Background: Several ABO blood groups have been associated with the likelihood of infection, severity, and/or outcome of COVID-19 in hospitalized cohorts, raising the hypothesis that anti-A isoagglutinins in non-A-group recipients could act as neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. Materials and methods: We run live virus neutralization tests using sera from 58 SARS-CoV-2 seronegative blood donors (27 O-group and 31 A-group) negatives for SARS-CoV-2 IgG to investigate what degree of neutralizing activity could be detected in their sera and eventual correlation with anti-A isoagglutinin titers. Results: We could not find clinically relevant neutralizing activity in any blood group, regardless of anti-isoagglutinin titer, Discussion: Our findings suggest that mechanisms other than neutralization explain the differences in outcomes from COVID19 seen in different ABO blood groups.
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Autori: | Focosi, D.; Rosellini, A.; Spezia, P. G.; Macera, L.; Lanza, M.; Paolicchi, A.; Biagini, D.; Baj, A.; Pistello, M.; Maggi, F. | |
Titolo: | Lack of neutralizing activity in nonconvalescent sera, regardless of ABO blood group and anti-A isoagglutinin titer | |
Anno del prodotto: | 2021 | |
Abstract: | Background: Several ABO blood groups have been associated with the likelihood of infection, severity, and/or outcome of COVID-19 in hospitalized cohorts, raising the hypothesis that anti-A isoagglutinins in non-A-group recipients could act as neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. Materials and methods: We run live virus neutralization tests using sera from 58 SARS-CoV-2 seronegative blood donors (27 O-group and 31 A-group) negatives for SARS-CoV-2 IgG to investigate what degree of neutralizing activity could be detected in their sera and eventual correlation with anti-A isoagglutinin titers. Results: We could not find clinically relevant neutralizing activity in any blood group, regardless of anti-isoagglutinin titer, Discussion: Our findings suggest that mechanisms other than neutralization explain the differences in outcomes from COVID19 seen in different ABO blood groups. | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.1016/j.jcvp.2021.100035 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |