Immunoglobulin Y for potential diagnostic and therapeutic applications in infectious diseases

L Lee, K Samardzic, M Wallach, LR Frumkin… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Antiviral, antibacterial, and antiparasitic drugs and vaccines are essential to maintaining the
health of humans and animals. Yet, their production can be slow and expensive, and …

IgY antibodies: The promising potential to overcome antibiotic resistance

SA El-Kafrawy, AT Abbas, C Oelkrug… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Antibiotic resistant bacteria are a growing threat to global health security. Whilst the
emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a natural phenomenon, it is also driven by …

Egg yolk antibody for passive immunization: status, challenges, and prospects

H Wang, Q Zhong, J Lin - Journal of Agricultural and Food …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The immunoglobulin Y (IgY) derived from hyperimmune egg yolk is a promising passive
immune agent to combat microbial infections in humans and livestock. Numerous studies …

IgY antibodies as Biotherapeutics in Biomedicine

D León-Núñez, MF Vizcaíno-López, M Escorcia… - Antibodies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since the discovery of antibodies by Emil Von Behring and Shibasaburo Kitasato during the
19th century, their potential for use as biotechnological reagents has been exploited in …

Mini-review: the market growth of diagnostic and therapeutic monoclonal antibodies–SARS CoV-2 as an example

Y El Abd, A Tabll, R Smolic, M Smolic - Human antibodies, 2022 - content.iospress.com
BACKGROUND: The emergence of novel viruses poses severe challenges to global public
health highlighting the crucial necessity for new antivirals. MAIN BODY: Monoclonal …

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
Safe, passive immunization methods are required against severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its variants. Immunization of chickens with …

Exploring the potential usefulness of IgY for antiviral therapy: A current review

MTL da Silva, RM Deodato, LM Villar - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Immunoglobulin yolk (IgY) is therapeutic antibodies presented in yolk eggs of birds, reptiles,
and amphibians. These proteins produced by the immune system of the animal, are capable …

Immunotherapeutic efficacy of IgY antibodies targeting the full-length spike protein in an animal model of middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection

SA El-Kafrawy, AT Abbas, SS Sohrab, AA Tabll… - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Identified in 2012, the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) causes
severe and often fatal acute respiratory illness in humans. No approved prophylactic or …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping the landscape of IgY antibody research in Africa: A capacity and output analysis

MB Isah, A Yusuf, A Usman, M Dang, X Zhang - Scientific African, 2024 - Elsevier
Egg yolk immunoglobulin Y (IgY) is a promising class of antibodies with applications in
several areas including food safety, disease diagnosis, prevention and treatment. The …

Monoclonal IgY antibodies: advancements and limitations for immunodiagnosis and immunotherapy applications

AA Tabll, YE Shahein, MM Omran… - … in Vaccines and …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Due to their high specificity and scalability, Monoclonal IgY antibodies have emerged as a
valuable alternative to traditional polyclonal IgY antibodies. This abstract provides an …