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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021

Circulating IgG Levels in SARS-CoV-2 Convalescent Individuals in Cyprus.

Ioannis Mamais, Apostolos Malatras, Gregory Papagregoriou, Natasa Giallourou, Andrea C Kakouri, Peter Karayiannis, Maria Koliou, Eirini Christaki, Georgios K Nikolopoulos, Constantinos Deltas

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ioannis MamaisDepartment of Health Sciences, School of Sciences, European University Cyprus, Nicosia 2404, Cyprus.ORCID 0000-0002-4835-8031
Apostolos MalatrasBiobank.cy Center of Excellence in Biobanking and Biomedical Research, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1678, Cyprus.ORCID 0000-0003-1380-5521
Gregory PapagregoriouBiobank.cy Center of Excellence in Biobanking and Biomedical Research, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1678, Cyprus.ORCID 0000-0002-2440-9789
Natasa GiallourouBiobank.cy Center of Excellence in Biobanking and Biomedical Research, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1678, Cyprus.
Andrea C KakouriBiobank.cy Center of Excellence in Biobanking and Biomedical Research, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1678, Cyprus.ORCID 0000-0003-2982-679X
Peter KarayiannisDepartment of Basic and Clinical Sciences, University of Nicosia Medical School, Nicosia 1700, Cyprus.ORCID 0000-0001-5195-7863
Maria KoliouMedical School, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1678, Cyprus.
Eirini ChristakiMedical School, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1678, Cyprus.ORCID 0000-0002-8152-6367
Georgios K NikolopoulosBiobank.cy Center of Excellence in Biobanking and Biomedical Research, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1678, Cyprus.ORCID 0000-0002-3307-0246
Constantinos DeltasBiobank.cy Center of Excellence in Biobanking and Biomedical Research, University of Cyprus, Nicosia 1678, Cyprus.
University of Cyprus · CYEuropean University Cyprus · CYUniversity of Nicosia · CY

Funding

European Commission 857122
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long-term persistence and the heterogeneity of humoral response to SARS-CoV-2 have not yet been thoroughly investigated. The aim of this work is to study the production of circulating immunoglobulin class G (IgG) antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in individuals with past infection in Cyprus. Individuals of the general population, with or without previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, were invited to visit the Biobank at the Center of Excellence in Biobanking and Biomedical Research of the University of Cyprus. Serum IgG antibodies were measured using the SARS-CoV-2 IgG and the SARS-CoV-2 IgG II Quant assays of Abbott Laboratories. Antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 were also evaluated against participants' demographic and clinical data. All statistical analyses were conducted in Stata 16. The median levels of receptor binding domain (RBD)-specific IgG in 969 unvaccinated individuals, who were reportedly infected between November 2020 and September 2021, were 432.1 arbitrary units (AI)/mL (interquartile range-IQR: 182.4-1147.3). Higher antibody levels were observed in older participants, males, and those who reportedly developed symptoms or were hospitalized. The RBD-specific IgG levels peaked at three months post symptom onset and subsequently decreased up to month six, with a slower decay thereafter. IgG response to the RBD of SARS-CoV-2 is bi-phasic with considerable titer variability. Levels of IgG are significantly associated with several parameters, including age, gender, and severity of symptoms.

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antibodiesCOVID-19CyprusIgGSARS-CoV-2

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PMID34945178
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