Development of an antibody cocktail for treatment of Sudan virus infection

Antibody-based therapies are a promising treatment option for managing ebolavirus infections. Several Ebola virus (EBOV)-specific and, more recently, pan-ebolavirus antibody cocktails have been described. Here, we report the development and assessment of a Sudan virus (SUDV)-specific antibody cocktail. We produced a panel of SUDV glycoprotein (GP)-specific human chimeric monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) using both plant and mammalian expression systems and completed head-to-head in vitro and in vivo evaluations. Neutralizing activity, competitive binding groups, and epitope specificity of SUDV mAbs were defined before assessing protective efficacy of individual mAbs using a mouse model of SUDV infection. Of the mAbs tested, GP base-binding mAbs were more potent neutralizers and more protective than glycan cap- or mucin-like domain-binding mAbs. No significant difference was observed between plant and mammalian mAbs in any of our in vitro or in vivo evaluations. Based on in vitro and rodent testing, a combination of two SUDV-specific mAbs, one base binding (16F6) and one glycan cap binding (X10H2), was down-selected for assessment in a macaque model of SUDV infection. This cocktail, RIID F6-H2, provided protection from SUDV infection in rhesus macaques when administered at 50 mg/kg on days 4 and 6 postinfection. RIID F6-H2 is an effective postexposure SUDV therapy and provides a potential treatment option for managing human SUDV infection.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:117

Enthalten in:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 117(2020), 7 vom: 18. Feb., Seite 3768-3778

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Herbert, Andrew S [VerfasserIn]
Froude, Jeffery W [VerfasserIn]
Ortiz, Ramon A [VerfasserIn]
Kuehne, Ana I [VerfasserIn]
Dorosky, Danielle E [VerfasserIn]
Bakken, Russell R [VerfasserIn]
Zak, Samantha E [VerfasserIn]
Josleyn, Nicole M [VerfasserIn]
Musiychuk, Konstantin [VerfasserIn]
Jones, R Mark [VerfasserIn]
Green, Brian [VerfasserIn]
Streatfield, Stephen J [VerfasserIn]
Wec, Anna Z [VerfasserIn]
Bohorova, Natasha [VerfasserIn]
Bohorov, Ognian [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Do H [VerfasserIn]
Pauly, Michael H [VerfasserIn]
Velasco, Jesus [VerfasserIn]
Whaley, Kevin J [VerfasserIn]
Stonier, Spencer W [VerfasserIn]
Bornholdt, Zachary A [VerfasserIn]
Chandran, Kartik [VerfasserIn]
Zeitlin, Larry [VerfasserIn]
Sampey, Darryl [VerfasserIn]
Yusibov, Vidadi [VerfasserIn]
Dye, John M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Monoclonal
Antibodies, Viral
Cocktail
Ebolavirus
Glycoproteins
Journal Article
Monoclonal antibody
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Sudan virus
Therapy
Viral Proteins

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 10.07.2020

Date Revised 04.08.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1073/pnas.1914985117

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM306106426