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ArticleScientific reports2023

Coronavirus spike protein-specific antibodies indicate frequent infections and reinfections in infancy and among BNT162b2-vaccinated healthcare workers.

Pekka Kolehmainen, Moona Huttunen, Alina Iakubovskaia, Sari Maljanen, Sisko Tauriainen, Emrah Yatkin, Arja Pasternack, Rauno Naves, Laura Toivonen, Paula A Tähtinen and 7 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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17 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Pekka KolehmainenInstitute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland. pekka.j.kolehmainen@utu.fi.
Moona HuttunenInstitute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Alina IakubovskaiaDepartment of Physiology, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Sari MaljanenInstitute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Sisko TauriainenInstitute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Emrah YatkinCentral Animal Laboratory, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Arja PasternackDepartment of Physiology, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Rauno NavesDepartment of Physiology, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Laura ToivonenDepartment of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Paula A TähtinenDepartment of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Lauri IvaskaDepartment of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Johanna LempainenInstitute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Ville PeltolaDepartment of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Matti WarisInstitute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Laura Kakkola *Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Olli Ritvos *Department of Physiology, Biomedicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Ilkka Julkunen *Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
University of Turku · FITurku University Hospital · FIUniversity of Helsinki · FI

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The prevalence of seasonal human coronavirus (HCoV) infections in early childhood and adults has not been well analyzed in longitudinal serological studies. Here we analyzed the changes in HCoV (229E, HKU1, NL63, OC43, MERS, and SARS-CoV-2) spike-specific antibody levels in follow-up serum specimens of 140 children at the age of 1, 2, and 3 years, and of 113 healthcare workers vaccinated for Covid-19 with BNT162b2-vaccine. IgG antibody levels against six recombinant HCoV spike subunit 1 (S1) proteins were measured by enzyme immunoassay. We show that by the age of three years the cumulative seropositivity for seasonal HCoVs increased to 38-81% depending on virus type. BNT162b2 vaccinations increased anti-SARS-CoV-2 S1 antibodies, but no increase in seasonal coronavirus antibodies associated with vaccinations. In healthcare workers (HCWs), during a 1-year follow-up, diagnostic antibody rises were seen in 5, 4 and 14% of the cases against 229E, NL63 and OC43 viruses, respectively, correlating well with the circulating HCoVs. In 6% of the HCWs, a diagnostic antibody rise was seen against S1 of HKU1, however, these rises coincided with anti-OC43 S1 antibody rises. Rabbit and guinea pig immune sera against HCoV S1 proteins indicated immunological cross-reactivity within alpha-CoV (229E and NL63) and beta-CoV (HKU1 and OC43) genera.

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Blood Group AntigensCoronavirus 229E, HumanCOVID-19AdultAnimalsAntibodies, ViralBNT162 VaccineChildChild, PreschoolGuinea PigsHealth PersonnelHumansInfantRabbitsReinfectionSARS-CoV-2Antibodies, ViralBlood Group AntigensBNT162 VaccineSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2

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PMCPMC10206561
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