mBio (Apr 2021)

Markers of Polyfunctional SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Convalescent Plasma

  • Harini Natarajan,
  • Andrew R. Crowley,
  • Savannah E. Butler,
  • Shiwei Xu,
  • Joshua A. Weiner,
  • Evan M. Bloch,
  • Kirsten Littlefield,
  • Wendy Wieland-Alter,
  • Ruth I. Connor,
  • Peter F. Wright,
  • Sarah E. Benner,
  • Tania S. Bonny,
  • Oliver Laeyendecker,
  • David Sullivan,
  • Shmuel Shoham,
  • Thomas C. Quinn,
  • H. Benjamin Larman,
  • Arturo Casadevall,
  • Andrew Pekosz,
  • Andrew D. Redd,
  • Aaron A. R. Tobian,
  • Margaret E. Ackerman

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00765-21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 2

Abstract

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Convalescent plasma has been deployed globally as a treatment for COVID-19, but efficacy has been mixed. Better understanding of the antibody characteristics that may contribute to its antiviral effects is important for this intervention as well as offer insights into correlates of vaccine-mediated protection.