Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies for Ebola Virus Infection Derived from Vaccinated Humans

Summary: We describe therapeutic monoclonal antibodies isolated from human volunteers vaccinated with recombinant adenovirus expressing Ebola virus glycoprotein (EBOV GP) and boosted with modified vaccinia virus Ankara. Among 82 antibodies isolated from peripheral blood B cells, almost half neutrali...

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Main Authors: Pramila Rijal, Sean C. Elias, Samara Rosendo Machado, Julie Xiao, Lisa Schimanski, Victoria O’Dowd, Terry Baker, Emily Barry, Simon C. Mendelsohn, Catherine J. Cherry, Jing Jin, Geneviève M. Labbé, Francesca R. Donnellan, Tommy Rampling, Stuart Dowall, Emma Rayner, Stephen Findlay-Wilson, Miles Carroll, Jia Guo, Xiao-Ning Xu, Kuan-Ying A. Huang, Ayato Takada, Gillian Burgess, David McMillan, Andy Popplewell, Daniel J. Lightwood, Simon J. Draper, Alain R. Townsend
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Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124719303274
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Samara Rosendo Machado
Julie Xiao
Lisa Schimanski
Victoria O’Dowd
Terry Baker
Emily Barry
Simon C. Mendelsohn
Catherine J. Cherry
Jing Jin
Geneviève M. Labbé
Francesca R. Donnellan
Tommy Rampling
Stuart Dowall
Emma Rayner
Stephen Findlay-Wilson
Miles Carroll
Jia Guo
Xiao-Ning Xu
Kuan-Ying A. Huang
Ayato Takada
Gillian Burgess
David McMillan
Andy Popplewell
Daniel J. Lightwood
Simon J. Draper
Alain R. Townsend
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Catherine J. Cherry
Jing Jin
Geneviève M. Labbé
Francesca R. Donnellan
Tommy Rampling
Stuart Dowall
Emma Rayner
Stephen Findlay-Wilson
Miles Carroll
Jia Guo
Xiao-Ning Xu
Kuan-Ying A. Huang
Ayato Takada
Gillian Burgess
David McMillan
Andy Popplewell
Daniel J. Lightwood
Simon J. Draper
Alain R. Townsend
Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies for Ebola Virus Infection Derived from Vaccinated Humans
Cell Reports
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Sean C. Elias
Samara Rosendo Machado
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Lisa Schimanski
Victoria O’Dowd
Terry Baker
Emily Barry
Simon C. Mendelsohn
Catherine J. Cherry
Jing Jin
Geneviève M. Labbé
Francesca R. Donnellan
Tommy Rampling
Stuart Dowall
Emma Rayner
Stephen Findlay-Wilson
Miles Carroll
Jia Guo
Xiao-Ning Xu
Kuan-Ying A. Huang
Ayato Takada
Gillian Burgess
David McMillan
Andy Popplewell
Daniel J. Lightwood
Simon J. Draper
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title Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies for Ebola Virus Infection Derived from Vaccinated Humans
title_short Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies for Ebola Virus Infection Derived from Vaccinated Humans
title_full Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies for Ebola Virus Infection Derived from Vaccinated Humans
title_fullStr Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies for Ebola Virus Infection Derived from Vaccinated Humans
title_full_unstemmed Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies for Ebola Virus Infection Derived from Vaccinated Humans
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publisher Elsevier
series Cell Reports
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publishDate 2019-04-01
description Summary: We describe therapeutic monoclonal antibodies isolated from human volunteers vaccinated with recombinant adenovirus expressing Ebola virus glycoprotein (EBOV GP) and boosted with modified vaccinia virus Ankara. Among 82 antibodies isolated from peripheral blood B cells, almost half neutralized GP pseudotyped influenza virus. The antibody response was diverse in gene usage and epitope recognition. Although close to germline in sequence, neutralizing antibodies with binding affinities in the nano- to pico-molar range, similar to “affinity matured” antibodies from convalescent donors, were found. They recognized the mucin-like domain, glycan cap, receptor binding region, and the base of the glycoprotein. A cross-reactive cocktail of four antibodies, targeting the latter three non-overlapping epitopes, given on day 3 of EBOV infection, completely protected guinea pigs. This study highlights the value of experimental vaccine trials as a rich source of therapeutic human monoclonal antibodies. : Most antibodies used for Ebola virus treatment originate from convalescent donors or highly immunized animals. Rijal et al. find that monoclonal antibodies isolated early after vaccination from humans can be powerfully therapeutic, despite the relative immaturity of their sequences. Vaccine trials therefore can provide a valuable source of therapeutic antibodies. Keywords: Ebola virus, human monoclonal antibodies, immunotherapy, therapeutic antibodies, guinea pig model, Ebola virus glycoprotein epitopes, E-S-FLU virus, antibody binding kinetics, affinity maturation
