ANTIBODIES FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DISEASES CAUSED BY CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE
申请人:Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Wissenschaften e.V.
公开号:US20160137724A1
公开(公告)日:2016-05-19
The present invention relates to an antibody having specificity for an immunogenic determinant consisting of the pentasaccharide repeating unit of the
Clostridium difficile
glycopolymer PS-I: α-
L
-Rhap-(1→3)-β-
D
-Glcp-(1→4)-[α-
L
-Rhap-(1→3)]-α-
D
-Glcp-(1→2)-α-
D
-Glcp or a fragment thereof. Said antibody is able to prevent and treat diseases caused by
C. difficile
. The present invention further pertains to a method of treating or preventing a disease caused by the pathogen
Clostridium difficile
, which comprises administering to a subject said antibody or a vaccine composition comprising said antibody.
本发明涉及一种具有特异性的抗体,其针对克罗斯特菌困难梭菌糖聚合物PS-I的五糖重复单元或其片段的免疫表位。该抗体能够预防和治疗由C. difficile引起的疾病。本发明还涉及一种治疗或预防由病原体Clostridium difficile引起的疾病的方法,该方法包括向受试者注射所述抗体或包含所述抗体的疫苗组合物。