Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 with IgG from COVID-19-convalescent plasma

Abstract While there are various attempts to administer COVID-19-convalescent plasmas to SARS-CoV-2-infected patients, neither appropriate approach nor clinical utility has been established. We examined the presence and temporal changes of the neutralizing activity of IgG fractions from 43 COVID-19-...

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Autores principales: Kenji Maeda, Nobuyo Higashi-Kuwata, Noriko Kinoshita, Satoshi Kutsuna, Kiyoto Tsuchiya, Shin-ichiro Hattori, Kouki Matsuda, Yuki Takamatsu, Hiroyuki Gatanaga, Shinichi Oka, Haruhito Sugiyama, Norio Ohmagari, Hiroaki Mitsuya
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/970cba33ead34dc8a53bb58f6d2d522f
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Sumario:Abstract While there are various attempts to administer COVID-19-convalescent plasmas to SARS-CoV-2-infected patients, neither appropriate approach nor clinical utility has been established. We examined the presence and temporal changes of the neutralizing activity of IgG fractions from 43 COVID-19-convalescent plasmas using cell-based assays with multiple endpoints. IgG fractions from 27 cases (62.8%) had significant neutralizing activity and moderately to potently inhibited SARS-CoV-2 infection in cell-based assays; however, no detectable neutralizing activity was found in 16 cases (37.2%). Approximately half of the patients (~ 41%), who had significant neutralizing activity, lost the neutralization activity within ~ 1 month. Despite the rapid decline of neutralizing activity in plasmas, good amounts of SARS-CoV-2-S1-binding antibodies were persistently seen. The longer exposure of COVID-19 patients to greater amounts of SARS-CoV-2 elicits potent immune response to SARS-CoV-2, producing greater neutralization activity and SARS-CoV-2-S1-binding antibody amounts. The dilution of highly-neutralizing plasmas with poorly-neutralizing plasmas relatively readily reduced neutralizing activity. The presence of good amounts of SARS-CoV-2-S1-binding antibodies does not serve as a surrogate ensuring the presence of good neutralizing activity. In selecting good COVID-19-convalescent plasmas, quantification of neutralizing activity in each plasma sample before collection and use is required.