A:RBD抗原設計;B:馬免疫策略;C:馬抗血清中和滴度;D:RBD-specific F(ab』)2對RBD的親和力;E:RBD-specific F(ab』)2對SARS-CoV-2的中和活性
本研究獲得的抗體可作為治療SARS-CoV-2感染的候選藥物,且已向國家藥監局提交了新藥申請。本研究由三家單位共同完成:武漢病毒所負責研究的設計、抗原有效性測試、抗體純化、抗血清及抗體活病毒中和測試等工作;上海賽倫生物負責馬抗血清及F(ab』)2製備;武漢友芝友生物負責RBD抗原的表達和純化。相信該製品可有望轉化生產,造福群眾。馬血清來了,人特免製品相信也快了!附文獻信息:
題目:Immunoglobulin fragment F(ab』)2 against RBD potently neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 in vitro
DOI:10.1016/j.antiviral.2020.104868
摘要:COVID-19, which is caused by the emerging human coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, has become a global pandemic that poses a serious threat to human health. To date, no vaccines or specific antiviral drugs have been approved for the treatment of this disease in clinic. Herein, therapeutic antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 were obtained from hyperimmune equine plasma. First, a recombinant SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor-binding domain (RBD) was obtained in gram-level quantities through high-cell density fermentation of Chinese hamster ovary cells. Then, the binding of the RBD to the SARS-CoV-2 receptor, human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, was verified by several biochemical methods. The efficacy of the RBD in triggering antibody response in vivo was subsequently tested in both mice and equines, and the results showed that the RBD triggered high-titer neutralizing antibody production in vivo. Immunoglobulin F(ab』)2 fragments were prepared from equine antisera via removal of the Fc region from the immunoglobulins. Finally, a neutralization test with live virus demonstrated that RBD-specific F(ab』)2 inhibited SARS-CoV-2 with an EC50 of 0.07 μg/ml and an EC80 of 0.18 μg/ml, showing a potent inhibitory effect on SARS-CoV-2. These results highlight RBD-specific equine immunoglobulin F(ab』)2 fragment as a candidate for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2.
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