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ArticleEuropean journal of immunology2022

Augmented neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant by boost vaccination and monoclonal antibodies.

Sebastian R Schulz, Markus Hoffmann, Edith Roth, Katharina Pracht, Deborah L Burnett, Ohan Mazigi, Wolfgang Schuh, Bernhard Manger, Dirk Mielenz, Christopher C Goodnow and 3 more

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Article in European journal of immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Sebastian R SchulzDivision of Molecular Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine 3, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Zentrum, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Markus HoffmannInfection Biology Unit, German Primate Center-Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Göttingen, Germany.
Edith RothDivision of Molecular Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine 3, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Zentrum, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Katharina PrachtDivision of Molecular Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine 3, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Zentrum, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Deborah L BurnettGarvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Ohan MazigiGarvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Wolfgang SchuhDivision of Molecular Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine 3, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Zentrum, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Bernhard MangerDepartment of Internal Medicine 3, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany.
Dirk MielenzDivision of Molecular Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine 3, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Zentrum, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Christopher C GoodnowGarvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Daniel ChristGarvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Stefan PöhlmannInfection Biology Unit, German Primate Center-Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Göttingen, Germany.
Hans-Martin JäckDivision of Molecular Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine 3, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Zentrum, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6332-8463

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Effective vaccines and monoclonal antibodies have been developed against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). However, the appearance of virus variants with higher transmissibility and pathogenicity is a major concern because of their potential to escape vaccines and clinically approved SARS-CoV-2- antibodies. Here, we use flow cytometry-based binding and pseudotyped SARS-CoV-2 neutralization assays to determine the efficacy of boost immunization and therapeutic antibodies to neutralize the dominant Omicron variant. We provide compelling evidence that the third vaccination with BNT162b2 increases the amount of neutralizing serum antibodies against Delta and Omicron variants, albeit to a lower degree when compared to the parental Wuhan strain. Therefore, a third vaccination is warranted to increase titers of protective serum antibodies, especially in the case of the Omicron variant. We also found that most clinically approved and otherwise potent therapeutic antibodies against the Delta variant failed to recognize and neutralize the Omicron variant. In contrast, some antibodies under preclinical development potentially neutralized the Omicron variant. Our studies also support using a flow cytometry-based antibody binding assay to rapidly monitor therapeutic candidates and serum titers against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants.

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Antineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalCOVID-19Antibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralBNT162 VaccineCOVID-19 VaccinesHumansSARS-CoV-2VaccinationAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBNT162 VaccineCOVID-19 Vaccinesboost immunizationcoronavirusCOVID-19neutralizing antibodySARS-CoV-2vaccination

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PMID35253229
PMCPMC9087419

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