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Haas GD, Schmitz KS, Azarm KD, Johnson KN, Klain WR, Freiberg AN, Cox RM, Plemper RK, Lee B. Tetracistronic Minigenomes Elucidate a Functional Promoter for Ghana Virus and Unveils Cedar Virus Replicase Promiscuity for all Henipaviruses. bioRxiv 2024:2024.04.16.589704. [PMID: 38659760 PMCID: PMC11042316 DOI: 10.1101/2024.04.16.589704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Batborne henipaviruses, such as Nipah virus and Hendra virus, represent a major threat to global health due to their propensity for spillover, severe pathogenicity, and high mortality rate in human hosts. Coupled with the absence of approved vaccines or therapeutics, work with the prototypical species and uncharacterized, emergent species is restricted to high biocontainment facilities. There is a scarcity of such specialized spaces for research, and often the scope and capacity of research which can be conducted at BSL-4 is limited. Therefore, there is a pressing need for innovative life-cycle modeling systems to enable comprehensive research within lower biocontainment settings. This work showcases tetracistronic, transcription and replication competent minigenomes for Nipah virus, Hendra virus, Cedar virus, and Ghana virus, which encode viral proteins facilitating budding, fusion, and receptor binding. We validate the functionality of all encoded viral proteins and demonstrate a variety of applications to interrogate the viral life cycle. Notably, we found that the Cedar virus replicase exhibits remarkable promiscuity, efficiently rescuing minigenomes from all tested henipaviruses. We also apply this technology to GhV, an emergent species which has so far not been isolated in culture. We demonstrate that the reported sequence of GhV is incomplete, but that this missing sequence can be substituted with analogous sequences from other henipaviruses. Use of our GhV system establishes the functionality of the GhV replicase and identifies two antivirals which are highly efficacious against the GhV polymerase.
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- Griffin D. Haas
- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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Schmitz KS, Handrejk K, Liepina L, Bauer L, Haas GD, van Puijfelik F, Veldhuis Kroeze EJB, Riekstina M, Strautmanis J, Cao H, Verdijk RM, GeurtsvanKessel CH, van Boheemen S, van Riel D, Lee B, Porotto M, de Swart RL, de Vries RD. Functional properties of measles virus proteins derived from a subacute sclerosing panencephalitis patient who received repeated remdesivir treatments. J Virol 2024; 98:e0187423. [PMID: 38329336 PMCID: PMC10949486 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01874-23] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024] Open
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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a rare but fatal late neurological complication of measles, caused by persistent measles virus (MeV) infection of the central nervous system. There are no drugs approved for the treatment of SSPE. Here, we followed the clinical progression of a 5-year-old SSPE patient after treatment with the nucleoside analog remdesivir, conducted a post-mortem evaluation of the patient's brain, and characterized the MeV detected in the brain. The quality of life of the patient transiently improved after the first two courses of remdesivir, but a third course had no further clinical effect, and the patient eventually succumbed to his condition. Post-mortem evaluation of the brain displayed histopathological changes including loss of neurons and demyelination paired with abundant presence of MeV RNA-positive cells throughout the brain. Next-generation sequencing of RNA isolated from the brain revealed a complete MeV genome with mutations that are typically detected in SSPE, characterized by a hypermutated M gene. Additional mutations were detected in the polymerase (L) gene, which were not associated with resistance to remdesivir. Functional characterization showed that mutations in the F gene led to a hyperfusogenic phenotype predominantly mediated by N465I. Additionally, recombinant wild-type-based MeV with the SSPE-F gene or the F gene with the N465I mutation was no longer lymphotropic but instead efficiently disseminated in neural cultures. Altogether, this case encourages further investigation of remdesivir as a potential treatment of SSPE and highlights the necessity to functionally understand SSPE-causing MeV.IMPORTANCEMeasles virus (MeV) causes acute, systemic disease and remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality in humans. Despite the lack of known entry receptors in the brain, MeV can persistently infect the brain causing the rare but fatal neurological disorder subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE). SSPE-causing MeVs are characterized by a hypermutated genome and a hyperfusogenic F protein that facilitates the rapid spread of MeV throughout the brain. No treatment against SSPE is available, but the nucleoside analog remdesivir was recently demonstrated to be effective against MeV in vitro. We show that treatment of an SSPE patient with remdesivir led to transient clinical improvement and did not induce viral escape mutants, encouraging the future use of remdesivir in SSPE patients. Functional characterization of the viral proteins sheds light on the shared properties of SSPE-causing MeVs and further contributes to understanding how those viruses cause disease.
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Clinic for Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery, Children’s Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Children’s Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Clinic for Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery, Children’s Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Departments of Clinical Research, Biometrics, and Virology, Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, California, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
- Center for Host–Pathogen Interaction, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Schmitz KS, Rennick LJ, Tilston-Lunel NL, Comvalius AD, Laksono BM, Geers D, van Run P, de Vries RD, de Swart RL, Duprex WP. Rational attenuation of canine distemper virus (CDV) to develop a morbillivirus animal model that mimics measles in humans. J Virol 2024; 98:e0185023. [PMID: 38415596 PMCID: PMC10949419 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01850-23] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024] Open
Abstract
Morbilliviruses are members of the family Paramyxoviridae and are known for their ability to cause systemic disease in a variety of mammalian hosts. The prototypic morbillivirus, measles virus (MeV), infects humans and still causes morbidity and mortality in unvaccinated children and young adults. Experimental infection studies in non-human primates have contributed to the understanding of measles pathogenesis. However, ethical restrictions call for the development of new animal models. Canine distemper virus (CDV) infects a wide range of animals, including ferrets, and its pathogenesis shares many features with measles. However, wild-type CDV infection is almost always lethal, while MeV infection is usually self-limiting. Here, we made five recombinant CDVs, predicted to be attenuated, and compared their pathogenesis to the non-attenuated recombinant CDV in a ferret model. Three viruses were insufficiently attenuated based on clinical signs, fatality, and systemic infection, while one virus was too attenuated. The last candidate virus caused a self-limiting infection associated with transient viremia and viral dissemination to all lymphoid tissues, was shed transiently from the upper respiratory tract, and did not result in acute neurological signs. Additionally, an in-depth phenotyping of the infected white blood cells showed lower infection percentages in all lymphocyte subsets when compared to the non-attenuated CDV. In conclusion, infection models using this candidate virus mimic measles and can be used to study pathogenesis-related questions and to test interventions for morbilliviruses in a natural host species.IMPORTANCEMorbilliviruses are transmitted via the respiratory route but cause systemic disease. The viruses use two cellular receptors to infect myeloid, lymphoid, and epithelial cells. Measles virus (MeV) remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality in humans, requiring animal models to study pathogenesis or intervention strategies. Experimental MeV infections in non-human primates are restricted by ethical and practical constraints, and animal morbillivirus infections in natural host species have been considered as alternatives. Inoculation of ferrets with wild-type canine distemper virus (CDV) has been used for this purpose, but in most cases, the virus overwhelms the immune system and causes highly lethal disease. Introduction of an additional transcription unit and an additional attenuating point mutation in the polymerase yielded a candidate virus that caused self-limiting disease with transient viremia and virus shedding. This rationally attenuated CDV strain can be used for experimental morbillivirus infections in ferrets that reflect measles in humans.
