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ArticleViruses2022

SARS-CoV-2 Gamma and Delta Variants of Concern Might Undermine Neutralizing Activity Generated in Response to BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccination.

Luigia Trabace, Lorenzo Pace, Maria Grazia Morgese, Isabel Bianca Santo, Domenico Galante, Stefania Schiavone, Dora Cipolletta, Anna Maria Rosa, Pierluigi Reveglia, Antonio Parisi and 6 more

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Article in Viruses, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Antibody Response in Healthcare Workers During the SARS-CoV-2 Gamma Variant Outbreak in Manaus, Brazil.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Luigia TrabaceDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3073-8404
Lorenzo PaceIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, 71121 Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0742-5119
Maria Grazia MorgeseDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.
Isabel Bianca SantoLaboratory of Clinical Pathology, Policlinico Riuniti di Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.
Domenico GalanteIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, 71121 Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1159-2801
Stefania SchiavoneDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1190-0659
Dora CipollettaIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, 71121 Foggia, Italy.
Anna Maria RosaLaboratory of Clinical Pathology, Policlinico Riuniti di Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.
Pierluigi RevegliaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0588-2092
Antonio ParisiIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, 71121 Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2744-1140
Paolo TucciDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7314-445X
Giovanni PepeCentro Antiveleni, Policlinico Riuniti di Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.
Rodolfo SaccoGastroenterology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, Policlinico Riuniti di Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9887-7315
Maria Pia Foschino BarbaroDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Institute of Respiratory Diseases, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.
Gaetano CorsoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4720-1320
Antonio FasanellaIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, 71121 Foggia, Italy.
University of Foggia · ITIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata · ITOspedali Riuniti di Foggia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Delta variant raised concern regarding its ability to evade SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. We evaluated a serum neutralizing response of 172 Italian healthcare workers, three months after complete Comirnaty (BNT162b2 mRNA, BioNTech-Pfizer) vaccination, testing their sera against viral isolates of Alpha, Gamma and Delta variants, including 36 subjects with a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection. We assessed whether IgG anti-spike TRIM levels and serum neutralizing activity by seroneutralization assay were associated. Concerning Gamma variant, a two-fold reduction in neutralizing titres compared to the Alpha variant was observed, while a four-fold reduction of Delta virus compared to Alpha was found. A gender difference was observed in neutralizing titres only for the Gamma variant. The serum samples of 36 previously infected SARS-CoV-2 individuals neutralized Alpha, Gamma and Delta variants, demonstrating respectively a nearly three-fold and a five-fold reduction in neutralizing titres compared to Alpha variant. IgG anti-spike TRIM levels were positively correlated with serum neutralizing titres against the three variants. The Comirnaty vaccine provides sustained neutralizing antibody activity towards the Alpha variant, but it is less effective against Gamma and even less against Delta variants.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2Antibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralBNT162 VaccineCOVID-19 VaccinesHumansImmunoglobulin GRNA, MessengerVaccinationAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralBNT162 VaccineCOVID-19 VaccinesImmunoglobulin GRNA, MessengerBNT162b2 mRNAneutralizing antibodiesSARS-CoV-2 VOCs

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PMID35458544
PMCPMC9025771
OpenAlexW4224218376

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