Cited by 107SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchImmune responses and vaccinationsT-cell and B-cell Immunology

Prior vaccination promotes early activation of memory T cells and enhances immune responses during SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection

Painter, Mark M., Johnston, Timothy S., Lundgreen, Kendall A., Santos, Jefferson J. S., Qin, Juliana S., Goel, Rishi R., Apostolidis, Sokratis A., Mathew, Divij +53 more·2023·Nature Immunology

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection of vaccinated individuals is increasingly common but rarely results in severe disease, likely due to the enhanced potency and accelerated kinetics of memory immune responses. However, there have been few opportunities to rigorously study early recall responses during human viral infection. To better understand human immune memory and identify potential mediators of lasting vaccine efficacy, we used high-dimensional flow cytometry and SARS-CoV-2 antigen probes to examine immune responses in longitudinal samples from vaccinated individuals infected during the Omicron wave. These studies revealed heightened spike-specific responses during infection of vaccinated compared to unvaccinated individuals. Spike-specific cluster of differentiation (CD)4 T cells and plasmablasts expanded and CD8 T cells were robustly activated during the first week. In contrast, memory B cell activation, neutralizing antibody production and primary responses to nonspike antigens occurred during the second week. Collectively, these data demonstrate the functionality of vaccine-primed immune memory and highlight memory T cells as rapid responders during SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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Painter, M. M., Johnston, T. S., Lundgreen, K. A., Santos, J. J. S., Qin, J. S., Goel, R. R., Apostolidis, S. A., Mathew, D., Fulmer, B., Williams, J. C., McKeague, M. L., Pattekar, A., Goode, A., Nasta, S., Baxter, A. E., Giles, J. R., Skelly, A. N., Felley, L. E., McLaughlin, M., Weaver, J., BioBank, P. M., Ritchie, M. D., Feldman, M. D., Weaver, J., Naseer, N., Poindexter, A., Brock, A., Hu-Sain, K., Ko, Y.-A., Livingstone, M., Vadivieso, F., Kloter, A., DerOhannessian, S., Tran, T., Morrel, L., Haubein, N., Dunn, J., Verma, A., Morse, C., Risman, M., Judy, R., Verma, S. S., Bradford, Y., Dudek, S., Drivas, T., Kuthuru, O., Dougherty, J., Adamski, S., Long, S., Kee, M., Clendenin, C., da Silva Antunes, R., Grifoni, A., Weiskopf, D., Sette, A., Huang, A. C., Rader, D. J., Hensley, S. E., Bates, P., Greenplate, A. R., & Wherry, E. J.
Affiliations
  • University of Pennsylvania (US)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (US)
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System (US)
  • La Jolla Institute for Immunology (US)
Corresponding author
Wherry, E. John
Venue
Nature Immunology
Published
2023-09-21
Volume
24
Issue
10
Pages
1711-1724
ISSN
  • 1529-2908 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2916
OpenAlex
W4386923860
Cited by
106
References
70
Citations by year
2026: 22 · 2025: 32 · 2024: 40 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 1 · 2013: 1
FWCI
21.73
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (AI082630, AI108545, AI155577, AI149680, U19AI082630, 75N9301900065, AI152236)
  • Parker Foundation
  • U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (UL1TR001878)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune responses and vaccinations
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
Keywords
SARS-CoV-2, breakthrough infection, COVID-19 vaccination, memory T cells, CD4+ T cells, CD8+ T cells, plasmablasts, memory B cells, Omicron variant, recall immune response, neutralizing antibodies
MeSH terms
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 Vaccines, Memory B Cells, Memory T Cells, Breakthrough Infections, Adult, Antibodies, Viral, Female, Humans, Immunologic Memory, Lymphocyte Activation, Male, Middle Aged, Vaccination, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Antibodies, Neutralizing, Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus

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