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- Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Raadsen M, Langerak T, Du Toit J, Kruip MJHA, Aynekulu Mersha D, De Maat MPM, Vermin B, Van den Akker JPC, Schmitz KS, Bakhtiari K, Meijers JCM, van Gorp ECM, Short KR, Haagmans B, de Vries RD, Gommers DAMPJ, Endeman H, Goeijenbier M. Presence of procoagulant peripheral blood mononuclear cells in severe COVID-19 patients relate to ventilation perfusion mismatch and precede pulmonary embolism. J Crit Care 2024; 79:154463. [PMID: 37976997 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2023.154463] [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: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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PURPOSE Pulmonary emboli (PE) contribute substantially to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) related mortality and morbidity. Immune cell-mediated hyperinflammation drives the procoagulant state in COVID-19 patients, resulting in immunothrombosis. To study the role of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in the procoagulant state of COVID-19 patients, we performed a functional bioassay and related outcomes to the occurrence of PE. Secondary aims were to relate this functional assay to plasma D-dimer levels, ventilation perfusion mismatch and TF expression on monocyte subsets. METHODS PBMC from an ICU biobank were obtained from 20 patients with a computed tomography angiograph (CTA) proven PE and compared to 15 COVID-19 controls without a proven PE. Functional procoagulant properties of PBMC were measured using a modified fibrin generation time (MC-FGT) assay. Tissue factor (TF) expression on monocyte subsets were measured by flow cytometry. Additional clinical data were obtained from patient records including end-tidal to arterial carbon dioxide gradient. RESULTS MC-FGT levels were highest in the samples taken closest to the PE detection, similar to the end-tidal to arterial carbon dioxide gradient (ETCO2 - PaCO2), a measurement to quantify ventilation-perfusion mismatch. In patients without proven PE, peak MC-FGT relates to an increase in end-tidal to arterial carbon dioxide gradient. We identified non-classical, CD16 positive monocytes as the subset with increased TF expression. CONCLUSION We show that the procoagulant state of PBMC could aid in early detection of PE in COVID-19 ICU patients. Combined with end-tidal to ETCO2 - PaCO2 gradient, these tests could improve early detection of PE on the ICU.
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- M Raadsen
- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Hematology, Wits Donal Gordon Medical Center, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Hematology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Intensive Care, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive care, Spaarne Gasthuis, Haarlem, Hoofddorp, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Hematology, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Hematology, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive care, Spaarne Gasthuis, Haarlem, Hoofddorp, the Netherlands; Department of Intensive Care, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Schmitz KS, Comvalius AD, Nieuwkoop NJ, Geers D, Weiskopf D, Ramsauer K, Sette A, Tschismarov R, de Vries RD, de Swart RL. A measles virus-based vaccine induces robust chikungunya virus-specific CD4 + T-cell responses in a phase II clinical trial. Vaccine 2023; 41:6495-6504. [PMID: 37726181 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.09.022] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
Abstract
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an alphavirus transmitted by mosquitos that causes a debilitating disease characterized by fever and long-lasting polyarthralgia. To date, no vaccine has been licensed, but multiple vaccine candidates are under evaluation in clinical trials. One of these vaccines is based on a measles virus vector encoding for the CHIKV structural genes C, E3, E2, 6K, and E1 (MV-CHIK), which proved safe in phase I and II clinical trials and elicited CHIKV-specific antibody responses in adult measles seropositive vaccine recipients. Here, we predicted T-cell epitopes in the CHIKV structural genes and investigated whether MV-CHIK vaccination induced CHIKV-specific CD4+ and/or CD8+ T-cell responses. Immune-dominant regions containing multiple epitopes in silico predicted to bind to HLA class II molecules were found for four of the five structural proteins, while no such regions were predicted for HLA class I. Experimentally, CHIKV-specific CD4+ T-cells were detected in six out of twelve participants after a single MV-CHIK vaccination and more robust responses were found 4 weeks after two vaccinations (ten out of twelve participants). T-cells were mainly directed against the three large structural proteins C, E2 and E1. Next, we sorted and expanded CHIKV-specific T cell clones (TCC) and identified human CHIKV T-cell epitopes by deconvolution. Interestingly, eight out of nine CD4+ TCC recognized an epitope in accordance with the in silico prediction. CHIKV-specific CD8+ T-cells induced by MV-CHIK vaccination were inconsistently detected. Our data show that the MV-CHIK vector vaccine induced a functional transgene-specific CD4+ T cell response which, together with the evidence of neutralizing antibodies as correlate of protection for CHIKV, makes MV-CHIK a promising vaccine candidate in the prevention of chikungunya.
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Infectious Disease, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Themis Bioscience GmbH, Vienna, Austria, a Subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA
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- Center for Infectious Disease, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Themis Bioscience GmbH, Vienna, Austria, a Subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Laksono BM, Roelofs D, Comvalius AD, Schmitz KS, Rijsbergen LC, Geers D, Nambulli S, van Run P, Duprex WP, van den Brand JMA, de Vries RD, de Swart RL. Infection of ferrets with wild type-based recombinant canine distemper virus overwhelms the immune system and causes fatal systemic disease. mSphere 2023; 8:e0008223. [PMID: 37377421 PMCID: PMC10449521 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00082-23] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Canine distemper virus (CDV) causes systemic infection resulting in severe and often fatal disease in a large spectrum of animal host species. The virus is closely related to measles virus and targets myeloid, lymphoid, and epithelial cells, but CDV is more virulent and the infection spreads more rapidly within the infected host. Here, we aimed to study the pathogenesis of wild-type CDV infection by experimentally inoculating ferrets with recombinant CDV (rCDV) based on an isolate directly obtained from a naturally infected raccoon. The recombinant virus was engineered to express a fluorescent reporter protein, facilitating assessment of viral tropism and virulence. In ferrets, this wild type-based rCDV infected myeloid, lymphoid, and epithelial cells, and the infection resulted in systemic dissemination to multiple tissues and organs, especially those of the lymphatic system. High infection percentages in immune cells resulted in depletion of these cells both from circulation and from lymphoid tissues. The majority of CDV-infected ferrets reached their humane endpoints within 20 d and had to be euthanized. In that period, the virus also reached the central nervous system in several ferrets, but we did not observe the development of neurological complications during the study period of 23 d. Two out of 14 ferrets survived CDV infection and developed neutralizing antibodies. We show for the first time the pathogenesis of a non-adapted wild type-based rCDV in ferrets. IMPORTANCE Infection of ferrets with recombinant canine distemper virus (rCDV) expressing a fluorescent reporter protein has been used as proxy to understand measles pathogenesis and immune suppression in humans. CDV and measles virus use the same cellular receptors, but CDV is more virulent, and infection is often associated with neurological complications. rCDV strains in current use have complicated passage histories, which may have affected their pathogenesis. Here, we studied the pathogenesis of the first wild type-based rCDV in ferrets. We used macroscopic fluorescence to identify infected cells and tissues; multicolor flow cytometry to determine viral tropism in immune cells; and histopathology and immunohistochemistry to characterize infected cells and lesions in tissues. We conclude that CDV often overwhelmed the immune system, resulting in viral dissemination to multiple tissues in the absence of a detectable neutralizing antibody response. This virus is a promising tool to study the pathogenesis of morbillivirus infections.
