Ravlo, E.; Evensen, L.; Sanson, G.; Ianevski, A.; Skjervold, P.O.; Kainov, D.; Bjørås, M. Norwegian Platform for Production of Antiviral Chicken Egg Yolk Immunoglobulins for Viral Pandemics Preparedness. Preprints2022, 2022060411. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202206.0411.v1
APA Style
Ravlo, E., Evensen, L., Sanson, G., Ianevski, A., Skjervold, P.O., Kainov, D., & Bjørås, M. (2022). Norwegian Platform for Production of Antiviral Chicken Egg Yolk Immunoglobulins for Viral Pandemics Preparedness. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202206.0411.v1
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Ravlo, E., Denis Kainov and Magnar Bjørås. 2022 "Norwegian Platform for Production of Antiviral Chicken Egg Yolk Immunoglobulins for Viral Pandemics Preparedness" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202206.0411.v1
Abstract
Background: Some viruses cause outbreaks which require immediate attention. Neutralizing antibodies could be developed for viral outbreak management. However, development of monoclonal antibodies is often long, laborious, and unprofitable. Here we report a Norwegian platform for development of chicken polyclonal neutralizing antibodies with powerful therapeutic potential. Methods: Layers were immunized twice with 14-day interval using purified RBD of SARS-CoV-2. Eggs were harvested 14 days after the second immunization. Polyclonal IgY antibodies were extracted. Binding of anti-RBD IgY to RBD was measured by indirect ELISA. Neutralization capacity of anti-RBD IgYs was measured in Vero-E6 cells infected with SARS-CoV-2-mCherry strain using fluorescence and cell viability assay. In addition, the effect of IgYs on the expression of SARS-CoV-2 and host cytokine genes in lungs of Syrian Golden hamsters was examined using qRT-PCR. Results: Anti-RBD IgYs efficiently bind RBD of S protein of SARS-CoV-2 in situ, neutralize the virus in vitro, and lower viral RNA amplification without significant alteration of virus-mediated immune gene expression in vivo. Conclusions: Altogether, our results indicated that chicken polyclonal IgYs can be attractive targets for pre-clinical and clinical development for rapid management of outbreaks of emerging and re-emerging viruses.
Keywords
IgY; SARS-CoV-2; Vero-E6, Syrian Golden hamster; antiviral strategy
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Virology
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