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SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody responses are more robust in patients with severe disease

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Wang, Pengfei, Liu, Lihong, Nair, Manoj S., Yin, Michael T., Luo, Yang, Wang, Qian, Yuan, Ting, Mori, Kanako +10 more·2020·Emerging Microbes & Infections

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We studied plasma antibody responses of 35 patients about 1 month after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Titers of antibodies binding to the viral nucleocapsid and spike proteins were significantly higher in patients with severe disease. Likewise, mean antibody neutralization titers against SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus and live virus were higher in the sicker patients, by ∼5-fold and ∼7-fold, respectively. These findings have important implications for those pursuing plasma therapy, isolation of neutralizing monoclonal antibodies, and determinants of immunity.

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  • Eighteen mutant pseudoviruses were made as previously described, and each had a robust titre adequate for neutralization studies.

    “A total of 18 mutant pseudoviruses were made as previously described 20,21 , and each was found to have a robust titre (Extended Data Fig. 1c) that was adequate for neutralization studies.”

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Wang, P., Liu, L., Nair, M. S., Yin, M. T., Luo, Y., Wang, Q., Yuan, T., Mori, K., Solis, A. G., Yamashita, M., Garg, A., Purpura, L. J., Laracy, J. C., Yu, J., Joshua-Tor, L., Sodroski, J., Huang, Y., & Ho, D. D.
Affiliations
  • Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center (US)
  • Columbia University (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (US)
  • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Corresponding author
Ho, David D.
Venue
Emerging Microbes & Infections
Published
2020-01
Volume
9
Issue
1
Pages
2091-2093
ISSN
2222-1751 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3085665862
Cited by
122
References
18
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 51 · 2020: 24
FWCI
3.67
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Emerging Microbes & Infections (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Institutional Repository (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • The JBP Foundation
  • Wu Family China Center
  • Jack Ma Foundation
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (T32AI114398)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
Keywords
SARS-CoV-2, neutralizing antibodies, antibody response, severe COVID-19, nucleocapsid protein, spike protein, antibody titers, pseudovirus neutralization, plasma therapy, monoclonal antibodies, humoral immunity
MeSH terms
Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Adult, Aged, Antibodies, Viral, Antigens, Viral, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neutralization Tests, Pneumonia, Viral, Severity of Illness Index, Viral Envelope Proteins, Coronavirus Infections, Nucleocapsid, Antibodies, Neutralizing, Pandemics, Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus

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