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- Department of Biomolecular Health Sciences, Division of Pathology, Universiteit Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Health Sciences, Division of Pathology, Universiteit Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Virology, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Lelystad, the Netherlands
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Roelofs D, Schmitz KS, van Amerongen G, Rijsbergen LC, Laksono BM, Comvalius AD, Nambulli S, Rennick LJ, van Run P, Duprex WP, van den Brand JMA, de Swart RL, de Vries RD. Inoculation of raccoons with a wild-type-based recombinant canine distemper virus results in viremia, lymphopenia, fever, and widespread histological lesions. mSphere 2023; 8:e0014423. [PMID: 37314205 PMCID: PMC10449507 DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00144-23] [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: 03/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Raccoons are naturally susceptible to canine distemper virus (CDV) infection and can be a potential source of spill-over events. CDV is a highly contagious morbillivirus that infects multiple species of carnivores and omnivores, resulting in severe and often fatal disease. Here, we used a recombinant CDV (rCDV) based on a full-genome sequence detected in a naturally infected raccoon to perform pathogenesis studies in raccoons. Five raccoons were inoculated intratracheally with a recombinant virus engineered to express a fluorescent reporter protein, and extensive virological, serological, histological, and immunohistochemical assessments were performed at different time points post inoculation. rCDV-infected white blood cells were detected as early as 4 days post inoculation (dpi). Raccoon necropsies at 6 and 8 dpi revealed replication in the lymphoid tissues, preceding spread into peripheral tissues observed during necropsies at 21 dpi. Whereas lymphocytes, and to a lesser extent myeloid cells, were the main target cells of CDV at early time points, CDV additionally targeted epithelia at 21 dpi. At this later time point, CDV-infected cells were observed throughout the host. We observed lymphopenia and lymphocyte depletion from lymphoid tissues after CDV infection, in the absence of detectable CDV neutralizing antibodies and an impaired ability to clear CDV, indicating that the animals were severely immunosuppressed. The use of a wild-type-based recombinant virus in a natural host species infection study allowed systematic and sensitive assessment of antigen detection by immunohistochemistry, enabling further comparative pathology studies of CDV infection in different species. IMPORTANCE Expansion of the human interface supports increased interactions between humans and peridomestic species like raccoons. Raccoons are highly susceptible to canine distemper virus (CDV) and are considered an important target species. Spill-over events are increasingly likely, potentially resulting in fatal CDV infections in domestic and free ranging carnivores. CDV also poses a threat for (non-human) primates, as massive outbreaks in macaque colonies were reported. CDV pathogenesis was studied by experimental inoculation of several species, but pathogenesis in raccoons was not properly studied. Recently, we generated a recombinant virus based on a full-genome sequence detected in a naturally infected raccoon. Here, we studied CDV pathogenesis in its natural host species and show that distemper completely overwhelms the immune system and spreads to virtually all tissues, including the central nervous system. Despite this, raccoons survived up to 21 d post inoculation with long-term shedding, supporting an important role of raccoons as host species for CDV.
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- Dagmar Roelofs
- Division of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Schmitz KS, Eblé PL, van Gennip RGP, Maris-Veldhuis MA, de Vries RD, van Keulen LJM, de Swart RL, van Rijn PA. Pathogenesis of wild-type- and vaccine-based recombinant peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) expressing EGFP in experimentally infected domestic goats. J Gen Virol 2023; 104. [PMID: 36757863 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001828] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) is a highly contagious morbillivirus related to measles and canine distemper virus, mostly affecting small ruminants. The corresponding PPR disease has a high clinical impact in goats and is characterized by fever, oral and nasal erosions, diarrhoea and pneumonia. In addition, massive infection of lymphoid tissues causes lymphopaenia and immune suppression. This results in increased susceptibility to secondary bacterial infections, explaining the observed high mortality in some outbreaks. We studied the pathogenesis of PPR by experimental inoculation of Dutch domestic goats with a recombinant virulent PPRV strain modified to express EGFP and compared it to an EGFP-expressing vaccine strain of PPRV. After intratracheal inoculation with virulent PPRV, animals developed fever, viraemia and leucopaenia, and shed virus from the respiratory and gastro-intestinal tracts. Macroscopic evaluation of fluorescence at the peak of infection 7 days post-inoculation (dpi) showed prominent PPRV infection of the respiratory tract, lymphoid tissues, gastro-intestinal tract, mucosae and skin. Flow cytometry of PBMCs collected over time demonstrated a cell-associated viraemia mediated by infected lymphocytes. At 14 dpi, pathognomonic zebra stripes were detected in the mucosa of the large intestine. In contrast, vaccine strain-inoculated goats remained largely macroscopically fluorescence negative and did not present clinical signs. A low-level viraemia was detected by flow cytometry, but at necropsy no histological lesions were observed. Animals from both groups seroconverted as early as 7 dpi and sera efficiently neutralized virulent PPRV in vitro. Combined, this work presents a study of the pathogenesis of wild type- and vaccine-based PPRV in its natural host. This study shows the strength of recombinant EGFP-expressing viruses in fluorescence-guided pathogenesis studies.
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- Department of Virology, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Lelystad, Netherlands
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- Department of Virology, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Lelystad, Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Infection Biology, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Lelystad, Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Virology, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Lelystad, Netherlands
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- Department of Virology, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Lelystad, Netherlands.,Department of Biochemistry, Centre of Human Metabolomics, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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Zaeck LM, Lamers MM, Verstrepen BE, Bestebroer TM, van Royen ME, Götz H, Shamier MC, van Leeuwen LPM, Schmitz KS, Alblas K, van Efferen S, Bogers S, Scherbeijn S, Rimmelzwaan GF, van Gorp ECM, Koopmans MPG, Haagmans BL, GeurtsvanKessel CH, de Vries RD. Low levels of monkeypox virus-neutralizing antibodies after MVA-BN vaccination in healthy individuals. Nat Med 2023; 29:270-278. [PMID: 36257333 PMCID: PMC9873555 DOI: 10.1038/s41591-022-02090-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 85.0] [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: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
Abstract
In July 2022, the ongoing monkeypox (MPX) outbreak was declared a public health emergency of international concern. Modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN, also known as Imvamune, JYNNEOS or Imvanex) is a third-generation smallpox vaccine that is authorized and in use as a vaccine against MPX. To date, there are no data showing MPX virus (MPXV)-neutralizing antibodies in vaccinated individuals nor vaccine efficacy against MPX. Here we show that MPXV-neutralizing antibodies can be detected after MPXV infection and after historic smallpox vaccination. However, a two-shot MVA-BN immunization series in non-primed individuals yields relatively low levels of MPXV-neutralizing antibodies. Dose-sparing of an MVA-based influenza vaccine leads to lower MPXV-neutralizing antibody levels, whereas a third vaccination with the same MVA-based vaccine significantly boosts the antibody response. As the role of MPXV-neutralizing antibodies as a correlate of protection against disease and transmissibility is currently unclear, we conclude that cohort studies following vaccinated individuals are necessary to assess vaccine efficacy in at-risk populations.
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- Luca M. Zaeck
- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Pathology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- grid.491204.a0000 0004 0459 9540Department Infectious Disease Control, Municipal Public Health Service Rotterdam–Rijnmond (GGD Rotterdam), Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- grid.412970.90000 0001 0126 6191Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- grid.5645.2000000040459992XDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Geers D, Sablerolles RS, van Baarle D, Kootstra NA, Rietdijk WJ, Schmitz KS, Gommers L, Bogers S, Nieuwkoop NJ, van Dijk LL, van Haren E, Lafeber M, Dalm VA, Goorhuis A, Postma DF, Visser LG, Huckriede AL, Sette A, Grifoni A, de Swart RL, Koopmans MP, van der Kuy PHM, GeurtsvanKessel CH, de Vries RD. Ad26.COV2.S priming provided a solid immunological base for mRNA-based COVID-19 booster vaccination. iScience 2022; 26:105753. [PMID: 36507223 PMCID: PMC9726653 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105753] [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: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
The emergence of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants led to the recommendation of booster vaccinations after Ad26.COV2.S priming. It was previously shown that heterologous booster vaccination induces high antibody levels, but how heterologous boosters affect other functional aspects of the immune response remained unknown. Here, we performed immunological profiling of Ad26.COV2.S-primed individuals before and after homologous or heterologous (mRNA-1273 or BNT162b2) booster. Booster vaccinations increased functional antibodies targeting ancestral SARS-CoV-2 and emerging variants. Especially heterologous booster vaccinations induced high levels of functional antibodies. In contrast, T-cell responses were similar in magnitude following homologous or heterologous booster vaccination and retained cross-reactivity towards variants. Booster vaccination led to a minimal expansion of SARS-CoV-2-specific T-cell clones and no increase in the breadth of the T-cell repertoire. In conclusion, we show that Ad26.COV2.S priming vaccination provided a solid immunological base for heterologous boosting, increasing humoral and cellular responses targeting emerging variants of concern.
