Pathogens,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
12(7), P. 868 - 868
Published: June 23, 2023
In
1918
many
countries,
but
not
Spain,
were
fighting
World
War
I.
Spanish
press
could
report
about
the
diffusion
and
severity
of
a
new
infection
without
censorship
for
first-time,
so
that
this
pandemic
is
commonly
defined
as
“Spanish
flu”,
even
though
Spain
was
its
place
origin.
flu”
one
deadliest
pandemics
in
history
has
been
frequently
compared
with
coronavirus
disease
(COVID)-19
pandemic.
These
share
similarities,
being
both
caused
by
highly
variable
transmissible
respiratory
RNA
viruses,
diversity,
represented
diagnostics,
therapies,
especially
vaccines,
which
made
rapidly
available
COVID-19,
flu”.
Most
comparison
studies
have
carried
out
first
period
when
these
resources
either
yet
or
their
use
had
long
started.
Conversely,
we
wanted
to
analyze
role
advanced
anti-viral
agents,
including
monoclonal
antibodies,
innovative
COVID-19
may
containment.
Early
diagnosis,
anti-COVID-19
vaccines
markedly
reduced
mortality,
thus
preventing
collapse
public
health
services.
However,
influence
on
reduction
infections
re-infections,
transition
from
endemic
condition,
appears
be
minor
relevance.
The
high
viral
variability
influenza
probably
contained
development
universal
are
easy
obtained.
only
effective
weapon
still
remains
prevention,
achieved
promiscuity
between
animal
reservoirs
zoonotic
diseases
humans.
Nature,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 19, 2022
Abstract
Continuous
evolution
of
Omicron
has
led
to
a
rapid
and
simultaneous
emergence
numerous
variants
that
display
growth
advantages
over
BA.5
(ref.
1
).
Despite
their
divergent
evolutionary
courses,
mutations
on
receptor-binding
domain
(RBD)
converge
several
hotspots.
The
driving
force
destination
such
sudden
convergent
its
effect
humoral
immunity
remain
unclear.
Here
we
demonstrate
these
can
cause
evasion
neutralizing
antibody
drugs
convalescent
plasma,
including
those
from
breakthrough
infection,
while
maintaining
sufficient
ACE2-binding
capability.
BQ.1.1.10
(BQ.1.1
+
Y144del),
BA.4.6.3,
XBB
CH.1.1
are
the
most
antibody-evasive
strains
tested.
To
delineate
origin
evolution,
determined
escape
mutation
profiles
neutralization
activity
monoclonal
antibodies
isolated
individuals
who
had
BA.2
infections
2,3
.
Owing
immune
imprinting,
especially
infection
reduced
diversity
binding
sites
increased
proportions
non-neutralizing
clones,
which,
in
turn,
focused
pressure
promoted
RBD.
Moreover,
show
RBD
could
be
accurately
inferred
by
deep
mutational
scanning
4,5
,
trends
BA.2.75
subvariants
well
foreseen
through
constructed
pseudovirus
mutants.
These
results
suggest
current
herd
vaccine
boosters
may
not
efficiently
prevent
variants.
Nature,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
625(7993), P. 148 - 156
Published: Nov. 22, 2023
Abstract
The
continuing
emergence
of
SARS-CoV-2
variants
highlights
the
need
to
update
COVID-19
vaccine
compositions.
However,
immune
imprinting
induced
by
vaccination
based
on
ancestral
(hereafter
referred
as
WT)
strain
would
compromise
antibody
response
Omicron-based
boosters
1–5
.
Vaccination
strategies
counter
are
critically
needed.
Here
we
investigated
degree
and
dynamics
in
mouse
models
human
cohorts,
especially
focusing
role
repeated
Omicron
stimulation.
In
mice,
efficacy
single
boosting
is
heavily
limited
when
using
that
antigenically
distinct
from
WT—such
XBB
variant—and
this
concerning
situation
could
be
mitigated
a
second
booster.
Similarly,
humans,
infections
alleviate
WT
vaccination-induced
generate
broad
neutralization
responses
both
plasma
nasal
mucosa.
Notably,
deep
mutational
scanning-based
epitope
characterization
781
receptor-binding
domain
(RBD)-targeting
monoclonal
antibodies
isolated
infection
revealed
double
exposure
induce
large
proportion
matured
Omicron-specific
have
RBD
epitopes
WT-induced
antibodies.
