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Braun M, Lange C, Schatz P, Long B, Stanta J, Gorovits B, Tarcsa E, Jawa V, Yang TY, Lembke W, Miller N, McBlane F, Christodoulou L, Yuill D, Milton M. Preexisting antibody assays for gene therapy: Considerations on patient selection cutoffs and companion diagnostic requirements. Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev 2024; 32:101217. [PMID: 38496304 PMCID: PMC10944107 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtm.2024.101217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
Abstract
Recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors are the leading delivery vehicle used for in vivo gene therapies. Anti-AAV antibodies (AAV Abs) can interact with the viral capsid component of an AAV-based gene therapy (GT). Therefore, patients with preexisting AAV Abs (seropositive patients) are often excluded from GT trials to prevent treatment of patients who are unlikely to benefit1 or may have a higher risk for adverse events outweighing treatment benefits. On the contrary, unnecessary exclusion of patients with high unmet medical need should be avoided. Instead, a risk-benefit assessment that weighs the potential risks due to seropositivity vs. severity of disease and available treatment options, should drive the decision if patient selection is required. Assays for patient selection must be validated according to their intended use following national regulations/standards for diagnostic assays in appropriate laboratories. In this review, we summarize the current process of patient selection, including assay cutoff criteria and related assay validation approaches. We further provide considerations on regulatory requirements for the development of in vitro diagnostic tests supporting market authorization of a corresponding GT.
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- Manuela Braun
- Bayer AG, Pharmaceuticals R&D, 13342 Berlin, Germany
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- Bayer AG, Pharmaceuticals R&D, 13342 Berlin, Germany
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- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, Novato, CA, USA
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- Sana Biotechnology, 100 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Abbvie Bioresearch Center, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrence Township, NJ 08648, USA
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- Integrated Biologix GmbH, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
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- Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc, Novato, CA 94949, USA
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- AstraZeneca, 1 Francis Crick Avenue, CB2 0AA Cambridge, UK
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- Lake Boon Pharmaceutical Consulting, LLC, Hudson, MA 01749, USA
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Ford JL, Karatza E, Mody H, Nagaraja Shastri P, Khajeh Pour S, Yang TY, Swanson M, Chao D, Devineni D. Clinical Pharmacology Perspective on Development of Adeno-Associated Virus Vector-Based Retina Gene Therapy. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2024. [PMID: 38450707 DOI: 10.1002/cpt.3230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
Abstract
Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector-based gene therapy is an innovative modality being increasingly investigated to treat diseases by modifying or replacing defective genes or expressing therapeutic entities. With its unique anatomic and physiological characteristics, the eye constitutes a very attractive target for gene therapy. Specifically, the ocular space is easily accessible and is generally considered "immune-privileged" with a low risk of systemic side effects following local drug administration. As retina cells have limited cellular turnover, a one-time gene delivery has the potential to provide long-term transgene expression. Despite the initial success with voretigene neparvovec (Luxturna), the first approved retina gene therapy, there are still challenges to be overcome for successful clinical development of these products and scientific questions to be answered. The current review paper aims to integrate published experience learned thus far for AAV-based retina gene therapy related to preclinical to clinical translation; first-in-human dose selection; relevant bioanalytical assays and strategies; clinical development considerations including trial design, biodistribution and vector shedding, immunogenicity, transgene expression, and pediatric populations; opportunities for model-informed drug development; and regulatory perspectives. The information presented herein is intended to serve as a guide to inform the clinical development strategy for retina gene therapy with a focus on clinical pharmacology.
