IP Library Granted Patent US 12,442,821
Granted Patent B2
US 12,442,821 · App. 17/854,736 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Kit of in vitro quantifying large surface protein of hepatitis B virus (HBV), biomarker set for analyzing phases of HBV infection and hepatoma prognosis, and set of monoclonal antibodies for predicting, diagnosing or treating chronic liver disease

Inventors: Wen Ya Huang (Tainan, TW); Chia Jui Yen (Tainan, TW); Yun-Ping Lee (Tainan, TW)
Assignee: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
G01N33/5764G01N2333/02
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Patent No.
US 12,442,821
App. No.
17/854,736
Granted
Oct 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a kit of in vitro quantifying large surface protein of hepatitis B virus (LHBS). The kit includes monoclonal antibodies having respective binding specificity for specific regions of LHBS, thereby increasing sensitivity and dynamic breadth of detecting LHBS in a biological sample. Moreover, the invention also provides a biomarker set corresponding to the specific regions of LHBS, and the biomarker set can be specifically recognized by the monoclonal antibodies, for non-invasively analyzing phases of HBV infection and hepatoma prognosis in a biological sample. Furthermore, the invention also provides a set of monoclonal antibodies for predicting, diagnosing or treating a chronic liver disease via those biomarkers in a subject in need thereof.

Claims (24)

1. A kit of in vitro quantifying large surface protein of hepatitis B virus (LHBS) in a biological sample, comprising:

a blocking solution;

a set of monoclonal antibodies for detecting biomarkers in the biological sample, comprising:

a first monoclonal antibody immobilized in multiple discrete locations on a solid support and immersed in the blocking solution, wherein the first monoclonal antibody has a binding specificity for a first polypeptide listed as SEQ ID NO: 1 in a biological sample, and the first monoclonal antibody comprises heavy chain CDR 1 to 3 sequences consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 4 to 6 and light chain CDR 1 to 3 sequences consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 7 to 9; and

at least one of a second monoclonal antibody and a third monoclonal antibody, wherein the second monoclonal antibody and the third monoclonal antibody are respectively linked to a label, the second monoclonal antibody has a binding specificity for a second polypeptide listed as SEQ ID NO: 2 in the biological sample, and the third monoclonal antibody has a binding specificity for a third polypeptide listed as SEQ ID NO: 3 in the biological sample, the second monoclonal antibody comprises heavy chain CDR 1 to 3 sequences consisting of the sequences listed as SEQ ID NO: 10 to 12 and light chain CDR 1 to 3 sequences consisting of the sequences listed as SEQ ID NO: 13 to 15, and the third monoclonal antibody comprises heavy chain CDR 1 to 3 sequences consisting of the sequences listed as SEQ ID NO: 16 to 18 and light chain CDR 1 to 3 sequences consisting of the sequences listed as SEQ ID NO: 19 to 21; and

a detection reagent capable of reacting with the label and forming a detectable product.

2. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the detection reagent is a chromogenic substrate.

3. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the biological sample comprises a tissue and/or a fluid sample.

4. The kit of claim 3 , wherein the tissue comprises a solid tissue and/or a soft tissue.

5. The kit of claim 3 , wherein the fluid sample comprises serum, blood, urine, semen, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and saliva.

6. A set of monoclonal antibodies for predicting, diagnosing or treating a chronic liver disease via biomarkers in a subject in need thereof, comprising:

a first monoclonal antibody or a first antigen-binding fragment thereof for specifically detecting a first polypeptide, wherein the first monoclonal antibody or the first antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises heavy chain CDR 1 to 3 sequences consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 4 to 6 and light chain CDR 1 to 3 sequences consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 7 to 9; and at least one of a second monoclonal antibody or a second antigen-binding fragment thereof for specifically detecting a second polypeptide, and a third monoclonal antibody or a third antigen-binding fragment thereof for specifically detecting a third polypeptide,

wherein the second monoclonal antibody or the second antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises heavy chain CDR 1 to 3 sequences consisting of the sequences listed as SEQ ID NO: 10 to 12 and light chain CDR 1 to 3 sequences consisting of the sequences listed as SEQ ID NO: 13 to 15; and

wherein the third monoclonal antibody or the third antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises heavy chain CDR 1 to 3 sequences consisting of the sequences listed as SEQ ID NO: 16 to 18 and light chain CDR 1 to 3 sequences consisting of the sequences listed as SEQ ID NO: 19 to 21.

7. The set of the monoclonal antibodies of claim 6 , wherein the chronic liver disease is selected from the group consisting of a latent HBV infection, a liver cirrhosis and a hepatocellular carcinoma.

8. The set of the monoclonal antibodies of claim 6 , wherein the biomarkers comprise a first biomarker having the first polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 1, a second biomarker having the second polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 2, and a third biomarker having the third polypeptide of SEQ ID NO: 3.

9. The set of the monoclonal antibodies of claim 6 , wherein the first monoclonal antibody or the first antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises a heavy chain sequence listed as SEQ ID NO: 22 and a light chain sequence listed as SEQ ID NO: 23.

10. The set of the monoclonal antibodies of claim 6 , wherein the second monoclonal antibody or the second antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises a heavy chain sequence listed as SEQ ID NO: 24 and a light chain sequence listed as SEQ ID NO: 25.

11. The set of the monoclonal antibodies of claim 6 , wherein the third monoclonal antibody or the third antigen-binding fragment thereof comprises a heavy chain sequence listed as SEQ ID NO: 26 and a light chain sequence listed as SEQ ID NO: 27.

12. The set of the monoclonal antibodies of claim 9 , wherein the first monoclonal antibody comprises the heavy chain encoded by a sequence listed as SEQ ID NO: 28 and the light chain encoded by a sequence listed as SEQ ID NO: 29.

13. The set of the monoclonal antibodies of claim 10 , wherein the second monoclonal antibody comprises the heavy chain encoded by a sequence listed as SEQ ID NO: 30 and the light chain encoded by a sequence listed as SEQ ID NO: 31.

14. The set of the monoclonal antibodies of claim 11 , wherein the third monoclonal antibody comprises the heavy chain encoded by a sequence listed as SEQ ID NO: 32 and the light chain encoded by a sequence listed as SEQ ID NO: 33.

15. The set of the monoclonal antibodies of claim 6 , wherein the first monoclonal antibody or the first antigen-binding fragment thereof, the second monoclonal antibody or the second antigen-binding fragment thereof, and the third monoclonal antibody or the third antigen-binding fragment thereof, are antigen binding domains of chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) of engineered T cells.

16. The set of the monoclonal antibodies of claim 6 , wherein the first monoclonal antibody or the first antigen-binding fragment thereof, the second monoclonal antibody or the second antigen-binding fragment thereof, and the third monoclonal antibody or the third antigen-binding fragment thereof, are antigen binding domains of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2022
From: HUANG, WEN YA; YEN, CHIA JUI; LEE, YUN-PING
To: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 060372/0382 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63217300 · Jul 1, 2021
Related Publication 20230018242A1 · Jan 19, 2023
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