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ArticleClinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.)2014

A novel pancreatic β-cell targeting bispecific-antibody (BsAb) can prevent the development of type 1 diabetes in NOD mice.

Palash Bhattacharya, Jilao Fan, Christine Haddad, Abdul Essani, Anupama Gopisetty, Hatem A Elshabrawy, Chenthamarakshan Vasu, Bellur S Prabhakar

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Article in Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Palash BhattacharyaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 606012, USA.
Jilao FanDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 606012, USA.
Christine HaddadDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 606012, USA.
Abdul EssaniDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 606012, USA.
Anupama GopisettyDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 606012, USA.
Hatem A ElshabrawyDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 606012, USA.
Chenthamarakshan VasuDepartment of Surgery, Hollings Cancer Centre, College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
Bellur S PrabhakarDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 606012, USA. Electronic address: bprabhak@uic.edu.
University of Illinois Chicago · US

Funding

Use of Bispecific Antibody for Treating Non-obese DiabetesR41AI085677 · NIAID · TOLEROGENICS, INC. · PI PRABHAKAR, BELLUR S · 2011 to 2011
$193k
NIAID NIH HHS 1R41AI085677-01NIAID NIH HHS R41 AI085677
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To prepare a novel Bispecific Antibody (BsAb) as a potential targeted therapy for T1D, we produced a "functionally inert" monoclonal antibody (mAb) against Glucose transporter-2 (GLUT-2) expressed on β-cells to serve as an anchoring antibody. The therapeutic arm is an agonistic mAb against Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Antigen 4 (CTLA-4), a negative regulator of T-cell activation expressed on activated CD4+ T-cells. A BsAb was prepared by chemically coupling an anti-GLUT2 mAb to an agonistic anti-CTLA-4 mAb. This BsAb was able to bind to GLUT2 and CTLA-4 in vitro, and to pancreatic islets, both in vitro and in vivo. We tested the safety and efficacy of this BsAb by treating Non-Obese Diabetes (NOD) mice and found that it could delay the onset of diabetes with no apparent undesirable side effects. Thus, engagement of CTLA-4 on activated T cells from target tissue can be an effective way to treat type-1 diabetes.

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AnimalsAntibodies, BispecificAntibodies, MonoclonalCell LineCricetinaeCTLA-4 AntigenCytokinesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1Disease Models, AnimalFemaleGlucose Transporter Type 2Insulin-Secreting CellsMiceMice, Inbred NODRecombinant ProteinsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryAntibodies, BispecificAntibodies, MonoclonalCTLA-4 AntigenCytokinesGlucose Transporter Type 2Recombinant ProteinsAnti-CTLA-4Anti-Glut2Dendritic cellsDiabetesRegulatory T cellsTolerance

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PMID24792135
PMCPMC4077286
OpenAlexW2006353926

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