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Editor, Senior Moderator
Nat Commun
. 2021 Feb 11;12(1):944.
doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21239-8.
Post-exposure protection of SARS-CoV-2 lethal infected K18-hACE2 transgenic mice by neutralizing human monoclonal antibody
Ronit Rosenfeld[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Tal Noy-Porat[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Adva Mechaly[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Efi Makdasi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yinon Levy[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ron Alcalay[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Reut Falach[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Moshe Aftalion[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Eyal Epstein[SUP] 2 [/SUP], David Gur[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Theodor Chitlaru[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Einat B Vitner[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Sharon Melamed[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Boaz Politi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ayelet Zauberman[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Shirley Lazar[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Adi Beth-Din[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yentl Evgy[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Shmuel Yitzhaki[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Shmuel C Shapira[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Tomer Israely[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ohad Mazor[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), exhibits high levels of mortality and morbidity and has dramatic consequences on human life, sociality and global economy. Neutralizing antibodies constitute a highly promising approach for treating and preventing infection by this novel pathogen. In the present study, we characterize and further evaluate the recently identified human monoclonal MD65 antibody for its ability to provide protection against a lethal SARS-CoV-2 infection of K18-hACE2 transgenic mice. Eighty percent of the untreated mice succumbed 6-9 days post-infection, while administration of the MD65 antibody as late as 3 days after exposure rescued all infected animals. In addition, the efficiency of the treatment is supported by prevention of morbidity and ablation of the load of infective virions in the lungs of treated animals. The data demonstrate the therapeutic value of human monoclonal antibodies as a life-saving treatment for severe COVID-19 infection.
. 2021 Feb 11;12(1):944.
doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21239-8.
Post-exposure protection of SARS-CoV-2 lethal infected K18-hACE2 transgenic mice by neutralizing human monoclonal antibody
Ronit Rosenfeld[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Tal Noy-Porat[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Adva Mechaly[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Efi Makdasi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yinon Levy[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ron Alcalay[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Reut Falach[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Moshe Aftalion[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Eyal Epstein[SUP] 2 [/SUP], David Gur[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Theodor Chitlaru[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Einat B Vitner[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Sharon Melamed[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Boaz Politi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ayelet Zauberman[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Shirley Lazar[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Adi Beth-Din[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yentl Evgy[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Shmuel Yitzhaki[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Shmuel C Shapira[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Tomer Israely[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ohad Mazor[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33574228
- DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21239-8
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), exhibits high levels of mortality and morbidity and has dramatic consequences on human life, sociality and global economy. Neutralizing antibodies constitute a highly promising approach for treating and preventing infection by this novel pathogen. In the present study, we characterize and further evaluate the recently identified human monoclonal MD65 antibody for its ability to provide protection against a lethal SARS-CoV-2 infection of K18-hACE2 transgenic mice. Eighty percent of the untreated mice succumbed 6-9 days post-infection, while administration of the MD65 antibody as late as 3 days after exposure rescued all infected animals. In addition, the efficiency of the treatment is supported by prevention of morbidity and ablation of the load of infective virions in the lungs of treated animals. The data demonstrate the therapeutic value of human monoclonal antibodies as a life-saving treatment for severe COVID-19 infection.