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Repurposing a Detrimental Antibody Epitope as Targeted Therapeutics for Sepsis and Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Weiqiang Chen, Li Lou, Xiaoling Qiang, Cassie Shu Zhu, Jianhua Li, Shujin Chen, Brian Xiong, Huan Yang, Ping Wang, Kevin J Tracey and 1 more

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11 authors.

Weiqiang ChenThe Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA.
Li LouThe Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA.
Xiaoling QiangThe Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA.
Cassie Shu ZhuThe Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA.
Jianhua LiThe Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA.
Shujin ChenThe Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA.
Brian XiongThe Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA.
Huan YangThe Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA.
Ping WangThe Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1557-0394
Kevin J TraceyThe Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA.
Haichao WangThe Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0211-9000

Funding

Mechanisms of Novel Herbal Therapies for Sepsis.R01AT005076 · NCCIH · FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH · PI WANG, HAICHAO · 2010 to 2023
$4.3M
Mechanisms of Dysregulated Innate Immune Responses to Lethal InfectionsR35GM145331 · NIGMS · FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH · PI Haichao Wang · 2022 to 2026
$2.1M
NCCIH NIH HHS R01 AT005076NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM145331
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sepsis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are distinct yet mechanistically related conditions commonly driven by dysregulated inflammatory responses. Here, we explored the counterintuitive hypothesis that an epitope from a deleterious anti-tetranectin (TN) antibody (mAb9) could hold unforeseen therapeutic potential. By mapping mAb9's epitope to P2 (residue 55-70), a region crucial for TN's protective functions, we developed P2-1, a water-soluble derivative as a targeted therapy. P2-1 significantly improved survival and reduced systemic inflammation in a sepsis model, and attenuated arthritis severity and pain sensitivity in a RA model, even with therapeutic administration after disease onset. Mechanistically, P2-1 exhibited high-affinity binding to high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) and selectively suppressed HMGB1-induced

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AntibodyArthritisEpitopeHMGB1Innate Immune CellsPeptideProcathepsin LSepsisTetranectin

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PMID41001546
PMCPMC12458545

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