Immune transcriptomes of highly exposed SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic seropositive versus seronegative individuals from the Ischgl community

Abstract SARS-CoV-2 infection ranges from asymptomatic to severe with lingering symptomatology in some. This prompted investigation of whether or not asymptomatic disease results in measurable immune activation post-infection. Immune activation following asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection was charact...

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Autores principales: Hye Kyung Lee, Ludwig Knabl, Lisa Pipperger, Andre Volland, Priscilla A. Furth, Keunsoo Kang, Harold E. Smith, Romuald Bellmann, Christina Bernhard, Norbert Kaiser, Hannes Gänzer, Mathias Ströhle, Andreas Walser, Dorothee von Laer, Lothar Hennighausen
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:210d5784963444e28175c13a1924d3672021-12-02T10:54:30ZImmune transcriptomes of highly exposed SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic seropositive versus seronegative individuals from the Ischgl community10.1038/s41598-021-83110-62045-2322https://doaj.org/article/210d5784963444e28175c13a1924d3672021-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83110-6https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract SARS-CoV-2 infection ranges from asymptomatic to severe with lingering symptomatology in some. This prompted investigation of whether or not asymptomatic disease results in measurable immune activation post-infection. Immune activation following asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection was characterized through a comparative investigation of the immune cell transcriptomes from 43 asymptomatic seropositive and 52 highly exposed seronegative individuals from the same community 4–6 weeks following a superspreading event. Few of the 95 individuals had underlying health issues. One seropositive individual reported Cystic Fibrosis and one individual reported Incontinentia pigmenti. No evidence of immune activation was found in asymptomatic seropositive individuals with the exception of the Cystic Fibrosis patient. There were no statistically significant differences in immune transcriptomes between asymptomatic seropositive and highly exposed seronegative individuals. Four positive controls, mildly symptomatic seropositive individuals whose blood was examined 3 weeks following infection, showed immune activation. Negative controls were four seronegative individuals from neighboring communities without COVID-19. All individuals remained in their usual state of health through a five-month follow-up after sample collection. In summary, whole blood transcriptomes identified individual immune profiles within a community population and showed that asymptomatic infection within a super-spreading event was not associated with enduring immunological activation.Hye Kyung LeeLudwig KnablLisa PippergerAndre VollandPriscilla A. FurthKeunsoo KangHarold E. SmithLudwig KnablRomuald BellmannChristina BernhardNorbert KaiserHannes GänzerMathias StröhleAndreas WalserDorothee von LaerLothar HennighausenNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
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Hye Kyung Lee
Ludwig Knabl
Lisa Pipperger
Andre Volland
Priscilla A. Furth
Keunsoo Kang
Harold E. Smith
Ludwig Knabl
Romuald Bellmann
Christina Bernhard
Norbert Kaiser
Hannes Gänzer
Mathias Ströhle
Andreas Walser
Dorothee von Laer
Lothar Hennighausen
Immune transcriptomes of highly exposed SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic seropositive versus seronegative individuals from the Ischgl community
description Abstract SARS-CoV-2 infection ranges from asymptomatic to severe with lingering symptomatology in some. This prompted investigation of whether or not asymptomatic disease results in measurable immune activation post-infection. Immune activation following asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection was characterized through a comparative investigation of the immune cell transcriptomes from 43 asymptomatic seropositive and 52 highly exposed seronegative individuals from the same community 4–6 weeks following a superspreading event. Few of the 95 individuals had underlying health issues. One seropositive individual reported Cystic Fibrosis and one individual reported Incontinentia pigmenti. No evidence of immune activation was found in asymptomatic seropositive individuals with the exception of the Cystic Fibrosis patient. There were no statistically significant differences in immune transcriptomes between asymptomatic seropositive and highly exposed seronegative individuals. Four positive controls, mildly symptomatic seropositive individuals whose blood was examined 3 weeks following infection, showed immune activation. Negative controls were four seronegative individuals from neighboring communities without COVID-19. All individuals remained in their usual state of health through a five-month follow-up after sample collection. In summary, whole blood transcriptomes identified individual immune profiles within a community population and showed that asymptomatic infection within a super-spreading event was not associated with enduring immunological activation.
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author Hye Kyung Lee
Ludwig Knabl
Lisa Pipperger
Andre Volland
Priscilla A. Furth
Keunsoo Kang
Harold E. Smith
Ludwig Knabl
Romuald Bellmann
Christina Bernhard
Norbert Kaiser
Hannes Gänzer
Mathias Ströhle
Andreas Walser
Dorothee von Laer
Lothar Hennighausen
author_facet Hye Kyung Lee
Ludwig Knabl
Lisa Pipperger
Andre Volland
Priscilla A. Furth
Keunsoo Kang
Harold E. Smith
Ludwig Knabl
Romuald Bellmann
Christina Bernhard
Norbert Kaiser
Hannes Gänzer
Mathias Ströhle
Andreas Walser
Dorothee von Laer
Lothar Hennighausen
author_sort Hye Kyung Lee
title Immune transcriptomes of highly exposed SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic seropositive versus seronegative individuals from the Ischgl community
title_short Immune transcriptomes of highly exposed SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic seropositive versus seronegative individuals from the Ischgl community
title_full Immune transcriptomes of highly exposed SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic seropositive versus seronegative individuals from the Ischgl community
title_fullStr Immune transcriptomes of highly exposed SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic seropositive versus seronegative individuals from the Ischgl community
title_full_unstemmed Immune transcriptomes of highly exposed SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic seropositive versus seronegative individuals from the Ischgl community
title_sort immune transcriptomes of highly exposed sars-cov-2 asymptomatic seropositive versus seronegative individuals from the ischgl community
publisher Nature Portfolio
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/210d5784963444e28175c13a1924d367
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