| Literature DB >> 16041045 |
Paul J Domanski1, Pratiksha R Patel, Arnold S Bayer, Li Zhang, Andrea E Hall, Peter J Syribeys, Elena L Gorovits, Dawn Bryant, John H Vernachio, Jeff T Hutchins, Joseph M Patti.
Abstract
We report the humanization and characterization of monoclonal antibody (MAb) T1-2 or tefibazumab, a monoclonal antibody that recognizes clumping factor A expressed on the surface of Staphylococcus aureus. We demonstrate that the binding kinetics of MAb T1-2 is indistinguishable compared to that of its murine parent. Furthermore, MAb T1-2 is shown to enhance the opsonophagocytic uptake of ClfA-coated latex beads, protect against an intravenous challenge in a prophylactic model of rabbit infective endocarditis, and enhance the efficacy of vancomycin therapy in a therapeutic model of established infective endocarditis.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16041045 PMCID: PMC1201235 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.8.5229-5232.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441