Omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant and its subvariants and lineages may lead to another COVID-19 wave in the world?-An overview of current evidence and counteracting …

R Sah, MA Rais, A Mohanty, H Chopra… - … Journal of Surgery …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
The highly contagious Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is a recent cause of concern during
the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified SARS-CoV-2 …

[HTML][HTML] Development of virus-like particles with inbuilt immunostimulatory properties as vaccine candidates

S Collett, L Earnest, J Carrera Montoya… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The development of virus-like particle (VLP) based vaccines for human papillomavirus,
hepatitis B and hepatitis E viruses represented a breakthrough in vaccine development …

[HTML][HTML] A pangolin-origin SARS-CoV-2-related coronavirus: infectivity, pathogenicity, and cross-protection by preexisting immunity

XY Huang, Q Chen, MX Sun, HY Zhou, Q Ye, W Chen… - Cell Discovery, 2023 - nature.com
Virus spillover remains a major challenge to public health. A panel of SARS-CoV-2-related
coronaviruses have been identified in pangolins, while the infectivity and pathogenicity of …

Two antibodies show broad, synergistic neutralization against SARS-CoV-2 variants by inducing conformational change within the RBD

H Sun, T Deng, Y Zhang, Y Lin, Y Jiang, Y Jiang… - Protein & …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Continual evolution of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)
virus has allowed for its gradual evasion of neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) produced in …

[HTML][HTML] High prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection despite high seroprevalence, Sweden, 2022

R Groenheit, P Bacchus, I Galanis… - Emerging Infectious …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We performed 2 surveys during 2022 to estimate point prevalences of SARS-CoV-2 infection
compared with overall seroprevalence in Sweden. Point prevalence was 1.4% in March and …

[HTML][HTML] Extending the dosing interval of COVID-19 vaccination leads to higher rates of seroconversion in people living with HIV

Y Wang, J Li, W Zhang, S Liu, L Miao, Z Li… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Vaccination against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) infection is an effective way of protecting individuals from severe coronavirus …

Molecular epidemiology of SARS‐CoV‐2 variants in circulation in the state of Maranhão, Brazil

LAF de Sousa, LSS Ferreira, LFL Lobato… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) is a coronavirus
belonging to the beta CoV genus, responsible for SARS in humans, which became known …

[HTML][HTML] Engineered immunogens to elicit antibodies against conserved coronavirus epitopes

AB Kapingidza, DJ Marston, C Harris, D Wrapp… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 primarily target the receptor binding domain of the spike
protein, which continually mutates to escape acquired immunity. Other regions in the spike …

Mutations in S2 subunit of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike strongly influence its conformation, fusogenicity, and neutralization sensitivity

S Kumar, R Delipan, D Chakraborty, K Kanjo… - Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT SARS-CoV-2 has a remarkable ability to respond to and evolve against the
selection pressure by host immunity exemplified by the emergence of Omicron lineage …

Serum neutralization of SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron BA. 2, BA. 2.75, BA. 2.76, BA. 5, BF. 7, BQ. 1.1 and XBB. 1.5 in individuals receiving Evusheld

Q Zhao, X Wang, Z Zhang, X Liu… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) Omicron variant is
undergoing continuous evolution and convergent mutation. These new subvariants are …