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- Daryl Geers
- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands,Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Infection and Immunity Institute, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy & Clinical Immunology and Department of Immunology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands,Infection & Immunity, Amsterdam Public Health, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research, La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), La Jolla, CA, USA,Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research, La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands,Corresponding author
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Sanders JSF, Messchendorp AL, de Vries RD, Baan CC, van Baarle D, van Binnendijk R, Diavatopoulos DA, Geers D, Schmitz KS, GeurtsvanKessel CH, den Hartog G, Kho MML, Koopmans MPG, van der Molen RG, Remmerswaal EBM, Rots N, Gansevoort RT, Bemelman FJ, Hilbrands LB, Reinders MEJ. Antibody and T-Cell Responses 6 Months After Coronavirus Disease 2019 Messenger RNA-1273 Vaccination in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease, on Dialysis, or Living With a Kidney Transplant. Clin Infect Dis 2022; 76:e188-e199. [PMID: 35796536 PMCID: PMC9278186 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The immune response to COVID-19 vaccination is inferior in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) and to a lesser extent in patients on dialysis or with chronic kidney disease (CKD). We assessed the immune response 6 months after mRNA-1273 vaccination in kidney patients and compared this to controls. METHODS A total of 152 participants with CKD stages G4/5 (eGFR <30 mL/min/1.73 m2), 145 participants on dialysis, 267 KTRs, and 181 controls were included. SARS-CoV-2 Spike S1 specific IgG antibodies were measured using fluorescent bead-based multiplex-immunoassay, neutralizing antibodies to ancestral, Delta, and Omicron (BA.1) variants by plaque reduction, and T-cell responses by interferon-γ release assay. RESULTS At 6 months after vaccination, S1-specific antibodies were detected in 100% of controls, 98.7% of CKD G4/5 patients, 95.1% of dialysis patients, and 56.6% of KTRs. These figures were comparable to the response rates at 28 days, but antibody levels waned significantly. Neutralization of the ancestral and Delta variants was detected in most participants, whereas neutralization of Omicron was mostly absent. S-specific T-cell responses were detected at 6 months in 75.0% of controls, 69.4% of CKD G4/5 patients, 52.6% of dialysis patients, and 12.9% of KTRs. T-cell responses at 6 months were significantly lower than responses at 28 days. CONCLUSIONS Although seropositivity rates at 6 months were comparable to rates at 28 days after vaccination, significantly decreased antibody levels and T-cell responses were observed. The combination of low antibody levels, reduced T-cell responses, and absent neutralization of the newly emerging variants indicates the need for additional boosts or alternative vaccination strategies in KTRs. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION NCT04741386.
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- Jan-Stephan F Sanders
- Correspondence: J-S. F. Sanders, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands ()
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Transplantation, Erasmus MC Transplant Institute, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands,Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands,Department of Laboratory Medicine, Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Transplantation, Erasmus MC Transplant Institute, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Laboratory of Medical Immunology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam Infection and Immunity Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Sablerolles RSG, Rietdijk WJR, Goorhuis A, Postma DF, Visser LG, Schmitz KS, Geers D, Bogers S, van Haren E, Koopmans MPG, Dalm VASH, Kootstra NA, Huckriede ALW, Akkerman R, Beukema M, Lafeber M, van Baarle D, de Vries RD, van der Kuy PHM, GeurtsvanKessel CH. Durability of Immune Responses After Boosting in Ad26.COV2.S-Primed Healthcare Workers. Clin Infect Dis 2022; 76:e533-e536. [PMID: 35723273 PMCID: PMC9384313 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 04/15/2022] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants raised questions regarding the durability of immune responses after homologous or heterologous boosters after Ad26.COV2.S-priming. We found that SARS-CoV-2-specific binding antibodies, neutralizing antibodies, and T cells are detectable 5 months after boosting, although waning of antibodies and limited cross-reactivity with Omicron BA.1 was observed.
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- Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands,Infection & Immunity, Amsterdam Public Health, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy & Clinical Immunology and Department of Immunology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Infection and Immunity Institute, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands,Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Correspondence: C. H. GeurtsvanKessel, Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, 3015GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands ()
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Rissmann M, Noack D, van Riel D, Schmitz KS, de Vries RD, van Run P, Lamers MM, GeurtsvanKessel CH, Koopmans MPG, Fouchier RAM, Kuiken T, Haagmans BL, Rockx B. Pulmonary lesions following inoculation with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 (B.1.1.529) variant in Syrian golden hamsters. Emerg Microbes Infect 2022; 11:1778-1786. [PMID: 35787236 PMCID: PMC9295819 DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2022.2095932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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AbstractThe Omicron BA.1 (B.1.1.529) SARS-CoV-2 variant is characterized by a high number of mutations in the viral genome, associated with immune-escape and increased viral spread. It remains unclear whether milder COVID-19 disease progression observed after infection with Omicron BA.1 in humans is due to reduced pathogenicity of the virus or due to pre-existing immunity from vaccination or previous infection. Here, we inoculated hamsters with Omicron BA.1 to evaluate pathogenicity and kinetics of viral shedding, compared to Delta (B.1.617.2) and to animals re-challenged with Omicron BA.1 after previous SARS-CoV-2 614G infection. Omicron BA.1 infected animals showed reduced clinical signs, pathological changes, and viral shedding, compared to Delta-infected animals, but still showed gross- and histopathological evidence of pneumonia. Pre-existing immunity reduced viral shedding and protected against pneumonia. Our data indicate that the observed decrease of disease severity is in part due to intrinsic properties of the Omicron BA.1 variant.
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- Melanie Rissmann
- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Schmitz KS, Lange MV, Gommers L, Handrejk K, Porter DP, Alabi CA, Moscona A, Porotto M, de Vries RD, de Swart RL. Repurposing an In Vitro Measles Virus Dissemination Assay for Screening of Antiviral Compounds. Viruses 2022; 14:v14061186. [PMID: 35746658 PMCID: PMC9230603 DOI: 10.3390/v14061186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Measles virus (MV) is a highly contagious respiratory virus responsible for outbreaks associated with significant morbidity and mortality among children and young adults. Although safe and effective measles vaccines are available, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in vaccination coverage gaps that may lead to the resurgence of measles when restrictions are lifted. This puts individuals who cannot be vaccinated, such as young infants and immunocompromised individuals, at risk. Therapeutic interventions are complicated by the long incubation time of measles, resulting in a narrow treatment window. At present, the only available WHO-advised option is treatment with intravenous immunoglobulins, although this is not approved as standard of care. Antivirals against measles may contribute to intervention strategies to limit the impact of future outbreaks. Here, we review previously described antivirals and antiviral assays, evaluate the antiviral efficacy of a number of compounds to inhibit MV dissemination in vitro, and discuss potential application in specific target populations. We conclude that broadly reactive antivirals could strengthen existing intervention strategies to limit the impact of measles outbreaks.
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- Katharina S. Schmitz
- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (K.S.S.); (M.V.L.); (L.G.); (K.H.); (R.D.d.V.)
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (K.S.S.); (M.V.L.); (L.G.); (K.H.); (R.D.d.V.)
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (K.S.S.); (M.V.L.); (L.G.); (K.H.); (R.D.d.V.)
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (K.S.S.); (M.V.L.); (L.G.); (K.H.); (R.D.d.V.)
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- Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA;
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; (A.M.); (M.P.)
- Center for Host–Pathogen Interaction, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
- Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; (A.M.); (M.P.)
- Center for Host–Pathogen Interaction, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (K.S.S.); (M.V.L.); (L.G.); (K.H.); (R.D.d.V.)
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (K.S.S.); (M.V.L.); (L.G.); (K.H.); (R.D.d.V.)
