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Zong K, Yuan P, Wang R, Luo Q, Yang Y, Zhang X, Song Q, Du H, Gao C, Song J, Zhan W, Zhang M, Wang Y, Lin Q, Yao H, Xie B, Han J. Characteristics of innate, humoral and cellular immunity in children with non-severe SARS-CoV-2 infection. J Infect 2024; 88:158-166. [PMID: 38101522 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2023.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 11/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
Abstract
The symptoms of children infected with SARS-CoV-2 are mainly asymptomatic, mild, moderate, and a few severe cases. To understand the immune response characteristics of children infected with SARS-COV-2 who do not develop severe cases, 82 children infected with the SARS-CoV-2 delta strain were recruited in this study. Our results showed that high levels of IgG, IgM, and neutralization antibodies appeared in children infected with SARS-CoV-2. SARS-CoV-2 induced upregulation of both pro-inflammatory factors including TNF-α and anti-inflammatory factors including IL-4 and IL-13 in the children, even IL-10. The expression of INF-α in infected children also showed a significant increase compared to healthy children. However, IL-6, one of the important inflammatory factors, did not show an increase in infected children. It is worth noting that a large number of chemokines reduced in the SARS-CoV-2-infected children. Subsequently, TCR Repertoire, TCRβ bias, and preferential usage were analyzed on data of TCR next-generation sequencing from 8 SARS-CoV-2-infected children and 8 healthy controls. We found a significant decrease in TCR clonal diversity and a significant increase in TCR clonal expansion in SARS-CoV-2-infected children compared to healthy children. The most frequent V and J genes in SARS-CoV-2 children were TRBV28 and TRBJ2-1. The most frequently VβJ gene pairing in SARS-CoV-2 infected children was TRBV20-1-TRBJ2-1. The strong antiviral antibody levels, low expression of key pro-inflammatory factors, significant elevation of anti-inflammatory factors, and downregulation of many chemokines jointly determine that SARS-CoV-2-infected children rarely develop severe cases. Overall, our findings shed a light on the immune response of non-severe children infected with SARS-CoV-2.
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- Kexin Zong
- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 155 Changbai Rd, Beijing 102206, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research (Fujian Center for Disease Control and Prevention); The Practice Base on the School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350011, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 155 Changbai Rd, Beijing 102206, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 155 Changbai Rd, Beijing 102206, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 155 Changbai Rd, Beijing 102206, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research (Fujian Center for Disease Control and Prevention); The Practice Base on the School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350011, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 155 Changbai Rd, Beijing 102206, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 155 Changbai Rd, Beijing 102206, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 155 Changbai Rd, Beijing 102206, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 155 Changbai Rd, Beijing 102206, China
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- Putian Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Putian, Fujian 351106, China
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- Putian Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Putian, Fujian 351106, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 155 Changbai Rd, Beijing 102206, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Putian University, Putian, Fujian 351100, China
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- Department of Biochemistry & Immunology, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, YaBao Rd, Beijing 100020, China.
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Provincial Hospital; Fujian Shengli Medical College, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 155 Changbai Rd, Beijing 102206, China.
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Kotwa JD, Lobb B, Massé A, Gagnier M, Aftanas P, Banerjee A, Banete A, Blais-Savoie J, Bowman J, Buchanan T, Chee HY, Kruczkiewicz P, Nirmalarajah K, Soos C, Vernygora O, Yip L, Lindsay LR, McGeer AJ, Maguire F, Lung O, Doxey AC, Pickering B, Mubareka S. Genomic and transcriptomic characterization of delta SARS-CoV-2 infection in free-ranging white-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus). iScience 2023; 26:108319. [PMID: 38026171 PMCID: PMC10665813 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023] Open
Abstract
White-tailed deer (WTD) are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 and represent an important species for surveillance. Samples from WTD (n = 258) collected in November 2021 from Québec, Canada were analyzed for SARS-CoV-2 RNA. We employed viral genomics and host transcriptomics to further characterize infection and investigate host response. We detected Delta SARS-CoV-2 (B.1.617.2) in WTD from the Estrie region; sequences clustered with human sequences from October 2021 from Vermont, USA, which borders this region. Mutations in the S-gene and a deletion in ORF8 were detected. Host expression patterns in SARS-CoV-2 infected WTD were associated with the innate immune response, including signaling pathways related to anti-viral, pro- and anti-inflammatory signaling, and host damage. We found limited correlation between genes associated with innate immune response from human and WTD nasal samples, suggesting differences in responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Our findings provide preliminary insights into host response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in naturally infected WTD.
