In vivo neutralization of hepatitis B virus infection by an anti-preS1 humanized antibody in chimpanzees
In vivo neutralization of hepatitis B virus infection by an anti-preS1 humanized antibody in chimpanzees
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DOI:
10.1016/j.virol.2003.09.014
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发表时间:
2004-01-05
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3.7
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Park, SY
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作者:
Hong, HJ;Ryu, CJ;Park, SY
Previously, we generated a murine monoclonal antibody (mAb), KR127, that recognizes amino acids (aa) 37-45 of the preSI of hepatitis B virus (HBV). In this study, we have constructed a humanized version of KR127 and evaluated its HBV-neutralizing activity in chimpanzees. A study chimpanzee was given a single intravenous dose of the humanized antibody, followed by intravenous challenge with adr subtype of wild type HBV, while a control chimpanzee was only challenged with the virus. The result showed that the study chimpanzee did not develop HBV infection during 1 year, while the control chimpanzee was infected, indicating that the humanized antibody exhibited in vivo virus-neutralizing activity and thus protected the chimpanzee from HBV infection. In addition, the humanized antibody bound to the preS1 of all subtypes of HBV. We first demonstrate that an anti-preS1 mAb can neutralize HBV infection in vivo. This humanized antibody will be useful for the immunoprophylaxis of HBV infection. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.