Highly functional virus-specific cellular immune response in asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection

N. Le Bert, H. Clapham, Anthony T. Tan, W. Chia, C. Y. Tham, Jane M. Lim, Kamini Kunasegaran, Linda Wei Lin Tan, C. Dutertre, Nivedita Shankar, Joey M.E. Lim, L. Sun, M. Zahari, Z. Tun, Vishakha Kumar, B. Lim, Siew Hoon Lim, A. Chia, Yee-Joo Tan, P. Tambyah, S. Kalimuddin, D. Lye, J. G. Low, Lin‐Fa Wang, W. Y. Wan, L. Hsu, A. Bertoletti, C. Tam

The Journal of experimental medicine, 2021

By using a rapid whole-blood T cell activation assay measuring cytokines released by SARS-CoV-2–specific T cells, Le Bert et al. show that individuals who clear SARS-CoV-2 infection without symptoms mount a highly functional virus-specific cellular immune response.

Cited by 21 publications.

Field of study: Medicine

10.1084/jem.20202617