| Literature DB >> 27531367 |
Robert W Cross1,2, Chad E Mire1,2, Luis M Branco3, Joan B Geisbert1,2, Megan M Rowland3, Megan L Heinrich3, Augustine Goba4,5, Mambu Momoh4,5,6, Donald S Grant4,5, Mohamed Fullah4,5, Sheik Humarr Khan4,5, James E Robinson7, Thomas W Geisbert1,2, Robert F Garry3,8.
Abstract
Lassa fever is a significant health threat to West African human populations with hundreds of thousands of annual cases. There are no approved medical countermeasures currently available. Compassionate use of the antiviral drug ribavirin or transfusion of convalescent serum has resulted in mixed success depending on when administered or the donor source, respectively. We previously identified several recombinant human monoclonal antibodies targeting the glycoprotein of Lassa virus with strong neutralization profiles in vitro. Here, we demonstrate remarkable therapeutic efficacy using first-in-class human antibodies in a guinea pig model of Lassa infection thereby presenting a promising treatment alternative.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27531367 PMCID: PMC5032844 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2016.08.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antiviral Res ISSN: 0166-3542 Impact factor: 5.970