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J Virol, April 1998, p. 3235-3240, Vol. 72, No. 4
Laboratory of Viral
Pathogenesis1 and
Division of Human
Retrovirology,
Received 25 August 1997/Accepted 18 December 1997
We have tested triple and quadruple combinations of human
monoclonal antibodies (MAbs), which are directed against various epitopes on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope glycoproteins, and a high-titer anti-HIV-1 human immunoglobulin (HIVIG)
preparation for their abilities to neutralize a chimeric simian-human
immunodeficiency virus (SHIV-vpu+). This virus encodes the
HIV-1 strain IIIB env, tat, rev,
and vpu genes. The quantitative nature of the Chou-Talalay
method (Adv. Enzyme Regul. 22:27-55, 1984) allows ranking of various combinations under identical experimental conditions. Of all triple combinations tested, the most potent neutralization was seen with MAbs
694/98D plus 2F5 plus 2G12 (directed against domains on V3, gp41, and
gp120, respectively) as measured by the total MAb concentration required to reach 90% neutralization (90% effective concentration [EC90], 2.0 µg/ml). All triple combinations involving
MAbs and/or HIVIG that were tested yielded synergy with combination
index values of <1; the dose reduction indices (DRIs) ranged from 3.1 to 26.2 at 90% neutralization. When four MAbs (the previous three plus
MAb F105, directed against the CD4 binding site) were combined, higher
neutralization potency (EC90, 1.8 µg/ml) and a higher
degree of synergy compared to any triple combination were seen. The
mean DRIs of the quadruple combination were approximately twice that of
the most synergistic triple combination. We conclude that human MAbs
targeting different HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein epitopes exhibit strong
synergy when used in combination, a fact that could be exploited
clinically for passive immunoprophylaxis against HIV-1.
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Synergistic Neutralization of Simian-Human
Immunodeficiency Virus SHIV-vpu+ by Triple and Quadruple
Combinations of Human Monoclonal Antibodies and High-Titer Anti-Human
Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Immunoglobulins
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Corresponding author. Mailing address: Laboratory of
Viral Pathogenesis, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney St.,
Boston, MA 02115. Phone: (617) 632-3719. Fax: (617) 632-3112. E-mail: ruth_ruprecht{at}dfci.harvard.edu.
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