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs, Québec City, QC G1S 4X4, Canada
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- Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs, Québec City, QC G1S 4X4, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E3, Canada
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A2, Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
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- Wildlife Research and Monitoring Section, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Peterborough, ON K9J 8M5, Canada
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- Wildlife Research and Monitoring Section, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Peterborough, ON K9J 8M5, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
- Global Health Research Center and Division of Natural and Applied Sciences, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, Jiangsu 215316, China
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- National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3M4, Canada
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- Ecotoxicology and Wildlife Health Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Saskatoon, SK S7N 3H5, Canada
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E3, Canada
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- National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3M4, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
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- National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3L5, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
- Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5, Canada
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- Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada
- Department of Community Health & Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada
- Shared Hospital Laboratory, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
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- National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3M4, Canada
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3M4, Canada
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
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Chang ZW, Goh YS, Rouers A, Fong SW, Tay MZ, Chavatte JM, Hor PX, Loh CY, Huang Y, Tan YJ, Neo V, Kam IKJ, Yeo NKW, Tan EX, Huang D, Wang B, Salleh SNM, Ngoh EZX, Wang CI, Leo YS, Lin RTP, Lye DCB, Young BE, Muthiah M, Ng LFP, Rénia L. Third dose of BNT162b2 improves immune response in liver transplant recipients to ancestral strain but not Omicron BA.1 and XBB. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1206016. [PMID: 37465685 PMCID: PMC10350672 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1206016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Vaccine immunogenicity in transplant recipients can be impacted by the immunosuppressive (IS) regimens they receive. While BNT162b2 vaccination has been shown to induce an immune response in liver transplant recipients (LTRs), it remains unclear how different IS regimens may affect vaccine immunogenicity after a third BNT162b2 dose in LTRs, which is especially important given the emergence of the Omicron sublineages of SARS-CoV-2. A total of 95 LTRs receiving single and multiple IS regimens were recruited and offered three doses of BNT162b2 during the study period. Blood samples were collected on days 0, 90, and 180 after the first BNT162b2 dose. At each time point, levels of anti-spike antibodies, their neutralizing activity, and specific memory B and T cell responses were assessed. LTRs receiving single IS regimens showed an absence of poor immunogenicity, while LTRs receiving multiple IS regimens showed lower levels of spike-specific antibodies and immunological memory compared to vaccinated healthy controls after two doses of BNT162b2. With a third dose of BNT162b2, spike-specific humoral, memory B, and T cell responses in LTR significantly improved against the ancestral strain of SARS-CoV-2 and were comparable to those seen in healthy controls who received only two doses of BNT162b2. However, LTRs receiving multiple IS regimens still showed poor antibody responses against Omicron sublineages BA.1 and XBB. A third dose of BNT162b2 may be beneficial in boosting antibody, memory B, and T cell responses in LTRs receiving multiple IS regimens, especially against the ancestral Wuhan strain of SARS-CoV-2. However, due to the continued vulnerability of LTRs to presently circulating Omicron variants, antiviral treatments such as medications need to be considered to prevent severe COVID-19 in these individuals.