- Correspondence:
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GeurtsvanKessel CH, Geers D, Schmitz KS, Mykytyn AZ, Lamers MM, Bogers S, Scherbeijn S, Gommers L, Sablerolles RS, Nieuwkoop NN, Rijsbergen LC, van Dijk LL, de Wilde J, Alblas K, Breugem TI, Rijnders BJ, de Jager H, Weiskopf D, van der Kuy PHM, Sette A, Koopmans MP, Grifoni A, Haagmans BL, de Vries RD. Divergent SARS-CoV-2 Omicron-reactive T and B cell responses in COVID-19 vaccine recipients. Sci Immunol 2022; 7:eabo2202. [PMID: 35113647 PMCID: PMC8939771 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abo2202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 269] [Impact Index Per Article: 134.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
The severe acute respiratory distress syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant is spreading rapidly, even in vaccinated individuals, raising concerns about immune escape. Here, we studied neutralizing antibodies and T cell responses targeting SARS-CoV-2 D614G [wild type (WT)] and the Beta, Delta, and Omicron variants of concern in a cohort of 60 health care workers after immunization with ChAdOx-1 S, Ad26.COV2.S, mRNA-1273, or BNT162b2. High binding antibody levels against WT SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) were detected 28 days after vaccination with both mRNA vaccines (mRNA-1273 or BNT162b2), which substantially decreased after 6 months. In contrast, antibody levels were lower after Ad26.COV2.S vaccination but did not wane. Neutralization assays showed consistent cross-neutralization of the Beta and Delta variants, but neutralization of Omicron was significantly lower or absent. BNT162b2 booster vaccination after either two mRNA-1273 immunizations or Ad26.COV2 priming partially restored neutralization of the Omicron variant, but responses were still up to 17-fold decreased compared with WT. SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells were detected up to 6 months after all vaccination regimens, with more consistent detection of specific CD4+ than CD8+ T cells. No significant differences were detected between WT- and variant-specific CD4+ or CD8+ T cell responses, including Omicron, indicating minimal escape at the T cell level. This study shows that vaccinated individuals retain T cell immunity to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, potentially balancing the lack of neutralizing antibodies in preventing or limiting severe COVID-19. Booster vaccinations are needed to further restore Omicron cross-neutralization by antibodies.
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Occupational Health Services, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Sablerolles RSG, Rietdijk WJR, Goorhuis A, Postma DF, Visser LG, Geers D, Schmitz KS, Garcia Garrido HM, Koopmans MPG, Dalm VASH, Kootstra NA, Huckriede ALW, Lafeber M, van Baarle D, GeurtsvanKessel CH, de Vries RD, van der Kuy PHM. Immunogenicity and Reactogenicity of Vaccine Boosters after Ad26.COV2.S Priming. N Engl J Med 2022; 386:951-963. [PMID: 35045226 PMCID: PMC8796791 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2116747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The Ad26.COV2.S vaccine, which was approved as a single-shot immunization regimen, has been shown to be effective against severe coronavirus disease 2019. However, this vaccine induces lower severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein (S)-specific antibody levels than those induced by messenger RNA (mRNA)-based vaccines. The immunogenicity and reactogenicity of a homologous or heterologous booster in persons who have received an Ad26.COV2.S priming dose are unclear. METHODS In this single-blind, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial involving health care workers who had received a priming dose of Ad26.COV2.S vaccine, we assessed immunogenicity and reactogenicity 28 days after a homologous or heterologous booster vaccination. The participants were assigned to receive no booster, an Ad26.COV2.S booster, an mRNA-1273 booster, or a BNT162b2 booster. The primary end point was the level of S-specific binding antibodies, and the secondary end points were the levels of neutralizing antibodies, S-specific T-cell responses, and reactogenicity. A post hoc analysis was performed to compare mRNA-1273 boosting with BNT162b2 boosting. RESULTS Homologous or heterologous booster vaccination resulted in higher levels of S-specific binding antibodies, neutralizing antibodies, and T-cell responses than a single Ad26.COV2.S vaccination. The increase in binding antibodies was significantly larger with heterologous regimens that included mRNA-based vaccines than with the homologous booster. The mRNA-1273 booster was most immunogenic and was associated with higher reactogenicity than the BNT162b2 and Ad26.COV2.S boosters. Local and systemic reactions were generally mild to moderate in the first 2 days after booster administration. CONCLUSIONS The Ad26.COV2.S and mRNA boosters had an acceptable safety profile and were immunogenic in health care workers who had received a priming dose of Ad26.COV2.S vaccine. The strongest responses occurred after boosting with mRNA-based vaccines. Boosting with any available vaccine was better than not boosting. (Funded by the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development ZonMw; SWITCH ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT04927936.).
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Affiliation(s)
- Roos S G Sablerolles
- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (R.S.G.S., M.L.), Hospital Pharmacy (R.S.G.S., W.J.R.R., P.H.M.K.), and Viroscience (D.G., K.S.S., M.P.G.K., C.H.G., R.D.V.) and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and Department of Immunology (V.A.S.H.D.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases (A.G., H.M.G.G.), and the Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Amsterdam (N.A.K.), Amsterdam, the Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases (D.F.P.), and the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen (A.L.W.H., D.B.), Groningen, the Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden (L.G.V.), and the Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven (D.B.) - all in the Netherlands
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (R.S.G.S., M.L.), Hospital Pharmacy (R.S.G.S., W.J.R.R., P.H.M.K.), and Viroscience (D.G., K.S.S., M.P.G.K., C.H.G., R.D.V.) and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and Department of Immunology (V.A.S.H.D.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases (A.G., H.M.G.G.), and the Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Amsterdam (N.A.K.), Amsterdam, the Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases (D.F.P.), and the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen (A.L.W.H., D.B.), Groningen, the Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden (L.G.V.), and the Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven (D.B.) - all in the Netherlands
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (R.S.G.S., M.L.), Hospital Pharmacy (R.S.G.S., W.J.R.R., P.H.M.K.), and Viroscience (D.G., K.S.S., M.P.G.K., C.H.G., R.D.V.) and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and Department of Immunology (V.A.S.H.D.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases (A.G., H.M.G.G.), and the Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Amsterdam (N.A.K.), Amsterdam, the Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases (D.F.P.), and the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen (A.L.W.H., D.B.), Groningen, the Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden (L.G.V.), and the Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven (D.B.) - all in the Netherlands
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (R.S.G.S., M.L.), Hospital Pharmacy (R.S.G.S., W.J.R.R., P.H.M.K.), and Viroscience (D.G., K.S.S., M.P.G.K., C.H.G., R.D.V.) and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and Department of Immunology (V.A.S.H.D.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases (A.G., H.M.G.G.), and the Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Amsterdam (N.A.K.), Amsterdam, the Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases (D.F.P.), and the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen (A.L.W.H., D.B.), Groningen, the Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden (L.G.V.), and the Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven (D.B.) - all in the Netherlands
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (R.S.G.S., M.L.), Hospital Pharmacy (R.S.G.S., W.J.R.R., P.H.M.K.), and Viroscience (D.G., K.S.S., M.P.G.K., C.H.G., R.D.V.) and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and Department of Immunology (V.A.S.H.D.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases (A.G., H.M.G.G.), and the Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Amsterdam (N.A.K.), Amsterdam, the Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases (D.F.P.), and the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen (A.L.W.H., D.B.), Groningen, the Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden (L.G.V.), and the Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven (D.B.) - all in the Netherlands
| | - Daryl Geers
- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (R.S.G.S., M.L.), Hospital Pharmacy (R.S.G.S., W.J.R.R., P.H.M.K.), and Viroscience (D.G., K.S.S., M.P.G.K., C.H.G., R.D.V.) and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and Department of Immunology (V.A.S.H.D.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases (A.G., H.M.G.G.), and the Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Amsterdam (N.A.K.), Amsterdam, the Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases (D.F.P.), and the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen (A.L.W.H., D.B.), Groningen, the Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden (L.G.V.), and the Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven (D.B.) - all in the Netherlands
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (R.S.G.S., M.L.), Hospital Pharmacy (R.S.G.S., W.J.R.R., P.H.M.K.), and Viroscience (D.G., K.S.S., M.P.G.K., C.H.G., R.D.V.) and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and Department of Immunology (V.A.S.H.D.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases (A.G., H.M.G.G.), and the Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Amsterdam (N.A.K.), Amsterdam, the Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases (D.F.P.), and the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen (A.L.W.H., D.B.), Groningen, the Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden (L.G.V.), and the Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven (D.B.) - all in the Netherlands
