Antibodies in the breastmilk of COVID-19 recovered women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Human milk contains antibodies against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which may serve as a protective factor through passive immunization in infants. The objective of this study was to measure the levels of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG and IgA in human milk and serum after a SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Design

Breast milk and serum samples from 72 lactating mothers with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic or symptomatic infection were collected 1-229 days after the onset of clinical symptoms related to COVID-19. Seventeen mothers with no history of COVID-19 served as a control group. Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay was performed to analyze antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.

Results

SARS-CoV-2-IgA human milk antibodies were detected in mothers and t

SUBMITTER: Szczygiol P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9368700 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature