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ArticlePharmacology research & perspectives2013

Methotrexate and a spleen tyrosine kinase inhibitor cooperate to inhibit responses to peripheral blood B cells in rheumatoid arthritis.

Greg Coffey, Andreas Betz, Jonathan Graf, Gillian Stephens, Pei Hua Lin, John Imboden, Uma Sinha

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Article in Pharmacology research & perspectives, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Greg CoffeyPortola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. South San Francisco, California, 94080.
Andreas BetzPortola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. South San Francisco, California, 94080.
Jonathan GrafUniversity of California San Francisco, School of Medicine San Francisco, California, 94143.
Gillian StephensPortola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. South San Francisco, California, 94080.
Pei Hua LinPortola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. South San Francisco, California, 94080.
John ImbodenUniversity of California San Francisco, School of Medicine San Francisco, California, 94143.
Uma SinhaPortola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. South San Francisco, California, 94080.
Portola Pharmaceuticals (United States) · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSelective disruption of the spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk) represents a novel strategy to control B-cell functional responses by inhibition of B-cell antigen receptor (BCR) signaling. PRT062607 (P505-15) is a highly selective small molecule Syk inhibitor that potently suppresses B-cell function in human and rodent blood, and reduces inflammation in rodent models of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

aimsIn this study, we sought to determine the potency of Syk inhibition by PRT062607 in whole blood from RA patients, and elucidate covariates that affect the potency of immune-regulation by this compound. MATERIALS AND

methodsWhole blood was collected from 30 patients diagnosed with RA as part of a single-center outpatient study. Disease severity, serum protein markers of inflammation, and co-medications were related to each other, and to PRT062607 activity in ex vivo Syk-mediated immune function assays.

resultsWe report here that PRT062607 exhibited greater potency in suppressing BCR mediated B-cell functional responses in whole blood from RA patients who received stable methotrexate (MTX) therapy. We demonstrate that the B-cell functional response to BCR ligation is influenced by cytokines and JAK/STAT signaling. DISCUSSION: MTX is a known cytokine modulating agent, and this mechanism may act in concert with PRT062607 to control B-cell function.

conclusionThese data have important implications for the co-administration of Syk inhibitors and MTX for the treatment of RA.

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B cellsmethotrexaterheumatoid arthritisspleen tyrosine kinase

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