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- Zi Wei Chang
- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (ASTAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (ASTAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (ASTAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (ASTAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (ASTAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- National Public Health Laboratory, National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore, Singapore
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- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (ASTAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (ASTAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (ASTAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (ASTAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (ASTAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (ASTAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (ASTAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
- National University Centre for Organ Transplantation, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
- National University Centre for Organ Transplantation, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR), Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR), Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR), Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR), Singapore
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
- National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- National Public Health Laboratory, National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
- National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
- National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
- National University Centre for Organ Transplantation, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
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- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (ASTAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR), Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, National Institute of Health Research, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (ASTAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR), Singapore, Singapore
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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Moriyama M, Lucas C, Monteiro V, Iwasaki A. Enhanced inhibition of MHC-I expression by SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2221652120. [PMID: 37036977 PMCID: PMC10120007 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2221652120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 04/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOCs) possess mutations that confer resistance to neutralizing antibodies within the Spike protein and are associated with breakthrough infection and reinfection. By contrast, less is known about the escape from CD8+ T cell-mediated immunity by VOC. Here, we demonstrated that all SARS-CoV-2 VOCs possess the ability to suppress major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I) expression. We identified several viral genes that contribute to the suppression of MHC I expression. Notably, MHC-I upregulation was strongly inhibited after SARS-CoV-2 but not influenza virus infection in vivo. While earlier VOCs possess similar capacity as the ancestral strain to suppress MHC-I, the Omicron subvariants exhibited a greater ability to suppress surface MHC-I expression. We identified a common mutation in the E protein of Omicron that further suppressed MHC-I expression. Collectively, our data suggest that in addition to escaping from neutralizing antibodies, the success of Omicron subvariants to cause breakthrough infection and reinfection may in part be due to its optimized evasion from T cell recognition.
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- Miyu Moriyama
- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT06520
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT06520
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT06520
- Department of Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New HavenCT06520
- HHMI, Chevy Chase, MD20815
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Arduini A, Laprise F, Liang C. SARS-CoV-2 ORF8: A Rapidly Evolving Immune and Viral Modulator in COVID-19. Viruses 2023; 15:871. [PMID: 37112851 PMCID: PMC10141009 DOI: 10.3390/v15040871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 03/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in upwards of 6.8 million deaths over the past three years, and the frequent emergence of variants continues to strain global health. Although vaccines have greatly helped mitigate disease severity, SARS-CoV-2 is likely to remain endemic, making it critical to understand its viral mechanisms contributing to pathogenesis and discover new antiviral therapeutics. To efficiently infect, this virus uses a diverse set of strategies to evade host immunity, accounting for its high pathogenicity and rapid spread throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Behind some of these critical host evasion strategies is the accessory protein Open Reading Frame 8 (ORF8), which has gained recognition in SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis due to its hypervariability, secretory property, and unique structure. This review discusses the current knowledge on SARS-CoV-2 ORF8 and proposes actualized functional models describing its pivotal roles in both viral replication and immune evasion. A better understanding of ORF8's interactions with host and viral factors is expected to reveal essential pathogenic strategies utilized by SARS-CoV-2 and inspire the development of novel therapeutics to improve COVID-19 disease outcomes.
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- Ariana Arduini
- Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC H3T 1E2, Canada; (A.A.); (F.L.)
- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3G 2M1, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC H3T 1E2, Canada; (A.A.); (F.L.)
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2B4, Canada
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- Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC H3T 1E2, Canada; (A.A.); (F.L.)
- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3G 2M1, Canada
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2B4, Canada
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Karunakaran I, Ritter M, Pfarr K, Klarmann-Schulz U, Debrah AY, Debrah LB, Katawa G, Wanji S, Specht S, Adjobimey T, Hübner MP, Hoerauf A. Filariasis research - from basic research to drug development and novel diagnostics, over a decade of research at the Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Bonn, Germany. Front Trop Dis 2023; 4:1126173. [PMID: 38655130 PMCID: PMC7615856 DOI: 10.3389/fitd.2023.1126173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
Abstract
Filariae are vector borne parasitic nematodes, endemic in tropical and subtropical regions causing avoidable infections ranging from asymptomatic to stigmatizing and disfiguring disease. The filarial species that are the major focus of our institution's research are Onchocerca volvulus causing onchocerciasis (river blindness), Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia spp. causing lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis), Loa loa causing loiasis (African eye worm), and Mansonella spp causing mansonellosis. This paper aims to showcase the contribution of our institution and our collaborating partners to filarial research and covers decades of long research spanning basic research using the Litomosoides sigmodontis animal model to development of drugs and novel diagnostics. Research with the L. sigmodontis model has been extensively useful in elucidating protective immune responses against filariae as well as in identifying the mechanisms of filarial immunomodulation during metabolic, autoimmune and infectious diseases. The institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany has also been actively involved in translational research in contributing to the identification of new drug targets and pre-clinical drug research with successful and ongoing partnership with sub-Saharan Africa, mainly Ghana (the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR)), Cameroon (University of Buea (UB)) and Togo (Laboratoire de Microbiologie et de Contrôle de Qualité des Denrées Alimentaires (LAMICODA)), Asia and industry partners. Further, in the direction of developing novel diagnostics that are sensitive, time, and labour saving, we have developed sensitive qPCRs as well as LAMP assays and are currently working on artificial intelligence based histology analysis for onchocerciasis. The article also highlights our ongoing research and the need for novel animal models and new drug targets.
