Immune Imprinting and Implications for COVID-19.
Vaccines (Basel)
; 11(4)2023 Apr 20.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2306599
ABSTRACT
Immunological memory is the key source of protective immunity against pathogens. At the current stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, heterologous combinations of exposure to viral antigens during infection and/or vaccination shape a distinctive immunological memory. Immune imprinting, the downside of memory, might limit the generation of de novo immune response against variant infection or the response to the next-generation vaccines. Here, we review mechanistic basis of immune imprinting by focusing on B cell immunobiology and discuss the extent to which immune imprinting is harmful, as well as its effect on SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination.
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Vaccines
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Variants
Language:
English
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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Vaccines11040875
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