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA
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Gokemeijer J, Balasubramanian N, Ogasawara K, Grudzinska-Goebel J, Upreti VV, Mody H, Kasar S, Vepachedu VR, Xu W, Gupta S, Tarcsa E, Dodge R, Herr K, Yang TY, Tourdot S, Jawa V. An IQ Consortium Perspective on Best Practices for Bioanalytical and Immunogenicity Assessment Aspects of CAR-T and TCR-T Cellular Therapies Development. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2024; 115:188-200. [PMID: 37983584 DOI: 10.1002/cpt.3111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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CAR-T therapies have shown remarkable efficacy against hematological malignancies in the clinic over the last decade and new studies indicate that progress is being made to use these novel therapies to target solid tumors as well as treat autoimmune disease. Innovation in the field, including TCR-T, allogeneic or "off the shelf" CAR-T, and autoantigen/armored CAR-Ts are likely to increase the efficacy and applications of these therapies. The unique aspects of these cell-based therapeutics; patient-derived cells, intracellular expression, in vivo expansion, and phenotypic changes provide unique bioanalytical challenges to develop pharmacokinetic and immunogenicity assessments. The International Consortium for Innovation and Quality in Pharmaceutical Development (IQ) Translational and ADME Sciences Leadership Group (TALG) has brought together a group of industry experts to discuss and consider these challenges. In this white paper, we present the IQ consortium perspective on the best practices and considerations for bioanalytical and immunogenicity aspects toward the optimal development of CAR-T and TCR-T cell therapies.
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- Jochem Gokemeijer
- Discovery Biotherapeutics, Bristol Myers Squibb, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacometrics & Bioanalysis, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacometrics & Bioanalysis, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Modeling & Simulation, Amgen, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Oncology Precision & Translational Medicine, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Bioanalytical Discovery & Development Sciences, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Preclinical Development, Bioanalytical, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA
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- Development Biological Sciences, Immunology, AbbVie, Irvine, California, USA
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- Abbvie Bioresearch Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, One Health Plaza, East Hanover, New Jersey, USA
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- Bioanalytical Discovery & Development Sciences, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Bioanalytical Discovery & Development Sciences, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA
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- BioMedicine Design, Pfizer Inc., Andover, Massachusetts, USA
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacometrics & Bioanalysis, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA
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Li X, He S, Thomas J, Wu B, Yang TY, Swanson M. Optimization of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell Processing for Improved Clinical ELISpot Assay Performance. AAPS J 2023; 25:93. [PMID: 37770755 DOI: 10.1208/s12248-023-00861-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023] Open
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Cell and gene therapies have demonstrated impressive therapeutic efficacy in various human diseases. Nevertheless, cellular immune response directed against these therapeutic agents is an obstacle for achieving long-lasting clinical efficacy. Therefore, it is crucial to develop robust assays to accurately monitor cellular immunogenicity towards these therapies. Enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISpot) assay is one of the primarily used methods for measuring cellular immune response in clinical programs, which requires isolation of the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). The quality of this clinical material is one of the most critical factors that impact the robust assessment of cellular immune responses. The optimal blood sample processing conditions, however, remain poorly understood. In this study, we examined the impact of blood sample processing time on the performance characteristics of ELISpot to measure antigen-specific cellular responses. Blood samples that were processed after overnight delay resulted in a loss of ELISpot signals. We subsequently optimized several parameters of sample processing, and successfully recovered ELISpot signals for the blood samples that are processed within 32 h. Furthermore, several mitigation strategies were employed that would potentially address the impact of granulocyte contamination on detection of antigen-specific cellular responses. Our investigation provides an extension of sample processing window for clinical studies and is significant for resolving the logistical challenge of whole blood sample shipment for timely PBMC preparation in cell/gene therapy clinical studies.
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- Xinyuan Li
- Janssen Research & Development LLC., 1400 McKean Road, Spring House, Pennsylvania, 19477, USA.
