Open AccessBactericidal fully human single‐chain fragment variable antibodies protect mice against methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia
Author(s) -
Soltanmohammadi Behnoush,
PiriGavgani Somayeh,
Basardeh Eilnaz,
Ghanei Mostafa,
Azizi Masoumeh,
Khaksar Zabihollah,
Sharifzadeh Zahra,
Badmasti Farzad,
Soezi Mahdieh,
Fateh Abolfazl,
Azimi Parisa,
Siadat Seyed Davar,
Shooraj Fahimeh,
Bouzari Saeid,
Omrani Mir Davood,
RahimiJamnani Fatemeh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical and translational immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.321
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 2050-0068
DOI - 10.1002/cti2.1302
Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , antibiotics , antibody , microbiology and biotechnology , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , in vitro , peripheral blood mononuclear cell , pathogen , medicine , spleen , virology , biology , bacteria , immunology , biochemistry , genetics
Objectives The increasing prevalence of antibiotic‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus , besides the inadequate numbers of effective antibiotics, emphasises the need to find new therapeutic agents against this lethal pathogen. Methods In this study, to obtain antibody fragments against S. aureus , a human single‐chain fragment variable (scFv) library was enriched against living methicillin‐resistant S. aureus (MRSA) cells, grown in three different conditions, that is human peripheral blood mononuclear cells with plasma, whole blood and biofilm. The antibacterial activity of scFvs was evaluated by the growth inhibition assay in vitro . Furthermore, the therapeutic efficacy of anti‐ S . aureus scFvs was appraised in a mouse model of bacteraemia. Results Three scFv antibodies, that is MEH63, MEH158 and MEH183, with unique sequences, were found, which exhibited significant binding to S . aureus and reduced the viability of S . aureus in in vitro inhibition assays. Based on the results, MEH63, MEH158 and MEH183, in addition to their combination, could prolong the survival rate, reduce the bacterial burden in the blood and prevent inflammation and tissue destruction in the kidneys and spleen of mice with MRSA bacteraemia compared with the vehicle group (treated with normal saline). Conclusion The combination therapy with anti‐ S . aureus scFvs and conventional antibiotics might shed light on the treatment of patients with S. aureus infections.