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

Takuya Sekine; André Perez-Potti; Olga Rivera-Ballesteros; Kristoffer Strålin; Jean Baptiste Gorin; Annika Olsson; Sian Llewellyn-Lacey; Habiba Kamal; Gordana Bogdanovic; Sandra Muschiol; David J. Wullimann; Tobias Kammann; Johanna Emgård; Tiphaine Parrot; Elin Folkesson; Karolinska COVID-19 Study Group; Olav Rooyackers; Lars I. Eriksson; Jan Inge Henter; Anders Sönnerborg; Tobias Allander; Jan Albert; Morten Nielsen; Jonas Klingström; Sara Gredmark-Russ; Niklas K. Björkström; Johan K. Sandberg; David A. Price; Hans Gustaf Ljunggren; Soo Aleman; Marcus Buggert

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2020.08.017

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

Takuya Sekine, André Perez-Potti, Olga Rivera-Ballesteros, Kristoffer Strålin, Jean Baptiste Gorin, Annika Olsson, Sian Llewellyn-Lacey, Habiba Kamal, Gordana Bogdanovic, Sandra Muschiol, David J. Wullimann, Tobias Kammann, Johanna Emgård, Tiphaine Parrot, Elin Folkesson, Karolinska COVID-19 Study Group, Olav Rooyackers, Lars I. Eriksson, Jan Inge Henter, Anders SönnerborgTobias Allander, Jan Albert, Morten Nielsen, Jonas Klingström, Sara Gredmark-Russ, Niklas K. Björkström, Johan K. Sandberg, David A. Price, Hans Gustaf Ljunggren, Soo Aleman, Marcus Buggert

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SARS-CoV-2-specific memory T cells will likely prove critical for long-term immune protection against COVID-19. Here, we systematically mapped the functional and phenotypic landscape of SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell responses in unexposed individuals, exposed family members, and individuals with acute or convalescent COVID-19. Acute-phase SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells displayed a highly activated cytotoxic phenotype that correlated with various clinical markers of disease severity, whereas convalescent-phase SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells were polyfunctional and displayed a stem-like memory phenotype. Importantly, SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells were detectable in antibody-seronegative exposed family members and convalescent individuals with a history of asymptomatic and mild COVID-19. Our collective dataset shows that SARS-CoV-2 elicits broadly directed and functionally replete memory T cell responses, suggesting that natural exposure or infection may prevent recurrent episodes of severe COVID-19.

Original language	English
Journal	Cell
Volume	183
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	158-168.e14
ISSN	0092-8674
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.08.017
Publication status	Published - 2020

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Sekine, T., Perez-Potti, A., Rivera-Ballesteros, O., Strålin, K., Gorin, J. B., Olsson, A., Llewellyn-Lacey, S., Kamal, H., Bogdanovic, G., Muschiol, S., Wullimann, D. J., Kammann, T., Emgård, J., Parrot, T., Folkesson, E., Karolinska COVID-19 Study Group, Rooyackers, O., Eriksson, L. I., Henter, J. I., ... Buggert, M. (2020). Robust T Cell Immunity in Convalescent Individuals with Asymptomatic or Mild COVID-19. Cell, 183(1), 158-168.e14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.08.017

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

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