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (R.S.G.S., M.L.), Hospital Pharmacy (R.S.G.S., W.J.R.R., P.H.M.K.), and Viroscience (D.G., K.S.S., M.P.G.K., C.H.G., R.D.V.) and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and Department of Immunology (V.A.S.H.D.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases (A.G., H.M.G.G.), and the Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Amsterdam (N.A.K.), Amsterdam, the Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases (D.F.P.), and the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen (A.L.W.H., D.B.), Groningen, the Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden (L.G.V.), and the Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven (D.B.) - all in the Netherlands
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (R.S.G.S., M.L.), Hospital Pharmacy (R.S.G.S., W.J.R.R., P.H.M.K.), and Viroscience (D.G., K.S.S., M.P.G.K., C.H.G., R.D.V.) and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and Department of Immunology (V.A.S.H.D.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases (A.G., H.M.G.G.), and the Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Amsterdam (N.A.K.), Amsterdam, the Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases (D.F.P.), and the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen (A.L.W.H., D.B.), Groningen, the Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden (L.G.V.), and the Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven (D.B.) - all in the Netherlands
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (R.S.G.S., M.L.), Hospital Pharmacy (R.S.G.S., W.J.R.R., P.H.M.K.), and Viroscience (D.G., K.S.S., M.P.G.K., C.H.G., R.D.V.) and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and Department of Immunology (V.A.S.H.D.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases (A.G., H.M.G.G.), and the Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Amsterdam (N.A.K.), Amsterdam, the Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases (D.F.P.), and the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen (A.L.W.H., D.B.), Groningen, the Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden (L.G.V.), and the Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven (D.B.) - all in the Netherlands
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (R.S.G.S., M.L.), Hospital Pharmacy (R.S.G.S., W.J.R.R., P.H.M.K.), and Viroscience (D.G., K.S.S., M.P.G.K., C.H.G., R.D.V.) and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and Department of Immunology (V.A.S.H.D.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases (A.G., H.M.G.G.), and the Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Amsterdam (N.A.K.), Amsterdam, the Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases (D.F.P.), and the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen (A.L.W.H., D.B.), Groningen, the Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden (L.G.V.), and the Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven (D.B.) - all in the Netherlands
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (R.S.G.S., M.L.), Hospital Pharmacy (R.S.G.S., W.J.R.R., P.H.M.K.), and Viroscience (D.G., K.S.S., M.P.G.K., C.H.G., R.D.V.) and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and Department of Immunology (V.A.S.H.D.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases (A.G., H.M.G.G.), and the Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Amsterdam (N.A.K.), Amsterdam, the Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases (D.F.P.), and the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen (A.L.W.H., D.B.), Groningen, the Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden (L.G.V.), and the Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven (D.B.) - all in the Netherlands
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (R.S.G.S., M.L.), Hospital Pharmacy (R.S.G.S., W.J.R.R., P.H.M.K.), and Viroscience (D.G., K.S.S., M.P.G.K., C.H.G., R.D.V.) and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and Department of Immunology (V.A.S.H.D.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases (A.G., H.M.G.G.), and the Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Amsterdam (N.A.K.), Amsterdam, the Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases (D.F.P.), and the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen (A.L.W.H., D.B.), Groningen, the Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden (L.G.V.), and the Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven (D.B.) - all in the Netherlands
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (R.S.G.S., M.L.), Hospital Pharmacy (R.S.G.S., W.J.R.R., P.H.M.K.), and Viroscience (D.G., K.S.S., M.P.G.K., C.H.G., R.D.V.) and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and Department of Immunology (V.A.S.H.D.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases (A.G., H.M.G.G.), and the Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Amsterdam (N.A.K.), Amsterdam, the Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases (D.F.P.), and the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen (A.L.W.H., D.B.), Groningen, the Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden (L.G.V.), and the Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven (D.B.) - all in the Netherlands
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (R.S.G.S., M.L.), Hospital Pharmacy (R.S.G.S., W.J.R.R., P.H.M.K.), and Viroscience (D.G., K.S.S., M.P.G.K., C.H.G., R.D.V.) and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and Department of Immunology (V.A.S.H.D.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases (A.G., H.M.G.G.), and the Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Amsterdam (N.A.K.), Amsterdam, the Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases (D.F.P.), and the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen (A.L.W.H., D.B.), Groningen, the Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden (L.G.V.), and the Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven (D.B.) - all in the Netherlands
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (R.S.G.S., M.L.), Hospital Pharmacy (R.S.G.S., W.J.R.R., P.H.M.K.), and Viroscience (D.G., K.S.S., M.P.G.K., C.H.G., R.D.V.) and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and Department of Immunology (V.A.S.H.D.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases (A.G., H.M.G.G.), and the Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Amsterdam (N.A.K.), Amsterdam, the Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases (D.F.P.), and the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen (A.L.W.H., D.B.), Groningen, the Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden (L.G.V.), and the Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven (D.B.) - all in the Netherlands
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- From the Departments of Internal Medicine (R.S.G.S., M.L.), Hospital Pharmacy (R.S.G.S., W.J.R.R., P.H.M.K.), and Viroscience (D.G., K.S.S., M.P.G.K., C.H.G., R.D.V.) and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and Department of Immunology (V.A.S.H.D.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases (A.G., H.M.G.G.), and the Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Amsterdam (N.A.K.), Amsterdam, the Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases (D.F.P.), and the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen (A.L.W.H., D.B.), Groningen, the Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden (L.G.V.), and the Center for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven (D.B.) - all in the Netherlands
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Kreft IC, Winiarczyk RRA, Tanis FJ, van der Zwaan C, Schmitz KS, Hoogendijk AJ, de Swart RL, Moscona A, Porotto M, Salvatori DCF, de Vries RD, de Maat MPM, van den Biggelaar M, van Vlijmen BJM. Absence of COVID-19-associated changes in plasma coagulation proteins and pulmonary thrombosis in the ferret model. Thromb Res 2022; 210:6-11. [PMID: 34954402 PMCID: PMC8690567 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2021.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 10/04/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Many patients who are diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) suffer from venous thromboembolic complications despite the use of stringent anticoagulant prophylaxis. Studies on the exact mechanism(s) underlying thrombosis in COVID-19 are limited as animal models commonly used to study venous thrombosis pathophysiology (i.e. rats and mice) are naturally not susceptible to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Ferrets are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection, successfully used to study virus transmission, and have been previously used to study activation of coagulation and thrombosis during influenza virus infection. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to explore the use of (heat-inactivated) plasma and lung material from SARS-CoV-2-inoculated ferrets studying COVID-19-associated changes in coagulation and thrombosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS Histology and longitudinal plasma profiling using mass spectrometry-based proteomics approach was performed. RESULTS Lungs of ferrets inoculated intranasally with SARS-CoV-2 demonstrated alveolar septa that were mildly expanded by macrophages, and diffuse interstitial histiocytic pneumonia. However, no macroscopical or microscopical evidence of vascular thrombosis in the lungs of SARS-CoV-2-inoculated ferrets was found. Longitudinal plasma profiling revealed minor differences in plasma protein profiles in SARS-CoV-2-inoculated ferrets up to 2 weeks post-infection. The majority of plasma coagulation factors were stable and demonstrated a low coefficient of variation. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that while ferrets are an essential and well-suited animal model to study SARS-CoV-2 transmission, their use to study SARS-CoV-2-related changes relevant to thrombotic disease is limited.