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- Indulekha Karunakaran
- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn-Cologne, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn-Cologne, Bonn, Germany
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- Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
- Kumasi Center for Collaborative Research (KCCR), Kumasi, Ghana
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- Kumasi Center for Collaborative Research (KCCR), Kumasi, Ghana
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana
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- Unité de Recherche en Immunologie et Immunomodulation (UR2IM)/Laboratoire de Microbiologie et de Contrôle de Qualité des Denrées Alimentaires (LAMICODA), Ecole Supérieure des Techniques Biologiques et Alimentaires, Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo
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- Parasites and Vector Research Unit (PAVRU), Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
- Research Foundation in Tropical Diseases and Environment (REFOTDE), Buea, Cameroon
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- Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn-Cologne, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn (UKB), Bonn, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn-Cologne, Bonn, Germany
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Putri DU, Huang CK, Ou TY, Lin CF, Lee MC, Hung CS, Lee CH. Persistent dysregulation of cellular immunity following COVID-19 recovery despite minimal post-COVID-19 sequelae manifestation. J Infect 2023; 86:486-488. [PMID: 36822411 PMCID: PMC9942484 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2023.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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- Denise Utami Putri
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan; Pulmonary Research Center, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116081, Taiwan; Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116081, Taiwan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116081, Taiwan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116081, Taiwan; Department of Nursing, Cardinal Tien College of Healthcare and Management, Taipei 231038, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110301, Taiwan; Core Laboratory of Immune Monitoring, Office of Research and Development, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110301, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 110301, Taiwan; International Ph.D. Program in Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 110301, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116081, Taiwan; School of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.
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- Pulmonary Research Center, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116081, Taiwan; Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116081, Taiwan; Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110301, Taiwan.
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Rouers A, Wong N, Goh YS, Torres‐Ruesta A, Tay MZ, Chang ZW, Fong S, Neo V, Kam IKJ, Yeo NK, Huang Y, Loh CY, Hor PX, Wong JXE, Tan YJ, Macary PA, Qian X, Bei W, Ngoh EZX, Salleh SNM, Wang CI, Poh XY, Rao S, Chia PY, Ong SWX, Lee TH, Lin RJH, Lim C, Teo J, Ren EC, Lye DC, Young BE, Ng LFP, Renia L. Efficient recall of SARS-CoV-2 variant-reactive B cells and T responses in the elderly upon heterologous mRNA vaccines as boosters. J Med Virol 2023; 95:e28258. [PMID: 36305052 PMCID: PMC9874655 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Abstract
Waning antibody levels against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the emergence of variants of concern highlight the need for booster vaccinations. This is particularly important for the elderly population, who are at a higher risk of developing severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease. While studies have shown increased antibody responses following booster vaccination, understanding the changes in T and B cell compartments induced by a third vaccine dose remains limited. We analyzed the humoral and cellular responses in subjects who received either a homologous messenger RNA(mRNA) booster vaccine (BNT162b2 + BNT162b2 + BNT162b2; ''BBB") or a heterologous mRNA booster vaccine (BNT162b2 + BNT162b2 + mRNA-1273; ''BBM") at Day 0 (prebooster), Day 7, and Day 28 (postbooster). Compared with BBB, elderly individuals (≥60 years old) who received the BBM vaccination regimen display higher levels of neutralizing antibodies against the Wuhan and Delta strains along with a higher boost in immunoglobulin G memory B cells, particularly against the Omicron variant. Circulating T helper type 1(Th1), Th2, Th17, and T follicular helper responses were also increased in elderly individuals given the BBM regimen. While mRNA vaccines increase antibody, T cell, and B cell responses against SARS-CoV-2 1 month after receiving the third dose booster, the efficacy of the booster vaccine strategies may vary depending on age group and regimen combination.
