Potent antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity of a V2-specific antibody is not sufficient for protection of macaques against SIV challenge
M. W. Grunst, H. M. Gil, A. G. Grandea, B. J. Snow, R. Andrabi, R. Nedellec, I. Burton, N. M. Clark, S. K. Janaka, N. K. Keles, R. V. Moriarty, A. M. Weiler, S. Capuano, C. M. Fennessey, T. C. Friedrich, , D. T. Evans
This study shows that potent antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) by a V2-specific antibody is insufficient to protect macaques against SIV challenge, but reduced viral loads were observed with a neutralization-sensitive SIV variant.
bioRxiv · Nov 14, 2023Microbiology