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ArticleClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2021

Antibody indexes in COVID-19 convalescent plasma donors: Unanswered questions.

Tatiana Carvalho de Souza Bonetti, Flavia Roche Moreira Latini, Adriana Lukow Invitti, Marcelo Cunio Machado Fonseca, Fulvio Alexandre Scorza, Maira Garcia Saldanha, Fernanda T Bellucco, Natalia B S Bacarov, Michel M Soane, Manoel João Batista Castelo Girão

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Article in Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tatiana Carvalho de Souza BonettiLaboratorio de Ginecologia Molecular, Departamento de Ginecologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina/Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (EPM/UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0002-5193-700X
Flavia Roche Moreira LatiniAssociacao Beneficente de Coleta de Sangue (COLSAN), Sao Paulo, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0001-6649-7855
Adriana Lukow InvittiLaboratorio de Ginecologia Molecular, Departamento de Ginecologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina/Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (EPM/UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0003-2392-2887
Marcelo Cunio Machado FonsecaLaboratorio de Ginecologia Molecular, Departamento de Ginecologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina/Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (EPM/UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0003-0803-3715
Fulvio Alexandre ScorzaCentro de Neurociencias e Saude da Mulher "Professor Geraldo Rodrigues de Lima", Departamento de Ginecologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina/Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (EPM/UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0002-0694-8674
Maira Garcia SaldanhaLaboratorio de Ginecologia Molecular, Departamento de Ginecologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina/Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (EPM/UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0002-6324-2029
Fernanda T BelluccoEUROIMMUN Brasil, Sao Caetano do Sul, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0002-4198-2667
Natalia B S BacarovEUROIMMUN Brasil, Sao Caetano do Sul, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0001-8393-6565
Michel M SoaneEUROIMMUN Brasil, Sao Caetano do Sul, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0002-3187-1736
Manoel João Batista Castelo GirãoLaboratorio de Ginecologia Molecular, Departamento de Ginecologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina/Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (EPM/UNIFESP), Sao Paulo, SP, BR.ORCID 0000-0002-3379-5802
Universidade Federal de São Paulo · BRColsan - Associação Beneficente de Coleta de Sangue · BRUniversidade Municipal de São Caetano do Sul · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is characterized by high contagiousness, as well as variable clinical manifestations and immune responses. The antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 is directly related to viral clearance and the antibodies' ability to neutralize the virus and confer long-term immunity. Nevertheless, the response can also be associated with disease severity and evolution. This study correlated the clinical characteristics of convalescent COVID-19 patients with immunoglobulin A (IgA) and IgG anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies.

methodsThis study included 51 COVID-19 health care professionals who were candidates for convalescent plasma donation from April to June 2020. The subjects had symptomatic COVID-19 with a polymerase chain reaction-confirmed diagnosis. We measured anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgA and IgG antibodies after symptom recovery, and the subjects were classified as having mild, moderate, or severe symptoms.

resultsAnti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies were positive in most patients (90.2%). The antibody indexes for IgA and IgG did not differ significantly between patients presenting with mild or moderate symptoms. However, they were significantly higher in patients with severe symptoms.

conclusionsOur study showed an association between higher antibody indexes and severe COVID-19 cases, and several hypotheses regarding the association of the antibody dynamics and severity of the disease in SARS-CoV-2 infection have been raised, although many questions remain unanswered.

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COVID-19COVID-19 SerotherapyAntibodies, ViralHumansImmunization, PassiveAntibodies, Viral

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