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- Angeline Rouers
- A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)SingaporeSingapore
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- A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)SingaporeSingapore
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- A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)SingaporeSingapore
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- A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)SingaporeSingapore
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- A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)SingaporeSingapore
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- A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)SingaporeSingapore
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- A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)SingaporeSingapore
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- A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)SingaporeSingapore
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- A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)SingaporeSingapore
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- A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)SingaporeSingapore
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- A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)SingaporeSingapore
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- A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)SingaporeSingapore
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- A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)SingaporeSingapore
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- A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)SingaporeSingapore
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- A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)SingaporeSingapore
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- A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)SingaporeSingapore
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of MedicineNational University of Singapore and National University Health SystemSingaporeSingapore
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- Life Sciences InstituteNational University of SingaporeSingaporeSingapore
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- A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)SingaporeSingapore
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- A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)SingaporeSingapore
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- A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)SingaporeSingapore
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- A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)SingaporeSingapore
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- National Centre for Infectious DiseasesSingapore,Department of Infectious DiseasesTan Tock Seng HospitalSingapore
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- National Centre for Infectious DiseasesSingapore,Department of Infectious DiseasesTan Tock Seng HospitalSingapore,Lee Kong Chian School of MedicineNanyang Technological UniversitySingapore
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- National Centre for Infectious DiseasesSingapore,Department of Infectious DiseasesTan Tock Seng HospitalSingapore
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- National Centre for Infectious DiseasesSingapore,Department of Infectious DiseasesTan Tock Seng HospitalSingapore
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- National Centre for Infectious DiseasesSingapore,Department of Infectious DiseasesTan Tock Seng HospitalSingapore
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- National Centre for Infectious DiseasesSingapore
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- National Centre for Infectious DiseasesSingapore
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- A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)SingaporeSingapore
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- National Centre for Infectious DiseasesSingapore,Department of Infectious DiseasesTan Tock Seng HospitalSingapore,Lee Kong Chian School of MedicineNanyang Technological UniversitySingapore,School of Biological SciencesNanyang Technological UniversitySingapore
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- National Centre for Infectious DiseasesSingapore,Department of Infectious DiseasesTan Tock Seng HospitalSingapore,Lee Kong Chian School of MedicineNanyang Technological UniversitySingapore
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- A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)SingaporeSingapore,National Institute of Health Research, Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic InfectionsUniversity of LiverpoolLiverpoolUK,Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological SciencesUniversity of LiverpoolLiverpoolUK
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- A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)SingaporeSingapore,Lee Kong Chian School of MedicineNanyang Technological UniversitySingapore,School of Biological SciencesNanyang Technological UniversitySingapore
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Moriyama M, Lucas C, Monteiro VS, Iwasaki A. SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants evolved to promote further escape from MHC-I recognition. bioRxiv 2022:2022.05.04.490614. [PMID: 35547852 PMCID: PMC9094094 DOI: 10.1101/2022.05.04.490614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) possess mutations that confer resistance to neutralizing antibodies within the Spike protein and are associated with breakthrough infection and reinfection. By contrast, less is known about the escape from CD8+ T cell-mediated immunity by VOC. Here, we demonstrated that all SARS-CoV-2 VOCs possess the ability to suppress MHC I expression. We identified several viral genes that contribute to the suppression of MHC I expression. Notably, MHC-I upregulation was strongly inhibited after SARS-CoV-2 infection in vivo. While earlier VOCs possess similar capacity as the ancestral strain to suppress MHC I, Omicron subvariants exhibit a greater ability to suppress surface MHC-I expressions. Collectively, our data suggest that, in addition to escape from neutralizing antibodies, the success of Omicron subvariants to cause breakthrough infection and reinfection may in part be due to its optimized evasion from T cell recognition.
