Title
Discordant neutralizing antibody and T cell responses in asymptomatic and mild SARS-CoV-2 infection
Date Issued
01 January 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Reynolds C.J.
Swadling L.
Gibbons J.M.
Pade C.
Jensen M.P.
Diniz M.O.
Schmidt N.M.
Butler D.K.
Amin O.E.
Bailey S.N.L.
Murray S.M.
Pieper F.P.
Taylor S.
Jones J.
Jones M.
Lee W.Y.J.
Rosenheim J.
Chandran A.
Joy G.
Genova C.D.
Temperton N.
Lambourne J.
Cutino-Moguel T.
Andiapen M.
Fontana M.
Smit A.
Semper A.
O’Brien B.
Chain B.
Brooks T.
Manisty C.
Treibel T.
Moon J.C.
Noursadeghi M.
Altmann D.M.
Maini M.K.
McKnight Á.
Boyton R.J.
Abbass H.
Abiodun A.
Alfarih M.
Alldis Z.
Altmann D.M.
Amin O.E.
Andiapen M.
Artico J.
Augusto J.B.
Baca G.L.
Bailey S.N.L.
Bhuva A.N.
Boulter A.
Bowles R.
Boyton R.J.
Bracken O.V.
O’Brien B.
Brooks T.
Bullock N.
Butler D.K.
Captur G.
Champion N.
Chan C.
Chandran A.
de Sousa J.C.
Couto-Parada X.
Cutino-Moguel T.
Davies R.H.
Douglas B.
Di Genova C.
Dieobi-Anene K.
Diniz M.O.
Feehan K.
Finlay M.
Fontana M.
Forooghi N.
Gibbons J.M.
Gilroy D.
Hamblin M.
Hewson J.
Hickling L.M.
Hingorani A.D.
Howes L.
Itua I.
Jardim V.
Jensen M.
Jones J.
Jones M.
Joy G.
Kapil V.
Kurdi H.
Lambourne J.
Louth S.
Maini M.K.
Mandadapu V.
Manisty C.
McKnight Á.
Mfuko C.
Mitchelmore O.
Moon C.
Moon J.
Publisher(s)
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Abstract
Understanding the nature of immunity following mild/asymptomatic infection with SARS-CoV-2 is crucial to controlling the pandemic. We analyzed T cell and neutralizing antibody responses in 136 healthcare workers (HCW) 16-18 weeks after United Kingdom lockdown, 76 of whom had mild/asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection captured by serial sampling. Neutralizing antibodies (nAb) were present in 89% of previously infected HCW. T cell responses tended to be lower following asymptomatic infection than in those reporting case-definition symptoms of COVID-19, while nAb titers were maintained irrespective of symptoms. T cell and antibody responses were sometimes discordant. Eleven percent lacked nAb and had undetectable T cell responses to spike protein but had T cells reactive with other SARS-CoV-2 antigens. Our findings suggest that the majority of individuals with mild or asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection carry nAb complemented by multispecific T cell responses at 16-18 weeks after mild or asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Volume
5
Issue
54
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Sistema respiratorio Inmunología Epidemiología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85099074025
PubMed ID
Source
Science Immunology
ISSN of the container
24709468
Sources of information: Directorio de Producción Científica Scopus