Microbicidal power of alpha radiation in sterilizing germinating Bacillus anthracis spores

Radioimmunotherapy (RIT) takes advantage of the specificity and affinity of the antigen-antibody interaction to deliver microbicidal radioactive nuclides to a site of infection. In this study, we investigated the microbicidal properties of an alpha particle-emitting 213Bi-labeled monoclonal antibody (MAb), EA2-1 (213Bi-EA2-1), that binds to the immunodominant antigen on Bacillus anthracis spores. Our results showed that dormant spores were resistant to 213Bi-EA2-1. Significant spore killing was observed following treatment with EA2-1 labeled with 300 μCi 213Bi; however, this effect was not dependent on the MAb. In contrast, when spores were germinating, 213Bi-EA2-1 mediated MAb-specific killing in a dose-dependent manner. Dormant spores are very resistant to RIT, and RIT should focus on targeting vegetative cells and germinating spores.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:58

Enthalten in:

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 58(2014), 3 vom: 31., Seite 1813-5

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rivera, Johanna [VerfasserIn]
Morgenstern, Alfred [VerfasserIn]
Bruchertseifer, Frank [VerfasserIn]
Kearney, John F [VerfasserIn]
Turnbough, Charles L [VerfasserIn]
Dadachova, Ekaterina [VerfasserIn]
Casadevall, Arturo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Monoclonal
Bismuth
Journal Article
Radioisotopes
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Date Completed 28.10.2014

Date Revised 21.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1128/AAC.01266-13

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM234051892