In:
PLOS Pathogens, Public Library of Science (PLoS), Vol. 19, No. 4 ( 2023-4-4), p. e1011293-
Abstract:
The mutation profile of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (lineage BA.1) variant posed a concern for naturally acquired and vaccine-induced immunity. We investigated the ability of prior infection with an early SARS-CoV-2 ancestral isolate (Australia/VIC01/2020, VIC01) to protect against disease caused by BA.1. We established that BA.1 infection in naïve Syrian hamsters resulted in a less severe disease than a comparable dose of the ancestral virus, with fewer clinical signs including less weight loss. We present data to show that these clinical observations were almost absent in convalescent hamsters challenged with the same dose of BA.1 50 days after an initial infection with ancestral virus. These data provide evidence that convalescent immunity against ancestral SARS-CoV-2 is protective against BA.1 in the Syrian hamster model of infection. Comparison with published pre-clinical and clinical data supports consistency of the model and its predictive value for the outcome in humans. Further, the ability to detect protection against the less severe disease caused by BA.1 demonstrates continued value of the Syrian hamster model for evaluation of BA.1-specific countermeasures.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1553-7374
DOI:
10.1371/journal.ppat.1011293
DOI:
10.1371/journal.ppat.1011293.g001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.ppat.1011293.g002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.ppat.1011293.g003
DOI:
10.1371/journal.ppat.1011293.g004
DOI:
10.1371/journal.ppat.1011293.g005
DOI:
10.1371/journal.ppat.1011293.g006
DOI:
10.1371/journal.ppat.1011293.s001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.ppat.1011293.s002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.ppat.1011293.s003
DOI:
10.1371/journal.ppat.1011293.s004
DOI:
10.1371/journal.ppat.1011293.s005
Language:
English
Publisher:
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Publication Date:
2023
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2205412-1
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