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ArticleFrontiers of medicine2021

Neutralizing monoclonal antibodies present new prospects to treat SARS-CoV-2 infections.

Rongtao Lai, Tianhui Zhou, Xiaogang Xiang, Jie Lu, Haiguang Xin, Qing Xie

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Article in Frontiers of medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rongtao Lai *Department of Infectious Diseases, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China.
Tianhui Zhou *Department of Infectious Diseases, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China.
Xiaogang XiangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China.
Jie LuDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China.
Haiguang XinDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China. allanxin@hotmail.com.
Qing XieDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China. xieqingrjh@163.com.
Ruijin Hospital · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused global public health and economic crises. Thus, new therapeutic strategies and effective vaccines are urgently needed to cope with this severe pandemic. The development of a broadly neutralizing antibody against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is one of the attractive treatment strategies for COVID-19. Currently, the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the spike (S) protein is the main target of neutralizing antibodies when SARS-CoV-2 enters human cells through an interaction between the S protein and the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 expressed on various human cells. A single monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatment is prone to selective pressure due to increased possibility of targeted epitope mutation, leading to viral escape. In addition, the antibody-dependent enhancement effect is a potential risk of enhancing the viral infection. These risks can be reduced using multiple mAbs that target nonoverlapping epitopes. Thus, a cocktail therapy combining two or more antibodies that recognize different regions of the viral surface may be the most effective therapeutic strategy.

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Antibodies, MonoclonalCOVID-19Antibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralHumansSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusantibody cocktailCOVID-19neutralizing antibodySARS-CoV-2therapeutic strategy

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PMID33909259
PMCPMC8079842
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