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ArticleVaccines2023

Receptor-Binding-Domain-Specific B Cell Responses Induced by mRNA Immunization against SARS-CoV-2.

Maria Geropeppa, Ioanna Papadatou, Panagiotis Sarantis, Marianna Tzanoudaki, Ioannis Ntanasis-Stathopoulos, Tina Bagratuni, Evangelos Terpos, Vana Spoulou

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Article in Vaccines, 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maria GeropeppaImmunobiology and Vaccinology Research Laboratory, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Ioanna PapadatouImmunobiology and Vaccinology Research Laboratory, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-0421-9416
Panagiotis SarantisMolecular Oncology Unit, Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5848-7905
Marianna TzanoudakiDepartment of Immunology and Histocompatibility, Specialized Center and Referral Center for Primary Immunodeficiencies, Pediatric Immunology, "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Ioannis Ntanasis-StathopoulosDepartment of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6328-9783
Tina BagratuniDepartment of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8695-0493
Evangelos TerposDepartment of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5133-1422
Vana SpoulouImmunobiology and Vaccinology Research Laboratory, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRChildren's Hospital Agia Sophia · GR

Funding

University Research Institute of Maternal and Child Health and Precision Medicine, First De-partment of Paediatrics, "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital, National and Kapodistrian Univer-sity of Athens, Athens, Greece N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

mRNA vaccines have been instrumental in controlling the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, but the short-lived protection mediated by Receptor Binding Domain (RBD)-specific antibodies necessitates frequent revaccinations to enhance vaccine-induced immunity. The development of RBD-specific B cell memory is critical for improving the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the immune response. However, the effect of additional doses of mRNA vaccines on the composition of the RBD-specific B cell memory pool remains unclear. In this study, we found that dual BNT162b2 vaccination significantly increased both total RBD-specific and memory RBD-specific B cells and neutralizing antibodies. Following the second BNT162b2 dose, we showed a trend for the enrichment of CD27+IgM- memory RBD-specific B cells, which are known to correlate with a strong humoral response upon re-challenge. Repeated Measures Correlation (rmcorr) analysis revealed a significant correlation between antibody titers and both total and memory RBD-specific B cells, demonstrating that B cell and antibody responses are generated in a coordinated manner following BNT162b2 mRNA immunization. Our findings indicate that additional doses of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine enhance the qualitative and quantitative enrichment of the memory B cell pool against the vaccine antigens and collectively demonstrate the induction of a coordinated immune response to mRNA vaccination.

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antigen-specific memory B cellsimmunological memorymRNA vaccinesneutralizing antibodiesSARS-CoV-2

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PMID37514964
PMCPMC10383073
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