Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center, The Wistar Institute of Anatomy & Biology, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Humabs BioMed: a subsidiary of Vir Biotechnology, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Mol Ther. 2019 May 8;27(5):974-985. doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2019.03.005. Epub 2019 Apr 5.
Zika virus (ZIKV) infection is endemic to several world regions, and many others are at high risk for seasonal outbreaks. Synthetic DNA-encoded monoclonal antibody (DMAb) is an approach that enables in vivo delivery of highly potent mAbs to control infections. We engineered DMAb-ZK190, encoding the mAb ZK190 neutralizing antibody, which targets the ZIKV E protein DIII domain. In vivo-delivered DMAb-ZK190 achieved expression levels persisting >10 weeks in mice and >3 weeks in non-human primate (NHPs), which is protective against ZIKV infectious challenge. This study is the first demonstration of infectious disease control in NHPs following in vivo delivery of a nucleic acid-encoded antibody, supporting the importance of this new platform.
寨卡病毒(ZIKV)感染流行于世界多个地区,而许多其他地区也面临季节性爆发的高风险。合成 DNA 编码的单克隆抗体(DMAb)是一种能够将高效单克隆抗体递送至体内以控制感染的方法。我们构建了编码中和抗体 ZK190 的 DMAb-ZK190,该抗体针对 ZIKV E 蛋白 DIII 结构域。体内递送至小鼠体内的 DMAb-ZK190 表达水平持续超过 10 周,在非人类灵长类动物(NHPs)中持续超过 3 周,可预防 ZIKV 感染性挑战。这项研究首次证明了在体内递送至核酸编码抗体后,可在 NHPs 中控制传染病,支持了这一新平台的重要性。