HIGHLY EFFECTIVE LUNG DELIVERY OF A FULLY HUMAN MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY TARGETING PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA FOLLOWING INTRA-NASAL ADMINISTRATION

Abstract

A time-course study was performed to assess lung concentrations and bioactivities of a fully human monoclonal antibody (mAb) targeting Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) flagella type b (LST-007) following intra-nasal administration. Intra-nasal administration of LST-007 (5 mg/kg) resulted in high mAb concentrations (11 µg/ml) within the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid at 15 min post-administration, which decreased to 3 µg/ml at 4 hr. In marked contrast, LST-007 concentrations in blood were 110 and 11 fold lower at the same time points. Scrutinization of BAL fluid demonstrated the presence of both intact and immunoreactive LST-007 towards PAO1 bacteria, which impeded bacterial motility, underscoring the maintenance of biological activity. These compelling data lay credence that intra-nasal and thus potential inhalation modes of administration might represent bona fide routes for a targeted mAb delivery to the lung environment and establishment of therapeutically effective concentrations. Such delivery approaches could help combat life-threatening, pneumonia infections caused by PA. KEY WORDS:Monoclonal antibody, intra-nasal, bronchoalveolar lavage; Pseudomonas aeruginos