| Literature DB >> 11850705 |
M G Ottolini1, S R Curtis, A Mathews, S R Ottolini, G A Prince.
Abstract
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is widely recognized as a leading cause of pneumonia, with substantial mortality, in bone marrow transplant recipients. We tested the efficacy of a systemic monoclonal antibody (MAB) preparation possessing a high titer of anti-RSV neutralizing antibody, palivizumab (Synagis) for prophylaxis and therapy of RSV infection in cytoxan (CY) immunosuppressed cotton rats, a model in which the efficacy of a polyclonal anti-RSV product (Respigam) has been demonstrated. Both prophylaxis and therapy with this MAB were highly effective in reducing pulmonary viral replication. However, multiple sequential therapeutic doses of MAB were necessary to control rebound viral replication in continually suppressed animals.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11850705 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1703326
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bone Marrow Transplant ISSN: 0268-3369 Impact factor: 5.483