Reduced Humoral and Cellular Immune Response to Primary COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination in Kidney Transplanted Children Aged 5–11 Years
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Beitragende
Abstract
The situation of limited data concerning the response to COVID-19 mRNA vaccinations in immunocom-promised children hinders evidence-based recommendations. This prospective observational study investigated humoral and T cell responses after primary BNT162b2 vaccination in secondary immunocompromised and healthy children aged 5–11 years. Participants were categorized as: children after kidney transplantation (KTx, n = 9), proteinuric glomerulonephritis (GN, n = 4) and healthy children (controls, n = 8). Expression of activation-induced markers and cytokine secretion were determined to quantify the T cell response from PBMCs stimulated with peptide pools covering the spike glycoprotein of SARS-CoV-2 Wuhan Hu-1 and Omicron BA.5. Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding domain were quantified in serum. Seroconversion was detected in 56% of KTx patients and in 100% of the GN patients and controls. Titer levels were significantly higher in GN patients and controls than in KTx patients. In Ktx patients, the humoral response increased after a third immunization. No differences in the frequency of antigen-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cells between all groups were observed. T cells showed a predominant anti-viral capacity in their secreted cytokines; however, this capacity was reduced in KTx patients. This study provides missing evidence concerning the humoral and T cell response in immunocompromised children after COVID-19 vaccination.
Details
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Aufsatznummer | 1553 |
Seitenumfang | 15 |
Fachzeitschrift | Viruses |
Jahrgang | 15 |
Ausgabenummer | 7 |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - Juli 2023 |
Peer-Review-Status | Ja |
Externe IDs
PubMed | 37515239 |
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ORCID | /0009-0003-6519-0482/work/146644419 |
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Schlagwörter
- glomerulonephritis, pediatric, SARS-CoV-2, solid organ transplant, T cell, Humans, Vaccination, Kidney Transplantation, Antibodies, Viral, Kidney, RNA, Messenger/genetics, BNT162 Vaccine, Immunity, Humoral, COVID-19 Vaccines, COVID-19/prevention & control, Child, Immunity, Cellular