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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2023

Comparable cellular and humoral immunity upon homologous and heterologous COVID-19 vaccination regimens in kidney transplant recipients.

Nina Körber, Christopher Holzmann-Littig, Gesa Wilkens, Bo-Hung Liao, Maia L Werz, Louise Platen, Cho-Chin Cheng, Myriam Tellenbach, Verena Kappler, Viktor Lehner and 9 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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19 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Nina KörberInstitute of Virology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich, Germany.
Christopher Holzmann-LittigDepartment of Nephrology, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany.
Gesa WilkensInstitute of Virology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich, Germany.
Bo-Hung LiaoInstitute of Virology, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Munich, Germany.
Maia L WerzDepartment of Nephrology, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany.
Louise PlatenDepartment of Nephrology, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany.
Cho-Chin ChengInstitute of Virology, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Munich, Germany.
Myriam TellenbachDepartment of Nephrology, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany.
Verena KapplerDepartment of Nephrology, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany.
Viktor LehnerDepartment of Nephrology, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany.
Hrvoje MijočevićInstitute of Virology, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Munich, Germany.
Catharina ChristaInstitute of Virology, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Munich, Germany.
Volker AssfalgDepartment of Surgery, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany.
Uwe HeemannDepartment of Nephrology, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany.
Christoph SchmadererDepartment of Nephrology, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany.
Ulrike ProtzerInstitute of Virology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich, Germany.
Matthias C BraunischDepartment of Nephrology, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany.
Tanja BauerInstitute of Virology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich, Germany.
Lutz RendersDepartment of Nephrology, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany.
Technical University of Munich · DEKlinikum rechts der Isar · DEHelmholtz Zentrum München · DEGerman Center for Infection Research · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) are at high risk for a severe course of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); thus, effective vaccination is critical. However, the achievement of protective immunogenicity is hampered by immunosuppressive therapies. We assessed cellular and humoral immunity and breakthrough infection rates in KTRs vaccinated with homologous and heterologous COVID-19 vaccination regimens. Method: We performed a comparative in-depth analysis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-specific T-cell responses using multiplex Fluorospot assays and SARS-CoV-2-specific neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) between three-times homologously (n = 18) and heterologously (n = 8) vaccinated KTRs. Results: We detected SARS-CoV-2-reactive T cells in 100% of KTRs upon third vaccination, with comparable frequencies, T-cell expression profiles, and relative interferon γ and interleukin 2 production per single cell between homologously and heterologously vaccinated KTRs. SARS-CoV-2-specific NAb positivity rates were significantly higher in heterologously (87.5%) compared to homologously vaccinated (50.0%) KTRs ( Conclusion: Our data support a more comprehensive assessment of not only humoral but also cellular SARS-CoV-2-specific immunity in KTRs to provide an in-depth understanding about the COVID-19 vaccine-induced immune response in a transplant setting.

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COVID-19Kidney TransplantationCOVID-19 VaccinesDisease ProgressionHumansImmunity, HumoralSARS-CoV-2COVID-19 VaccinesCOVID-19 vaccinationimmunosuppressive therapykidney transplant recipientsmultiplex Fluorospotneutralizing antibodiesT-cell responses

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PMID37063863
PMCPMC10102365
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