Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Korea.
Ecological Risk Research Department, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology, Geoje, 53201, Korea.
Sci Rep. 2024 Apr 11;14(1):8472. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-52810-0.
With the lifting of COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions, the resurgence of common viral respiratory infections was recorded in several countries worldwide. It facilitates viral co-infection, further burdens the already over-stretched healthcare systems. Racing to find co-infection-associated efficacy therapeutic agents need to be rapidly established. However, it has encountered numerous challenges that necessitate careful investigation. Here, we introduce a potential recombinant minibody-associated treatment, 3D8 single chain variable fragment (scFv), which has been developed as a broad-spectrum antiviral drug that acts via its nucleic acid catalytic and cell penetration abilities. In this research, we demonstrated that 3D8 scFv exerted antiviral activity simultaneously against both influenza A viruses (IAVs) and coronaviruses in three established co-infection models comprising two types of coronaviruses [beta coronavirus-human coronavirus OC43 (hCoV-OC43) and alpha coronavirus-porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV)] in Vero E6 cells, two IAVs [A/Puerto Rico/8/1934 H1N1 (H1N1/PR8) and A/X-31 (H3N2/X-31)] in MDCK cells, and a combination of coronavirus and IAV (hCoV-OC43 and adapted-H1N1) in Vero E6 cells by a statistically significant reduction in viral gene expression, proteins level, and approximately around 85%, 65%, and 80% of the progeny of 'hCoV-OC43-PEDV', 'H1N1/PR8-H3N2/X-31', and 'hCoV-OC43-adapted-H1N1', respectively, were decimated in the presence of 3D8 scFv. Taken together, we propose that 3D8 scFv is a promising broad-spectrum drug for treatment against RNA viruses in co-infection.
随着 COVID-19 非药物干预措施的解除,世界上几个国家都记录到了常见病毒性呼吸道感染的死灰复燃。这使得病毒合并感染更容易发生,进一步加重了已经不堪重负的医疗保健系统的负担。需要迅速建立针对合并感染相关疗效的治疗药物。然而,它遇到了许多需要仔细调查的挑战。在这里,我们介绍了一种潜在的重组 minibody 相关治疗方法,即 3D8 单链可变片段 (scFv),它已被开发为一种广谱抗病毒药物,通过其核酸催化和细胞穿透能力发挥作用。在这项研究中,我们证明 3D8 scFv 在三种已建立的合并感染模型中对甲型流感病毒 (IAV) 和冠状病毒同时发挥抗病毒活性,这三种模型包括两种冠状病毒 [β冠状病毒-人冠状病毒 OC43 (hCoV-OC43) 和 α冠状病毒-猪流行性腹泻病毒 (PEDV)] 在 Vero E6 细胞中,两种 IAV [A/Puerto Rico/8/1934 H1N1 (H1N1/PR8) 和 A/X-31 (H3N2/X-31)] 在 MDCK 细胞中,以及冠状病毒和 IAV 的组合 (hCoV-OC43 和适应的-H1N1) 在 Vero E6 细胞中,通过统计学上显著降低病毒基因表达、蛋白水平,以及大约 85%、65%和 80%的 'hCoV-OC43-PEDV'、'H1N1/PR8-H3N2/X-31' 和 'hCoV-OC43-adapted-H1N1' 的子代。综上所述,我们提出 3D8 scFv 是一种有前途的广谱药物,可用于治疗合并感染中的 RNA 病毒。