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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2022

Comparative analysis of the neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2 Wuhan-Hu-1 strain and variants of concern: Performance evaluation of a pseudovirus-based neutralization assay.

Luciana D'Apice, Maria Trovato, Giulia Gramigna, Francesca Colavita, Massimo Francalancia, Giulia Matusali, Silvia Meschi, Daniele Lapa, Aurora Bettini, Klizia Mizzoni and 4 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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15citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Luciana D'ApiceInstitute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Naples, Italy.
Maria TrovatoInstitute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Naples, Italy.
Giulia GramignaNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" Istituto Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy.
Francesca ColavitaNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" Istituto Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy.
Massimo FrancalanciaNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" Istituto Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy.
Giulia MatusaliNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" Istituto Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy.
Silvia MeschiNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" Istituto Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy.
Daniele LapaNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" Istituto Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy.
Aurora BettiniNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" Istituto Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy.
Klizia MizzoniNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" Istituto Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy.
Luigi AurisicchioCancer Immunology, Takis Biotech, Rome, Italy.
Antonino Di CaroNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" Istituto Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy.
Concetta CastillettiNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" Istituto Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy.
Piergiuseppe De BerardinisInstitute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Naples, Italy.
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITNational Research Council · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: Emergence of new variants of SARS-CoV-2 might affect vaccine efficacy. Therefore, assessing the capacity of sera to neutralize variants of concern (VOCs) in BSL-2 conditions will help evaluating the immune status of population following vaccination or infection. Methods: Pseudotyped viruses bearing SARS-CoV-2 spike protein from Wuhan-Hu-1/D614G strains (wild type, WT), B.1.617.2 (Delta), or B.1.1.529 (Omicron) VOCs were generated to assess the neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) activity by a pseudovirus-based neutralization assay (PVNA). PVNA performance was assessed in comparison to the micro-neutralization test (MNT) based on live viruses. Sera collected from COVID-19 convalescents and vaccinees receiving mRNA (BNT16b2 or mRNA-1273) or viral vector (AZD1222 or Ad26.COV2.S) vaccines were used to measure nAbs elicited by two-dose BNT16b2, mRNA-1273, AZD1222 or one-dose Ad26.CO2.S, at different times from completed vaccination, ~ 1.5 month and ~ 4-6 months. Sera from pre-pandemic and unvaccinated individuals were analyzed as controls. Neutralizing activity following booster vaccinations against VOCs was also determined. Results: PVNA titers correlated with the gold standard MNT assay, validating the reliability of PVNA. Sera analyzed late from the second dose showed a reduced neutralization activity compared to sera collected earlier. Ad26.CO2.S vaccination led to very low or absent nAbs. Neutralization of Delta and Omicron BA.1 VOCs showed significant reduction of nAbs respect to WT strain. Importantly, booster doses enhanced Omicron BA.1 nAbs, with persistent levels at 3 months from boosting. Conclusions: PVNA is a reliable tool for assessing anti-SARS-CoV-2 nAbs helping the establishment of a correlate of protection and the management of vaccination strategies.

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COVID-19RNA VirusesAd26COVS1Antibodies, NeutralizingCarbon DioxideChAdOx1 nCoV-19HumansMembrane GlycoproteinsReproducibility of ResultsRNA, MessengerSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusViral Envelope ProteinsAd26COVS1Antibodies, NeutralizingCarbon DioxideChAdOx1 nCoV-19Membrane GlycoproteinsRNA, MessengerSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2Viral Envelope ProteinsCOVID-19immunogenicityneutralization assayneutralizing antibodiespseudotyped virusSARS-CoV-2vaccinesvariants of concern

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