Science Translational Medicine, volume 13, issue 593

The neutralizing antibody, LY-CoV555, protects against SARS-CoV-2 infection in nonhuman primates

Beverly A. Heinz 2
Denisa Foster 1
LINGSHU WANG 3
Yi Zhang 3
Lucas Kraft 4
Yuri Hwang 4
Stefanie Žentelis 4
Kevin Jepson 4
Rodrigo Goya 4
Maia A Smith 4
Sean A Tycho 4
Davide Pellacani 4
Ping Xiang 4
Krithika Muthuraman 4
Solmaz Sobhanifar 4
Marissa H Piper 1
Franz J Triana 1
Jörg Hendle 1
Andrew C. Adams 2
Shawn J Berens 2
Ralph Baric 5
David R. Martinez 5
Viktoriya Borisevich 6
Adil Mohamed 8
Mark J. Mulligan 9
Jory A Goldsmith 10
Daniel Wrapp 10
B. Graham 3
John Mascola 3
Carl L. Hansen 4
1
 
Lilly Biotechnology Center, Eli Lilly and Company, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
2
 
Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN 46225, USA.
4
 
AbCellera Biologics Inc., Vancouver, BC V5Y0A1, Canada.
5
 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
6
 
Galveston National Laboratory and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2021-05-12
Quartile SCImago
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Impact factor17.1
ISSN19466234, 19466242
General Medicine
Abstract
LY-CoV555, a SARS-CoV-2 spike protein–specific antibody, neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 and protects the airways of nonhuman primates against infection. A monoclonal for SARS-CoV-2 Among the most promising therapeutic options for individuals with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). In this study, Jones et al. identified, characterized, and tested one such mAb, LY-CoV555, in vitro and in vivo. They found that LY-CoV555 bound to the severe acute respiratory distress syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein and prevented its interaction with angiotensin-converting enzyme 2. Prophylactic treatment with LY-CoV555 protected the upper and lower respiratory tracts of nonhuman primates from becoming infected with SARS-CoV-2. Together, these data support the clinical use of LY-CoV555 for treating patients with COVID-19. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) poses a public health threat for which preventive and therapeutic agents are urgently needed. Neutralizing antibodies are a key class of therapeutics that may bridge widespread vaccination campaigns and offer a treatment solution in populations less responsive to vaccination. Here, we report that high-throughput microfluidic screening of antigen-specific B cells led to the identification of LY-CoV555 (also known as bamlanivimab), a potent anti-spike neutralizing antibody from a hospitalized, convalescent patient with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Biochemical, structural, and functional characterization of LY-CoV555 revealed high-affinity binding to the receptor-binding domain, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 binding inhibition, and potent neutralizing activity. A pharmacokinetic study of LY-CoV555 conducted in cynomolgus monkeys demonstrated a mean half-life of 13 days and a clearance of 0.22 ml hour−1 kg−1, consistent with a typical human therapeutic antibody. In a rhesus macaque challenge model, prophylactic doses as low as 2.5 mg/kg reduced viral replication in the upper and lower respiratory tract in samples collected through study day 6 after viral inoculation. This antibody has entered clinical testing and is being evaluated across a spectrum of COVID-19 indications, including prevention and treatment.

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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1126/scitranslmed.abf1906
UR - https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.abf1906
TI - The neutralizing antibody, LY-CoV555, protects against SARS-CoV-2 infection in nonhuman primates
T2 - Science Translational Medicine
AU - Jones, Bryan E
AU - BROWN-AUGSBURGER, P.
AU - Corbett, Kizzmekia S.
AU - Westendorf, Kathryn
AU - Davies, Julian
AU - Cujec, Thomas P
AU - Wiethoff, Christopher M
AU - Blackbourne, Jamie L
AU - Heinz, Beverly A.
AU - Higgs, Richard
AU - Balasubramaniam, Deepa
AU - WANG, LINGSHU
AU - Zhang, Yi
AU - Yang, Eun-Sung
AU - Bidshahri, Roza
AU - Kraft, Lucas
AU - Hwang, Yuri
AU - Žentelis, Stefanie
AU - Jepson, Kevin
AU - Goya, Rodrigo
AU - Smith, Maia A
AU - Collins, Gilbert W
AU - Hinshaw, Samuel J. H.
AU - Tycho, Sean A
AU - Pellacani, Davide
AU - Xiang, Ping
AU - Muthuraman, Krithika
AU - Sobhanifar, Solmaz
AU - Piper, Marissa H
AU - Hendle, Jörg
AU - Pustilnik, Anna
AU - Adams, Andrew C.
AU - Berens, Shawn J
AU - Baric, Ralph
AU - Martinez, David R.
AU - Cross, Robert W.
AU - Geisbert, Thomas W.
AU - Borisevich, Viktoriya
AU - Abiona, Olubukola M.
AU - Belli, Hayley M
AU - De Vries, Maren
AU - Dittmann, Meike
AU - Samanovic, Marie I
AU - Mulligan, Mark J.
AU - Goldsmith, Jory A
AU - Hsieh, Ching Lin
AU - Johnson, Nicole V
AU - Wrapp, Daniel
AU - McLellan, Jason
AU - Barnhart, Bryan C
AU - Graham, B.
AU - Mascola, John
AU - Hansen, Carl L.
AU - Falconer, Ester
AU - Foster, Denisa
AU - Triana, Franz J
AU - Mohamed, Adil
PY - 2021
DA - 2021/05/12 00:00:00
PB - American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
IS - 593
VL - 13
PMID - 33820835
SN - 1946-6234
SN - 1946-6242
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@article{2021_Jones,
author = {Bryan E Jones and P. BROWN-AUGSBURGER and Kizzmekia S. Corbett and Kathryn Westendorf and Julian Davies and Thomas P Cujec and Christopher M Wiethoff and Jamie L Blackbourne and Beverly A. Heinz and Richard Higgs and Deepa Balasubramaniam and LINGSHU WANG and Yi Zhang and Eun-Sung Yang and Roza Bidshahri and Lucas Kraft and Yuri Hwang and Stefanie Žentelis and Kevin Jepson and Rodrigo Goya and Maia A Smith and Gilbert W Collins and Samuel J. H. Hinshaw and Sean A Tycho and Davide Pellacani and Ping Xiang and Krithika Muthuraman and Solmaz Sobhanifar and Marissa H Piper and Jörg Hendle and Anna Pustilnik and Andrew C. Adams and Shawn J Berens and Ralph Baric and David R. Martinez and Robert W. Cross and Thomas W. Geisbert and Viktoriya Borisevich and Olubukola M. Abiona and Hayley M Belli and Maren De Vries and Meike Dittmann and Marie I Samanovic and Mark J. Mulligan and Jory A Goldsmith and Ching Lin Hsieh and Nicole V Johnson and Daniel Wrapp and Jason McLellan and Bryan C Barnhart and B. Graham and John Mascola and Carl L. Hansen and Ester Falconer and Denisa Foster and Franz J Triana and Adil Mohamed},
title = {The neutralizing antibody, LY-CoV555, protects against SARS-CoV-2 infection in nonhuman primates},
journal = {Science Translational Medicine},
year = {2021},
volume = {13},
publisher = {American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)},
month = {may},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.abf1906},
number = {593},
doi = {10.1126/scitranslmed.abf1906}
}
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