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Marked Increase in Avidity of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies 7-8 Months After Infection Is Not Diminished in Old Age

Daniel Pichler, Matthias Baumgartner, Janine Kimpel, Annika Rössler, Lydia Riepler, Katie Bates, Verena Fleischer, Dorothee Von Laer, Wegene Borena, Reinhard Würzner
2021

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The kinetics of immunoglobulin G (IgG) avidity maturation during severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection obtained from 217 participants of the Ischgl cohort, Austria, was studied 0.5-1.5 months (baseline) and 7-8 months (follow-up) after infection. The IgG avidity assay, using a modified IgG enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and 5.5 M urea, revealed that old age does not diminish the increase in avidity, detected in all participants positive at both time
more » ... ints, from 18% to 42%. High avidity was associated with a marked residual neutralization capacity in 97.2.% of participants (211/217), which was even higher in the older age group, revealing an important role of avidity assays as easy and cheap surrogate tests for assessing the maturation of the immune system conveying potential protection against further SARS-CoV-2 infections without necessitating expensive and laborious neutralization assays.
doi:10.5167/uzh-214669 fatcat:2li4krejojdhthmmgyxhtsmf3e
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Daniel Pichler, Matthias Baumgartner, Janine Kimpel, Annika Rössler, Lydia Riepler, Katie Bates, Verena Fleischer, Dorothee Von Laer, Wegene Borena, Reinhard Würzner. "Marked Increase in Avidity of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies 7-8 Months After Infection Is Not Diminished in Old Age." (2021)