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ReviewVirologica Sinica2022

The humoral and cellular immune evasion of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and sub-lineages.

Tiandan Xiang, Junzhong Wang, Xin Zheng

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Review in Virologica Sinica, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tiandan XiangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China; Joint International Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
Junzhong WangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China; Joint International Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
Xin ZhengDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China; Joint International Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China. Electronic address: xinz@hust.edu.cn.
Union Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The recently discovered SARS-CoV-2 variant Omicron (B.1.1.529) has rapidly become a global public health issue. The substantial mutations in the spike protein in this new variant have raised concerns about its ability to escape from pre-existing immunity established by natural infection or vaccination. In this review, we give a summary of current knowledge concerning the antibody evasion properties of Omicron and its subvariants (BA.2, BA.2.12.1, BA.4/5, and BA.2.75) from therapeutic monoclonal antibodies and the sera of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine recipients or convalescent patients. We also summarize whether vaccine-induced cellular immunity (memory B cell and T cell response) can recognize Omicron specifically. In brief, the Omicron variants demonstrated remarkable antibody evasion, with even more striking antibody escape seen in the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 sub-lineages. Luckily, the third booster vaccine dose significantly increased the neutralizing antibodies titers, and the vaccine-induced cellular response remains conserved and provides second-line defense against the Omicron.

Indexed as

COVID-19SARS-CoV-2Antibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19 VaccinesHumansImmune EvasionSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19 VaccinesSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2Antibody evasionCellular immunityOmicronSARS-CoV-2Vaccine

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PMID36427646
PMCPMC9681989
OpenAlexW4309730059

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