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ArticleAntiviral research2023

Development of a rapid image-based high-content imaging screening assay to evaluate therapeutic antibodies against the monkeypox virus.

Krishna P Kota, Natasza E Ziółkowska, Jiayi Wei, Junzhong Peng, David Ordonez, Christy Raney, Jon Prigge, Jay W Hooper, Mayanka Awasthi, Scott J Goebel and 4 more

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Article in Antiviral research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Krishna P KotaTonix Pharmaceuticals Inc, Frederick, MD, USA.
Natasza E ZiółkowskaTonix Pharmaceuticals Inc, Frederick, MD, USA.
Jiayi WeiTonix Pharmaceuticals Inc, Frederick, MD, USA.
Junzhong PengTonix Pharmaceuticals Inc, Frederick, MD, USA.
David OrdonezTonix Pharmaceuticals Inc, Frederick, MD, USA.
Christy RaneyTonix Pharmaceuticals Inc, Frederick, MD, USA.
Jon PriggeBioqual Inc., Rockville, MD, USA.
Jay W HooperUnited States Army Medical Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, MD, USA.
Mayanka AwasthiTonix Pharmaceuticals Inc, Frederick, MD, USA.
Scott J GoebelTonix Pharmaceuticals Inc, Frederick, MD, USA.
Brian A ZabelCuria Global Inc., Albany, NY, USA.
Farooq NasarTonix Pharmaceuticals Inc, Frederick, MD, USA.
Seth LedermanTonix Pharmaceuticals Inc, Frederick, MD, USA.
Sina BavariTonix Pharmaceuticals Inc, Frederick, MD, USA. Electronic address: sina.bavari@tonixpharma.com.
Bioqual · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antibody-based therapy is emerging as a critical therapeutic countermeasure to treat acute viral infections by offering rapid protection against clinical disease. The advancements in structural biology made it feasible to rationalize monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) by identifying key and, possibly, neutralizing epitopes of viral proteins for therapeutic purposes. A critical component in assessing mAbs during pandemics requires the development of rapid but detailed methods to detect and quantitate the neutralization activity. In this study, we developed and optimized two high-content image (HCI)-based assays: one to detect viral proteins by staining and the second to quantify cytopathic viral effects by a label-free phenotypic assay. These assays were employed to screen for therapeutic antibodies against the monkeypox virus (MPXV) using surrogate poxviruses such as vaccinia virus (VACV). Plaque-based neutralization results confirmed the HCI data. The phenotypic assay found pox virus-induced syncytia formation in various cells, and we were able to quantitate and use this phenotype to screen mAbs. The HCI identified several potent VACV-neutralizing antibodies that showed in vitro efficacy against both clades of MPXV. In addition, a combination study of ST-246/tecovirimat/TPOXX a single neutralizing antibody Ab-40, showed synergistic activity against VACV in an in-vitro neutralization assay. This rapid high-content method utilizing state-of-the-art technologies enabled the evaluation of hundreds of mAbs quickly to identify several potent anti-MPXV neutralizing mAbs for further development.

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Antibodies, ViralMonkeypox virusAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingNeutralization TestsVaccinia virusViral ProteinsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralViral Proteins

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PMID36592670
PMCPMC9803393
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