Development of Apoptotic-Cell-Inspired Antibody-Drug Conjugate for Effective Immune Modulation

BACKGROUND: Apoptotic cells' phosphoserine (PS) groups have a significant immunosuppressive effect. They inhibit proinflammatory signals by interacting with various immune cells, including macrophages, dendritic cells, and CD4+ cells. Previously, we synthesized PS-group-immobilized polymers and verified their immunomodulatory effects. Despite its confirmed immunomodulatory potential, the PS group has not been considered as a payload for antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) in a targeted anti-inflammatory approach.

AIM: We conducted this research to introduce an apoptotic-cell-inspired antibody-drug conjugate for effective immunomodulation.

METHOD: Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate-co-2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylserine) (p(HEMA-co-MPS)) was synthesized as a payload using RAFT polymerization, and goat anti-mouse IgG was selected as a model antibody, which was conjugated with the synthesized p(HEMA-co-MPS) via 1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide/N-Hydroxysuccinimide (EDC/NHS) reaction. The antibody-binding affinity, anti-inflammatory potential, and cytotoxicity measurements were evaluated.

RESULTS: We successfully synthesized ADCs with a significant anti-inflammatory effect and optimized the antibody-polymer ratio to achieve the highest antibody-binding affinity.

CONCLUSION: We successfully introduced p(HEMA-co-MPS) to IgG without decreasing the anti-inflammatory potential of the polymer while maintaining its targeting ability. We suggest that the antibody-polymer ratio be appropriately adjusted for effective therapy. In the future, this technology can be applied to therapeutic antibodies, such as Tocilizumab or Abatacept.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 24(2023), 22 vom: 07. Nov.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, Gyeongwoo [VerfasserIn]
Iwase, Taishu [VerfasserIn]
Matsumoto, Shunsuke [VerfasserIn]
Nabil, Ahmed [VerfasserIn]
Ebara, Mitsuhiro [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

6E1I4IV47V
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Antibody–drug conjugates
Antibody–polymer conjugates
Bio-inspired polymer
Hydroxyethyl methacrylate
Immune modulation
Immunoconjugates
Immunoglobulin G
Journal Article
Polymers

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Date Completed 27.11.2023

Date Revised 27.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms242216036

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364944439