GPIbα CAAR-T cells function like a Trojan horse to eliminate autoreactive B cells to treat immune thrombocytopenia

Breakthrough treatment for refractory and relapsed immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) patients is urgently needed. Autoantibody-mediated platelet clearance and megakaryocyte dysfunction are important pathogenic mediators of ITP. Glycoprotein (GP) Ibα is a significant autoantigen found in ITP patients and is associated with poor response to standard immunosuppressive treatments. Here, we engineered human T cells to express a chimeric autoantibody receptor (CAAR) with GPIbα constructed into the ligand-binding domain fused to the CD8 transmembrane domain and CD3ζ-4-1BB signaling domains. We performed cytotoxicity assays to assess GPIbα CAAR-T-cell selective cytolysis of cells expressing anti-GPIbα B-cell receptors (BCRs) in vitro. Furthermore, we demonstrated the potential of GPIbα CAAR-T cells to persist and precisely eliminate GPIbα-specific B cells in vivo. In summary, we present a proof of concept for CAAR-T-cell therapy to eradicate autoimmune B cells while sparing healthy B cells with GPIbα CAAR-T cells that function like a Trojan horse. GPIbα CAAR-Tcell therapy is a promising treatment for refractory and relapsed ITP patients.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Haematologica - (2024) vom: 01. Feb.

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Englisch

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Zhou, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Yanyan [VerfasserIn]
Shu, Jinhui [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Haojie [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Linlin [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Min [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Junling [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Mei, Heng [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 01.02.2024

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10.3324/haematol.2023.283874

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NLM367889137