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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2020

Bispecific Antibody Inhalation Therapy for Redirecting Stem Cells from the Lungs to Repair Heart Injury.

Mengrui Liu, Halle Lutz, Dashuai Zhu, Ke Huang, Zhenhua Li, Phuong-Uyen C Dinh, Junqing Gao, Yi Zhang, Ke Cheng

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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9 authors.

Mengrui LiuDepartment of Molecular Biomedical Sciences North Carolina State University North Carolina USA.
Halle LutzDepartment of Molecular Biomedical Sciences North Carolina State University North Carolina USA.
Dashuai ZhuDepartment of Molecular Biomedical Sciences North Carolina State University North Carolina USA.
Ke HuangDepartment of Molecular Biomedical Sciences North Carolina State University North Carolina USA.
Zhenhua LiDepartment of Molecular Biomedical Sciences North Carolina State University North Carolina USA.
Phuong-Uyen C DinhDepartment of Molecular Biomedical Sciences North Carolina State University North Carolina USA.
Junqing GaoDepartment of Cardiology Putuo Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Shanghai China.
Yi ZhangDepartment of Cardiology Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital Tongji University School of Medicine Shanghai China.
Ke ChengDepartment of Molecular Biomedical Sciences North Carolina State University North Carolina USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7082-6893

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stem cell therapy is a promising strategy for cardiac repair. However, clinical efficacy is hampered by poor cell engraftment and the elusive repair mechanisms of the transplanted stem cells. The lung is a reservoir of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and a major biogenesis site for platelets. A strategy is sought to redirect lung resident stem cells to the injured heart for therapeutic repair after myocardial infarction (MI). To achieve this goal, CD34-CD42b platelet-targeting bispecific antibodies (PT-BsAbs) are designed to simultaneously recognize HSCs (via CD34) and platelets (via CD42b). After inhalation delivery, PT-BsAbs reach the lungs and conjoined HSCs and platelets. Due to the innate injury-finding ability of platelets, PT-BsAbs guide lung HSCs to the injured heart after MI. The redirected HSCs promote endogenous repair, leading to increased cardiac function. The repair mechanism involves angiomyogenesis and inflammation modulation. In addition, the inhalation route is superior to the intravenous route to deliver PT-BsAbs in terms of the HSCs' homing ability and therapeutic benefits. This work demonstrates that this novel inhalable antibody therapy, which harnesses platelets derived from the lungs, contributes to potent stem cell redirection and heart repair. This strategy is safe and effective in a mouse model of MI.

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bispecific antibodiesheart repairhematopoietic stem cellsinhalation deliverymyocardial infarction

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PMID33437573
PMCPMC7788635

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