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spelling doaj-05ec511fa1b1484ababd7c9c79a01ba12020-11-25T02:10:08ZengElsevierCell Reports2211-12472019-04-01271172186.e7Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies for Ebola Virus Infection Derived from Vaccinated HumansPramila Rijal0Sean C. Elias1Samara Rosendo Machado2Julie Xiao3Lisa Schimanski4Victoria O’Dowd5Terry Baker6Emily Barry7Simon C. Mendelsohn8Catherine J. Cherry9Jing Jin10Geneviève M. Labbé11Francesca R. Donnellan12Tommy Rampling13Stuart Dowall14Emma Rayner15Stephen Findlay-Wilson16Miles Carroll17Jia Guo18Xiao-Ning Xu19Kuan-Ying A. Huang20Ayato Takada21Gillian Burgess22David McMillan23Andy Popplewell24Daniel J. Lightwood25Simon J. Draper26Alain R. Townsend27MRC Human Immunology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK; Corresponding authorJenner Institute, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UKMRC Human Immunology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DS, UKMRC Human Immunology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DS, UKMRC Human Immunology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DS, UKUCB Pharma, Slough SL1 3WE, UKUCB Pharma, Slough SL1 3WE, UKUCB Pharma, Slough SL1 3WE, UKJenner Institute, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UKJenner Institute, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UKJenner Institute, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UKJenner Institute, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UKJenner Institute, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UKJenner Institute, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UKPublic Health England, Porton Down, Wiltshire, UKPublic Health England, Porton Down, Wiltshire, UKPublic Health England, Porton Down, Wiltshire, UKPublic Health England, Porton Down, Wiltshire, UKCentre for Immunology and Vaccinology, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UKCentre for Immunology and Vaccinology, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, UKDivision of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, TaiwanDivision of Global Epidemiology, Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, JapanUCB Pharma, Slough SL1 3WE, UKUCB Pharma, Slough SL1 3WE, UKUCB Pharma, Slough SL1 3WE, UKUCB Pharma, Slough SL1 3WE, UKJenner Institute, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Oxford OX3 7DQ, UKMRC Human Immunology Unit, MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK; Corresponding authorSummary: We describe therapeutic monoclonal antibodies isolated from human volunteers vaccinated with recombinant adenovirus expressing Ebola virus glycoprotein (EBOV GP) and boosted with modified vaccinia virus Ankara. Among 82 antibodies isolated from peripheral blood B cells, almost half neutralized GP pseudotyped influenza virus. The antibody response was diverse in gene usage and epitope recognition. Although close to germline in sequence, neutralizing antibodies with binding affinities in the nano- to pico-molar range, similar to “affinity matured” antibodies from convalescent donors, were found. They recognized the mucin-like domain, glycan cap, receptor binding region, and the base of the glycoprotein. A cross-reactive cocktail of four antibodies, targeting the latter three non-overlapping epitopes, given on day 3 of EBOV infection, completely protected guinea pigs. This study highlights the value of experimental vaccine trials as a rich source of therapeutic human monoclonal antibodies. : Most antibodies used for Ebola virus treatment originate from convalescent donors or highly immunized animals. Rijal et al. find that monoclonal antibodies isolated early after vaccination from humans can be powerfully therapeutic, despite the relative immaturity of their sequences. Vaccine trials therefore can provide a valuable source of therapeutic antibodies. Keywords: Ebola virus, human monoclonal antibodies, immunotherapy, therapeutic antibodies, guinea pig model, Ebola virus glycoprotein epitopes, E-S-FLU virus, antibody binding kinetics, affinity maturationhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124719303274