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. 2022 Oct 6;13:5886. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-33309-6

Fig. 4. Fc-engineered DMAb cocktail(s) confer equivalent protection in both murine and hamster models of SARS-CoV-2 infection, comparable to bioprocessed rIgG.

Fig. 4

a–g Efficacy of DMAb cocktails (TM or WT) compared to the rIgG cocktail (WT) benchmark in mice. a Schematic of lethal challenge in 6–8-week-old female K-18 mice (n = 12 independent biological replicates). b Individual serum antibody levels (group GM (±GSD) indicated) following plasmid or rIgG administration (n = 12). c–e Measurements of viral control in individual animals (TCID50/g tissue) at D4. Viral loads (group GM (±GSD) indicated) in the c NT and d lung were compared using a Kruskal–Wallis test followed by Dunn’s post hoc analysis. P values indicated. Horizontal lines indicate LOD. e Histopathology scores for individual H&E-stained lung sections (group averages (±SD) shown). e, f Challenge outcome in individual animal (n = 8 or 7 (WT(m3) DMAb group) independent biological replicates). f Body weight change (%) and g Survival (%) were monitored. Survival curves were compared using a Mantel–Cox Log-rank test. P value indicated. h–n Efficacy of DMAb cocktails (TM or WT) in a SARS-CoV-2 hamster challenge model. h Schematic of non-lethal challenge conducted in 7–8-week-old female Syrian golden hamsters (n = 6 biological replicates). i Pre-challenge serum DMAb levels in individual hamsters (group GM (±GSD) shown). j Antiviral activity of individual hamster sera (pre-challenge) against live SARS-CoV-2 (USA-WA1/2020). ID50 values (group GM (±GSD)) are displayed. k–m Measurements of viral control (TCID50/g tissue) at D4 post-challenge in the k lung and l NT of individual animals (group GM (±GSD) indicated). Groups were compared using a Kruskal–Wallis test followed by Dunn’s post hoc analysis. P values indicated. Horizontal lines indicate LOD. m Cumulative lung histopathology score for each animal (group means (±SD) indicated). Lung sections were scored for microscopic indications of edema, hemorrhage, hyperplasia, hypertrophy, metaplasia, mineralization and syncytial cells. Group scores were compared using a Kruskal–Wallis test followed by Dunn’s post hoc analysis. P values. n Body weight change (%) for each animal following challenge. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.