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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2021

Combination of subtherapeutic anti-TNF dose with dasatinib restores clinical and molecular arthritogenic profiles better than standard anti-TNF treatment.

Lydia Ntari, Christoforos Nikolaou, Ksanthi Kranidioti, Dimitra Papadopoulou, Eleni Christodoulou-Vafeiadou, Panagiotis Chouvardas, Florian Meier, Christina Geka, Maria C Denis, Niki Karagianni and 1 more

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Article in Journal of translational medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Lydia NtariBiomedcode Hellas SA, Vari, Greece.
Christoforos NikolaouInstitute for Bioinnovation, Biomedical Sciences Research Center (BSRC), Alexander Fleming, 34 Alexander Fleming Street, 16672, Vari, Greece.
Ksanthi KranidiotiBiomedcode Hellas SA, Vari, Greece.
Dimitra PapadopoulouInstitute for Bioinnovation, Biomedical Sciences Research Center (BSRC), Alexander Fleming, 34 Alexander Fleming Street, 16672, Vari, Greece.
Eleni Christodoulou-VafeiadouBiomedcode Hellas SA, Vari, Greece.
Panagiotis ChouvardasDepartment of Medical Oncology, Inselspital, University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Florian MeierDivision of Rheumatology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Christina GekaBiomedcode Hellas SA, Vari, Greece.
Maria C DenisBiomedcode Hellas SA, Vari, Greece.
Niki KaragianniBiomedcode Hellas SA, Vari, Greece.
George KolliasInstitute for Bioinnovation, Biomedical Sciences Research Center (BSRC), Alexander Fleming, 34 Alexander Fleming Street, 16672, Vari, Greece. kollias@fleming.gr.ORCID 0000-0003-1867-3150
Alexander Fleming Biomedical Sciences Research Center · GRGoethe University Frankfurt · DENational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRUniversity of Bern · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNew medications for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) have emerged in the last decades, including Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) and biologics. However, there is no known cure, since a significant proportion of patients remain or become non-responders to current therapies. The development of new mode-of-action treatment schemes involving combination therapies could prove successful for the treatment of a greater number of RA patients.

methodsWe investigated the effect of the Tyrosine Kinase inhibitors (TKIs) dasatinib and bosutinib, on the human TNF-dependent Tg197 arthritis mouse model. The inhibitors were administered either as a monotherapy or in combination with a subtherapeutic dose of anti-hTNF biologics and their therapeutic effect was assessed clinically, histopathologically as well as via gene expression analysis and was compared to that of an efficient TNF monotherapy.

resultsDasatinib and, to a lesser extent, bosutinib inhibited the production of TNF and proinflammatory chemokines from arthritogenic synovial fibroblasts. Dasatinib, but not bosutinib, also ameliorated significantly and in a dose-dependent manner both the clinical and histopathological signs of Tg197 arthritis. Combination of dasatinib with a subtherapeutic dose of anti-hTNF biologic agents, resulted in a synergistic inhibitory effect abolishing all arthritis symptoms. Gene expression analysis of whole joint tissue of Tg197 mice revealed that the combination of dasatinib with a low subtherapeutic dose of Infliximab most efficiently restores the pathogenic gene expression profile to that of the healthy state compared to either treatment administered as a monotherapy.

conclusionOur findings show that dasatinib exhibits a therapeutic effect in TNF-driven arthritis and can act in synergy with a subtherapeutic anti-hTNF dose to effectively treat the clinical and histopathological signs of the pathology. The combination of dasatinib and anti-hTNF exhibits a distinct mode of action in restoring the arthritogenic gene signature to that of a healthy profile. Potential clinical applications of combination therapies with kinase inhibitors and anti-TNF agents may provide an interesting alternative to high-dose anti-hTNF monotherapy and increase the number of patients responding to treatment.

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Antirheumatic AgentsArthritis, RheumatoidDasatinibAnimalsHumansInfliximabMiceTumor Necrosis Factor InhibitorsAntirheumatic AgentsDasatinibInfliximabTumor Necrosis Factor InhibitorsAnti-hTNFArthritisBosutinibChronic inflammationCombination therapyDasatinibTofacitinibTyrosine Kinase inhibitors

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PMID33892739
PMCPMC8063445
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