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Rapid and stable mobilization of CD8+ T cells by SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine

Valerie Oberhardt et al.

Summary: After vaccination, CD8(+) T cells become important effector cells in providing early protection, being effectively mobilized one week after primary vaccination and maintaining stability after booster vaccination. Compared with natural infection, vaccine-induced CD8(+) T cells exhibit similar functional capacities but with a different subset distribution.

NATURE (2021)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

BNT162b2 vaccine induces neutralizing antibodies and poly-specific T cells in humans

Ugur Sahin et al.

Summary: The BNT162b2 vaccine shows 95% efficacy in preventing COVID-19 by boosting neutralizing antibody titres and activating specific T cell responses. The vaccine-induced immune response is broad and stable, lasting for a prolonged period, providing good coverage against various SARS-CoV-2 variants.

NATURE (2021)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

The ORF8 protein of SARS-CoV-2 mediates immune evasion through down-regulating MHC-I

Yiwen Zhang et al.

Summary: COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, significantly differs from SARS in its clinical and pathological characteristics. The viral protein ORF8 of SARS-CoV-2 interacts with MHC-I molecules, leading to their down-regulation and impairment of antigen presentation system, proposing ORF8 inhibition as a potential strategy for improving immune surveillance.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2021)

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Cross-reactive CD4+ T cells enhance SARS-CoV-2 immune responses upon infection and vaccination

Lucie Loyal et al.

Summary: The study demonstrates that preexisting spike-cross-reactive T cells play a functional role in the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination. Cross-reactive immunity may explain the rapid induction of immunity after primary SARS-CoV-2 immunization and the high rate of asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 cases.

SCIENCE (2021)

Article Cell Biology

Distinctive features of SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells predict recovery from severe COVID-19

Jason Neidleman et al.

Summary: The study found that individuals who recovered from severe COVID-19 have increased and continuously growing numbers of SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells, whereas fatal cases displayed elevated numbers of SARS-CoV-2-specific regulatory T cells and an escalation in activated bystander CXCR4(+) T cells over time.

CELL REPORTS (2021)

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Identification of resident memory CD8+ T cells with functional specificity for SARS-CoV-2 in unexposed oropharyngeal lymphoid tissue

Julia Niessl et al.

Summary: The study found that in individuals who had not been exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the frequencies of SARS-CoV-2-specific memory CD4(+) T cells were similar in tonsils and peripheral blood, but functional SARS-CoV-2-specific memory CD8(+) T cells were mostly found in tonsils. This suggests that preexisting tissue-resident memory CD8(+) T cells in unexposed individuals could potentially mount rapid immune responses against SARS-CoV-2.

SCIENCE IMMUNOLOGY (2021)

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Early T cell and binding antibody responses are associated with COVID-19 RNA vaccine efficacy onset

Shirin Kalimuddin et al.

Summary: The study showed that spike-specific T cells and binding antibodies were detectable 10 days after the first dose of the Pfizer/Bio-NTech BNT162b2 vaccine, suggesting that early T cell and binding antibody responses may induce early protection against COVID-19 compared to receptor blocking or virus neutralizing activity.
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Nasal ciliated cells are primary targets for SARS-CoV-2 replication in the early stage of COVID-19

Ji Hoon Ahn et al.

Summary: Research shows that in the early stages of COVID-19, the virus replicates massively in multiciliated cells of the nasal epithelium, and infected ciliated cells are rapidly replaced by differentiating precursor cells.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION (2021)

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Characterization of pre-existing and induced SARS-CoV-2-specific CD8+ T cells

Isabel Schulien et al.

Summary: The study found that SARS-CoV-2 infection induces and forms functionally competent memory CD8(+) T cell responses, which can persist in some SARS-CoV-2 convalescent individuals. Even in the absence of virus-specific antibodies, these virus epitope-specific CD8(+) T cell responses are induced following infection.

NATURE MEDICINE (2021)

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Rapid measurement of SARS-CoV-2 spike T cells in whole blood from vaccinated and naturally infected individuals

Anthony T. Tan et al.

Summary: Defining the correlates of protection for managing the COVID-19 pandemic requires analysis of both antibody and T cell parameters. A simple and rapid SARS-CoV-2 spike protein-specific T cell test showed sensitivity comparable to traditional methods, and revealed similar T cell responses between vaccinees and convalescents, with individual responses showing wide heterogeneity in magnitude regardless of the time of analysis. Both humoral and cellular spike-specific immunity should be tested post-vaccination to evaluate current vaccine strategies.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION (2021)

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Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China

Chaolin Huang et al.

LANCET (2020)

Letter Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Breadth of concomitant immune responses prior to patient recovery: a case report of non-severe COVID-19

Irani Thevarajan et al.

NATURE MEDICINE (2020)

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Multiorgan and Renal Tropism of SARS-CoV-2

Victor G. Puelles et al.

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Comprehensive mapping of immune perturbations associated with severe COVID-19

Leticia Kuri-Cervantes et al.

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Robust T Cell Immunity in Convalescent Individuals with Asymptomatic or Mild COVID-19

Takuya Sekine et al.

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Antigen-Specific Adaptive Immunity to SARS-CoV-2 in Acute COVID-19 and Associations with Age and Disease Severity

Carolyn Rydyznski Moderbacher et al.

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SARS-CoV-2-reactive T cells in healthy donors and patients with COVID-19

Julian Braun et al.

NATURE (2020)

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Longitudinal analyses reveal immunological misfiring in severe COVID-19

Carolina Lucas et al.

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COVID-19 severity correlates with airway epithelium-immune cell interactions identified by single-cell analysis

Robert Lorenz Chua et al.

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Kinetics of viral load and antibody response in relation to COVID-19 severity

Yanqun Wang et al.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION (2020)

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SARS-CoV-2 renal tropism associates with acute kidney injury

Fabian Braun et al.

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A dynamic COVID-19 immune signature includes associations with poor prognosis

Adam G. Laing et al.

NATURE MEDICINE (2020)

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Airway T cells protect against RSV infection in the absence of antibody

E. Kinnear et al.

MUCOSAL IMMUNOLOGY (2018)

Review Immunology

The CD8 T Cell Response to Respiratory Virus Infections

Megan E. Schmidt et al.

FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY (2018)

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Nasal-associated lymphoid tissues (NALTs) support the recall but not priming of influenza virus-specific cytotoxic T cells

Angela Pizzolla et al.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2017)

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Resident memory CD8 T cells trigger protective innate and adaptive immune responses

Jason M. Schenkel et al.

SCIENCE (2014)

Article Medicine, Research & Experimental

Memory CD4+ T cells protect against influenza through multiple synergizing mechanisms

K. Kai McKinstry et al.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION (2012)

Review Immunology

Follicular Helper CD4 T Cells (T-FH)

Shane Crotty

ANNUAL REVIEW OF IMMUNOLOGY, VOL 29 (2011)

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Memory CD4+ T cells induce innate responses independently of pathogen

Tara M. Strutt et al.

NATURE MEDICINE (2010)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Effector T cells control lung inflammation during acute influenza virus infection by producing IL-10

Jie Sun et al.

NATURE MEDICINE (2009)

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Virus-specific CD4+ T cells:: ready for direct attack

KN Heller et al.

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