CCR5/CXCR3 antagonist TAK-779 prevents diffuse alveolar damage of the lung in the murine model of the acute respiratory distress syndrome

Introduction: The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), secondary to viral pneumonitis, is one of the main causes of high mortality in patients with COVID-19 (novel coronavirus disease 2019)—ongoing SARS-CoV-2 infection— reached more than 0.7 billion registered cases.Methods: Recently, we elaborated a non-surgical and reproducible method of the unilateral total diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) of the left lung in ICR mice–a publicly available imitation of the ARDS caused by SARS-CoV-2. Our data read that two C–C chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) ligands, macrophage inflammatory proteins (MIPs) MIP-1α/CCL3 and MIP-1β/CCL4, are upregulated in this DAD model up to three orders of magnitude compared to the background level.Results: Here, we showed that a nonpeptide compound TAK-779, an antagonist of CCR5/CXCR3, readily prevents DAD in the lung with a single injection of 2.5 mg/kg. Histological analysis revealed reduced peribronchial and perivascular mononuclear infiltration in the lung and mononuclear infiltration of the wall and lumen of the alveoli in the TAK-779-treated animals. Administration of TAK-779 decreased the 3–5-fold level of serum cytokines and chemokines in animals with DAD, including CCR5 ligands MIP-1α/β, MCP-1, and CCL5. Computed tomography revealed rapid recovery of the density and volume of the affected lung in TAK-779-treated animals.Discussion: Our pre-clinical data suggest that TAK-779 is more effective than the administration of dexamethasone or the anti-IL6R therapeutic antibody tocilizumab, which brings novel therapeutic modality to TAK-779 and other CCR5 inhibitors for the treatment of virus-induced hyperinflammation syndromes, including COVID-19..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in Pharmacology - 15(2024)

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Aleksandr S. Chernov [VerfasserIn]
Maksim V. Rodionov [VerfasserIn]
Vitaly A. Kazakov [VerfasserIn]
Karina A. Ivanova [VerfasserIn]
Fedor A. Meshcheryakov [VerfasserIn]
Anna A. Kudriaeva [VerfasserIn]
Alexander G. Gabibov [VerfasserIn]
Alexander G. Gabibov [VerfasserIn]
Alexander G. Gabibov [VerfasserIn]
Georgii B. Telegin [VerfasserIn]
Alexey A. Belogurov [VerfasserIn]
Alexey A. Belogurov [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute respiratory distress syndrome
CCR5/CXCR3
COVID-19
Diffuse alveolar damage of the lung
SARS-CoV-2
TAK-779
Therapeutics. Pharmacology

doi:

10.3389/fphar.2024.1351655

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DOAJ100785883