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ArticleVaccine2020

IgA as a potential candidate for enteric monoclonal antibody therapeutics with improved gastrointestinal stability.

Aaron L Wallace, Matthew I Schneider, Jacqueline R Toomey, Ryan M Schneider, Mark S Klempner, Yang Wang, Lisa A Cavacini

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Article in Vaccine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aaron L WallaceMassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, 460 Walk Hill St., Mattapan, MA 02126, USA. Electronic address: Aaron.Wallace@umassmed.edu.
Matthew I SchneiderMassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, 460 Walk Hill St., Mattapan, MA 02126, USA. Electronic address: Matt@dragonflytx.com.
Jacqueline R ToomeyMassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, 460 Walk Hill St., Mattapan, MA 02126, USA. Electronic address: Jacqueline.Toomey@umassmed.edu.
Ryan M SchneiderMassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, 460 Walk Hill St., Mattapan, MA 02126, USA. Electronic address: Ryan.Schneider@umassmed.edu.
Mark S KlempnerMassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, 460 Walk Hill St., Mattapan, MA 02126, USA. Electronic address: Mark.Klempner@umassmed.edu.
Yang WangMassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, 460 Walk Hill St., Mattapan, MA 02126, USA. Electronic address: Yang.Wang@umassmed.edu.
Lisa A CavaciniMassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, 460 Walk Hill St., Mattapan, MA 02126, USA. Electronic address: Lisa.Cavacini@umassmed.edu.
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · USUMass Memorial Health Care · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mucosal surfaces of the gastrointestinal tract play an important role in immune homeostasis and defense and may be compromised by enteric disorders or infection. Therapeutic intervention using monoclonal antibody (mAb) offers the potential for treatment with minimal off-target effects as well as the possibility of limited systemic exposure when administered orally. Critically, to achieve efficacy at luminal surfaces, mAb must remain stable and functionally active in the gastrointestinal environment. To better understand the impact of isotype, class, and molecular structure on the intestinal stability of recombinant antibodies, we used an in vitro simulated intestinal fluid (SIF) assay to evaluate a panel of antibody candidates for enteric mAb-based therapeutics. Recombinant IgG1 was the least stable following SIF incubation, while the stability of IgA generally increased upon polymerization, with subtle differences between subclasses. Notably, patterns of variability within and between mAbs suggest that variable regions contribute to mAb stability and potentially mediate mAb susceptibility to proteases. Despite relatively rapid degradation in SIF, mAbs targeting Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) displayed functional activity following SIF treatment, with SIgA1 showing improved function compared to SIgA2. The results of this study have implications for the design of enteric therapeutics and subsequent selection of lead candidates based upon in vitro intestinal stability assessments.

Indexed as

Antibodies, MonoclonalEnterotoxigenic Escherichia coliGastrointestinal TractImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin GAntibodies, MonoclonalImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin GdIgAImmunoglobulin AIntestinal stabilitysIgA

Identifiers

PMID33041102
PMCPMC7604562
OpenAlexW3092201583

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