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Endemic human coronaviruses (HCoVs) have been evidenced to be cross-reactive to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Although a correlation exists between the immunological memory to HCoVs and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity, there is little experimental evidence for the effects of HCoV memory on the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines. Here, we investigated the Ag-specific immune response to COVID-19 vaccines in the presence or absence of immunological memory against HCoV spike Ags in a mouse model. Pre-existing immunity against HCoV did not affect the COVID-19 vaccine-mediated humoral response with regard to Ag-specific total IgG and neutralizing Ab levels. The specific T cell response to the COVID-19 vaccine Ag was also unaltered, regardless of pre-exposure to HCoV spike Ags. Taken together, our data suggest that COVID-19 vaccines elicit comparable immunity regardless of immunological memory to spike of endemic HCoVs in a mouse model.
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Medicine (Baltimore)
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Jingjiang People's Hospital Affiliated to Yangzhou University, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China.
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Université Paris Cité, Inserm U1151, CNRS UMR8253, Institut Necker-Enfants malades, Paris, France - Université Paris Cité, Faculté de médecine, Paris, France - AP-HP, Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades, Paris, France.
Front Immunol
September 2025
Bacterial Scientific Area, GSK Vaccine, Siena, Italy.
Background: Protein-polysaccharide conjugate vaccines rely on the induction of T-cell-dependent responses that support germinal center (GC) reactions to potentiate the expansion of antigen-specific memory B-cell (MBC) populations and high-avidity antibody responses. The effects of adjuvants on B-cell and antibody responses are well described for protein antigens but remain largely unexplored for conjugated polysaccharidic antigens.
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Immune Netw
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea.
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA; Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
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