[HTML][HTML] Role of the humoral immune response during COVID-19: guilty or not guilty?

M Yaugel-Novoa, T Bourlet, S Paul - Mucosal Immunology, 2022 - Elsevier
Systemic and mucosal humoral immune responses are crucial to fight respiratory viral
infections in the current pandemic of COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. During …

Projecting the SARS-CoV-2 transition from pandemicity to endemicity: Epidemiological and immunological considerations

LE Cohen, DJ Spiro, C Viboud - PLoS Pathogens, 2022 - journals.plos.org
In this review, we discuss the epidemiological dynamics of different viral infections to project
how the transition from a pandemic to endemic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome …

[HTML][HTML] TMPRSS2 is a functional receptor for human coronavirus HKU1

N Saunders, I Fernandez, C Planchais, V Michel… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Four endemic seasonal human coronaviruses causing common colds circulate worldwide:
HKU1, 229E, NL63 and OC43 (ref.). After binding to cellular receptors, coronavirus spike …

The COVID-19 pandemic in the African continent

G Bwire, AR Ario, P Eyu, F Ocom, JF Wamala, KA Kusi… - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
In December 2019, a new coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2
(SARS-CoV-2) and associated disease, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), was …

Cross-reactive antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV in pre-COVID-19 blood samples from Sierra Leoneans

R Borrega, DKS Nelson, AP Koval, NG Bond… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have experienced lower COVID-19 caseloads and
fewer deaths than countries in other regions worldwide. Under-reporting of cases and a …

Effect of seasonal coronavirus immune imprinting on the immunogenicity of inactivated COVID-19 vaccination

D Yin, Z Han, B Lang, Y Li, G Mai, H Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Pre-existing cross-reactive immunity among different coronaviruses, also
termed immune imprinting, may have a comprehensive impact on subsequent SARS-CoV-2 …

Impact of antigenic evolution and original antigenic sin on SARS-CoV-2 immunity

M Aguilar-Bretones, RAM Fouchier… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and
vaccinations targeting the spike protein (S) offer protective immunity against coronavirus …

Microarray-based detection of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 proteins, common respiratory viruses and type I interferons

E Savvateeva, M Filippova, V Valuev-Elliston… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
A microarray-based assay to detect IgG and IgM antibodies against betacoronaviruses
(SARS-CoV-2, SARS, MERS, OC43, and HKU1), other respiratory viruses and type I …

[HTML][HTML] Estimated protection against COVID-19 based on predicted neutralisation titres from multiple antibody measurements in a longitudinal cohort, France, April …

T Woudenberg, L Pinaud, L Garcia, L Tondeur… - …, 2023 - eurosurveillance.org
Background The risk of SARS-CoV-2 (re-) infection remains present given waning of vaccine-
induced and infection-acquired immunity, and ongoing circulation of new variants. Aim To …

Pre-existing cross-reactive neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2 and seasonal coronaviruses prior to the COVID-19 pandemic (2014-2019) with limited immunity …

TTN Nguyen, EM Choo, Y Nakamura, R Suzuki… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives SARS-CoV-2 transmission and epidemic potential is related to the population's
immunity levels. As such, assessing different regions' preexisting immune responses to …