An update on antibody-based immunotherapies for Clostridium difficile infection

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.2147/CEG.S84017
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Journal titleClinical and Experimental Gastroenterology
ISSN1178-7023
1178-7023
Volume9
Pages209–224
Subjectantibody; Clostridium difficile; immunotherapy; toxin
Abstract
Clostridium difficile continues to be one of the most prevalent hospital-acquired bacterial infections in the developed world, despite the recent introduction of a novel and effective antibiotic agent (fidaxomicin). Alternative approaches under investigation to combat the anaerobic Gram-positive bacteria include fecal transplantation therapy, vaccines, and antibody-based immunotherapies. In this review, we catalog the recent advances in antibody-based approaches under development and in the clinic for the treatment of C. difficile infection. By and large, inhibitory antibodies that recognize the primary C. difficile virulence factors, toxin A and toxin B, are the most popular passive immunotherapies under investigation. We provide a detailed summary of the toxin epitopes recognized by various antitoxin antibodies and discuss general trends on toxin inhibition efficacy. In addition, antibodies to other C. difficile targets, such as surface-layer proteins, binary toxin, motility factors, and adherence and colonization factors, are introduced in this review.
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NRC numberNRC-HHT-53318
NPARC number23000647
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