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ReviewJournal of biomedical science2022

Monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19 therapy and SARS-CoV-2 detection.

Yu-Chyi Hwang, Ruei-Min Lu, Shih-Chieh Su, Pao-Yin Chiang, Shih-Han Ko, Feng-Yi Ke, Kang-Hao Liang, Tzung-Yang Hsieh, Han-Chung Wu

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Review in Journal of biomedical science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 126 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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126citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
24.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

126 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 248 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yu-Chyi Hwang *Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4133-1060
Ruei-Min Lu *Biomedical Translation Research Center (BioTReC), Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3792-5499
Shih-Chieh SuInstitute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.
Pao-Yin ChiangBiomedical Translation Research Center (BioTReC), Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.
Shih-Han KoBiomedical Translation Research Center (BioTReC), Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.
Feng-Yi KeBiomedical Translation Research Center (BioTReC), Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.
Kang-Hao LiangBiomedical Translation Research Center (BioTReC), Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.
Tzung-Yang HsiehInstitute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.
Han-Chung WuInstitute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan. hcw0928@gate.sinica.edu.tw.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5185-1169
Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica · TWInstitute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica · TW

Funding

academia sinica AS-54H61ministry of science and technology, taiwan MOST-108-3114-Y-001-002ministry of science and technology, taiwan MOST 109-3114-Y-001-001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an exceptional public health crisis that demands the timely creation of new therapeutics and viral detection. Owing to their high specificity and reliability, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have emerged as powerful tools to treat and detect numerous diseases. Hence, many researchers have begun to urgently develop Ab-based kits for the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Ab drugs for use as COVID-19 therapeutic agents. The detailed structure of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is known, and since this protein is key for viral infection, its receptor-binding domain (RBD) has become a major target for therapeutic Ab development. Because SARS-CoV-2 is an RNA virus with a high mutation rate, especially under the selective pressure of aggressively deployed prophylactic vaccines and neutralizing Abs, the use of Ab cocktails is expected to be an important strategy for effective COVID-19 treatment. Moreover, SARS-CoV-2 infection may stimulate an overactive immune response, resulting in a cytokine storm that drives severe disease progression. Abs to combat cytokine storms have also been under intense development as treatments for COVID-19. In addition to their use as drugs, Abs are currently being utilized in SARS-CoV-2 detection tests, including antigen and immunoglobulin tests. Such Ab-based detection tests are crucial surveillance tools that can be used to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Herein, we highlight some key points regarding mAb-based detection tests and treatments for the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Antibodies, MonoclonalCOVID-19COVID-19 Drug TreatmentAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralHumansPandemicsReproducibility of ResultsSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2Angiotensin converting enzyme II (ACE2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Cytokine stormReceptor-binding domain (RBD)Receptor binding motif (RBM)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)SpikeTherapeutic antibodyViral detection

Identifiers

PMID34983527
PMCPMC8724751
OpenAlexW4206634366

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