Wang Rui, Lyu Yuan, Chen Meng, Sun Lili, Zhou Shaozheng, Cui Yudi, Ma Juan, Kong Desheng, Lu Jianbo, Li Xuefeng, Xie Liangzhi
Beijing Engineering Research Center of Protein and Antibody, Sinocelltech Ltd., Beijing, China.
Beijing Key Laboratory of Monoclonal Antibody Research and Development, Sino Biological Inc., Beijing, China.
Microbiol Spectr. 2025 Jul 17:e0290724. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.02907-24.
There are challenges in selecting SARS-CoV-2 vaccine compositions, primarily due to divergent infection or vaccination history and immunological biases toward previous strains. In this study, we evaluated humoral immune responses induced by variant-based monovalent vaccines as booster shots in mice previously vaccinated with an ancestral strain-based vaccine with or without Omicron BA.5 exposure. Our data suggest that immunological biases toward earlier variants attenuated the potency of variant-based vaccines as a booster dose against subsequent variants, whereas a second booster dose mitigated this effect. Furthermore, in the context of vaccine-induced immunity, prior exposure to Omicron sublineages (e.g., BA.5) attenuated the effect of immunological biases toward earlier variants on the neutralizing potency against Omicron subvariants. In addition, the interval between vaccine doses should also be considered, as an immunologic plateau might occur after repeated vaccination. Furthermore, the XBB.1 monovalent vaccine and a tetravalent vaccine (SCTV01E-2) composed of pre-Omicron variant (Beta) and Omicron subvariants (BA.1, BQ.1.1, and XBB.1) showed comparable neutralizing potency against several Omicron sublineages (BA.1, BA.5, BQ.1.1, XBB.1, XBB.1.5, XBB.1.16, and EG.5) under divergent vaccination history, implicating that multivalent platforms could be explored as a flexible strategy if future strains diverge significantly from current variants.IMPORTANCEContinuous evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants has raised the need to optimize immunization regimens and update vaccine compositions to protect against the newly emerging variants in the context of repeated vaccination. The significance of this research is briefly summarized as follows:1) Immunological biases toward earlier variants attenuated the potency of variant-based vaccines as a booster dose against subsequent variants, which can be mitigated by a second booster dose.2) In the context of vaccine-induced immunity, a previous exposure to Omicron sublineages, such as BA.5, attenuated the influence of immunological biases toward earlier variants on the neutralizing potency against Omicron subvariants.3) The interval between vaccine doses should be taken into account since an immunologic plateau might occur after repeated vaccination.4) Multivalent vaccines, with epitope diversity, may theoretically enhance the magnitude and breadth of cross-neutralization responses, thereby providing a buffer for unpredictable future variants.
在选择新型冠状病毒疫苗组合物方面存在挑战,主要是由于感染或疫苗接种史不同以及对先前毒株存在免疫偏见。在本研究中,我们评估了基于变异株的单价疫苗作为加强针在先前接种过基于原始毒株疫苗且有或无奥密克戎BA.5暴露的小鼠中诱导的体液免疫反应。我们的数据表明,对早期变异株的免疫偏见削弱了基于变异株的疫苗作为针对后续变异株的加强剂量的效力,而第二次加强剂量减轻了这种影响。此外,在疫苗诱导的免疫背景下,先前接触奥密克戎亚谱系(如BA.5)减弱了对早期变异株的免疫偏见对针对奥密克戎亚变体的中和效力的影响。此外,还应考虑疫苗剂量之间的间隔,因为重复接种后可能会出现免疫平台期。此外,XBB.1单价疫苗和由奥密克戎之前的变异株(贝塔)和奥密克戎亚变体(BA.1、BQ.1.1和XBB.1)组成的四价疫苗(SCTV01E-2)在不同的疫苗接种史下对几种奥密克戎亚谱系(BA.1、BA.5、BQ.1.1、XBB.1、XBB.1.5、XBB.1.16和EG.5)显示出相当的中和效力,这意味着如果未来的毒株与当前变异株有显著差异,可以探索多价平台作为一种灵活的策略。
重要性 新型冠状病毒变异株不断进化,这就需要优化免疫方案并更新疫苗组合物,以便在重复接种的情况下预防新出现的变异株。本研究的意义简要总结如下: 1)对早期变异株的免疫偏见削弱了基于变异株的疫苗作为针对后续变异株的加强剂量的效力,第二次加强剂量可减轻这种情况。 2)在疫苗诱导的免疫背景下,先前接触奥密克戎亚谱系,如BA.5,减弱了对早期变异株的免疫偏见对针对奥密克戎亚变体的中和效力的影响。 3)应考虑疫苗剂量之间的间隔,因为重复接种后可能会出现免疫平台期。 4)具有表位多样性的多价疫苗理论上可能会增强交叉中和反应的强度和广度,从而为不可预测的未来变异株提供缓冲。
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