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ArticleNPJ vaccines2017

DMAb inoculation of synthetic cross reactive antibodies protects against lethal influenza A and B infections.

Sarah T C Elliott, Nicole L Kallewaard, Ebony Benjamin, Leslie Wachter-Rosati, Josephine M McAuliffe, Ami Patel, Trevor R F Smith, Katherine Schultheis, Daniel H Park, Seleeke Flingai and 10 more

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37 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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20 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sarah T C Elliott *Wistar Institute of Anatomy & Biology, Philadelphia, PA USA.
Nicole L KallewaardDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, MedImmune LLC, Gaithersburg, MD USA.
Ebony BenjaminDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, MedImmune LLC, Gaithersburg, MD USA.
Leslie Wachter-RosatiDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, MedImmune LLC, Gaithersburg, MD USA.
Josephine M McAuliffeDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, MedImmune LLC, Gaithersburg, MD USA.
Ami PatelWistar Institute of Anatomy & Biology, Philadelphia, PA USA.
Trevor R F SmithInovio Pharmaceuticals, Plymouth Meeting, PA USA.
Katherine SchultheisInovio Pharmaceuticals, Plymouth Meeting, PA USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9232-1888
Daniel H ParkWistar Institute of Anatomy & Biology, Philadelphia, PA USA.
Seleeke FlingaiWistar Institute of Anatomy & Biology, Philadelphia, PA USA.
Megan C WiseWistar Institute of Anatomy & Biology, Philadelphia, PA USA.
Janess MendozaInovio Pharmaceuticals, Plymouth Meeting, PA USA.
Stephanie RamosInovio Pharmaceuticals, Plymouth Meeting, PA USA.
Kate E BroderickInovio Pharmaceuticals, Plymouth Meeting, PA USA.
Jian YanInovio Pharmaceuticals, Plymouth Meeting, PA USA.
Laurent M HumeauInovio Pharmaceuticals, Plymouth Meeting, PA USA.
Niranjan Y SardesaiInovio Pharmaceuticals, Plymouth Meeting, PA USA.
Kar MuthumaniWistar Institute of Anatomy & Biology, Philadelphia, PA USA.
Qing ZhuDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, MedImmune LLC, Gaithersburg, MD USA.
David B WeinerWistar Institute of Anatomy & Biology, Philadelphia, PA USA.
Inovio Pharmaceuticals (United States) · USThe Wistar Institute · USInfectious Diseases Institute · UG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Influenza virus remains a significant public health threat despite innovative vaccines and antiviral drugs. A major limitation to current vaccinations and therapies against influenza virus is pathogenic diversity generated by shift and drift. A simple, cost-effective passive immunization strategy via in vivo production of cross-protective antibody molecules may augment existing vaccines and antiviral drugs in seasonal and pandemic outbreaks. We engineered synthetic plasmid DNA to encode two novel and broadly cross-protective monoclonal antibodies targeting influenza A and B. We utilized enhanced in vivo delivery of these plasmid DNA-encoded monoclonal antibody (DMAb) constructs and show that this strategy induces robust levels of functional antibodies directed against influenza A and B viruses in mouse sera. Mice receiving a single inoculation with anti-influenza A DMAb survive lethal Group 1 H1 and Group 2 H3 influenza A challenges, while inoculation with anti-influenza B DMAb yields protection against lethal Victoria and Yamagata lineage influenza B morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, these two DMAbs can be delivered coordinately resulting in exceptionally broad protection against both influenza A and B. We demonstrate this protection is similar to that achieved by conventional protein antibody delivery. DMAbs warrant further investigation as a novel immune therapy platform with distinct advantages for sustained immunoprophylaxis against influenza.

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