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Assessing the Dynamic Interplay of Omicron Spike Protein Receptor-Binding Domain (S-RBD) IgG Antibody Responses in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in Egypt: An Original Article

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Last updated: 01 Feb 2025

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Clinical Pathology

Abstract

Background: The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) has raised concerns the reason behind them being having numerous spike protein mutations and potential impact on disease severity and immune response. This research set out to determine the level of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies targeting the receptor-binding domain (S-RBD) and correlate the antibody levels with COVID-19 infection severity and outcomes. Methods: This prospective cohort study included 61 Sinopharm/Sinovac-vaccinated individuals who came down with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Patients were categorized as moderate, severe, or critically ill. Omicron,B.1.1.529 IgG (anti-S-RBD) antibody concentrations were measured using ELISA at admission and 3 weeks later, correlations with clinical parameters were analyzed. Results: The median antibody concentration at ICU admission for all patients (n=61) was 30.2 ng/ml . The median antibody concentration after 3 weeks for survivor patients (n=43) was 58 ng/ml. A statistically significant negative correlation has been determined between antibody concentration and age. Antibody levels significantly correlated with COVID-19 severity and patient outcomes. The optimal cutoff for predicting mortality was ≤19.49 ng/ml (sensitivity 50%, specificity 72.1%), while the cutoff for critically ill disease was ≤18.43 ng/ml (sensitivity 100%, specificity 87.8%). Conclusion: Serial (S-RBD) IgG antibody levels could function as a crucial prognostic marker for recognizing patients at risk of developing critical illness. The study highlights the future potential utility of antibody measurements in clinical risk stratification and patient management particularly when considered alongside vaccination history and previous infections. Further long term follow up studies with genetic verification are needed to establish causal relationships.

DOI

10.21608/zumj.2025.342767.3728

Keywords

SARS-CoV-2 variants, Spike glycoprotein, Antibodies, Viral, COVID-19

Authors

First Name

Hoda

Last Name

Saed

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Affiliation

Clinical and Chemical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.

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hesaid@medicine.zu.edu

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-

Orcid

0000-0003-1645-2127

First Name

Lamiaa

Last Name

Zake

MiddleName

Gaber

Affiliation

Department of Chest diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt

Email

lamiagaber199@gmail.com

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-

Orcid

0000-0002-4922-860x

First Name

Sabrin

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

Abdullah

Affiliation

PhD Biochemistry Cance Biology, Biochemistry Fellow in student Hospital Cairo university

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drsabrin_317@emp.cu.edu.eg

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-

Orcid

-

First Name

Reda Mohamed

Last Name

Elghamry

MiddleName

Abdallah

Affiliation

Chest department,Faculty of Medicine,Zagazig University epartment of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt

Email

redaelghamry112@gmail.com

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-

Orcid

-

First Name

Lobna

Last Name

Alqurashi

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Medical Microbiology and immunology Department, Faculty of medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt

Email

alqurashilobna@yahoo.com

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Zagazig

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First Name

Maha

Last Name

Morsi

MiddleName

Hosni

Affiliation

Faculty of Applied Health Science Technology, Misr University for Science and Technology, 6 October City, Egypt.

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maha.hosni@must.edu.eg

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-

Orcid

0000-0002-7093-0495

Volume

31

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2

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53351

Issue Date

2025-02-01

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2024-12-12

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2025-02-01

Page Start

974

Page End

984

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1110-1431

Online ISSN

2357-0717

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Original Article

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273

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Zagazig University Medical Journal

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https://zumj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Assessing the Dynamic Interplay of Omicron Spike Protein Receptor-Binding Domain (S-RBD) IgG Antibody Responses in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in Egypt: An Original Article

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01 Feb 2025