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T131 |
0-146 |
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A second, similar strategy would be to administer an antibody that would bind to ACE2 protein, thereby preventing 2019-nCoV infection ( Figure 1). |
T132 |
147-237 |
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This strategy was shown to effectively block SARS entry and replication in experiments 42. |
T133 |
238-414 |
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While no ACE2 antibody sequences are published in literature indexes, monoclonal antibodies do exist and the associated hybridoma sequences could be cloned in a matter of days. |
T134 |
415-566 |
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There would be no concern for any viral escape from an ACE2 binding antibody, which is an advantage over neutralizing approaches against the S protein. |
T135 |
567-672 |
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There are a couple of design considerations when thinking about how to employ the ACE2 antibody strategy. |
T136 |
673-824 |
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Any effector functions would need to be removed from the Fc domain 49, such that inflammation would not be caused in different tissues expressing ACE2. |
T137 |
825-919 |
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This would retain the long-half life endowed by the Fc domain without any of the side effects. |
T138 |
920-1162 |
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The downside of including the Fc domain is the need to use a more expensive mammalian cell production system to preserve proper glycosylation, which would decrease the turnaround time for getting the drug to patients in the outbreak scenario. |
T139 |
1163-1263 |
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Alternatively, one could just administer a single chain variable fragment (scFv) that binds to ACE2. |
T140 |
1264-1338 |
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A nanobody or VHH domains from camelids are another option as well 50, 51. |
T141 |
1339-1451 |
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These could be produced in bacteria, and its small size would allow for rapid permeation into different tissues. |
T142 |
1452-1531 |
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The downside is the shorter half-life of these molecules without the Fc domain. |