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Zarei Ghobadi M, Emamzadeh R, Teymoori-Rad M, Afsaneh E. Exploration of blood−derived coding and non-coding RNA diagnostic immunological panels for COVID-19 through a co-expressed-based machine learning procedure. Front Immunol 2022; 13:1001070. [DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1001070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS- CoV-2) is the causative virus of the pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Evaluating the immunological factors and other implicated processes underlying the progression of COVID-19 is essential for the recognition and then the design of efficacious therapies. Therefore, we analyzed RNAseq data obtained from PBMCs of the COVID-19 patients to explore coding and non-coding RNA diagnostic immunological panels. For this purpose, we integrated multiple RNAseq data and analyzed them overall as well as by considering the state of disease including severe and non-severe conditions. Afterward, we utilized a co-expressed-based machine learning procedure comprising weighted-gene co-expression analysis and differential expression gene as filter phase and recursive feature elimination-support vector machine as wrapper phase. This procedure led to the identification of two modules containing 5 and 84 genes which are mostly involved in cell dysregulation and innate immune suppression, respectively. Moreover, the role of vitamin D in regulating some classifiers was highlighted. Further analysis disclosed the role of discriminant miRNAs including miR-197-3p, miR-150-5p, miR-340-5p, miR-122-5p, miR-1307-3p, miR-34a-5p, miR-98-5p and their target genes comprising GAN, VWC2, TNFRSF6B, and CHST3 in the metabolic pathways. These classifiers differentiate the final fate of infection toward severe or non-severe COVID-19. The identified classifier genes and miRNAs may help in the proper design of therapeutic procedures considering their involvement in the immune and metabolic pathways.
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Kee J, Thudium S, Renner DM, Glastad K, Palozola K, Zhang Z, Li Y, Lan Y, Cesare J, Poleshko A, Kiseleva AA, Truitt R, Cardenas-Diaz FL, Zhang X, Xie X, Kotton DN, Alysandratos KD, Epstein JA, Shi PY, Yang W, Morrisey E, Garcia BA, Berger SL, Weiss SR, Korb E. SARS-CoV-2 disrupts host epigenetic regulation via histone mimicry. Nature 2022; 610:381-388. [PMID: 36198800 PMCID: PMC9533993 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05282-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged at the end of 2019 and caused the devastating global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in part because of its ability to effectively suppress host cell responses1-3. In rare cases, viral proteins dampen antiviral responses by mimicking critical regions of human histone proteins4-8, particularly those containing post-translational modifications required for transcriptional regulation9-11. Recent work has demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 markedly disrupts host cell epigenetic regulation12-14. However, how SARS-CoV-2 controls the host cell epigenome and whether it uses histone mimicry to do so remain unclear. Here we show that the SARS-CoV-2 protein encoded by ORF8 (ORF8) functions as a histone mimic of the ARKS motifs in histone H3 to disrupt host cell epigenetic regulation. ORF8 is associated with chromatin, disrupts regulation of critical histone post-translational modifications and promotes chromatin compaction. Deletion of either the ORF8 gene or the histone mimic site attenuates the ability of SARS-CoV-2 to disrupt host cell chromatin, affects the transcriptional response to infection and attenuates viral genome copy number. These findings demonstrate a new function of ORF8 and a mechanism through which SARS-CoV-2 disrupts host cell epigenetic regulation. Further, this work provides a molecular basis for the finding that SARS-CoV-2 lacking ORF8 is associated with decreased severity of COVID-19.
