Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37692793›Full record

ArticleHealth science reports2023

Investigating the impact of prior COVID-19 on IgG antibody and interferon γ responses after BBIBP-CorV vaccination in a disease endemic population: A prospective observational study.

Zahra Hasan, Kiran Iqbal Masood, Shama Qaiser, Erum Khan, Areeba Hussain, Zara Ghous, Unab Khan, Maliha Yameen, Imran Hassan, Muhammad Imran Nasir and 10 more

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Health science reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Zahra HasanDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-7580-372X
Kiran Iqbal MasoodDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan.
Shama QaiserDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan.
Erum KhanDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan.
Areeba HussainDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan.
Zara GhousDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan.
Unab KhanDepartment of Family Medicine Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan.
Maliha YameenDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan.
Imran HassanDepartment of Family Medicine Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan.
Muhammad Imran NasirDepartment of Pediatrics Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan.
Muhammad Farrukh QaziDepartment of Pediatrics Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan.
Haris Ali MemonDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan.
Shiza AliDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan.
Sadaf BalochDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan.
Zulfiqar A BhuttaCenter of Excellence in Women and Child Health Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan.
Marc VeldhoenInstituto de Medicina Molecular, João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina Universidade de Lisboa Lisbon Portugal.
J Pedro SimasCatólica Biomedical Research Center, Católica Medical School Universidade Católica Portuguesa Lisboa Portugal.
Syed Faisal MahmoodDepartment of Medicine Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan.
Kulsoom GhiasDepartment of Biological and Biomedical Sciences Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan.
Rabia HussainDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan.
Aga Khan University · PKUniversidade Católica Portuguesa · PTUniversity of Lisbon · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and Aims: COVID-19 vaccinations have reduced morbidity and mortality from the disease. Antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) have been associated with immune protection. Seroprevalence studies revealed high immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody levels to SARS-CoV-2 in the Pakistani population before vaccinations. We investigated the effect of BBIBP-CorV vaccination on circulating IgG antibodies and interferon (IFN)-γ from T cells measured in a cohort of healthy individuals, with respect to age, gender, and history of COVID-19. Methods: The study was conducted between April and October 2021. BBIBP-CorV vaccinated participants were followed up to 24 weeks. Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein and its receptor-binding domain (RBD) were measured. IFNγ secreted by whole blood stimulation of Spike protein and extended genome antigens was determined. Results: Study participants with a history of prior COVID-19 displayed a higher magnitude of IgG antibodies to Spike and RBD. IgG seropositivity was greater in those with prior COVID-19, aged 50 years or younger and in females. At 24 weeks after vaccination, 37.4% of participants showed IFN-γ responses to SARS-CoV-2 antigens. T cell IFN-γ release was higher in those with prior COVID-19 and those aged 50 years or less. Highest IFN-γ release was observed to extended genome antigens in individuals both with and without prior COVID-19. Conclusion: We found that IgG seropositivity to both Spike and RBD was affected by prior COVID-19, age and gender. Importantly, seropositive responses persisted up to 24 weeks after vaccination. Persistence of vaccine induced IgG antibodies may be linked to the high seroprevalence observed earlier in unvaccinated individuals. Increased T cell reactivity to Spike and extended genome antigens reflects cellular activation induced by BBIBP-CorV. COVID-19 vaccination may have longer lasting immune responses in populations with a higher seroprevalence. These data inform on vaccination booster policies for high-risk groups.

Indexed as

COVID‐19immunoglobulin GinterferonsT‐lymphocytesvaccination

Identifiers

PMID37692793
PMCPMC10486204
OpenAlexW4386563771

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.