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Identifying SARS-CoV-2 'memory' NK cells from COVID-19 convalescent donors for adoptive cell therapy.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 disease is the manifestation of syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, which is causing a worldwide pandemic. This disease can lead to multiple and different symptoms, being lymphopenia associated with severity one of the most persistent. Natural killer cells (NK cells) are part of the innate immune system, being fighting against virus-infected cells one of their key roles. In this study, we determined the phenotype of NK cells after COVID-19 and the main characteristic of SARS-CoV-2-specific-like NK population in the blood of convalescent donors. CD57+ NKG2C+ phenotype in SARS-CoV-2 convalescent donors indicates the presence of 'memory'/activated NK cells as it has been shown for cytomegalovirus infections. Although the existence of this population is donor dependent, its expression may be crucial for the specific response against SARS-CoV-2, so that, it gives us a tool for selecting the best donors to produce off-the-shelf living drug for cell therapy to treat COVID-19 patients under the RELEASE clinical trial (NCT04578210).

SUBMITTER: Herrera L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8652867 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Identifying SARS-CoV-2 'memory' NK cells from COVID-19 convalescent donors for adoptive cell therapy.

Herrera Lara L Martin-Inaraja Myriam M Santos Silvia S Inglés-Ferrándiz Marta M Azkarate Aida A Perez-Vaquero Miguel A MA Vesga Miguel A MA Vicario Jose L JL Soria Bernat B Solano Carlos C De Paz Raquel R Marcos Antonio A Ferreras Cristina C Perez-Martinez Antonio A Eguizabal Cristina C

Immunology 20211202 2

COVID-19 disease is the manifestation of syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, which is causing a worldwide pandemic. This disease can lead to multiple and different symptoms, being lymphopenia associated with severity one of the most persistent. Natural killer cells (NK cells) are part of the innate immune system, being fighting against virus-infected cells one of their key roles. In this study, we determined the phenotype of NK cells after COVID-19 and the main characteristic of SARS- ...[more]

PMID: 34775592

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Project description:ObjectivesHigh-magnitude CD8+ T cell responses are associated with mild COVID-19 disease; however, the underlying characteristics that define CD8+ T cell-mediated protection are not well understood. The antigenic breadth and the immunodominance hierarchies of epitope-specific CD8+ T cells remain largely unexplored and are essential for the development of next-generation broad-protective vaccines. This study identified a broad spectrum of conserved SARS-CoV-2 CD8+ T cell epitopes and defined their respective immunodominance and phenotypic profiles following SARS-CoV-2 infection.MethodsCD8+ T cells from 51 convalescent COVID-19 donors were analysed for their ability to recognise 133 predicted and previously described SARS-CoV-2-derived peptides restricted by 11 common HLA class I allotypes using heterotetramer combinatorial coding, which combined with phenotypic markers allowed in-depth ex vivo profiling of CD8+ T cell responses at quantitative and phenotypic levels.ResultsA comprehensive panel of 49 mostly conserved SARS-CoV-2-specific CD8+ T cell epitopes, including five newly identified low-magnitude epitopes, was established. We confirmed the immunodominance of HLA-A*01:01/ORF1ab1637-1646 and B*07:02/N105-113 and identified B*35:01/N325-333 as a third epitope with immunodominant features. The magnitude of subdominant epitope responses, including A*03:01/N361-369 and A*02:01/S269-277, depended on the donors' HLA-I context. All epitopes expressed prevalent memory phenotypes, with the highest memory frequencies in severe COVID-19 donors.ConclusionSARS-CoV-2 infection induces a predominant CD8+ T memory response directed against a broad spectrum of conserved SARS-CoV-2 epitopes, which likely contributes to long-term protection against severe disease. The observed immunodominance hierarchy emphasises the importance of T cell epitopes derived from nonspike proteins to the overall protective and cross-reactive immune response, which could aid future vaccine strategies.

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Identifying SARS-CoV-2 'memory' NK cells from COVID-19 convalescent donors for adoptive cell therapy.

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Identifying SARS-CoV-2 'memory' NK cells from COVID-19 convalescent donors for adoptive cell therapy.

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