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- John Kee
- Department of Genetics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Epigenetics Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Genetics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Epigenetics Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Penn Center for Research on Coronaviruses and Other Emerging Pathogens at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Epigenetics Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Genetics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Epigenetics Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Epigenetics Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Penn Center for Research on Coronaviruses and Other Emerging Pathogens at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Epigenetics Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Epigenetics Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Penn Cardiovascular Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Institute for Regenerative Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
- The Pulmonary Center and Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Boston University and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
- The Pulmonary Center and Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Penn Cardiovascular Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Institute for Regenerative Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Department of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Epigenetics Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Epigenetics Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Biology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Penn Center for Research on Coronaviruses and Other Emerging Pathogens at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Genetics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Epigenetics Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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Goh YS, Fong SW, Rouers A, Chang ZW, Tay MZ, Chavatte JM, Zhuo NZ, Hor PX, Loh CY, Huang Y, Wong JXE, Tan YJ, Lim DRX, Wang B, Ngoh EZX, Salleh SNM, Lee RTC, Pada S, Sun LJ, Ong DLS, Somani J, Lee ES, Maurer-Stroh S, Wang CI, Leo YS, Lin RT, Ren EC, Lye DC, Young BE, Lim PL, Ng LF, Renia L. Heterologous booster vaccination with CoronaVac following prime vaccination with mRNA vaccine. Clin Transl Immunology 2022; 11:e1403. [PMID: 36016852 PMCID: PMC9398778 DOI: 10.1002/cti2.1403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Objective Despite the high vaccine efficacy of mRNA COVID‐19 vaccines, there are individuals who developed excessive reactogenic and/or allergic responses after the first mRNA dose and were considered ineligible for further mRNA doses. CoronaVac, an inactivated SARS‐CoV‐2 vaccine, is recommended in Singapore as an alternative. Methods Individuals, ineligible for further mRNA vaccines (BNT162b2 or mRNA‐1273) because of excessive reactive responses to prime mRNA vaccination, were recruited and offered two doses of CoronaVac as booster vaccination 38–224 days post their mRNA vaccine dose. Individuals who did not develop any excessive reactive responses after the prime mRNA vaccination were also recruited and given another mRNA vaccine as booster vaccination. Blood samples were collected at days 0, 21 and 90 post first CoronaVac dose and mRNA dose, respectively, for analysis. Results We showed that two CoronaVac booster doses induced specific immunity in these mRNA vaccine‐primed individuals. Although the spike‐specific antibody response was lower, their memory B cell response against the receptor‐binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein was similar, compared with individuals who received two BNT162b2 injections. The spike‐specific memory T cell response also increased following CoronaVac booster doses. However, specific immunity against the Omicron variant was low, similar to individuals with two BNT162b2 doses. Conclusion Our findings showed that while mRNA vaccine‐primed individuals can opt for two subsequent doses of CoronaVac, an additional dose may be necessary to achieve protection, especially against newly emerging immune escape variants such as Omicron.
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- Yun Shan Goh
- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) Singapore City Singapore
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- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) Singapore City Singapore
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- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) Singapore City Singapore
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- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) Singapore City Singapore
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- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) Singapore City Singapore
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- National Public Health Laboratory National Centre for Infectious Diseases Singapore City Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science Technology and Research (ASTAR) Singapore City Singapore
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- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) Singapore City Singapore
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- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) Singapore City Singapore
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- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) Singapore City Singapore
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- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) Singapore City Singapore
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- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) Singapore City Singapore
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- National Public Health Laboratory National Centre for Infectious Diseases Singapore City Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science Technology and Research (ASTAR) Singapore City Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science Technology and Research (ASTAR) Singapore City Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science Technology and Research (ASTAR) Singapore City Singapore
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- Bioinformatics Institute, ASTAR Singapore City Singapore.,GISAID Global Data Science Initiative (GISAID) Munich Germany
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- Ng Teng Fong General Hospital Singapore City Singapore
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- Infectious Diseases Alexandra Hospital Singapore City Singapore
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital National University Health System Singapore City Singapore