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- Iris C Kreft
- Department of Molecular Hematology, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Einthoven Laboratory for Vascular and Regenerative Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Einthoven Laboratory for Vascular and Regenerative Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Hematology, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Hematology, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Central Laboratory Animal Facility, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Anatomy and Physiology, Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Erasmus MC, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Einthoven Laboratory for Vascular and Regenerative Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
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Geers D, Shamier MC, Bogers S, den Hartog G, Gommers L, Nieuwkoop NN, Schmitz KS, Rijsbergen LC, van Osch JAT, Dijkhuizen E, Smits G, Comvalius A, van Mourik D, Caniels TG, van Gils MJ, Sanders RW, Oude Munnink BB, Molenkamp R, de Jager HJ, Haagmans BL, de Swart RL, Koopmans MPG, van Binnendijk RS, de Vries RD, GeurtsvanKessel CH. SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern partially escape humoral but not T-cell responses in COVID-19 convalescent donors and vaccinees. Sci Immunol 2021; 6:eabj1750. [PMID: 34035118 PMCID: PMC9268159 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abj1750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 371] [Impact Index Per Article: 123.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants harboring mutations in the spike (S) protein has raised concern about potential immune escape. Here, we studied humoral and cellular immune responses to wild type SARS-CoV-2 and the B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 variants of concern in a cohort of 121 BNT162b2 mRNA-vaccinated health care workers (HCW). Twenty-three HCW recovered from mild COVID-19 disease and exhibited a recall response with high levels of SARS-CoV-2-specific functional antibodies and virus-specific T cells after a single vaccination. Specific immune responses were also detected in seronegative HCW after one vaccination, but a second dose was required to reach high levels of functional antibodies and cellular immune responses in all individuals. Vaccination-induced antibodies cross-neutralized the variants B.1.1.7 and B.1.351, but the neutralizing capacity and Fc-mediated functionality against B.1.351 was consistently 2- to 4-fold lower than to the homologous virus. In addition, peripheral blood mononuclear cells were stimulated with peptide pools spanning the mutated S regions of B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 to detect cross-reactivity of SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells with variants. Importantly, we observed no differences in CD4+ T-cell activation in response to variant antigens, indicating that the B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 S proteins do not escape T-cell-mediated immunity elicited by the wild type S protein. In conclusion, this study shows that some variants can partially escape humoral immunity induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection or BNT162b2 vaccination, but S-specific CD4+ T-cell activation is not affected by the mutations in the B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 variants.
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- Daryl Geers
- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC; Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC; Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC; Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Immunology of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment; Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC; Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC; Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Immunology of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment; Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Amsterdam UMC; Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Amsterdam UMC; Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Amsterdam UMC; Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University; New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Department of Occupational Health Services, Erasmus MC; Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC; Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC; Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Immunology of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment; Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC; Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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de Vries RD, Schmitz KS, Bovier FT, Predella C, Khao J, Noack D, Haagmans BL, Herfst S, Stearns KN, Drew-Bear J, Biswas S, Rockx B, McGill G, Dorrello NV, Gellman SH, Alabi CA, de Swart RL, Moscona A, Porotto M. Intranasal fusion inhibitory lipopeptide prevents direct-contact SARS-CoV-2 transmission in ferrets. Science 2021; 371:1379-1382. [PMID: 33597220 PMCID: PMC8011693 DOI: 10.1126/science.abf4896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Containment of the COVID-19 pandemic requires reducing viral transmission. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is initiated by membrane fusion between the viral and host cell membranes, which is mediated by the viral spike protein. We have designed lipopeptide fusion inhibitors that block this critical first step of infection and, on the basis of in vitro efficacy and in vivo biodistribution, selected a dimeric form for evaluation in an animal model. Daily intranasal administration to ferrets completely prevented SARS-CoV-2 direct-contact transmission during 24-hour cohousing with infected animals, under stringent conditions that resulted in infection of 100% of untreated animals. These lipopeptides are highly stable and thus may readily translate into safe and effective intranasal prophylaxis to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2.
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- Rory D de Vries
- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
- Center for Host-Pathogen Interaction, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli," Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
- Center for Host-Pathogen Interaction, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
- Center for Host-Pathogen Interaction, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Digizyme Inc., Brookline, MA, USA
- Center for Molecular and Cellular Dynamics, Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.
- Center for Host-Pathogen Interaction, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.
- Center for Host-Pathogen Interaction, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli," Caserta, Italy
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de Vries RD, Schmitz KS, Bovier FT, Noack D, Haagmans BL, Biswas S, Rockx B, Gellman SH, Alabi CA, de Swart RL, Moscona A, Porotto M. Intranasal fusion inhibitory lipopeptide prevents direct contact SARS-CoV-2 transmission in ferrets. bioRxiv 2020:2020.11.04.361154. [PMID: 33173865 PMCID: PMC7654853 DOI: 10.1101/2020.11.04.361154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Containment of the COVID-19 pandemic requires reducing viral transmission. SARS-CoV-2 infection is initiated by membrane fusion between the viral and host cell membranes, mediated by the viral spike protein. We have designed a dimeric lipopeptide fusion inhibitor that blocks this critical first step of infection for emerging coronaviruses and document that it completely prevents SARS-CoV-2 infection in ferrets. Daily intranasal administration to ferrets completely prevented SARS-CoV-2 direct-contact transmission during 24-hour co-housing with infected animals, under stringent conditions that resulted in infection of 100% of untreated animals. These lipopeptides are highly stable and non-toxic and thus readily translate into a safe and effective intranasal prophylactic approach to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2. ONE-SENTENCE SUMMARY A dimeric form of a SARS-CoV-2-derived lipopeptide is a potent inhibitor of fusion and infection in vitro and transmission in vivo .
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Center for Host–Pathogen Interaction, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Department Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Department Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Department Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Center for Host–Pathogen Interaction, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Physiology & Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Center for Host–Pathogen Interaction, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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Doornekamp L, Goetgebuer RL, Schmitz KS, Goeijenbier M, van der Woude CJ, Fouchier R, van Gorp EC, de Vries AC. High Immunogenicity to Influenza Vaccination in Crohn's Disease Patients Treated with Ustekinumab. Vaccines (Basel) 2020; 8:vaccines8030455. [PMID: 32824111 PMCID: PMC7565576 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines8030455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [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: 07/09/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Influenza vaccination can be less effective in patients treated with immunosuppressive therapy. However, little is known about the effects of ustekinumab; an anti-IL-12/23 agent used to treat Crohn’s disease (CD), on vaccination response. In this prospective study, we assessed immune responses to seasonal influenza vaccination in CD patients treated with ustekinumab compared to CD patients treated with anti-TNFα therapy (adalimumab) and healthy controls. Humoral responses were assessed with hemagglutinin inhibition (HI) assays. Influenza-specific total CD3+, CD3+CD4+, and CD3+CD8+ T-cell responses were measured with flow cytometry. Fifteen patients treated with ustekinumab; 12 with adalimumab and 20 healthy controls were vaccinated for seasonal influenza in September 2018. Seroprotection rates against all vaccine strains in the ustekinumab group were high and comparable to healthy controls. Seroconversion rates were comparable, and for A/H3N2 highest in the ustekinumab group. HI titers were significantly higher in the ustekinumab group and healthy controls than in the adalimumab group for the B/Victoria strain. Post-vaccination T-cell responses in the ustekinumab group were similar to healthy controls. One-month post-vaccination proliferation of CD3+CD8+ T-cells was highest in the ustekinumab group. In conclusion, ustekinumab does not impair immune responses to inactivated influenza vaccination. Therefore, CD patients treated with ustekinumab can be effectively vaccinated for seasonal influenza.
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- Laura Doornekamp
- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (L.D.); (K.S.S.); (M.G.); (R.F.)
- Vaccination and Travel Clinic, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (R.L.G.); (C.J.v.d.W.); (A.C.d.V.)
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (L.D.); (K.S.S.); (M.G.); (R.F.)
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (L.D.); (K.S.S.); (M.G.); (R.F.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (R.L.G.); (C.J.v.d.W.); (A.C.d.V.)
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (L.D.); (K.S.S.); (M.G.); (R.F.)
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (L.D.); (K.S.S.); (M.G.); (R.F.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (R.L.G.); (C.J.v.d.W.); (A.C.d.V.)
