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ArticleTransfusion2022

Resistance of SARS-CoV-2 beta and gamma variants to plasma collected from Canadian blood donors during the spring of 2020.

Steven J Drews, Kento T Abe, Queenie Hu, Reuben Samson, Anne-Claude Gingras, Karen Colwill, Bhavisha Rathod, Jenny Wang, Mahya Fazel-Zarandi, Qi-Long Yi and 7 more

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Article in Transfusion, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The Importance of Geographic Proximity of Convalescent Plasma Donors.Current topics in microbiology and immunology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Steven J DrewsMicrobiology, Canadian Blood Services, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2519-1109
Kento T AbeSinai Health System, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Queenie HuSinai Health System, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Reuben SamsonSinai Health System, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Anne-Claude GingrasSinai Health System, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Karen ColwillSinai Health System, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Bhavisha RathodSinai Health System, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Jenny WangSinai Health System, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Mahya Fazel-ZarandiSinai Health System, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Qi-Long YiEpidemiology and Surveillance, Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Alyssia RobinsonZoonotic Diseases and Special Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Heidi WoodZoonotic Diseases and Special Pathogens, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Ashleigh TuiteDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
David FismanDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
David H EvansDepartment of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Yi-Chan J LinDepartment of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Sheila F O'BrienEpidemiology and Surveillance, Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5332-2789

Funding

Abbott LaboratoriesAlberta Innovates - Health Solutions G2020000360 DrewsCanada Foundation for Innovation fundingCIHR VR2-172723COVID-19 Immunity Task ForceGenome CanadaGovernment of OntarioKrembil Foundation to the Sinai Health System FoundationOntario Genomics OGI-139
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis pilot study assesses the ability of plasma collected from Canadian blood donors in the first wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic to neutralize later SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs). STUDY DESIGN AND

methodsA repeated cross-sectional design was used, and a random cross-sectional sample of all available Canadian Blood Services retention samples (n = 1500/month) was drawn monthly for April and May of 2020. Qualitative IgG analysis was performed on aliquots of specimens using anti-spike, anti-receptor binding domain, and anti-nucleocapsid protein enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays as well as the Abbott Architect SARS CoV-2 IgG assay (Abbott Laboratories) against the anti-nucleocapsid protein. Selected plasma specimens were then assessed for neutralization against VOCs using pseudotyped lentivirus inhibition assays as well as plaque reduction neutralization test 50% (PRNT

resultsSix specimens with a high neutralizing titer against wild-type SARS-CoV-2 and three specimens with a low neutralizing titer against wild-type SARS-CoV-2 were chosen for further analysis against VOCs. Four of six high neutralizing titer specimens had a reduced neutralizing capacity against beta VOCs by both neutralization methods. Three of six high neutralizing titer specimens had reduced neutralization capacity against gamma VOCs.

conclusionsThis preliminary data can be used as a justification for limiting the use of first wave plasma products in upcoming clinical trials but cannot be used to speculate on general trends in the immunity of Canadian blood donors to SARS-CoV-2.

Indexed as

Blood DonorsCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2Antibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralCanadaCOVID-19 SerotherapyCross-Sectional StudiesHumansImmunization, PassiveImmunoglobulin GNeutralization TestsPilot ProjectsSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralImmunoglobulin GSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus

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PMID34662434
PMCPMC8662190

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