SARS-CoV-2-specific immunoglobulin Y antibodies are protective in infected mice

SA El-Kafrawy, A Odle, AT Abbas, AM Hassan… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
SA El-Kafrawy, A Odle, AT Abbas, AM Hassan, UA Abdel-Dayem, AK Qureshi, LYR Wong
PLoS pathogens, 2022journals.plos.org
Safe, passive immunization methods are required against severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its variants. Immunization of chickens with
antigen is known to induce specific IgY antibodies concentrated in the egg yolk and has a
good safety profile, high yield of IgY per egg, can be topically applied, not requiring
parenteral delivery. Our data provide the first evidence of the prophylactic efficacy of
Immunoglobulin Y antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in mice. Lohmann hens were injected …
Safe, passive immunization methods are required against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its variants. Immunization of chickens with antigen is known to induce specific IgY antibodies concentrated in the egg yolk and has a good safety profile, high yield of IgY per egg, can be topically applied, not requiring parenteral delivery. Our data provide the first evidence of the prophylactic efficacy of Immunoglobulin Y antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in mice. Lohmann hens were injected with recombinant SARS-CoV-2 RBD protein; IgY-Abs were extracted from the eggs and characterized using SDS-PAGE. Antiviral activity was evaluated using plaque reduction neutralization tests. In additional experiments, IgY-RBD efficacy was examined in mice sensitized to SARS-CoV-2 infection by transduction with Ad5-hACE2 (mild disease) or by using mouse-adapted virus (severe disease). In both cases, prophylactic intranasal administration of IgY-Abs reduced SARS-CoV-2 replication, and reduced morbidity, inflammatory cell infiltration, hemorrhage, and edema in the lungs and increased survival compared to control groups that received non-specific IgY-Abs. These results indicate that further evaluation of IgY-RBD antibodies in humans is warranted.
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