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ArticlePloS one2021

A broad-spectrum and highly potent human monoclonal antibody cocktail for rabies prophylaxis.

Pan Kyeom Kim, Jung Sun Ahn, Cheol Min Kim, Ji Min Seo, Sun Ju Keum, Hyun Joo Lee, Min Joo Choo, Min Soo Kim, Jun Young Lee, Ki Eun Maeng and 8 more

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. A SynB1-conjugated antibody cocktail crosses the blood-brain barrier to produce a therapeutic effect on rabies.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  4. Monoclonal Antibody Therapies for Infectious Diseases.Current topics in microbiology and immunology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Pan Kyeom KimDepartment of Research and Development, Celltrion, INC, Incheon, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-0063-628X
Jung Sun AhnDepartment of Research and Development, Celltrion, INC, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Cheol Min KimDepartment of Research and Development, Celltrion, INC, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Ji Min SeoDepartment of Research and Development, Celltrion, INC, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Sun Ju KeumDepartment of Research and Development, Celltrion, INC, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Hyun Joo LeeDepartment of Research and Development, Celltrion, INC, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Min Joo ChooDepartment of Research and Development, Celltrion, INC, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Min Soo KimDepartment of Research and Development, Celltrion, INC, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Jun Young LeeDepartment of Research and Development, Celltrion, INC, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Ki Eun MaengDepartment of Research and Development, Celltrion, INC, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Ji Young ShinDepartment of Research and Development, Celltrion, INC, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Kye Sook YiDepartment of Research and Development, Celltrion, INC, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Modupe O V OsinubiCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Richard FrankaCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Lauren GreenbergCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
Madhusudana ShampurNational Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India.
Charles E RupprechtLYSSA LLC, Cummings, Georgia, United States of America.
Soo Young LeeDepartment of Research and Development, Celltrion, INC, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Celltrion (South Korea) · KRCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · USNational Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is highly effective in preventing disease progression of rabies when used in timely and appropriate manner. The key treatment for PEP is infiltration of rabies immune globulin (RIG) into lesion site after bite exposure, besides wound care and vaccination. Unfortunately, however, RIG is expensive and its supply is limited. Currently, several anti-rabies virus monoclonal antibody (mAb) products are under development as alternatives to RIG, and two recently received regulatory approval in India. In this study, fully human mAbs that recognize different rabies virus glycoprotein conformational antigenic site (II and III) were created from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of heathy vaccinated subjects. These mAbs neutralized a diverse range of lyssavirus types. As at least two anti-rabies virus mAbs are recommended for use in human PEP to ensure broad coverage against diverse lyssaviruses and to minimize possible escape variants, two most potent mAbs, NP-19-9 and 11B6, were selected to be used as cocktail treatment. These two mAbs were broadly reactive to different types of lyssaviruses isolates, and were shown to have no interference with each other. These results suggest that NP-19-9 and 11B6 are potent candidates to be used for PEP, suggesting further studies involving clinical studies in human.

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AnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralAntigens, ViralDisease Models, AnimalDrug CombinationsEpitope MappingHumansIndiaMesocricetusMicePeptide LibraryPost-Exposure ProphylaxisRabiesRabies virusAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralAntigens, ViralDrug CombinationsPeptide Library

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PMID34469480
PMCPMC8409651
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