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Dynamics of Neutralizing Antibody Titers in the Months After Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection
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Most individuals infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) develop neutralizing antibodies that target the viral spike protein. In this study, we quantified how levels of these antibodies change in the months after SARS-CoV-2 infection by examining longitudinal samples collected approximately 30–152 days after symptom onset from a prospective cohort of 32 recovered individuals with asymptomatic, mild, or moderate-severe disease. Neutralizing antibody titers declined an average of about 4-fold from 1 to 4 months after symptom onset. This decline in neutralizing antibody titers was accompanied by a decline in total antibodies capable of binding the viral spike protein or its receptor-binding domain. Importantly, our data are consistent with the expected early immune response to viral infection, where an initial peak in antibody levels is followed by a decline to a lower plateau. Additional studies of long-lived B cells and antibody titers over longer time frames are necessary to determine the durability of immunity to SARS-CoV-2.
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- Crawford, K. H. D., Dingens, A. S., Eguia, R., Wolf, C. R., Wilcox, N., Logue, J. K., Shuey, K., Casto, A. M., Fiala, B., Wrenn, S., Pettie, D., King, N. P., Greninger, A. L., Chu, H. Y., & Bloom, J. D.
- Affiliations
- University of Washington (US)
- Fred Hutch Cancer Center (US)
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
- Corresponding author
- Chu, Helen Y
- Bloom, Jesse D
- ORCID
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- The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2020-09-30
- Volume
- 223
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 197-205
- ISSN
- 0022-1899 (ISSN-L)
- 1537-6613
- PMC
- PMC7543487
- OpenAlex
- W3091039991
- Cited by
- 265
- References
- 53
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- 2026: 5 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 32 · 2022: 58 · 2021: 120 · 2020: 21
- FWCI
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- en
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (R01AI141707, F30AI149928)
- National Institutes of Health
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1156262)
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund
- 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, COVID-19 pandemic, neutralizing antibodies, antibody titer decline, spike protein, receptor binding domain, humoral immune response, long-term immunity, asymptomatic infection
- MeSH terms
- COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Adult, Aged, Antibodies, Viral, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Time Factors, Young Adult, Antibodies, Neutralizing, Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
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