Title
Broad spectrum SARS-CoV-2-specific immunity in hospitalized First Nations peoples recovering from COVID-19.
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Author(s)
Zhang W
Clemens E B
Kedzierski L
Chua B Y
Mayo M
Lonzi C
Hinchcliff A
Rigas V
Middleton Bianca
Binks P
Rowntree L C
Allen L F
Tan H-X
Petersen J
Chaurasia P
Krammer F
Wheatley A K
Kent S J
Rossjohn J
Miller A
Nelson J
Nguyen T H
Kedzierska K
Abstract
Indigenous peoples globally are at increased risk of COVID-19-associated morbidity and mortality. However, data that describe immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection in Indigenous populations are lacking. We evaluated immune responses in Australian First Nations peoples hospitalized with COVID-19. Our work comprehensively mapped out inflammatory, humoral and adaptive immune responses following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Patients were recruited early following the lifting of strict public health measures in the Northern Territory, Australia, between November 2021 and May 2022. Australian First Nations peoples recovering from COVID-19 showed increased levels of MCP-1 and IL-8 cytokines, IgG-antibodies against Delta-RBD and memory SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell responses prior to hospital discharge in comparison with hospital admission, with resolution of hyperactivated HLA-DR(+) CD38(+) T cells. SARS-CoV-2 infection elicited coordinated ASC, Tfh and CD8(+) T cell responses in concert with CD4(+) T cell responses. Delta and Omicron RBD-IgG, as well as Ancestral N-IgG antibodies, strongly correlated with Ancestral RBD-IgG antibodies and Spike-specific memory B cells. We provide evidence of broad and robust immune responses following SARS-CoV-2 infection in Indigenous peoples, resembling those of non-Indigenous COVID-19 hospitalized patients.
Publication information
Immunol Cell Biol . 2023 Nov-Dec;101(10):964-974. doi: 10.1111/imcb.12691. Epub 2023 Sep 19.
Date Issued
2023-09-19
Type
Journal Article
Journal Title
Immunology and cell biology
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