Antibody therapy for Lassa fever.
Journal
Current opinion in virology
ISSN: 1879-6265
Titre abrégé: Curr Opin Virol
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101560941
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2019
08 2019
Historique:
received:
23
03
2019
revised:
01
07
2019
accepted:
03
07
2019
pubmed:
12
8
2019
medline:
23
7
2020
entrez:
12
8
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Serum from convalescent Lassa fever patients was previously shown to be ineffective as a source of protective antibodies in some early studies. Subsequently, monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to the Lassa virus (LASV) glycoprotein produced by memory B cells of West African patients who survived Lassa fever were identified. Development of MAbs as potential Lassa immunotherapeutics was facilitated by structural studies and mutational analyses that identified protective epitopes on the prefusion form of the LASV glycoprotein. Human mAbs were screened for reactivity to different neutralizing epitopes, potency, and broad reactivity against multiple lineages of LASV. MAbs were downselected in a guinea pig model of Lassa fever. A cocktail of three human MAbs designated Arevirumab-3 rescued 100% of Cynomolgus macaques at advanced stages of disease more than a week post-infection. Antibody therapeutics may be further developed in clinical trials in endemic areas potentially offering a key treatment option for Lassa fever.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31401518
pii: S1879-6257(19)30036-7
doi: 10.1016/j.coviro.2019.07.003
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Antibodies, Monoclonal
0
Antibodies, Viral
0
Antigens, Viral
0
Epitopes
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
97-104Subventions
Organisme : NIGMS NIH HHS
ID : P20 GM103501
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIAID NIH HHS
ID : R01 AI104621
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIAID NIH HHS
ID : U19 AI115589
Pays : United States
Organisme : NHGRI NIH HHS
ID : U01 HG007480
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIAID NIH HHS
ID : U01 AI082119
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIAID NIH HHS
ID : U19 AI109762
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIAID NIH HHS
ID : U19 AI142790
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
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