Browsing by Author "Mendez, Constanza"

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    Differential Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2-Specific Humoral Response in Inactivated Virus-Vaccinated, Convalescent, and Breakthrough-Infected Subjects
    (OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2023) Duarte Peñaloza, Luisa Fernanda; Vazquez Hernandez Yaneisi; Diethelm Varela, Benjamin Manuel; Pavez, Valentina; Berrios-Rojas, Roslye; Riedel, Claudia A.; Mendez, Constanza; White, Jessica A.; Kalergis Parra, Alexis Mikes; Bueno Ramírez, Susan Marcela; González Muñoz, Pablo Alberto
    Background. We sought to identify potential antigens for discerning between humoral responses elicited after vaccination with CoronaVac (a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 [SARS-CoV-2] inactivated vaccine), natural infection, or breakthrough infection., Methods. Serum samples obtained from volunteers immunized with CoronaVac (2 and 3 doses), breakthrough case patients, and from convalescent individuals were analyzed to determine the immunoglobulin (Ig) G responses against 3 structural and 8 nonstructural SARS-CoV-2 antigens., Results. Immunization with CoronaVac induced higher levels of antibodies against the viral membrane (M) protein compared with convalescent subjects both after primary vaccination and after a booster dose. Individuals receiving a booster dose displayed equivalent levels of IgG antibodies against the nucleocapsid (N) protein, similar to convalescent subjects. Breakthrough case patients produced the highest antibody levels against the N and M proteins. Antibodies against nonstructural viral proteins were present in >50% of the convalescent subjects., Conclusions. Vaccinated individuals elicited a different humoral response compared to convalescent subjects. The analysis of particular SARS-CoV-2 antigens could be used as biomarkers for determining infection in subjects previously vaccinated with CoronaVac.