Journal
APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 185, Issue 1, Pages 72-80Publisher
HUMANA PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-017-2624-z
Keywords
MRSA; Antibody; Antibody fragments; Immunotherapy
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Infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are a worldwide health problem. In a previous study, a murine monoclonal antibody (mMAB), capable of binding to PBP2a within MRSA strains, was generated. F(ab')(2) antibody fragments are widely described in the literature as immunochemical tools and reagents for diagnostics and therapeutics, particularly because of their low immunogenicity and rapid pharmacokinetics. In this study, F(ab')(2) fragments from mMAB were generated by enzymatic digestion, using pepsin. They were purified by affinity chromatography using protein A and concentrated by a MWCO 50 kDa filtration unit. The results indicate that it is possible to obtain F(ab')(2) fragments by pepsin digestion. ELISA, western blotting, and fluorescence microscopy data demonstrated that F(ab')(2) affinity for PBP2a is not lost even after the enzymatic digestion process. As expected, in the pharmacokinetics tests, F(ab')(2) presented a faster elimination (between 12 and 18 h) compared to IgG. These F(ab')(2) fragments could be used in future immunodiagnostic applications, including in vitro or in situ radiolabeling and in the treatment of infections caused by this important pathogen.
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