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Immunotherapeutic Blockade of CD47 Increases Virus Neutralization Antibodies.

Lamin B Cham, Thamer A Hamdan, Hilal Bhat, Bello Sirajo, Murtaza Ali, Khaled Saeed Tabbara, Eman Farid, Mohamed-Ridha Barbouche, Tom Adomati

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Lamin B ChamDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama 26671, Bahrain.
Thamer A HamdanDepartment of Basic Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman 19328, Jordan.
Hilal BhatMedical Faculty Otto-von-Guericke, University of Magdeburg, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany.
Bello SirajoDepartment of Anatomy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama 26671, Bahrain.ORCID 0000-0001-9225-2704
Murtaza AliInternal Medicine IV, Oncology/Hematology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, 06108 Halle (Saale), Germany.
Khaled Saeed TabbaraDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama 26671, Bahrain.ORCID 0000-0003-4278-5320
Eman FaridDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama 26671, Bahrain.
Mohamed-Ridha BarboucheDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama 26671, Bahrain.
Tom AdomatiLaboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Antwerp, B-2610 Antwerp, Belgium.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesCD47 is a cell surface glycoprotein moderately expressed in healthy cells and upregulated in cancer and viral infected cells. CD47's interaction with signal regulatory protein alpha (SIRPα) inhibits phagocytic cells and its interaction with thrombospondin-1 inhibits T cell response. Experimental evidence has revealed that the blockade of CD47 resulted in the increased activation and function of both innate and adaptive immune cells, therefore exerting antitumoral and antiviral effects. Recent studies have shown that the combination of vaccines and immune checkpoint inhibitors could be a promising approach to increasing vaccine immunogenicity. Here, we investigated the vaccinal effect of anti-CD47 antibodies and discussed the possibilities of combining anti-CD47 treatments with vaccines.

methodsUsing vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), a widely used replication-competent vaccine vector, we evaluated the impact of the immunotherapeutic blockade of CD47 on cellular, humoral, and protective immunity. We infected C57BL/6 mice with VSV, treated them with anti-CD47 antibodies or an isotype, and evaluated the total immunoglobulin (Ig), IgG neutralizing antibodies, B cell activation, CD8+ T cell effector function, and survival of the mice.

resultsWe found that the treatments of anti-CD47 antibodies led to significantly increased Ig and IgG neutralizing antibody levels compared to the isotype treatment. Flow cytometric analysis of B cells revealed no difference in the number of circulating B cells; however, we observed an increased surface expression of CD80 and CD86 in B cells among anti-CD47-treated mice. Further analysis of the impact of CD47 blockade on T immunity revealed a significantly higher percentage of IFN-γ

conclusionsOur results indicate that anti-CD47 treatment induces a stronger cellular and humoral immune response, leading to better protection. As such, immunotherapy by CD47 blockade in combination with vaccines could be a promising approach to improve vaccine efficacy.

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antibodiesCD47immunotherapyvaccinesVSV

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PMCPMC12197644

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