Rapid/sustained anti-anthrax passive immunity mediated by co-administration of Ad/AAV.
| Publication Type | Academic Article |
| Authors | De B, Hackett N, Crystal R, Boyer J |
| Journal | Mol Ther |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 203-9 |
| Date Published | 12/04/2007 |
| ISSN | 1525-0024 |
| Keywords | Adenoviridae, Anthrax, Bacillus anthracis, Dependovirus, Immunization, Passive |
| Abstract | Achieving both immediate and sustained protection against diseases caused by bacterial toxins and extracellular pathogens is a challenge in developing biodefense therapeutics. We hypothesized that a single co-administration of an adenovirus (Ad) vector and an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector, both expressing a pathogen-specific monoclonal antibody, would provide rapid, persistent passive immunotherapy against the pathogen. In order to test this strategy, we used the lethal toxin of Bacillus anthracis as a target of a monoclonal antibody directed against the protective antigen (PA) component of the toxin, using co-administration of an Ad vector encoding an anti-PA monoclonal antibody (AdalphaPA) and an AAV vector encoding an anti-PA monoclonal antibody (AAVrh.10alphaPA). As early as 1 day after co-administration of AdalphaPA and AAVrh.10alphaPA to mice, serum anti-PA antibody levels were detectable, and were sustained through 6 months. Importantly, animals that received both vectors were protected against toxin challenge as early as 1 day after administration and throughout the 6 month duration of the experiment. These data provide a new paradigm of genetic passive immunotherapy by co-administration of Ad and AAV vectors, each encoding a pathogen-specific monoclonal antibody, as an effective approach for both rapid and sustained protection against a bio-terror attack. |
| DOI | 10.1038/sj.mt.6300344 |
| PubMed ID | 18059375 |