Human Antibodies Protect against Aerosolized Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Infection

  • Lauren E. Williamson
  • , Theron Gilliland
  • , Pramod K. Yadav
  • , Elad Binshtein
  • , Robin Bombardi
  • , Nurgun Kose
  • , Rachel S. Nargi
  • , Rachel E. Sutton
  • , Clarissa L. Durie
  • , Erica Armstrong
  • , Robert H. Carnahan
  • , Lauren M. Walker
  • , Arthur S. Kim
  • , Julie M. Fox
  • , Michael S. Diamond
  • , Melanie D. Ohi
  • , William B. Klimstra
  • , James E. Crowe

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Abstract

Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) causes rare but serious and often fatal infection associated with inflammation of the brain. Monoclonal antibodies identified from a human survivor recognize distinct epitopes to prevent viral entry recognize, demonstrate protection as well as potent neutralization against EEEV, and may inform future vaccine design.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1884-1900.e23
JournalCell
Volume183
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 23 2020

Keywords

  • Eastern equine
  • aerosol
  • encephalitis
  • human antibodies
  • monoclonal
  • neutralizing
  • prophylaxis
  • therapy

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