild COVID-19.
AB - Understanding antibody-based SARS-CoV-2 immunity is critical for overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic and informing vaccination strategies. We evaluated SARS-CoV-2 antibody dynamics over 10 months in 963 individuals who predominantly experienced mild COVID-19. Investigating 2,146 samples, we initially detected SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in 94.4% of individuals, with 82% and 79% exhibiting serum and IgG neutralization, respectively. Approximately 3% of individuals demonstrated exceptional SARS-CoV-2 neutralization, with these "elite neutralizers" also possessing SARS-CoV-1 cross-neutralizing IgG. Multivariate statistical modeling revealed age, symptomatic infection, disease severity, and gender as key factors predicting SARS-CoV-2-neutralizing activity. A loss of reactivity to the virus spike protein was observed in 13% of individuals 10 months after infection. Neutralizing activity had half-lives of 14.7 weeks in serum versus 31.4 weeks in purified IgG, indicating a rather long-term IgG antibody response. Our results demonstrate a broad spectrum in the initial SARS-CoV-2-neutralizing antibody response, with sustained antibodies in most individuals for 10 months after mild COVID-19.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Antibodies, Neutralizing/immunology
KW - Antibodies, Viral/immunology
KW - COVID-19/immunology
KW - Cohort Studies
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Immunoglobulin G/immunology
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - SARS-CoV-2
KW - Time Factors
KW - Young Adult
U2 - 10.1016/j.chom.2021.04.015
DO - 10.1016/j.chom.2021.04.015
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 33984285
VL - 29
SP - 917-929.e4
JO - CELL HOST MICROBE
JF - CELL HOST MICROBE
SN - 1931-3128
IS - 6
ER -