Antibody drugs targeting SARS-CoV-2: Time for a rethink? - 16/06/24
Abstract |
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) heavily burdens human health. Multiple neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) have been issued for emergency use or tested for treating infected patients in the clinic. However, SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC) carrying mutations reduce the effectiveness of nAbs by preventing neutralization. Uncoding the mutation profile and immune evasion mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 can improve the outcome of Ab-mediated therapies. In this review, we first outline the development status of anti-SARS-CoV-2 Ab drugs and provide an overview of SARS-CoV-2 variants and their prevalence. We next focus on the failure causes of anti-SARS-CoV-2 Ab drugs and rethink the design strategy for developing new Ab drugs against COVID-19. This review provides updated information for the development of therapeutic Ab drugs against SARS-CoV-2 variants.
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Strategies for designing innovative antibody drugs to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Practical approaches include the use of antibody mixtures, the targeting of generic or nonhotspot mutational epitopes, and the use of antibody-modified nanomaterials. In addition, engineering new functional antibodies, seeking new targets and other methods may also be considered.
Strategies for designing innovative antibody drugs to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Practical approaches include the use of antibody mixtures, the targeting of generic or nonhotspot mutational epitopes, and the use of antibody-modified nanomaterials. In addition, engineering new functional antibodies, seeking new targets and other methods may also be considered.Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.
Highlights |
• | Summarize the SARS-CoV-2 variants, overview the neutralizing antibody drugs. |
• | Clarify the failure causes of antibody drugs and mutation-caused immune evasion. |
• | Rethink the design strategies of antibody drugs for addressing mutation challenges. |
Keywords : SARS-CoV-2, Mutations, Therapeutic antibody, Immune evasion, Design strategy
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Vol 176
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