Conferring extracellular matrix affinity enhances local therapeutic efficacy of anti-TNF-α antibody in a murine model of rheumatoid arthritis

Autor: Ako Ishihara, Kiyomitsu Katsumata, Erica Budina, Eiji Yuba, Jun Ishihara, Kazuto Fukunaga, Jeffrey A. Hubbell
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
medicine.medical_specialty
lcsh:Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Immunoconjugates
Arthritis
Mice
Nude

Osteoclasts
Bioengineering
Pharmacology
Antibodies
1117 Public Health and Health Services
Extracellular matrix
Arthritis
Rheumatoid

Mice
Osteoclast
Internal medicine
medicine
Animals
Humans
Amino Acid Sequence
Joint targeting
Placenta Growth Factor
Mice
Inbred BALB C

biology
business.industry
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
Cell Differentiation
1103 Clinical Sciences
medicine.disease
Isotype
Arthritis
Experimental

Collagen antibody-induced arthritis model
Rheumatology
Peptide Fragments
Extracellular Matrix
Arthritis & Rheumatology
Disease Models
Animal

Localized therapy
medicine.anatomical_structure
RAW 264.7 Cells
Extracellular matrix binding peptide
PlGF-2123-144 peptide
1107 Immunology
Rheumatoid arthritis
biology.protein
lcsh:RC925-935
Antibody
business
Immunostaining
Research Article
Zdroj: Arthritis Research & Therapy
Arthritis Research & Therapy, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2019)
Popis: BackgroundAlthough disease in a majority of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients is often initially limited to one or a few joints, currently approved medications including anti-tumor necrosis factor-α antibody (α-TNF) are injected systemically. Given that α-TNF systemic injection typically does not cure RA and involves risk of treatment-related adverse events, one possible approach to enhance therapeutic efficacy and reduce α-TNF systemic exposure is to retain the antibodies in arthritic joints after local administration. The aim of this study was to evaluate the approach of conferring extracellular matrix (ECM) binding affinity to α-TNF antibodies in a RA model.Methodsα-TNF was chemically conjugated with a promiscuous ECM-binding peptide derived from placenta growth factor 2 (PlGF-2123-144). The binding activity of PlGF-2123-144-conjugated α-TNF (PlGF-2123-144-α-TNF) against ECM proteins was assessed by ELISA and by immunostaining on human cartilage specimens. The effect of conjugation on antibody function was assessed as a neutralizing activity against osteoclast differentiation. Retention at the injection site and therapeutic efficacy of PlGF-2123-144-α-TNF were tested in a collagen antibody-induced arthritis (CAIA) model in the mouse.ResultsPlGF-2123-144peptide conjugation conferred α-TNF with affinity to ECM proteins without impairment of antigen recognition. PlGF-2123-144-α-TNF locally injected at a paw in the CAIA model was retained for at least 96 h at the injection site, whereas unmodified α-TNF was dispersed rapidly after injection. Local treatment with unmodified α-TNF did not suppress the arthritis score relative to isotype controls. By contrast, local administration of PlGF-2123-144-α-TNF suppressed arthritis development almost completely in the treated paw even at a 1000× lower dose.ConclusionThese data demonstrate that retention of α-TNF in arthritic joints can suppress arthritis development and enhance therapeutic efficacy. This simple bioengineering approach of ECM-binding peptide conjugation offers a powerful and clinically translational approach to treat RA.
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