Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Penang, Malaysia.
Analytical Biochemistry Research Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, 11800, Penang, Malaysia.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2017;1053:61-78. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-72077-7_4.
The incident of two children in Europe who died of diphtheria due to a shortage of anti-toxin drugs has highlighted the need for alternative anti-toxins. Historically, antiserum produced from immunised horses have been used to treat diphtheria. Despite the potential of antiserum, the economical and medial concerns associated with the use of animal antiserum has led to its slow market demise. Over the years, new and emerging infectious diseases have grown to be a major global health threat. The emergence of drug-resistant superbugs has also pushed the boundaries of available therapeutics to deal with new infectious diseases. Antibodies have emerged as a possible alternative to combat the continuous onslaught of various infectious agents. The isolation of antibodies against pathogens of infectious diseases isolated from immune libraries utilising phage display has yielded promising results in terms of affinities and neutralizing activities. This chapter focuses on the concept of immune antibody libraries and highlights the application of immune antibody libraries to generate antibodies for various infectious diseases.
欧洲有两名儿童因抗毒素药物短缺而死于白喉,这一事件凸显了寻找替代抗毒素的必要性。从历史上看,用免疫马制备的抗血清曾被用于治疗白喉。尽管抗血清有一定的作用,但由于使用动物抗血清存在经济和医学方面的问题,其市场逐渐萎缩。多年来,新出现和不断出现的传染病已成为全球主要的健康威胁。抗药性超级细菌的出现也使得现有的治疗方法难以应对新的传染病。抗体已成为对抗各种传染病不断侵袭的一种可行替代方法。利用噬菌体展示技术从免疫文库中分离出针对传染病病原体的抗体,在亲和力和中和活性方面取得了有希望的结果。本章重点介绍免疫抗体文库的概念,并强调了免疫抗体文库在针对各种传染病产生抗体方面的应用。