Preclinical in vitro and in vivo characterization of the fully human monoclonal IgM antibody KBPA101 specific for Pseudomonas aeruginosa serotype IATS-O11

Michael P Horn, Adrian W Zuercher, Martin A Imboden, Michael P Rudolf, Hedvika Lazar, Hong Wu, Niels Høiby, Stefanie C Fas, Alois B Lang

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Abstract

Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in ventilator-associated pneumonia is a serious and often life-threatening complication in intensive care unit patients, and new treatment options are needed. We used B-cell-enriched peripheral blood lymphocytes from a volunteer immunized with a P. aeruginosa O-polysaccharide- toxin A conjugate vaccine to generate human hybridoma cell lines producing monoclonal antibodies specific for individual P. aeruginosa lipopolysaccharide serotypes. The fully human monoclonal antibody secreted by one of these lines, KBPA101, is an IgM/κ antibody that binds P. aeruginosa of International Antigenic Typing System (IATS) serotype O11 with high avidity (5.81 × 107 M-1 ± 2.8 × 107 M-1) without cross-reacting with other serotypes. KBPA101 specifically opsonized the P. aeruginosa of IATS O11 serotype and mediated complement-dependent phagocytosis in vitro by the human monocyte-like cell line HL-60 at a very low concentration (half-maximal phagocytosis at 0.16 ng/ml). In vivo evaluation of KBPA101 demonstrated a dose-response relationship for protection against systemic infections in a murine burn wound sepsis model, where 70 to 100% of animals were protected against lethal challenges with P. aeruginosa at doses as low as 5 μg/animal. Furthermore, a high efficacy of KBPA101 in protection from local respiratory infections in an acute lung infection model in mice was demonstrated. Preclinical toxicology evaluation on human tissue, in rabbits, and in mice did not indicate any toxicity of KBPA101. Based on these preclinical findings, the first human clinical trials have been initiated.

Original languageEnglish
JournalAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Volume54
Issue number6
Pages (from-to)2338-44
Number of pages7
ISSN0066-4804
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2010

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Bacterial
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibody Affinity
  • Antibody Specificity
  • Base Sequence
  • Cell Line
  • Complement System Proteins
  • DNA Primers
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • HL-60 Cells
  • Humans
  • Hybridomas
  • Immunoglobulin M
  • Mice
  • Phagocytosis
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial
  • Pseudomonas Infections
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Rabbits
  • Sepsis
  • Serotyping

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