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- National Healthcare Group Polyclinics Singapore City Singapore.,Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Nanyang Technological University Singapore City Singapore
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- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) Singapore City Singapore.,National Public Health Laboratory National Centre for Infectious Diseases Singapore City Singapore.,Bioinformatics Institute, ASTAR Singapore City Singapore.,GISAID Global Data Science Initiative (GISAID) Munich Germany.,Department of Biological Sciences National University of Singapore Singapore City Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science Technology and Research (ASTAR) Singapore City Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Nanyang Technological University Singapore City Singapore.,National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) Singapore City Singapore.,Department of Infectious Diseases Tan Tock Seng Hospital Singapore City Singapore.,Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health National University of Singapore Singapore City Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore and National University Health System Singapore City Singapore
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- National Public Health Laboratory National Centre for Infectious Diseases Singapore City Singapore.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore Singapore City Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science Technology and Research (ASTAR) Singapore City Singapore.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore Singapore City Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Nanyang Technological University Singapore City Singapore.,National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) Singapore City Singapore.,Department of Infectious Diseases Tan Tock Seng Hospital Singapore City Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore and National University Health System Singapore City Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Nanyang Technological University Singapore City Singapore.,National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) Singapore City Singapore.,Department of Infectious Diseases Tan Tock Seng Hospital Singapore City Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Nanyang Technological University Singapore City Singapore.,National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) Singapore City Singapore.,Department of Infectious Diseases Tan Tock Seng Hospital Singapore City Singapore.,Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health National University of Singapore Singapore City Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore and National University Health System Singapore City Singapore
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- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) Singapore City Singapore.,National Institute of Health Research, Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections University of Liverpool Liverpool UK.,Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences University of Liverpool Liverpool UK
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- ASTAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR ID Labs), Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) Singapore City Singapore.,Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Nanyang Technological University Singapore City Singapore.,School of Biological Sciences Nanyang Technological University Singapore City Singapore
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Adjobimey T, Meyer J, Terkeš V, Parcina M, Hoerauf A. Helminth antigens differentially modulate the activation of CD4 + and CD8 + T lymphocytes of convalescent COVID-19 patients in vitro. BMC Med 2022; 20:241. [PMID: 35764965 PMCID: PMC9241220 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-022-02441-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, a recently discovered strain of coronavirus. The virus has spread rapidly, causing millions of death worldwide. Contrary to the predictions, prevalence and mortality due to COVID-19 have remained moderate on the African continent. Several factors, including age, genetics, vaccines, and co-infections, might impact the course of the pandemic in Africa. Helminths are highly endemic in Sub-Saharan Africa and are renowned for their ability to evade, skew, and suppress human immune responses through various immune-modulatory mechanisms. Such effects will likely impact SARS-CoV-2 transmission and disease progression. METHODS Here, we analyzed in vitro the impact of antigen extracts from three major helminth parasites, including Onchocerca volvulus, Brugia malayi, and Ascaris lumbricoides, on the immune reactivity to SARS-CoV-2 peptides in COVID-19 patients. Activation of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells was investigated using flow cytometry to monitor the expression of CD137 (4-1BB) and CD69. Cytokine expression, including IL-6, IL-10, IFN-γ, and TNFα, was measured by Luminex in cell culture supernatants. RESULTS We observed that helminth antigens significantly reduced the frequency of SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD4+ T helper cells. In contrast, the expression of SARS-CoV-2-reactive CD8+ T cells was not affected and even significantly increased when PBMCs from COVID-19 patients living in Benin, an endemic helminth country, were used. In addition, stimulation with helminth antigens was associated with increased IL-10 and a reduction of IFNγ and TNFα. CONCLUSIONS Our data offer a plausible explanation for the moderate incidence of COVID-19 in Africa and support the hypothesis that helper T cell-mediated immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 are mitigated in the presence of helminth antigens, while virus-specific cytotoxic T cell responses are maintained.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tomabu Adjobimey
- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Straße 25, 53105, Bonn, Germany. .,Unité de Biochimie et de Biologie Moléculaire, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques (FAST), Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Abomey-Calavi, Bénin.
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Straße 25, 53105, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Infectiology, General Hospital Zadar, Zadar, Croatia
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Straße 25, 53105, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Straße 25, 53105, Bonn, Germany.,Bonn-Cologne Site, German Center for Infectious Disease Research (DZIF), Bonn, Germany
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