Titers of antibodies against ancestral SARS-CoV-2 correlate with levels of neutralizing antibodies to multiple variants.


Journal

NPJ vaccines
ISSN: 2059-0105
Titre abrégé: NPJ Vaccines
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101699863

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
30 Dec 2022
Historique:
received: 12 07 2022
accepted: 24 11 2022
entrez: 30 12 2022
pubmed: 31 12 2022
medline: 31 12 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Diagnostic assays currently used to monitor the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines measure levels of antibodies to the receptor-binding domain of ancestral SARS-CoV-2 (RBDwt). However, the predictive value for protection against new variants of concern (VOCs) has not been firmly established. Here, we used bead-based arrays and flow cytometry to measure binding of antibodies to spike proteins and receptor-binding domains (RBDs) from VOCs in 12,000 serum samples. Effects of sera on RBD-ACE2 interactions were measured as a proxy for neutralizing antibodies. The samples were obtained from healthy individuals or patients on immunosuppressive therapy who had received two to four doses of COVID-19 vaccines and from COVID-19 convalescents. The results show that anti-RBDwt titers correlate with the levels of binding- and neutralizing antibodies against the Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon and Omicron variants. The benefit of multiplexed analysis lies in the ability to measure a wide range of anti-RBD titers using a single dilution of serum for each assay. The reactivity patterns also yield an internal reference for neutralizing activity and binding antibody units per milliliter (BAU/ml). Results obtained with sera from vaccinated healthy individuals and patients confirmed and extended results from previous studies on time-dependent waning of antibody levels and effects of immunosuppressive agents. We conclude that anti-RBDwt titers correlate with levels of neutralizing antibodies against VOCs and propose that our method may be implemented to enhance the precision and throughput of immunomonitoring.

Identifiants

pubmed: 36585405
doi: 10.1038/s41541-022-00586-7
pii: 10.1038/s41541-022-00586-7
pmc: PMC9801350
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

174

Subventions

Organisme : Ministry of Health and Care Services | Helse Sør-Øst RHF (Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority)
ID : 10357 and 2021069
Organisme : Ministry of Health and Care Services | Helse Sør-Øst RHF (Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority)
ID : 2019084

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© 2022. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Trung The Tran (TT)

Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.

Eline Benno Vaage (EB)

Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.

Adi Mehta (A)

Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.

Adity Chopra (A)

Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.

Lisa Tietze (L)

Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.

Anette Kolderup (A)

Department of Pharmacology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.

Aina Anthi (A)

Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.
Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, 0315, Oslo, Norway.

Marton König (M)

Department of Neurology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.

Gro Nygaard (G)

Department of Neurology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.

Andreas Lind (A)

Department of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.

Fredrik Müller (F)

Department of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.

Lise Sofie Nissen-Meyer (LS)

Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.

Per Magnus (P)

Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.

Lill Trogstad (L)

Division of Method Development and Analytics, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.

Siri Mjaaland (S)

Division of Infectious Disease Control, Section of Immunology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.

Arne Søraas (A)

Department of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.

Karsten Midtvedt (K)

Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.

Anders Åsberg (A)

Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.
Department of Pharmacy, Oslo University, Oslo, Norway.

Andreas Barratt-Due (A)

Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.

Asle W Medhus (AW)

Department of Gastroenterology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.

Marte Lie Høivik (ML)

Department of Gastroenterology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.

Knut Lundin (K)

Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, 0315, Oslo, Norway.
Department of Gastroenterology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.

Randi Fuglaas Karlsen (RF)

Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.

Reidun Dahle (R)

Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.

Karin Danielsson (K)

Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.

Kristine Stien Thomassen (KS)

Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.

Grete Birkeland Kro (GB)

Department of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.

Rebecca J Cox (RJ)

Influenza Centre, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.

Fan Zhou (F)

Influenza Centre, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.

Nina Langeland (N)

Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.

Pål Aukrust (P)

Section of Clinical Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Research Institute of Internal Medicine, Sognsvannsveien 20, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.

Espen Melum (E)

Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, 0315, Oslo, Norway.
Research Institute of Internal Medicine, Sognsvannsveien 20, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Norwegian PSC Research Center, Oslo University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Transplantation Medicine, Division of Surgery, Inflammatory Diseases and Transplantation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.

Tone Lise Åvitsland (TL)

Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Transplantation Medicine, Division of Surgery, Inflammatory Diseases and Transplantation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.

Kristine Wiencke (K)

Norwegian PSC Research Center, Oslo University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Transplantation Medicine, Division of Surgery, Inflammatory Diseases and Transplantation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.

Jan Cato Holter (JC)

Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, 0315, Oslo, Norway.
Department of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.

Ludvig A Munthe (LA)

Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.
Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, 0315, Oslo, Norway.

Gunnveig Grødeland (G)

Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.
Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, 0315, Oslo, Norway.

Jan-Terje Andersen (JT)

Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.
Department of Pharmacology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.
Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, 0315, Oslo, Norway.

John Torgils Vaage (JT)

Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway.
Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, 0315, Oslo, Norway.

Fridtjof Lund-Johansen (F)

Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, 0424, Oslo, Norway. fridtjol@gmail.com.

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