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Persistence of Antibody and Cellular Immune Responses in COVID-19 patients over Nine Months after Infection
- Source :
- The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Oxford University Press, 2021.
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Abstract
- Background The duration of humoral and T and cell response after the infection of SARS-CoV-2 remains unclear. Methods We performed a cross-sectional study to assess the virus-specific antibody and memory T and B cell responses in COVID-19 patients up to 343 days after infection. Neutralizing antibodies and antibodies against the receptor-binding domain, spike, and nucleoprotein of SARS-CoV-2 were measured. Virus-specific memory T and B cell responses were analyzed. Results We enrolled 59 COVID-19 patients, including 38 moderate, 16 mild, and five asymptomatic patients; 31 (52.5%) were men, and 28 (47.5%) were women. The median age was 41 (interquartile range [IQR]: 30–55). The median day from symptom onset to enrollment was 317 days (range 257 to 343 days). We found that approximately 90% of patients still have detectable IgG antibodies against spike and nucleocapsid proteins and neutralizing antibodies against pseudovirus, whereas ~60% of patients had detectable IgG antibodies against receptor binding domain and surrogate virus-neutralizing antibodies. SARS-CoV-2-specific IgG + memory B cell and IFN-γ secreting T cell responses were detectable in over 70% of patients. Conclusions SARS-CoV-2-specific immune memory response persists in most patients nearly one year after infection, which provides a promising sign for prevention from reinfection and vaccination strategy.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15376613 and 00221899
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Accession number :
- edsair.pmid..........1ddfaf88eef4b295d7fd9b1e85967826