Tackling influenza with broadly neutralizing antibodies

Curr Opin Virol. 2017 Jun:24:60-69. doi: 10.1016/j.coviro.2017.03.002. Epub 2017 May 18.

Abstract

Monoclonal antibodies have revolutionized the treatment of several human diseases, including cancer, autoimmunity and inflammatory conditions and represent a new frontier for the treatment of infectious diseases. In the last decade, new methods have allowed the efficient interrogation of the human antibody repertoire from influenza immune individuals and the isolation of several monoclonal antibodies capable of dealing with the high variability of influenza viruses. Here, we will provide a comprehensive overview of the specificity, antiviral and immunological mechanisms of action and development into the clinic of broadly reactive monoclonal antibodies against influenza A and B viruses.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / immunology
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use
  • Antibodies, Neutralizing / administration & dosage
  • Antibodies, Neutralizing / chemistry
  • Antibodies, Neutralizing / therapeutic use*
  • Antiviral Agents / immunology
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus / drug effects
  • Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus / immunology
  • Humans
  • Influenza A virus / immunology
  • Influenza A virus / physiology
  • Influenza B virus / immunology
  • Influenza B virus / physiology
  • Influenza, Human / immunology*
  • Influenza, Human / therapy*
  • Influenza, Human / virology
  • Mice
  • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / immunology
  • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / therapy
  • Orthomyxoviridae Infections / virology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Neutralizing
  • Antiviral Agents
  • H1N1 virus hemagglutinin
  • Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus
  • hemagglutinin HA1, influenza B virus