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- Janssen Research & Development LLC., 1400 McKean Road, Spring House, Pennsylvania, 19477, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development LLC., 1400 McKean Road, Spring House, Pennsylvania, 19477, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development LLC., 1400 McKean Road, Spring House, Pennsylvania, 19477, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development LLC., 1400 McKean Road, Spring House, Pennsylvania, 19477, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development LLC., 1400 McKean Road, Spring House, Pennsylvania, 19477, USA
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Mody H, Ogasawara K, Zhu X, Miles D, Shastri PN, Gokemeijer J, Liao MZ, Kasichayanula S, Yang TY, Chemuturi N, Gupta S, Jawa V, Upreti VV. Best Practices and Considerations for Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacometric Aspects for Optimal Development of CAR-T and TCR-T Cell Therapies: An Industry Perspective. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2023; 114:530-557. [PMID: 37393588 DOI: 10.1002/cpt.2986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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With the promise of a potentially "single dose curative" paradigm, CAR-T cell therapies have brought a paradigm shift in the treatment and management of hematological malignancies. Both CAR-T and TCR-T cell therapies have also made great progress toward the successful treatment of solid tumor indications. The field is rapidly evolving with recent advancements including the clinical development of "off-the-shelf" allogeneic CAR-T therapies that can overcome the long and difficult "vein-to-vein" wait time seen with autologous CAR-T therapies. There are unique clinical pharmacology, pharmacometric, bioanalytical, and immunogenicity considerations and challenges in the development of these CAR-T and TCR-T cell therapies. Hence, to help accelerate the development of these life-saving therapies for the patients with cancer, experts in this field came together under the umbrella of International Consortium for Innovation and Quality in Pharmaceutical Development (IQ) to form a joint working group between the Clinical Pharmacology Leadership Group (CPLG) and the Translational and ADME Sciences Leadership Group (TALG). In this white paper, we present the IQ consortium perspective on the best practices and considerations for clinical pharmacology and pharmacometric aspects toward the optimal development of CAR-T and TCR-T cell therapies.
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- Hardik Mody
- Clinical Pharmacology, Genentech, South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacometrics, Disposition and Bioanalysis, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrence Township, New Jersey, USA
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- Quantitative Clinical Pharmacology, AstraZeneca, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Genentech, South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Discovery Biotherapeutics, Bristol Myers Squibb, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Genentech, South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Bioanalytical Discovery and Development Sciences, Janssen R&D, LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Clinical Pharmacology, DMPK, Pharmacometrics, Moderna, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Development Biological Sciences, Immunology, AbbVie, Irvine, California, USA
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacometrics, Disposition and Bioanalysis, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrence Township, New Jersey, USA
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Modeling & Simulation, Amgen, South San Francisco, California, USA
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Kavita U, Sun K, Braun M, Lembke W, Mody H, Kamerud J, Yang TY, Braun IV, Fang X, Gao W, Gupta S, Hofer M, Liao MZ, Loo L, McBlane F, Menochet K, Stubenrauch KG, Upreti VV, Vigil A, Wiethoff CM, Xia CQ, Zhu X, Jawa V, Chemuturi N. PK/PD and Bioanalytical Considerations of AAV-Based Gene Therapies: an IQ Consortium Industry Position Paper. AAPS J 2023; 25:78. [PMID: 37523051 DOI: 10.1208/s12248-023-00842-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Interest and efforts to use recombinant adeno-associated viruses (AAV) as gene therapy delivery tools to treat disease have grown exponentially. However, gaps in understanding of the pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) and disposition of this modality exist. This position paper comes from the Novel Modalities Working Group (WG), part of the International Consortium for Innovation and Quality in Pharmaceutical Development (IQ). The pan-industry WG effort focuses on the nonclinical PK and clinical pharmacology aspects of AAV gene therapy and related bioanalytical considerations.Traditional PK concepts are generally not applicable to AAV-based therapies due to the inherent complexity of a transgene-carrying viral vector, and the multiple steps and analytes involved in cell transduction and transgene-derived protein expression. Therefore, we explain PK concepts of biodistribution of AAV-based therapies and place key terminologies related to drug exposure and PD in the proper context. Factors affecting biodistribution are presented in detail, and guidelines are provided to design nonclinical studies to enable a stage-gated progression to Phase 1 testing. The nonclinical and clinical utility of transgene DNA, mRNA, and protein analytes are discussed with bioanalytical strategies to measure these analytes. The pros and cons of qPCR vs. ddPCR technologies for DNA/RNA measurement and qualitative vs. quantitative methods for transgene-derived protein are also presented. Last, best practices and recommendations for use of clinical and nonclinical data to project human dose and response are discussed. Together, the manuscript provides a holistic framework to discuss evolving concepts of PK/PD modeling, bioanalytical technologies, and clinical dose selection in gene therapy.
