| Literature DB >> 27357340 |
Maud Deruaz1, Brian Moldt2, Khoa M Le2, Karen A Power3, Vladimir D Vrbanac4, Serah Tanno4, Musie S Ghebremichael3, Todd M Allen3, Andrew M Tager4, Dennis R Burton5, Andrew D Luster1.
Abstract
Humanized mice reconstituted with a human immune system can be mucosally infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), opening up the possibility of studying HIV transmission in a small-animal model. Here we report that passive immunization with the broadly neutralizing antibody b12 protected humanized mice against repetitive intravaginal infection in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, treatment with the antibody PGT126, which is more potent in vitro, was more efficacious in vivo and provided sterilizing protection. Our results demonstrate that humanized mice can be used as a small-animal model to study the efficacy and mechanism of broadly neutralizing antibody protection against HIV acquisition.Entities:
Keywords: HIV transmission; humanized mice; mucosal infection; neutralizing antibodies
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27357340 PMCID: PMC4957443 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiw203
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Dis ISSN: 0022-1899 Impact factor: 5.226