Humoral and cellular immune responses to CoronaVac up to one year after vaccination

Coronavac is a widely used SARS-CoV-2 inactivated vaccine, but its long-term immune response assessment is still lacking. We evaluated SARS-CoV-2-specific immune responses, including T cell activation markers, antigen-specific cytokine production and antibody response following vaccination in 53 adu...

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Main Authors: Priscilla Ramos Costa, Carolina Argondizo Correia, Mariana Prado Marmorato, Juliana Zanatta de Carvalho Dias, Mateus Vailant Thomazella, Amanda Cabral da Silva, Ana Carolina Soares de Oliveira, Arianne Fagotti Gusmão, Lilian Ferrari, Angela Carvalho Freitas, Elizabeth González Patiño, Alba Grifoni, Daniela Weiskopf, Alessandro Sette, Rami Scharf, Esper Georges Kallás, Cássia Gisele Terrassani Silveira
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.1032411/full
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author Priscilla Ramos Costa
Carolina Argondizo Correia
Mariana Prado Marmorato
Juliana Zanatta de Carvalho Dias
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Amanda Cabral da Silva
Ana Carolina Soares de Oliveira
Arianne Fagotti Gusmão
Lilian Ferrari
Angela Carvalho Freitas
Elizabeth González Patiño
Alba Grifoni
Daniela Weiskopf
Alessandro Sette
Alessandro Sette
Rami Scharf
Esper Georges Kallás
Esper Georges Kallás
Cássia Gisele Terrassani Silveira
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Carolina Argondizo Correia
Mariana Prado Marmorato
Juliana Zanatta de Carvalho Dias
Mateus Vailant Thomazella
Amanda Cabral da Silva
Ana Carolina Soares de Oliveira
Arianne Fagotti Gusmão
Lilian Ferrari
Angela Carvalho Freitas
Elizabeth González Patiño
Alba Grifoni
Daniela Weiskopf
Alessandro Sette
Alessandro Sette
Rami Scharf
Esper Georges Kallás
Esper Georges Kallás
Cássia Gisele Terrassani Silveira
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description Coronavac is a widely used SARS-CoV-2 inactivated vaccine, but its long-term immune response assessment is still lacking. We evaluated SARS-CoV-2-specific immune responses, including T cell activation markers, antigen-specific cytokine production and antibody response following vaccination in 53 adult and elderly individuals participating in a phase 3 clinical trial. Activated follicular helper T (Tfh), non-Tfh and memory CD4+ T cells were detected in almost all subjects early after the first vaccine dose. Activated memory CD4+ T cells were predominantly of central and effector memory T cell phenotypes and were sustained for at least 6 months. We also detected a balanced Th1-, Th2- and Th17/Th22-type cytokine production that was associated with response over time, together with particular cytokine profile linked to poor responses in older vaccinees. SARS-CoV-2-specific IgG levels peaked 14 days after the second dose and were mostly stable over one year. CoronaVac was able to induce a potent and durable antiviral antigen-specific cellular response and the cytokine profiles related to the response over time and impacted by the senescence were defined.
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spelling doaj.art-925809275d9f4002aa7861437b07f13c2022-12-22T02:36:44ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Immunology1664-32242022-10-011310.3389/fimmu.2022.10324111032411Humoral and cellular immune responses to CoronaVac up to one year after vaccinationPriscilla Ramos Costa0Carolina Argondizo Correia1Mariana Prado Marmorato2Juliana Zanatta de Carvalho Dias3Mateus Vailant Thomazella4Amanda Cabral da Silva5Ana Carolina Soares de Oliveira6Arianne Fagotti Gusmão7Lilian Ferrari8Angela Carvalho Freitas9Elizabeth González Patiño10Alba Grifoni11Daniela Weiskopf12Alessandro Sette13Alessandro Sette14Rami Scharf15Esper Georges Kallás16Esper Georges Kallás17Cássia Gisele Terrassani Silveira18Medical Investigation Laboratory 60 (LIM-60), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilMedical Investigation Laboratory 60 (LIM-60), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilMedical Investigation Laboratory 60 (LIM-60), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilMedical Investigation Laboratory 60 (LIM-60), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilMedical Investigation Laboratory 60 (LIM-60), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilMedical Investigation Laboratory 60 (LIM-60), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilMedical Investigation Laboratory 60 (LIM-60), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilMedical Investigation Laboratory 60 (LIM-60), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilMedical Investigation Laboratory 60 (LIM-60), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilDepartment of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Clinicas Hospital, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilCenter for Clinical Trials and Pharmacovigilance Butantan Institute, São Paulo, BrazilCenter for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, San Diego, CA, United StatesCenter for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, San Diego, CA, United StatesCenter for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, San Diego, CA, United StatesDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, United StatesPATH, Washington, DC, United StatesMedical Investigation Laboratory 60 (LIM-60), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilDepartment of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Clinicas Hospital, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilMedical Investigation Laboratory 60 (LIM-60), School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilCoronavac is a widely used SARS-CoV-2 inactivated vaccine, but its long-term immune response assessment is still lacking. We evaluated SARS-CoV-2-specific immune responses, including T cell activation markers, antigen-specific cytokine production and antibody response following vaccination in 53 adult and elderly individuals participating in a phase 3 clinical trial. Activated follicular helper T (Tfh), non-Tfh and memory CD4+ T cells were detected in almost all subjects early after the first vaccine dose. Activated memory CD4+ T cells were predominantly of central and effector memory T cell phenotypes and were sustained for at least 6 months. We also detected a balanced Th1-, Th2- and Th17/Th22-type cytokine production that was associated with response over time, together with particular cytokine profile linked to poor responses in older vaccinees. SARS-CoV-2-specific IgG levels peaked 14 days after the second dose and were mostly stable over one year. CoronaVac was able to induce a potent and durable antiviral antigen-specific cellular response and the cytokine profiles related to the response over time and impacted by the senescence were defined.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.1032411/fullCoronaVacvaccinationcellular responsehumoral responseimmune memory
spellingShingle Priscilla Ramos Costa
Carolina Argondizo Correia
Mariana Prado Marmorato
Juliana Zanatta de Carvalho Dias
Mateus Vailant Thomazella
Amanda Cabral da Silva
Ana Carolina Soares de Oliveira
Arianne Fagotti Gusmão
Lilian Ferrari
Angela Carvalho Freitas
Elizabeth González Patiño
Alba Grifoni
Daniela Weiskopf
Alessandro Sette
Alessandro Sette
Rami Scharf
Esper Georges Kallás
Esper Georges Kallás
Cássia Gisele Terrassani Silveira
Humoral and cellular immune responses to CoronaVac up to one year after vaccination
Frontiers in Immunology
CoronaVac
vaccination
cellular response
humoral response
immune memory
title Humoral and cellular immune responses to CoronaVac up to one year after vaccination
title_full Humoral and cellular immune responses to CoronaVac up to one year after vaccination
title_fullStr Humoral and cellular immune responses to CoronaVac up to one year after vaccination
title_full_unstemmed Humoral and cellular immune responses to CoronaVac up to one year after vaccination
title_short Humoral and cellular immune responses to CoronaVac up to one year after vaccination
title_sort humoral and cellular immune responses to coronavac up to one year after vaccination
topic CoronaVac
vaccination
cellular response
humoral response
immune memory
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.1032411/full
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