ArticleClinical & translational immunology2022
Targeting SARS-CoV-2 infection through CAR-T-like bispecific T cell engagers incorporating ACE2.
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- CAR Immunotherapy for the treatment of infectious diseases: a systematic review.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Pooled it
- Advancements and expanding applications of CAR-T cell therapy.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Discovery of a pan anti-SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibody with highly efficient infected cell killing capacity for novel immunotherapeutic approaches.Emerging microbes & infections · 2025Article
- CAR-T therapy: Advances in respiratory diseases.Chinese medical journal pulmonary and critical care medicine · 2025Review
- Chimeric Antigen Receptor Immunotherapy for Infectious Diseases: Current Advances and Future Perspectives.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Fragment-Based Immune Cell Engager Antibodies in Treatment of Cancer, Infectious and Autoimmune Diseases: Lessons and Insights from Clinical and Translational Studies.Antibodies (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- STAT4 Phosphorylation of T-helper Cells predicts surgical outcomes in Refractory Chronic Rhinosinusitis.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2023Article
- Multidisciplinary recommendations for the management of CAR-T recipients in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era.Experimental hematology & oncology · 2023Review
- Inhalable CAR-T cell-derived exosomes as paclitaxel carriers for treating lung cancer.Journal of translational medicine · 2023Article
- A spike-targeting bispecific T cell engager strategy provides dual layer protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection in vivo.Communications biology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Objectives: Despite advances in antibody treatments and vaccines, COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection remains a major health problem resulting in excessive morbidity and mortality and the emergence of new variants has reduced the effectiveness of current vaccines. Methods: Here, as a proof-of-concept, we engineered primary CD8 T cells to express SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein-specific CARs, using the extracellular region of ACE2 and demonstrated their highly specific and potent cytotoxicity towards Spike-expressing target cells. To improve on this concept as a potential therapeutic, we developed a bispecific T cell engager combining ACE2 with an anti-CD3 scFv (ACE2-Bite) to target infected cells and the virus. Results: As in CAR-T cell approach, ACE2-Bite endowed cytotoxic cells to selectively kill Spike-expressing targets. Furthermore, ACE2-Bite neutralized the pseudoviruses of SARS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2 wild-type, and variants including Delta and Omicron, as a decoy protein. Remarkably, ACE2-Bite molecule showed a higher binding and neutralization affinity to Delta and Omicron variants compared to SARS-CoV-2 wild-type Spike proteins. Conclusion: In conclusion, these results suggest the potential of this approach as a variant-proof, therapeutic strategy for future SARS-CoV-2 variants, employing both humoral and cellular arms of the adaptive immune response.
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