COVA1-18 neutralizing antibody protects against SARS-CoV-2 in three preclinical models

© 2021. The Author(s)..

Effective treatments against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are urgently needed. Monoclonal antibodies have shown promising results in patients. Here, we evaluate the in vivo prophylactic and therapeutic effect of COVA1-18, a neutralizing antibody highly potent against the B.1.1.7 isolate. In both prophylactic and therapeutic settings, SARS-CoV-2 remains undetectable in the lungs of treated hACE2 mice. Therapeutic treatment also causes a reduction in viral loads in the lungs of Syrian hamsters. When administered at 10 mg kg-1 one day prior to a high dose SARS-CoV-2 challenge in cynomolgus macaques, COVA1-18 shows very strong antiviral activity in the upper respiratory compartments. Using a mathematical model, we estimate that COVA1-18 reduces viral infectivity by more than 95% in these compartments, preventing lymphopenia and extensive lung lesions. Our findings demonstrate that COVA1-18 has a strong antiviral activity in three preclinical models and could be a valuable candidate for further clinical evaluation.

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UpdateOf: Res Sq. 2021 Feb 15;:. - PMID 33619476

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Nature communications - 12(2021), 1 vom: 20. Okt., Seite 6097

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Maisonnasse, Pauline [VerfasserIn]
Aldon, Yoann [VerfasserIn]
Marc, Aurélien [VerfasserIn]
Marlin, Romain [VerfasserIn]
Dereuddre-Bosquet, Nathalie [VerfasserIn]
Kuzmina, Natalia A [VerfasserIn]
Freyn, Alec W [VerfasserIn]
Snitselaar, Jonne L [VerfasserIn]
Gonçalves, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Caniels, Tom G [VerfasserIn]
Burger, Judith A [VerfasserIn]
Poniman, Meliawati [VerfasserIn]
Bontjer, Ilja [VerfasserIn]
Chesnais, Virginie [VerfasserIn]
Diry, Ségolène [VerfasserIn]
Iershov, Anton [VerfasserIn]
Ronk, Adam J [VerfasserIn]
Jangra, Sonia [VerfasserIn]
Rathnasinghe, Raveen [VerfasserIn]
Brouwer, Philip J M [VerfasserIn]
Bijl, Tom P L [VerfasserIn]
van Schooten, Jelle [VerfasserIn]
Brinkkemper, Mitch [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Hejun [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Meng [VerfasserIn]
Mire, Chad E [VerfasserIn]
van Breemen, Mariëlle J [VerfasserIn]
Contreras, Vanessa [VerfasserIn]
Naninck, Thibaut [VerfasserIn]
Lemaître, Julien [VerfasserIn]
Kahlaoui, Nidhal [VerfasserIn]
Relouzat, Francis [VerfasserIn]
Chapon, Catherine [VerfasserIn]
Ho Tsong Fang, Raphaël [VerfasserIn]
McDanal, Charlene [VerfasserIn]
Osei-Twum, Mary [VerfasserIn]
St-Amant, Natalie [VerfasserIn]
Gagnon, Luc [VerfasserIn]
Montefiori, David C [VerfasserIn]
Wilson, Ian A [VerfasserIn]
Ginoux, Eric [VerfasserIn]
de Bree, Godelieve J [VerfasserIn]
García-Sastre, Adolfo [VerfasserIn]
Schotsaert, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Coughlan, Lynda [VerfasserIn]
Bukreyev, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
van der Werf, Sylvie [VerfasserIn]
Guedj, Jérémie [VerfasserIn]
Sanders, Rogier W [VerfasserIn]
van Gils, Marit J [VerfasserIn]
Le Grand, Roger [VerfasserIn]

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ACE2 protein, human
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Antibodies, Neutralizing
Antiviral Agents
COVA1-18
EC 3.4.17.23
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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Date Completed 02.11.2021

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Electronic

UpdateOf: Res Sq. 2021 Feb 15;:. - PMID 33619476

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41467-021-26354-0

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM332112497