Antibody

The type of COVID-19 vaccine and the timing of its administration can affect the immune response of pregnant women and their children, data in Nature Communications showed.

Patients with antibody deficiencies demonstrated reduced immunogenicity following vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a study published in Journal of Clinical Immunology.

Kidney transplant patients infected with COVID-19, including the omicron variant, benefit from neutralizing monoclonal antibody therapy, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

Unvaccinated heart transplant recipients experienced greater risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection, related hospitalization and death compared with those who were vaccinated, according to a brief report published in JAMA Cardiology.

LISBON, Portugal — A study conducted among health care workers in the United Kingdom demonstrated that longer intervals between COVID-19 vaccine doses produced higher antibody levels, researchers reported here.

Patients taking dupilumab for atopic dermatitis who developed COVID-19 had lower levels of antibodies and milder symptoms than patients on other treatments, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

A prototype point-of-care rapid screening device differentiated between low immunoglobulin G antibody levels associated with agammaglobulinemia and normal levels, according to a study published in Journal of Clinical Immunology.

In a letter to the editor of Kidney Medicine Journal, researchers wrote that patients on dialysis without prior COVID-19 infection showed a low antibody response after the COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson.

Convalescent plasma appeared safe and effective for the treatment of COVID-19 among patients with primary antibody deficiency, according to a study published in Journal of Clinical Immunology.

The FDA has granted fast track designation for lecanemab, an investigational antiamyloid beta protofibril antibody used for treatment of patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.