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- Uma Kavita
- Spark Therapeutics, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, USA.
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- Takeda Development Center Americas Inc., 125 Binney St, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02142, USA.
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- Bayer AG, Pharmaceuticals R&D, 13342, Berlin, Germany
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- Integrated Biologix GmbH, 4051, Basel, Switzerland
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- Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Janssen R&D LLC., Spring House, Pennsylvania, 19477, USA
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- Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc., Research Triangle, North Carolina, 27709, USA
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- EMD Serono Research & Development Institute, Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts, 01821, USA
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- AbbVie, 2525 Dupont Drive, Irvine, California, 92612, USA
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- Spark Therapeutics, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, USA
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 02210, USA
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., Ridgefield, Connecticut, 06877, USA
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- ReNAgade Therapeutics, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02142, USA
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- AstraZeneca, Waltham, Massachusetts, 02451, USA
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrence Township, New Jersey, 08648, USA
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- Takeda Development Center Americas Inc., 125 Binney St, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02142, USA
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Leu JH, Miao X, Shalayda K, Coe KJ, Kahnt A, Wu B, Schnarr M, Franks C, Devlin J, Yang TY, Palmer JA, Zhang M, Zhou H, Van Damme W, Smets S, Aguilar Z, Chaplan SR. A Phase 1 First-in-Human Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Study of JNJ-64264681, a Covalent Inhibitor of Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase. Clin Pharmacol Drug Dev 2023; 12:611-624. [PMID: 37125450 DOI: 10.1002/cpdd.1253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
Abstract
JNJ-64264681 is an irreversible covalent inhibitor of Bruton's tyrosine kinase. This phase 1, first-in-human, 2-part (single-ascending dose [SAD]; multiple-ascending dose [MAD]) study evaluated the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD; Bruton's tyrosine kinase occupancy [BTKO]) of JNJ-64264681 oral solution in healthy participants. For SAD (N = 78), 6 increasing doses of JNJ-64264681 (4-400 mg) or placebo were evaluated in fasted males. The effects of sex, food, and a capsule formulation were evaluated in separate cohorts. For MAD (N = 27), sequential cohorts of male and female participants received 36/100/200 mg JNJ-64264681 once daily for 10 days. JNJ-64264681 exposure (peak concentration; area under the concentration-time curve) was less than dose proportional from 4 mg to 36 mg. Dose-normalized area under the concentration-time curves following the 36 mg and 100 mg doses were generally similar. The mean terminal half-life was 1.6-13.2 hours. With multiple doses, steady state was achieved by day 2. A semimechanistic PK/PD model was developed using the first 5 SAD cohorts' data to predict %BTKO in MAD cohorts. PK/PD model guided dose-escalation, and all participants in the 200/400 mg single-dose cohorts achieved ≥90% BTKO at 4 hours after dosing (peak) with prolonged occupancy. As BTKO data became available from MAD cohorts, it was found that observed BTKO data were consistent with model predictions. JNJ-64264681 showed no safety signals of concern. Overall, safety, tolerability, PK, BTKO, and PK/PD modeling guided the rationale for dose selection for the subsequent first-in-patient lymphoma studies.
