Debulking SARS-CoV-2 in saliva using angiotensin converting enzyme 2 in chewing gum to decrease oral virus transmission and infection.
Debulking SARS-CoV-2 in saliva using angiotensin converting enzyme 2 in chewing gum to decrease oral virus transmission and infection.
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10.1016/j.ymthe.2021.11.008
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2022-05-04
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Collman RG
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Daniell H;Nair SK;Esmaeili N;Wakade G;Shahid N;Ganesan PK;Islam MR;Shepley-McTaggart A;Feng S;Gary EN;Ali AR;Nuth M;Cruz SN;Graham-Wooten J;Streatfield SJ;Montoya-Lopez R;Kaznica P;Mawson M;Green BJ;Ricciardi R;Milone M;Harty RN;Wang P;Weiner DB;Margulies KB;Collman RG
To advance a novel concept of debulking virus in the oral cavity, the primary site of viral replication, virus-trapping proteins CTB-ACE2 were expressed in chloroplasts and clinical-grade plant material was developed to meet FDA requirements. Chewing gum (2 g) containing plant cells expressed CTB-ACE2 up to 17.2 mg ACE2/g dry weight (11.7% leaf protein), have physical characteristics and taste/flavor like conventional gums, and no protein was lost during gum compression. CTB-ACE2 gum efficiently (>95%) inhibited entry of lentivirus spike or VSV-spike pseudovirus into Vero/CHO cells when quantified by luciferase or red fluorescence. Incubation of CTB-ACE2 microparticles reduced SARS-CoV-2 virus count in COVID-19 swab/saliva samples by >95% when evaluated by microbubbles (femtomolar concentration) or qPCR, demonstrating both virus trapping and blocking of cellular entry. COVID-19 saliva samples showed low or undetectable ACE2 activity when compared with healthy individuals (2,582 versus 50,126 ΔRFU; 27 versus 225 enzyme units), confirming greater susceptibility of infected patients for viral entry. CTB-ACE2 activity was completely inhibited by pre-incubation with SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain, offering an explanation for reduced saliva ACE2 activity among COVID-19 patients. Chewing gum with virus-trapping proteins offers a general affordable strategy to protect patients from most oral virus re-infections through debulking or minimizing transmission to others. With a large majority of the global population unvaccinated and outbreaks of variants with higher viral load, new methods are needed to decrease SARS-CoV-2 transmission and infection. Daniell et al. report that chewing gum containing plant cells expressing angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 efficiently traps SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 patient saliva or swab samples.
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