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Discovery and characterization of prolactin neutralizing monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of female-prevalent pain disorders.

Stephanie Maciuba, Gregory D Bowden, Harrison J Stratton, Kazimierz Wisniewski, Claudio D Schteingart, Juan C Almagro, Philippe Valadon, Joshua Lowitz, Scott M Glaser, Grace Lee and 4 more

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Article in mAbs. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. A prolactin-targeting antibody to prevent stress-induced peripheral nociceptor sensitization and female postoperative pain.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  5. Female-selective mechanisms promoting migraine.The journal of headache and pain · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Stephanie MaciubaPeptide Logic, San Diego, CA, USA.
Gregory D BowdenPeptide Logic, San Diego, CA, USA.
Harrison J StrattonDepartment of Pharmacology, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Kazimierz WisniewskiPeptide Logic, San Diego, CA, USA.
Claudio D SchteingartPeptide Logic, San Diego, CA, USA.
Juan C AlmagroGlobalBio, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Philippe ValadonAntibody Design Labs, San Diego, CA, USA.
Joshua LowitzAntibody Solutions, Santa Clara, CA, USA.
Scott M GlaserPeptide Logic, San Diego, CA, USA.
Grace LeeDepartment of Pharmacology, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Mahdi DolatyariDepartment of Pharmacology, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Edita NavratilovaDepartment of Pharmacology, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Frank PorrecaDepartment of Pharmacology, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Pierre J M RivièrePeptide Logic, San Diego, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8844-9130
University of Arizona · USResearch & Diagnostic Antibodies (United States) · USGreater Boston Interfaith Organization · US

Funding

A prolactin-mediated neuroendocrine link between stress-induced latent sensitization and female-selective painR01NS120395 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI NAVRATILOVA, EDITA, NEUGEBAUER, VOLKER · 2021 to 2025
$2.3M
Prolactin monoclonal antibodies (PRL-mAbs) for the treatment of female-predominant pain syndromesR43NS122700 · NINDS · PEPTIDE LOGIC, LLC · PI RIVIERE, PIERRE · 2021 to 2022
$696k
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS120395NINDS NIH HHS R43 NS122700
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prolactin (PRL) has recently been demonstrated to elicit female-selective nociceptor sensitization and increase pain-like behaviors in female animals. Here we report the discovery and characterization of first-in-class, humanized PRL neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (PRL mAbs). We obtained two potent and selective PRL mAbs, PL 200,031 and PL 200,039. PL 200,031 was engineered as human IgG1 whereas PL 200,039 was reformatted as human IgG4. Both mAbs have sub-nanomolar affinity for human PRL (hPRL) and produce concentration-dependent and complete inhibition of hPRL signaling at the hPRL receptor (hPRLR). These two PRL mAbs are selective for hPRL as they do not inhibit other hPRLR agonists such as human growth hormone or placental lactogen. They also cross-react with non-human primate PRL but not with rodent PRL. Further, both mAbs show long clearance half-lives after intravenous administration in FcRn-humanized mice. Consistent with their isotypes, these mAbs only differ in binding affinities to Fcγ receptors, as expected by design. Finally, PL 200,019, the murine parental mAb of PL 200,031 and PL 200,039, fully blocked stress-induced and PRL-dependent pain behaviors in female PRL-humanized mice, thereby providing

Indexed as

ProlactinReceptors, ProlactinAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalFemaleMicePlacentaPregnancyProtein BindingAntibodies, MonoclonalProlactinReceptors, ProlactinAntibodypainprolactinsex-selectivewomen

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PMID37698877
PMCPMC10498814
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