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Weiskopf D, Schmitz KS, Raadsen MP, Grifoni A, Okba NMA, Endeman H, van den Akker JPC, Molenkamp R, Koopmans MPG, van Gorp ECM, Haagmans BL, de Swart RL, Sette A, de Vries RD. Phenotype and kinetics of SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Sci Immunol 2020; 5:eabd2071. [PMID: 32591408 PMCID: PMC7319493 DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abd2071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 669] [Impact Index Per Article: 167.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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SARS-CoV-2 has been identified as the causative agent of a global outbreak of respiratory tract disease (COVID-19). In some patients the infection results in moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. High serum levels of IL-6, IL-10 and an immune hyperresponsiveness referred to as a 'cytokine storm' have been associated with poor clinical outcome. Despite the large numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths, information on the phenotype and kinetics of SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells is limited. Here, we studied 10 COVID-19 patients who required admission to an intensive care unit and detected SARS-CoV-2-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in 10 out of 10 and 8 out of 10 patients, respectively. We also detected low levels of SARS-CoV-2-reactive T cells in 2 out of 10 healthy controls not previously exposed to SARS-CoV-2, which is indicative of cross-reactivity due to past infection with 'common cold' coronaviruses. The strongest T-cell responses were directed to the spike (S) surface glycoprotein, and SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells predominantly produced effector and Th1 cytokines, although Th2 and Th17 cytokines were also detected. Furthermore, we studied T-cell kinetics and showed that SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells are present relatively early and increase over time. Collectively, these data shed light on the potential variations in T-cell responses as a function of disease severity, an issue that is key to understanding the potential role of immunopathology in the disease, and also inform vaccine design and evaluation.
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- Daniela Weiskopf
- Center for Infectious Disease, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Center for Infectious Disease, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Center for Infectious Disease, La Jolla Institute for Immunology, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego, CA 92037, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Mukherjee AK, Schmitz KS, Bhuiyan LB. Influence of mixed and multivalent counterions in overcharging of DNA-like spherocylindrical macroions. Langmuir 2004; 20:11802-11810. [PMID: 15595814 DOI: 10.1021/la049468w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The influence of multivalent and mixed valency counterions on the ground-state energetics of overscreening of a core DNA-like model (sphero)cylindrical macroion is investigated using an earlier developed energy minimization numerical simulation algorithm. The effects of mono-, di-, tri-, and tetravalent counterions, and mixed valency (mono- plus di-) counterions are compared and contrasted. It is seen that the depth of the minimum in the excess ground-state energy (over the neutral reference state) versus the number of overcharging counterions increases as counterion valency changes from mono- to tetra- testifying to the efficiency of the overcharging process due to multivalent counterions. The influence of (i) the presence of mixed valency counterions and (ii) counterion size on the energetics is also investigated.
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- A K Mukherjee
- Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3343
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Schmitz KS, Bhuiyan LB. Volume-term theories of phase separation in colloidal systems and long-range attractive tail in the pair potential between colloidal particles. Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys 2001; 63:011503. [PMID: 11304262 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.63.011503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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To explain the experimental observation that colloidal dispersion exhibits a "two-state" structure under certain conditions, Sogami and Ise (SI) proposed a model for an "effective" pair potential between colloidal particles which had an "attractive tail" more than a decade ago. The SI paper spawned several papers that dwelled on the shortcoming of the SI paper or strived to provide other explanations for the observed inhomogeneity of the suspension. We show herein that a long range attraction in the pair potential between colloidal particles is also obtained in "volume-term" theories in which the repulsive DLVO potential is retained.
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- K S Schmitz
- Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri 64110, USA
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Allen JK, Dennison DK, Schmitz KS, Morrisett JD. Direct observation of the distribution of fluorescent probes in phosphatidylcholine/cholesterol vesicles using flow microfluorometry. Anal Biochem 1984; 140:409-16. [PMID: 6486429 DOI: 10.1016/0003-2697(84)90186-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The technique of flow microfluorometry has been extended to the study of small lipid complexes to assess either the lipid (hydrophobic) or aqueous (hydrophilic) compartments of selected natural or model membrane systems. sn-1-Palmitoyl-sn-2-oleoyl-phosphatidylcholine/cholesterol unilamellar vesicles, averaging 268 nm in diameter and containing varying concentrations of the synthetic lipophile probe, sn-1-palmitoyl-sn-2-12-[N-4-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3- diazole]-aminocaproyl-phosphatidylcholine (NBD-PC), were analyzed using an Ortho Series 50-H Cytofluorograf and an Ortho 2150 computer system. NBD-labeled vesicles were analyzed for green fluorescence and the intensity of scattered light, the later being analyzed both at low angle (2-5 degrees) and at 90 degrees to the incident beam. At the high amplification required for vesicle detection, background signals from the sheath buffer, nonspecific laser light, and electronic noise were observed. However, this background noise signal was removed by appropriately setting a discriminator window. Profiles of signals falling within this region were then constructed. For the settings selected, more than 98% of data recorded could be attributed to observations on vesicles. Size information from the intensity of scattered light was obtained by comparison of the sample with fluorescent microspheres after correcting for the particle-scattering function difference between hollow and solid spheres and for refractive index differences. Additionally, cytograms and profiles were constructed for vesicles containing 5 mM 6-carboxyfluorescein, 3',6'-dihydroxy-3-oxospiro(isobenzofuran-1(3H),9'-(9H)xan then)-6-carboxylic acid, trapped in the aqueous core. Thus, the utility of flow microfluorometry has been extended to much smaller particle populations than studied previously by this technique.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Quasi-elastic light scattering studies were performed on purified bovine serum albumin sample under conditions of high and low ionic strength and pH. Two relaxation modes were observed in all cases. The apparent diffusion coefficient obtained in the asymptotic time window (T) limit T leads to 0-i.e., Dapp(T leads to 0)-was found to be approximately equal to 6.1 X 10(-7) cm2/sec under conditions that minimized electrical forces (100 mM KCl at pH 4.5). As the ionic strength was lowered to 0.1 mM KCl (pH 4.5) or the pH was raised to 10 (100 mM KCl), Dapp(T leads to 0) increased to 7.2-7.5 X 10(-7) cm2/sec. These observations for Dapp(T leads to 0) are interpretable in terms of small-ion-polyion coupled modes in accordance with the theory of Lin et al. regarding dynamic Donnan effects [Lin, S.-C., Lee, W. I. & Schurr, J. M. (1978) Biopolymers 17, 1041-1064] without having to invoke direct polyion-polyion interactions. These direct interactions may be important at extreme ionic strength and pH conditions (0.1 mM KCl at pH 10). Concomitant with an increase in Dapp(T leads to 0), under appropriate changes in solvent conditions, is an increase in the relative amplitude and relaxation time of the slow decay mode.
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Schmitz KS. Quasielastic light scattering by biopolymers. VI. Diffusion of mononucleosomes and oligonucleosomes in the presence of static and sinusoidal electric fields. Biopolymers 1982; 21:1383-98. [PMID: 7115895 DOI: 10.1002/bip.360210708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Schmitz KS, Parthasarathy N, Kent JC, Gauntt J. Quasielastic light scattering by biopolymers. V. Interparticle interactions between polynucleosomes. Biopolymers 1982; 21:1365-82. [PMID: 7115894 DOI: 10.1002/bip.360210707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Schmitz KS, Kent JC, Parthasarathy N, Radhakrishnan G, Ramanathan B. Ionic strength and temperature induced conformational changes in mononucleosomes and oligonucleosomes. Biophys J 1980; 32:246-8. [PMID: 19431372 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(80)84950-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Parthasarathy N, Schmitz KS, Cowman MK. Quasielastic light scattering by biopolymers. IV. Tertiary collapse of calf thymus CNA in 5.5 M LiCl. Biopolymers 1980; 19:1137-51. [PMID: 7189682 DOI: 10.1002/bip.1980.360190604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Quasi-elastic light scattering and sedimentation velocity methods were used to study the hydrodynamic properties of purified dimer subunits obtained from partial digestion of chicken erythrocyte chromatin with staphylococcal nuclease. The experimental value of 1.87 +/- 0.08 X 10(-7) gram per second for the friction factor of these dimer subunits in low ionic strength buffer cannot be reasonably interpreted in terms of a contiguous sphere model. Analysis by means of an equivalent dimer method suggests that the spacer region accounts for a maximum of 19 percent of the friction properties of the dimer.
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