The Fc-effector function of COVID-19 convalescent plasma contributes to SARS-CoV-2 treatment efficacy in mice
Ullah I, Beaudoin-Bussières G, Symmes K, Cloutier M, Ducas E, Tauzin A, Laumaea A, Grunst M, Dionne K, Richard J, Bégin P, Mothes W, Kumar P, Bazin R, Finzi A, Uchil P. The Fc-effector function of COVID-19 convalescent plasma contributes to SARS-CoV-2 treatment efficacy in mice. Cell Reports Medicine 2022, 4: 100893. PMID: 36584683, PMCID: PMC9799175, DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100893.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 convalescent plasmaFc effector functionsSARS-CoV-2 controlFc effector activityInnate immune cellsCCP efficacyHACE2 miceConvalescent plasmaImmunoglobulin levelsPlasma therapyImmune cellsTreatment efficacyDelays mortalityIgG fractionFc functionLow neutralizingTherapySecond lineMortalityMicePlasma contributesEfficacyFC activityProphylaxisIgGEngineered ACE2-Fc counters murine lethal SARS-CoV-2 infection through direct neutralization and Fc-effector activities
Chen Y, Sun L, Ullah I, Beaudoin-Bussières G, Anand SP, Hederman AP, Tolbert WD, Sherburn R, Nguyen DN, Marchitto L, Ding S, Wu D, Luo Y, Gottumukkala S, Moran S, Kumar P, Piszczek G, Mothes W, Ackerman ME, Finzi A, Uchil PD, Gonzalez FJ, Pazgier M. Engineered ACE2-Fc counters murine lethal SARS-CoV-2 infection through direct neutralization and Fc-effector activities. Science Advances 2022, 8: eabn4188. PMID: 35857504, PMCID: PMC9278865, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abn4188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAngiotensin-converting enzyme 2Soluble angiotensin-converting enzyme 2Fc effector functionsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) receptorLethal SARS-CoV-2 infectionK18-hACE2 mouse modelSARS-CoV-2 infectionAntibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicitySARS-CoV-2 antiviralsFc effector activityCoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 variantsHalf maximal inhibitory concentrationComplement depositionACE2-FcCellular cytotoxicityEnzyme 2Mouse modelTherapeutic activityInhibitory concentrationTherapeutic settingDirect neutralizationInfectionReceptorsEffect of neutralization