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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2023

Humoral and cell-mediated immune responses in HIV-vertically infected young patients after three doses of the BNT162b2 mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.

Claudia Vanetti, Marta Stracuzzi, Elisa Crivellaro, Federica Ciciliano, Micaela Garziano, Claudio Fenizia, Mara Biasin, Valeria Rubinacci, Antonella Amendola, Elisabetta Tanzi and 4 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 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Short-lived neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2 in newborns of immunized mothers.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2025
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14 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Claudia Vanetti *Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Marta Stracuzzi *Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Ospedale L. Sacco, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Elisa CrivellaroPediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Ospedale L. Sacco, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Federica CicilianoDepartment of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Micaela GarzianoDepartment of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Claudio FeniziaDepartment of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Mara BiasinDepartment of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Valeria RubinacciPediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Ospedale L. Sacco, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Antonella AmendolaDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Elisabetta TanziDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Gian Vincenzo ZuccottiDepartment of Pediatrics, Ospedale dei Bambini V. Buzzi, Milan, Italy.
Mario ClericiDepartment of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Vania Giacomet *Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Ospedale L. Sacco, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Daria Trabattoni *Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
University of Milan · ITLuigi Sacco Hospital · ITDon Carlo Gnocchi Foundation · ITOspedale dei Bambini Vittore Buzzi · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Data on the efficacy of three SARS-CoV-2 mRNA BNT162b2 vaccine doses and the role of previous SARS-CoV-2-infection in enhancing vaccine immunogenicity in HIV-vertically-infected people living with HIV (PLWH) are limited, as is the duration of vaccine-induced responses. Methods: SARS-CoV-2 plasma neutralizing activity (NA) against the European (B.1), Delta (B.1.617.2) and Omicron (B.1.1.529) variants and cell-mediated immunity (CMI) were analyzed in 29 ART-treated young PLWH (mean age 27.9 years) and 30 healthy controls (HC) who received three BNT162b2 vaccine doses. Individuals were stratified based on the presence/absence of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection (infected and vaccinated -SIV-; uninfected and vaccinated -SV-). Analyses were performed before vaccination (T0), 25 days from the second dose (T1), the day the third dose was administered (T2), and 3 months after the third dose (T3). Results: In PLWH: i) NA against all variants was higher in SIV compared to SV at T2 and was increased at T3; ii) switched-memory plasmablasts were augmented in SIV alone at T2 and T3; iii) a SARS-CoV-2 specific T cell memory was generated; iv) IFN-γ-secreting CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes were boosted at T3 mainly in SV. CMI magnitude was reduced in PLWH compared to HC. Notably, after the third dose of vaccine viremia was unmodified, but CD4 T cell counts were reduced>20% in 3/29 PHLW. Conclusion: A third dose of BNT162b2 vaccine induces strong humoral and CMI responses in young ART-treated PLWH independently from a previous SARS-CoV-2 natural infection. The lower magnitude of CMI responses should be considered when planning mRNA vaccine booster doses in PLWH.

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COVID-19HIV InfectionsAdultBNT162 VaccineCOVID-19 VaccinesHumansImmunity, CellularRNA, MessengerSARS-CoV-2BNT162 VaccineCOVID-19 VaccinesRNA, MessengerCOVID-19 SIV individualsimmune responseimmunocompromised subjectsPLWHSARS-CoV-2 vaccine efficacy

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