Monoclonal antibodies protect aged rhesus macaques from SARS-CoV-2-induced immune activation and neuroinflammation.
Cell Rep
; 37(5): 109942, 2021 11 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1471904
ABSTRACT
Anti-viral monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatments may provide immediate but short-term immunity from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in high-risk populations, such as people with diabetes and the elderly; however, data on their efficacy in these populations are limited. We demonstrate that prophylactic mAb treatment blocks viral replication in both the upper and lower respiratory tracts in aged, type 2 diabetic rhesus macaques. mAb infusion dramatically curtails severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-mediated stimulation of interferon-induced chemokines and T cell activation, significantly reducing development of interstitial pneumonia. Furthermore, mAb infusion significantly dampens the greater than 3-fold increase in SARS-CoV-2-induced effector CD4 T cell influx into the cerebrospinal fluid. Our data show that neutralizing mAbs administered preventatively to high-risk populations may mitigate the adverse inflammatory consequences of SARS-CoV-2 exposure.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Antibodies, Monoclonal
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Cell Rep
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.celrep.2021.109942
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