Hybrid immunity-based induction of durable pan-endemic-coronavirus immunity in the elderly.

IF 7.5 1区生物学 Q1 CELL BIOLOGY

Cell reports Pub Date : 2025-02-16 DOI:10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115314

Lucie Loyal, Julian Braun, Ulf Reimer, Lil Meyer-Arndt, Larissa Henze, Beate Kruse, Manuela Dingeldey, Maike Mangold, Janina Behrens, Pinkus Tober Lau, Janine Michel, Marica Grossegesse, Karsten Schnatbaum, Holger Wenschuh, Wibke Johannis, Veronica Di Cristanziano, Andreas Nitsche, Florian Klein, Leif-Erik Sander, Andreas Thiel

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Abstract

Repeated vaccinations and infections have led to diverse states of hybrid immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in the global population. However, age and comorbidities can compromise protection against severe disease, and antibody-mediated immunity is undercut by viral immune escape mutations. Whether and to what extent durable T cell responses compensate for reduced humoral immunity, particularly in the elderly, have not been investigated. Here, we utilize SARS-CoV-2-specific and pan-coronavirus-derived peptide pools, including or excluding spike glycoprotein-derived epitopes, to measure vaccination and infection induced pan-human endemic coronavirus (PHEC)-directed T cell immunity. In contrast to vaccinated individuals, hybrid immunity induced by vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 infection comprises high frequencies of PHEC-reactive T cells with comparable frequencies and functional TCR avidities across all age groups. With waning humoral immunity and vulnerability to escape mutations, PHEC-reactive T cells may provide critical protection. Our findings underscore the importance of incorporating pan-coronavirus T cell epitopes in future vaccine strategies.

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Cell reports CELL BIOLOGY-

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13.80

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1.10%

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1305

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77 days

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