Consequently,
was
largely
mitigated,
bias
towards
non-neutralizing
observed
exposures
restored.
On
basis
scanning
profiles,
identified
evolution
hotspots
XBB.1.5
demonstrated
these
mutations
further
boost
immune-evasion
capability
while
maintaining
high
ACE2-binding
affinity.
Our
findings
suggest
component
should
abandoned
updating
vaccines,
individuals
without
prior
receive
two
updated
boosters.
Immunity,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
57(4), P. 904 - 911.e4
Published: March 14, 2024
Immune
imprinting
describes
how
the
first
exposure
to
a
virus
shapes
immunological
outcomes
of
subsequent
exposures
antigenically
related
strains.
Severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus-2
(SARS-CoV-2)
Omicron
breakthrough
infections
and
bivalent
COVID-19
vaccination
primarily
recall
cross-reactive
memory
B
cells
induced
by
prior
Wuhan-Hu-1
spike
mRNA
rather
than
priming
Omicron-specific
naive
cells.
These
findings
indicate
that
immune
occurs
after
repeated
exposures,
but
whether
it
can
be
overcome
remains
unclear.
To
understand
persistence
imprinting,
we
investigated
plasma
antibody
responses
administration
updated
XBB.1.5
vaccine
booster.
We
showed
booster
elicited
neutralizing
against
current
variants
were
dominated
pre-existing
previously
spike.
Therefore,
persists
multiple
spikes
through
infection,
including
post
vaccination,
which
will
need
considered
guide
future
vaccination.
Science Immunology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
9(98)
Published: Aug. 9, 2024
The
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus
2
variant
JN.1
recently
emerged
as
the
dominant
despite
having
only
one
amino
acid
change
on
spike
(S)
protein
receptor
binding
domain
(RBD)
compared
with
ancestral
BA.2.86,
which
never
represented
more
than
5%
of
global
variants.
To
define
at
molecular
level
ability
to
spread
globally,
we
interrogated
a
panel
899
neutralizing
human
monoclonal
antibodies.
Our
data
show
that
single
leucine-455-to-serine
mutation
in
RBD
unleashed
JN.1,
likely
occurring
by
elimination
70%
antibodies
mediated
IGHV3-53/3-66
germlines.
However,
resilience
class
3
low
neutralization
potency
but
strong
Fc
functions
may
explain
absence
disease.
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
9(29)
Published: July 21, 2023
Severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
coronavirus
2
(SARS-CoV-2)
breakthrough
infection
of
vaccinated
individuals
is
increasingly
common
with
the
circulation
highly
immune
evasive
and
transmissible
Omicron
variants.
Here,
we
report
dynamics
durability
recalled
spike-specific
humoral
immunity
following
BA.1
or
BA.2
infection,
longitudinal
sampling
up
to
8
months
after
infection.
Both
infections
robustly
boosted
neutralization
activity
against
infecting
strain
while
expanding
breadth
BA.4,
although
was
substantially
reduced
for
more
recent
XBB
BQ.1.1
strains.
Cross-reactive
memory
B
cells
both
ancestral
spike
were
predominantly
expanded
by
limited
recruitment
de
novo
Omicron-specific
antibodies.
Modeling
titers
predicts
that
protection
from
symptomatic
reinfection
antigenically
similar
strains
will
be
durable
but
undermined
new
emerging
further
escape.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: April 7, 2023
Omicron
spike
(S)
encoding
vaccines
as
boosters,
are
a
potential
strategy
to
improve
COVID-19
vaccine
efficacy
against
Omicron.
Here,
macaques
(mostly
females)
previously
immunized
with
Ad26.COV2.S,
boosted
Ad26.COV2.S.529
(encoding
BA.1
S)
or
1:1
combination
of
both
vaccines.
All
booster
vaccinations
elicit
rapid
antibody
titers
increase
WA1/2020
and
S.
BA.2
responses
most
effectively
by
including
Ad26.COV2.S.529.
Independent
used,
mostly
WA1/2020-reactive
WA1/2020-Omicron
cross-reactive
B
cells
detected.
containing
boosters
provide
only
slightly
higher
protection
the
lower
respiratory
tract
challenge
compared
Ad26.COV2.S-only
booster.
Antibodies
cellular
immune
identified
complementary
correlates
protection.
Overall,
an
Omicron-spike
based
moderately
improved
original
Wuhan-Hu-1-spike
vaccine,
which
still
robust