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ArticleBiotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2026

Production and characterization of rNGFSP: a recombinant fusion immunogen eliciting dual anti-NGF and anti-Substance P therapeutic antibodies for Degenerative Joint Disease.

Valentina Varela, Monique Costa, Cecilia Maciel, Joaquín Barbeito, Exequiel E Barrera, Erica Gutierre, Agustín Correa, Melania Elgue, Sebastián Carrasco, Magdalena Domínguez Larrosa and 6 more

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16 authors.

Valentina VarelaXeptiva Therapeutics, Montevideo 11.300, Uruguay.
Monique CostaXeptiva Therapeutics, Montevideo 11.300, Uruguay.
Cecilia MacielXeptiva Therapeutics, Montevideo 11.300, Uruguay.
Joaquín BarbeitoXeptiva Therapeutics, Montevideo 11.300, Uruguay.
Exequiel E BarreraInstituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza (IHEM), Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, CONICET, Mendoza, Argentina.
Erica GutierreUnidad de Farmacología, Departamento de Clínicas y Hospital Veterinario, Facultad de Veterinaria, UdelaR, Montevideo 13.000, Uruguay.
Agustín CorreaProtein Engineering Unit, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Montevideo 11.400, Uruguay.
Melania ElgueXeptiva Therapeutics, Montevideo 11.300, Uruguay.
Sebastián CarrascoUnidad de Farmacología, Departamento de Clínicas y Hospital Veterinario, Facultad de Veterinaria, UdelaR, Montevideo 13.000, Uruguay.
Magdalena Domínguez LarrosaXeptiva Therapeutics, Montevideo 11.300, Uruguay.
María PereiraXeptiva Therapeutics, Montevideo 11.300, Uruguay.
Josefina CorreaXeptiva Therapeutics, Montevideo 11.300, Uruguay.
Nadia CrosignaniUnidad de Farmacología, Departamento de Clínicas y Hospital Veterinario, Facultad de Veterinaria, UdelaR, Montevideo 13.000, Uruguay.
Joseph S Beckmane-MSion Inc., 2121 NE Jack London Street, Corvallis, OR 97330, United States.
Luis BarbeitoXeptiva Therapeutics, Montevideo 11.300, Uruguay.
Emiliano TriasXeptiva Therapeutics, Montevideo 11.300, Uruguay.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anti-NGF monoclonal antibodies have recently been approved for treating degenerative joint disease, including osteoarthritis pain, in dogs and cats. However, their widespread use is limited by high cost and the requirement for repeated injections. Nerve Growth Factor and Substance P play central roles in the initiation and maintenance of inflammation and chronic pain in OA. There is a pressing need for new, safe, cost-effective therapies that target the underlying mechanisms of OA chronic pain. Here, we designed and produced a novel recombinant fusion protein, termed rNGFSP, which functions as an immunogen due to its unique molecular structure combining amino acid sequences from NGF and SP in a non-native conformation. When formulated and administered as a vaccine, rNGFSP elicits dual anti-NGF and anti-SP therapeutic antibodies in the host. rNGFSP was produced in

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Chronic painNGFOsteoarthritisRecombinant fusion antigenSelf-antigen vaccinesSubstance P

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PMID41608074
PMCPMC12834844

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