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Preservation of anti-SARS-CoV-2 neutralising antibodies in convalescent plasma after pathogen reduction with methylene blue and visible light
Background - COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP) is an experimental
treatment against SARS-CoV-2. Although there has so far been no evidence
of transmission through transfusion, pathogen reduction technologies (PRT)
have been applied to CCP to mitigate risk of infectious disease. This study
aims to assess the impact of methylene blue (MB) plus visible light PRT on the
virus-neutralising activity of the specific antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.
Material and methods - Thirty-five plasma doses collected by plasmapheresis
from COVID-19 convalescent donors were subjected to MB plus visible light
PRT. Anti-SARS-CoV-2 RBD S1 epitope IgGs antibodies were quantified by
ELISA. Titres of SARS-CoV-2 neutralising antibodies (NtAbs) were measured
before and after the PRT process. A Spearman's correlation was run to
determine the relationship between antibody neutralisation ability and
SARS-CoV-2 IgG ELISA ratio. Pre- and post-inactivation neutralising antibody
titres were evaluated using a Wilcoxon test.
Results - The plasma pathogen reduction procedure did not diminish NtAbS
titres and so did not cause a change in the viral neutralisation capacity of
CCP. There was a strong correlation between pre-and post-PRT NtAbs and
anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgGs titres.
Discussion - Our results showed PRT with MB did not impair the CCP passive
immunity preserving its potential therapeutic potency. Therefore, PRT of CCP
should be recommended to mitigate the risk for transmission of transfusionassociated
infectious disease. There is a good correlation between SARS-CoV-2
IgG titres determined by ELISA and the neutralising capacity. This allows blood
centres to select CCP donors based on IgG ELISA titres avoiding the much
more labour-intensive laboratory processes for determining neutralising
antibodies.Peer reviewe
Resistencia multiple a drogas. Estudio in vitro del efecto modulador de PSC 833 y tamoxifen en un modelo experimental
La resistencia m煤ltiple a drogas (MDR) es un importante mecanismo involucradoen el fracaso de la quimioterapia en neoplasias humanas. MDR est谩 asociada a laexpresi贸n del gen mdr1 y la glicoprote铆na P-gp 170 que codifica. Esta glicoprote铆na act煤acomo una bomba expulsora de f谩rmacos que reduce su acci贸n citot贸xica intracelular. Laposible aplicaci贸n cl铆nica de f谩rmacos con acci贸n moduladora de la bomba pero conaceptables efectos secundarios, abrir铆a una v铆a terap茅utica muy importante en pacientescon neoplasias resistentes que expresen el fenotipo MDR ya que se podr铆a conseguir laresensibilizaci贸n de las c茅lulas tumorales a la quimioterapia. La existencia de formasalternativas de MDR, no P-gp 170 dependientes, dificulta el estudio espec铆fico de P-gp 170y de su modulaci贸n en ensayos cl铆nicos o muestras procedentes de enfermos conneoplasias quimiorresistentes.El objetivo de este trabajo es desarrollar un m茅todo que permita el estudio delfen贸meno MDR atribu茂ble espec铆ficamente a la acci贸n de P-gp 170 y su modulaci贸n encondiciones experimentales de laboratorio y comprobar la supuesta acci贸n moduladora dePSC 833, tamoxifeno y combinaciones de ambos.Hemos puesto a punto un modelo experimental basado en l铆neas celularessensibles y resistentes (c茅lulas NIH-3T3 salvajes y transfectadas con el gen mdr1),sustancias fluorescentes substratos de la bomba (daunorrubicina) y lectura por citometr铆ade flujo, que permite valorar espec铆ficamente el fen贸meno MDR-P-gp 170 de una formafuncional. En experimentos de incorporaci贸n y expulsi贸n, se ha validado el modelo y se haestudiado la acci贸n moduladora de PSC 833, tamoxifeno y combinaciones de ambos encomparaci贸n con un"reconocido modulador de P-gp 170 como es verapamilo.Los resultados del estudio demuestran que PSC 833 a dosis de 0.5 pM es capazde modular de forma completa la acci贸n de P-gp 170 en experimentos de incorporaci贸n.Sin embargo, con tamoxifeno o combinaciones de tamoxifeno y PSC 833 a dosis de 0.1 uMsolo se consigue una modulaci贸n parcial de la bomba