Monoclonal Antibodies for Pre- and Postexposure Prophylaxis of COVID-19 : Review of the Literature

Monoclonal antibodies are laboratory-made proteins that mimic the immune system's ability to fight off harmful microorganisms, including viruses such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-CoronaVirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medical Agency (EMA) have already authorized monoclonal antibodies of anti-SARS-CoV-2 to treat mild to moderate CoronaVIrus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) in patients at risk of developing severe disease. More recently, monoclonal antibodies anti-SARS-CoV-2 have been authorized for primary and secondary prophylaxis in patients at high risk of severe disease for background comorbidity. Primary or pre-exposure prophylaxis prevents COVID-19 in unexposed people, whereas secondary or postexposure prophylaxis prevent COVID-19 in recently exposed people to individuals with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2. This review focuses briefly on therapeutic indications of currently available monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19 pre- and postexposure prophylaxis and on the efficacy of convalescent plasma.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

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Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) - 11(2022), 8 vom: 05. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Vita, Serena [VerfasserIn]
Rosati, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Ascoli Bartoli, Tommaso [VerfasserIn]
Beccacece, Alessia [VerfasserIn]
D'Abramo, Alessandra [VerfasserIn]
Mariano, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Scorzolini, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Goletti, Delia [VerfasserIn]
Nicastri, Emanuele [VerfasserIn]

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COVID-19
Journal Article
Monoclonal antibodies
Prophylaxis
Review

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Date Revised 30.08.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/pathogens11080882

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NLM345333985