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ArticleOsteoarthritis and cartilage2015

Translational development of an ADAMTS-5 antibody for osteoarthritis disease modification.

J Larkin, T A Lohr, L Elefante, J Shearin, R Matico, J-L Su, Y Xue, F Liu, C Genell, R E Miller and 4 more

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Article in Osteoarthritis and cartilage, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers.

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73citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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73 citing papers in PubMed, 114 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

J LarkinExperimental Medicine Unit - Immuno-Inflammation Therapeutic Area Unit, GlaxoSmithKline, Upper Merion, PA, USA; Novel Targets Biopharm Discovery Unit - Biopharm R&D, GlaxoSmithKline, Upper Merion, PA, USA. Electronic address: jonathan.2.larkin@gsk.com.
T A LohrExperimental Medicine Unit - Immuno-Inflammation Therapeutic Area Unit, GlaxoSmithKline, Upper Merion, PA, USA; Novel Targets Biopharm Discovery Unit - Biopharm R&D, GlaxoSmithKline, Upper Merion, PA, USA.
L ElefanteNovel Targets Biopharm Discovery Unit - Biopharm R&D, GlaxoSmithKline, Upper Merion, PA, USA.
J ShearinBiological Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline, Upper Merion, PA, USA.
R MaticoBiological Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline, Upper Merion, PA, USA.
J-L SuBiological Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline, Upper Merion, PA, USA.
Y XueNovel Targets Biopharm Discovery Unit - Biopharm R&D, GlaxoSmithKline, Upper Merion, PA, USA.
F LiuQuantitative Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline, Upper Merion, PA, USA.
C GenellImmunoToxicology - Platform Technology & Science, GlaxoSmithKline, Upper Merion, PA, USA.
R E MillerDepartment of Internal Medicine (Rheumatology), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
P B TranDepartment of Internal Medicine (Rheumatology), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
A-M MalfaitDepartment of Internal Medicine (Rheumatology), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
C C MaierImmunoToxicology - Platform Technology & Science, GlaxoSmithKline, Upper Merion, PA, USA.
C J MathenyTranslational Medicine - Biopharm R&D, GlaxoSmithKline, Upper Merion, PA, USA.
GlaxoSmithKline (United States) · USTarget (United States) · USGlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom) · GBRush University Medical Center · US

Funding

Osteoarthritis Progression And Sensory Pathway AlterationsR01AR064251 · NIAMS · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI MALFAIT, ANNE-MARIE, MILLER, RICHARD J · 2013 to 2025
$7.6M
Molecular Pathways of Pain Generation in OsteoarthritisR01AR060364 · NIAMS · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI MALFAIT, ANNE-MARIE · 2011 to 2025
$6.0M
MCP-1/CCR2 Signaling in the Maintenance of OA Pathology and Associated PainF32AR062927 · NIAMS · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI MILLER, RACHEL ELIZABETH · 2013 to 2015
$131k
NIAMS NIH HHS F32 AR062927NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR060364NIAMS NIH HHS R01AR060364NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR064251NIAMS NIH HHS R01AR064251
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

OBJECTIVE/

methodAggrecanase activity, most notably ADAMTS-5, is implicated in pathogenic cartilage degradation. Selective monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to both ADAMTS-5 and ADAMTS-4 were generated and in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo systems were utilized to assess target engagement, aggrecanase inhibition and modulation of disease-related endpoints with the intent of selecting a candidate for clinical development in osteoarthritis (OA).

resultsStructural mapping predicts the most potent mAbs employ a unique mode of inhibition by cross-linking the catalytic and disintegrin domains. In a surgical mouse model of OA, both ADAMTS-5 and ADAMTS-4-specific mAbs penetrate cartilage following systemic administration, demonstrating access to the anticipated site of action. Structural disease modification and associated alleviation of pain-related behavior were observed with ADAMTS-5 mAb treatment. Treatment of human OA cartilage demonstrated a preferential role for ADAMTS-5 inhibition over ADAMTS-4, as measured by ARGS neoepitope release in explant cultures. ADAMTS-5 mAb activity was most evident in a subset of patient-derived tissues and suppression of ARGS neoepitope release was sustained for weeks after a single treatment in human explants and in cynomolgus monkeys, consistent with high affinity target engagement and slow ADAMTS-5 turnover.

conclusionThis data supports a hypothesis set forth from knockout mouse studies that ADAMTS-5 is the major aggrecanase involved in cartilage degradation and provides a link between a biological pathway and pharmacology which translates to human tissues, non-human primate models and points to a target OA patient population. Therefore, a humanized ADAMTS-5-selective monoclonal antibody (GSK2394002) was progressed as a potential OA disease modifying therapeutic.

Indexed as

ADAM ProteinsAggrecansAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalCartilage, ArticularDisease Models, AnimalEpitopesHumansMiceOsteoarthritisADAM ProteinsAggrecansAntibodies, MonoclonalEpitopesADAMTS-4ADAMTS-5CartilageDisease-modifying osteoarthritis drugs (DMOADs)Monoclonal antibodyOsteoarthritis

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PMID25800415
PMCPMC4516626
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