Rouers, Angeline, Wong, Nathan, Goh, Yun Shan, Torres-Ruesta, Anthony, Tay, Matthew Zirui, Chang, Zi Wei, Fong, Siew-Wai, Neo, Vanessa, Kam, Isaac Kai Jie, Yeo, Nicholas Kim-Wah et al (show 24 more authors)
(2023)
Efficient recall of SARS-CoV-2 variant-reactive B cells and T responses in the elderly upon heterologous mRNA vaccines as boosters.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY, 95 (1).
e28258-.
Abstract
Waning antibody levels against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the emergence of variants of concern highlight the need for booster vaccinations. This is particularly important for the elderly population, who are at a higher risk of developing severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease. While studies have shown increased antibody responses following booster vaccination, understanding the changes in T and B cell compartments induced by a third vaccine dose remains limited. We analyzed the humoral and cellular responses in subjects who received either a homologous messenger RNA(mRNA) booster vaccine (BNT162b2 + BNT162b2 + BNT162b2; ''BBB") or a heterologous mRNA booster vaccine (BNT162b2 + BNT162b2 + mRNA-1273; ''BBM") at Day 0 (prebooster), Day 7, and Day 28 (postbooster). Compared with BBB, elderly individuals (≥60 years old) who received the BBM vaccination regimen display higher levels of neutralizing antibodies against the Wuhan and Delta strains along with a higher boost in immunoglobulin G memory B cells, particularly against the Omicron variant. Circulating T helper type 1(Th1), Th2, Th17, and T follicular helper responses were also increased in elderly individuals given the BBM regimen. While mRNA vaccines increase antibody, T cell, and B cell responses against SARS-CoV-2 1 month after receiving the third dose booster, the efficacy of the booster vaccine strategies may vary depending on age group and regimen combination.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | B cell, humoral immunity, immunity, immunization, SARS coronavirus, T cell |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 05 May 2023 13:35 |
| Last Modified: | 05 May 2023 13:35 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jmv.28258 |
| Open Access URL: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC98746... |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3170219 |
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