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ArticlePediatric research2023

Long-term humoral signatures following acute pediatric COVID-19 and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children.

Madeleine D Burns, Yannic C Bartsch, Jameson P Davis, Brittany P Boribong, Maggie Loiselle, Jaewon Kang, Abigail S Kane, Andrea G Edlow, Alessio Fasano, Galit Alter and 1 more

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Article in Pediatric research, 2023. 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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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Madeleine D Burns *Mucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Yannic C Bartsch *Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Jameson P DavisMucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Brittany P BoribongMucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Maggie LoiselleMucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Jaewon KangRagon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Abigail S KaneMucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Andrea G EdlowHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Alessio FasanoMucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Galit AlterHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Lael M YonkerMucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. Lyonker@mgh.harvard.edu.
Boston Children's Hospital · USHarvard University · USMassachusetts General Hospital · USRagon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard · US

Funding

Technology CoreU19AI135995 · NIAID · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI Bryan Briney · 2018 to 2026
$32.0M
Demystifying the antiviral activity of the IgG3+ antibody responseR37AI080289 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI ALTER, GALIT · 2015 to 2022
$5.8M
Immunologic Signatures of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination and DiseaseU01CA260476 · NCI · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI BAROUCH, DAN H. · 2020 to 2024
$3.7M
SARS-CoV-2 Variant TestingR01AI146785 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI LINGWOOD, DANIEL · 2020 to 2024
$3.3M
Defining neutrophil pathobiology in pediatric Long COVIDR01HL173059 · NHLBI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Lael Yonker · 2024 to 2026
$2.4M
Sex Differences in Fetal Brain-Placental Immune Programming in Maternal ObesityR01HD100022 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI EDLOW, ANDREA GOLDBERG · 2019 to 2021
$2.0M
Mechanistically Disentangling the Infected, Inflamed LungK08HL143183 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI YONKER, LAEL · 2018 to 2022
$869k
NCI NIH HHS U01 CA260476NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL143183NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL173059NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI146785NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI080289NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI135995NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD100022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough most children experience mild symptoms during acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, some develop the severe post-COVID-19 complication, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C). While acute presentations of COVID-19 and MIS-C have been well immunophenotyped, little is known about the lasting immune profile in children after acute illness.

methodsChildren 2 months-20 years of age presenting with either acute COVID-19 (n = 9) or MIS-C (n = 12) were enrolled in a Pediatric COVID-19 Biorepository at a single medical center. We deeply profiled humoral immune responses and circulating cytokines following pediatric COVID-19 and MIS-C.

resultsTwenty-one children and young adults provided blood samples at both acute presentation and 6-month follow-up (mean: 6.5 months; standard deviation: 1.77 months). Pro-inflammatory cytokine elevations resolved after both acute COVID-19 and MIS-C. Humoral profiles continue to mature after acute COVID-19, displaying decreasing IgM and increasing IgG over time, as well as stronger effector functions, including antibody-dependent monocyte activation. In contrast, MIS-C immune signatures, especially anti-Spike IgG1, diminished over time.

conclusionsHere, we show the mature immune signature after pediatric COVID-19 and MIS-C, displaying resolving inflammation with recalibration of the humoral responses. These humoral profiles highlight immune activation and vulnerabilities over time in these pediatric post-infectious cohorts. IMPACT: The pediatric immune profile matures after both COVID-19 and MIS-C, suggesting a diversified anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody response after resolution of acute illness. While pro-inflammatory cytokine responses resolve in the months following acute infection in both conditions, antibody-activated responses remain relatively heightened in convalescent COVID-19. These data may inform long-term immunoprotection from reinfection in children with past SARS-CoV-2 infections or MIS-C.

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COVID-19Acute DiseaseAntibodies, ViralChildCytokinesHumansSARS-CoV-2Systemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeYoung AdultAntibodies, ViralCytokines

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PMID37173406
PMCPMC10176275
OpenAlexW4376256180

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