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Article: Long-term persistence of robust antibody and cytotoxic T cell responses in recovered patients infected with SARS coronavirus

TitleLong-term persistence of robust antibody and cytotoxic T cell responses in recovered patients infected with SARS coronavirus
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Issue Date2006
PublisherPublic Library of Science. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.plosone.org/home.action
Citation
Plos One, 2006, v. 1 n. 1 How to Cite?
AbstractMost of the individuals infected with SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) spontaneously recovered without clinical intervention. However, the immunological correlates associated with patients' recovery are currently unknown. In this report, we have sequentially monitored 30 recovered patients over a two-year period to characterize temporal changes in SARS-CoV-specific antibody responses as well as cytotoxic T cell (CTL) responses. We have found persistence of robust antibody and CTL responses in all of the study subjects throughout the study period, with a moderate decline one year after the onset of symptoms. We have also identified two potential major CTL epitopes in N proteins based on ELISPOT analysis of pooled peptides. However, despite the potent immune responses and clinical recovery, peripheral lymphocyte counts in the recovered patients have not yet been restored to normal levels. In summary, our study has, for the first time, characterized the temporal and dynamic changes of humoral and CTL responses in the natural history of SARS-recovered individuals, and strongly supports the notion that high and sustainable levels of immune responses correlate strongly with the disease outcome. Our findings have direct implications for future design and development of effective therapeutic agents and vaccines against SARS-CoV infection. © 2006 Li et al.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/157531
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.9
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.839
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Funding AgencyGrant Number
Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology
National Institute of Health (NIH)U19 AI51915-02
European CommissionSP22-CT2004-511063
Funding Information:

This work was supported by the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, and partly by National Institute of Health (NIH) CIPRA-SARS Project (NIH U19 AI51915-02) and the European Commission grant EPISARS (SP22-CT2004-511063). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.

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dc.date.accessioned2012-08-08T08:51:00Z-
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dc.date.issued2006en_US
dc.identifier.citationPlos One, 2006, v. 1 n. 1en_US
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/157531-
dc.description.abstractMost of the individuals infected with SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) spontaneously recovered without clinical intervention. However, the immunological correlates associated with patients' recovery are currently unknown. In this report, we have sequentially monitored 30 recovered patients over a two-year period to characterize temporal changes in SARS-CoV-specific antibody responses as well as cytotoxic T cell (CTL) responses. We have found persistence of robust antibody and CTL responses in all of the study subjects throughout the study period, with a moderate decline one year after the onset of symptoms. We have also identified two potential major CTL epitopes in N proteins based on ELISPOT analysis of pooled peptides. However, despite the potent immune responses and clinical recovery, peripheral lymphocyte counts in the recovered patients have not yet been restored to normal levels. In summary, our study has, for the first time, characterized the temporal and dynamic changes of humoral and CTL responses in the natural history of SARS-recovered individuals, and strongly supports the notion that high and sustainable levels of immune responses correlate strongly with the disease outcome. Our findings have direct implications for future design and development of effective therapeutic agents and vaccines against SARS-CoV infection. © 2006 Li et al.en_US
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