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Systems serology detects functionally distinct coronavirus antibody features in children and elderly.

ABSTRACT: The hallmarks of COVID-19 are higher pathogenicity and mortality in the elderly compared to children. Examining baseline SARS-CoV-2 cross-reactive immunological responses, induced by circulating human coronaviruses (hCoVs), is needed to understand such divergent clinical outcomes. Here we show analysis of coronavirus antibody responses of pre-pandemic healthy children (n = 89), adults (n = 98), elderly (n = 57), and COVID-19 patients (n = 50) by systems serology. Moderate levels of cross-reactive, but non-neutralizing, SARS-CoV-2 antibodies are detected in pre-pandemic healthy individuals. SARS-CoV-2 antigen-specific Fcγ receptor binding accurately distinguishes COVID-19 patients from healthy individuals, suggesting that SARS-CoV-2 infection induces qualitative changes to antibody Fc, enhancing Fcγ receptor engagement. Higher cross-reactive SARS-CoV-2 IgA and IgG are observed in healthy elderly, while healthy children display elevated SARS-CoV-2 IgM, suggesting that children have fewer hCoV exposures, resulting in less-experienced but more polyreactive humoral immunity. Age-dependent analysis of COVID-19 patients, confirms elevated class-switched antibodies in elderly, while children have stronger Fc responses which we demonstrate are functionally different. These insights will inform COVID-19 vaccination strategies, improved serological diagnostics and therapeutics.

SUBMITTER: Selva KJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8016934 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Systems serology detects functionally distinct coronavirus antibody features in children and elderly.

Selva Kevin J KJ van de Sandt Carolien E CE Lemke Melissa M MM Lee Christina Y CY Shoffner Suzanne K SK Chua Brendon Y BY Davis Samantha K SK Nguyen Thi H O THO Rowntree Louise C LC Hensen Luca L Koutsakos Marios M Wong Chinn Yi CY Mordant Francesca F Jackson David C DC Flanagan Katie L KL Crowe Jane J Tosif Shidan S Neeland Melanie R MR Sutton Philip P Licciardi Paul V PV Crawford Nigel W NW Cheng Allen C AC Doolan Denise L DL Amanat Fatima F Krammer Florian F Chappell Keith K Modhiran Naphak N Watterson Daniel D Young Paul P Lee Wen Shi WS Wines Bruce D BD Mark Hogarth P P Esterbauer Robyn R Kelly Hannah G HG Tan Hyon-Xhi HX Juno Jennifer A JA Wheatley Adam K AK Kent Stephen J SJ Arnold Kelly B KB Kedzierska Katherine K Chung Amy W AW

Nature communications 20210401 1

The hallmarks of COVID-19 are higher pathogenicity and mortality in the elderly compared to children. Examining baseline SARS-CoV-2 cross-reactive immunological responses, induced by circulating human coronaviruses (hCoVs), is needed to understand such divergent clinical outcomes. Here we show analysis of coronavirus antibody responses of pre-pandemic healthy children (n = 89), adults (n = 98), elderly (n = 57), and COVID-19 patients (n = 50) by systems serology. Moderate levels of cross-reactiv ...[more]

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Systems serology detects functionally distinct coronavirus antibody features in children and elderly.

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Systems serology detects functionally distinct coronavirus antibody features in children and elderly.

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