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ArticleThe Journal of allergy and clinical immunology2021

Structure-guided design of ultrapotent disruptive IgE inhibitors to rapidly terminate acute allergic reactions.

Luke F Pennington, Pascal Gasser, Daniel Brigger, Pascal Guntern, Alexander Eggel, Theodore S Jardetzky

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Article in The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. IgE and non-IgE-mediated pathways in anaphylaxis.Seminars in immunopathology · 2025
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  7. Management of Refractory Anaphylaxis: An Overview of Current Guidelines.Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2024
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  12. Research Advances in Mast Cell Biology and Their Translation Into Novel Therapies for Anaphylaxis.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2023
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  13. Treatment of food allergy: Oral immunotherapy, biologics, and beyond.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Luke F PenningtonDepartment of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif; Program in Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif; Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy Research at Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
Pascal GasserDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Department of BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Daniel BriggerDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Department of BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Pascal GunternDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Department of BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Alexander EggelDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; Department of BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. Electronic address: alexander.eggel@dbmr.unibe.ch.
Theodore S JardetzkyDepartment of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif; Program in Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif; Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy Research at Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. Electronic address: tjardetzky@stanford.edu.
Stanford University · USUniversity Hospital of Bern · CHUniversity of Bern · CH

Funding

Accelerated dissociation of IgE receptor complexesR01AI115469 · NIAID · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Theodore S Jardetzky · 2017 to 2026
$3.8M
Suppression of basophil activation by IgE glycovariantsR01HL141493 · NHLBI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI JARDETZKY, THEODORE S · 2018 to 2021
$1.6M
Discovery and engineering of novel anti-IgE disruptive inhibitorsR21AI166496 · NIAID · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI JARDETZKY, THEODORE S · 2021 to 2022
$433k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL141493NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI115469NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI166496
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAnaphylaxis represents one of the most severe and fatal forms of allergic reactions. Like most other allergies, it is caused by activation of basophils and mast cells by allergen-mediated cross-linking of IgE bound to its high-affinity receptor, FcεRI, on the cell surface. The systemic release of soluble mediators induces an inflammatory cascade, rapidly causing symptoms with peak severity in minutes to hours after allergen exposure. Primary treatment for anaphylaxis consists of immediate intramuscular administration of adrenaline.

objectiveWhile adrenaline alleviates life-threatening symptoms of an anaphylactic reaction, there are currently no disease-modifying interventions available. We sought to develop potent and fast-acting IgE inhibitors with the potential to rapidly terminate acute allergic reactions.

methodsUsing affinity maturation by yeast display and structure-guided molecular engineering, we generated 3 optimized disruptive IgE inhibitors based on designed ankyrin repeat proteins and assessed their ability to actively remove IgE from allergic effector cells in vitro as well as in vivo in mice.

resultsThe engineered IgE inhibitors rapidly dissociate preformed IgE:FcεRI complexes, terminate IgE-mediated signaling in preactivated human blood basophils in vitro, and shut down preinitiated allergic reactions and anaphylaxis in mice in vivo.

conclusionsFast-acting disruptive IgE inhibitors demonstrate the feasibility of developing kinetically optimized inhibitors for the treatment of anaphylaxis and the rapid desensitization of allergic individuals.

Indexed as

Recombinant Fusion ProteinsAllergensAnaphylaxisAnimalsBasophilsDrug DesignHumansImmunoglobulin EMice, TransgenicMolecular StructureOvalbuminReceptors, IgEAllergensDARPin E2 79Immunoglobulin EOvalbuminReceptors, IgERecombinant Fusion ProteinsActive desensitizationaffinity maturationallergiesanaphylaxisDARPinsdisruptive IgE inhibitorsFc fusionIgEknobs in holesyeast display

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PMID33991582
PMCPMC8502201
OpenAlexW3160824125

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