TY - JOUR
T1 - Postnatal passive immunization of neonatal macaques with a triple combination of human monoclonal antibodies against oral simian-human immunodeficiency virus challenge
AU - Hofmann-Lehmann, R.
AU - Vlasak, J.
AU - Rasmussen, R. A.
AU - Smith, B. A.
AU - Baba, T. W.
AU - Liska, V.
AU - Ferrantelli, F.
AU - Montefiori, D. C.
AU - McClure, H. M.
AU - Anderson, D. C.
AU - Bernacky, B. J.
AU - Rizvi, T. A.
AU - Schmidt, R.
AU - Hill, L. R.
AU - Keeling, M. E.
AU - Katinger, H.
AU - Stiegler, G.
AU - Cavacini, L. A.
AU - Posner, M. R.
AU - Chou, T. C.
AU - Andersen, J.
AU - Ruprecht, R. M.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - To develop prophylaxis against mother-to-child human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission, we established a simian-human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV) infection model in neonatal macaques that mimics intrapartum mucosal virus exposure (T. W. Baba et al., AIDS Res. Hum. Retroviruses 10:351-357, 1994). Using this model, neonates were protected from mucosal SHIV-vpu+ challenge by pre- and postnatal treatment with a combination of three human neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (MAbs), F105, 2G12, and 2F5 (Baba et al., Nat. Med. 6:200-206, 2000). In the present study, we used this MAb combination only postnatally, thereby significantly reducing the quantity of antibodies necessary and rendering their potential use in humans more practical. We protected two neonates with this regimen against oral SHIV-vpu+ challenge, while four untreated control animals became persistently infected. Thus, synergistic MAbs protect when used as immunoprophylaxis without the prenatal dose. We then determined in vitro the optimal MAb combination against the more pathogenic SHIV89.6P, a chimeric virus encoding env of the primary HIV89.6. Remarkably, the most potent combination included IgG1b12, which alone does not neutralize SHIV89.6P. We administered the combination of MAbs IgG1b12, 2F5, and 2G12 postnatally to four neonates. One of the four infants remained uninfected after oral challenge with SHIV89.6P, and two infants had no or a delayed CD4+ T-cell decline. In contrast, all control animals had dramatic drops in their CD4+ T cells by 2 weeks postexposure. We conclude that our triple MAb combination partially protected against mucosal challenge with the highly pathogenic SHIV89.6P. Thus, combination immunoprophylaxis with passively administered synergistic human MAbs may play a role in the clinical prevention of mother-to-infant transmission of HIV type 1.
AB - To develop prophylaxis against mother-to-child human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission, we established a simian-human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV) infection model in neonatal macaques that mimics intrapartum mucosal virus exposure (T. W. Baba et al., AIDS Res. Hum. Retroviruses 10:351-357, 1994). Using this model, neonates were protected from mucosal SHIV-vpu+ challenge by pre- and postnatal treatment with a combination of three human neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (MAbs), F105, 2G12, and 2F5 (Baba et al., Nat. Med. 6:200-206, 2000). In the present study, we used this MAb combination only postnatally, thereby significantly reducing the quantity of antibodies necessary and rendering their potential use in humans more practical. We protected two neonates with this regimen against oral SHIV-vpu+ challenge, while four untreated control animals became persistently infected. Thus, synergistic MAbs protect when used as immunoprophylaxis without the prenatal dose. We then determined in vitro the optimal MAb combination against the more pathogenic SHIV89.6P, a chimeric virus encoding env of the primary HIV89.6. Remarkably, the most potent combination included IgG1b12, which alone does not neutralize SHIV89.6P. We administered the combination of MAbs IgG1b12, 2F5, and 2G12 postnatally to four neonates. One of the four infants remained uninfected after oral challenge with SHIV89.6P, and two infants had no or a delayed CD4+ T-cell decline. In contrast, all control animals had dramatic drops in their CD4+ T cells by 2 weeks postexposure. We conclude that our triple MAb combination partially protected against mucosal challenge with the highly pathogenic SHIV89.6P. Thus, combination immunoprophylaxis with passively administered synergistic human MAbs may play a role in the clinical prevention of mother-to-infant transmission of HIV type 1.
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U2 - 10.1128/JVI.75.16.7470-7480.2001
DO - 10.1128/JVI.75.16.7470-7480.2001
M3 - Article
C2 - 11462019
AN - SCOPUS:0034904087
SN - 0022-538X
VL - 75
SP - 7470
EP - 7480
JO - Journal of Virology
JF - Journal of Virology
IS - 16
ER -