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In a search of a protective titer: Do we or do we not need to know?

The level of postvaccine protection depends on two factors: antibodies and T‐cell responses. While the first one is relatively easily measured, the measuring of the second one is a difficult problem. The recent studies indicate that the first one may be a good proxy for the protection, at least for...

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Autores principales: Baranova, Ancha, Chandhoke, Vikas, Makarova, Alena V., Veytsman, Boris
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8666578/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34898055
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.668
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description The level of postvaccine protection depends on two factors: antibodies and T‐cell responses. While the first one is relatively easily measured, the measuring of the second one is a difficult problem. The recent studies indicate that the first one may be a good proxy for the protection, at least for SARS‐CoV‐2. The massive data currently gathered by both researcher and citizen scientists may be pivotal in confirming this observation, and the collective body of evidence is growing daily. This leads to an acceptance of IgG antibody levels as an accessible biomarker of individual's protection. With enormous and immediate need for assessing patient condition at the point of care, quantitative antibody analysis remains the most effective and efficient way to assess the protection against the disease. Let us not discount importance of reference points in the turmoil of current pandemics.
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spelling pubmed-86665782021-12-21 In a search of a protective titer: Do we or do we not need to know? Baranova, Ancha Chandhoke, Vikas Makarova, Alena V. Veytsman, Boris Clin Transl Med Commentary The level of postvaccine protection depends on two factors: antibodies and T‐cell responses. While the first one is relatively easily measured, the measuring of the second one is a difficult problem. The recent studies indicate that the first one may be a good proxy for the protection, at least for SARS‐CoV‐2. The massive data currently gathered by both researcher and citizen scientists may be pivotal in confirming this observation, and the collective body of evidence is growing daily. This leads to an acceptance of IgG antibody levels as an accessible biomarker of individual's protection. With enormous and immediate need for assessing patient condition at the point of care, quantitative antibody analysis remains the most effective and efficient way to assess the protection against the disease. Let us not discount importance of reference points in the turmoil of current pandemics. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021-12-12 /pmc/articles/PMC8666578/ /pubmed/34898055 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.668 Text en © 2021 The Authors. Clinical and Translational Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Shanghai Institute of Clinical Bioinformatics https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8666578/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34898055
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.668
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