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- Jocelyn H Leu
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Raritan, New Jersey, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Diego, California, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Diego, California, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Diego, California, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA
- Present affiliation: Kira Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Janssen Research & Development, Merksem, Belgium
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- Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Janssen Research & Development, Merksem, Belgium
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Diego, California, USA
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Gao Q, Xu H, Wang FH, Yi P, Yang TY, Li LP, Xia JQ, Zeng RX, Niu HL. [Pediatric pancreatic lesions: a clinicopathological analysis of 42 cases]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2022; 51:861-867. [PMID: 36097903 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20220302-00144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the clinicopathological characteristics of pancreatic lesions in children. Methods: The clinicopathological data of pancreatic lesions in children were analyzed including 42 cases of pancreatic tumors diagnosed from January 2000 to May 2021 in Guangzhou Women's and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, China. Histological and immunohistochemical assessments were performed. Related literature was reviewed. Results: The 42 pediatric patients with pancreatic lesions aged 1 day to 12 years (mean, 4.25 years). There were 23 males and 19 females. Clinical presentations included abdominal masses, abdominal pain, vomiting and persistent hypoglycemia after birth. Ultrasound and computerized tomography examination showed space-occupying pancreatic lesions in 31 cases, but no detectable pancreatic lesions in 11 cases. Histologically, among the 42 cases, 22 cases (52.4%) were neoplastic, including 18 cases of epithelial origin. Nine cases of pancreatoblastoma showed that the epithelial tumor cells were arranged in a trabecular pattern, with squamous nests. Six cases of solid-pseudopapillary tumors revealed hemorrhagic and necrotic cysts and monomorphic epithelioid cells arranged in solid sheets, nests or pseudopapillae. Two cases of neuroendocrine tumors showed tumor cells arranged in cords or nests; one case had a mitotic count of about 3/10 high power field, and a Ki-67 index of about 5%, which was consistent with G2 neuroendocrine tumor; the other case showed tumor cells with cytological atypia, brisk mitoses, about 25/10 HPF and a Ki-67 index of about 80%, consistent with small-cell type neuroendocrine carcinoma. The case of acinar cell carcinoma showed high cellularity, tumor cells in solid, cord-like or acinar-like arrangement with little stroma, and monotonous tumor cells with single distinct nucleolus. There were 4 cases of mesenchymal tumors, including 3 cases of Kaposi's hemangioendothelioma and 1 case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor. Among the 20 cases (47.6%) of non-neoplastic lesions, there were 11 cases of hyperinsulinism with ATP-sensitive potassium channel abnormality (HAPCA). Severn cases of diffuse type HAPCA in which the islets scattered between the pancreatic acinar tissue, enlarged, and prominent nuclei. Three cases of focal type HAPCA showed pancreatic islet hyperplasia in the form of nested nodules (0.6-1.5 cm). One case of atypical type HAPCA had extensive islet hyperplasia in pancreatic tissue, and scattered proliferation of nest-like nodules was noted. There were also 7 cases of pseudocyst and 2 cases of congenital cyst. Immunohistochemically, pancreatoblastomas were diffusely positive for CKpan, CK8/18, and β-catenin (nuclear staining of squamous nests only). Solid-pseudopapillary tumors expressed CD10, cyclin D1, CD99, vimentin, CD56, and β-catenin (nuclear staining). Neuroendocrine tumors were positive for CK, Syn, NSE, CgA, CD56, and β-catenin (membranous staining). The acinar cell carcinoma was positive for CK8/18, trypsin, and β-catenin (membranous staining). Conclusions: Pancreatic lesions in children have a wide range of histopathological types. HAPCA is the most common lesion of newborns. Pediatric pancreatic tumors are rare and mostly malignant. It is important to recognize them and make correct pathological diagnoses.
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- Q Gao
- Department of Pathology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health,Guangzhou 510623, China
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- Department of Pathology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health,Guangzhou 510623, China
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- Department of Pathology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health,Guangzhou 510623, China
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrine, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health,Guangzhou 510623, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health,Guangzhou 510623, China
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- Department of Pathology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health,Guangzhou 510623, China
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- Department of Pathology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health,Guangzhou 510623, China
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- Department of Pathology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health,Guangzhou 510623, China
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- Department of Pathology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Child Health,Guangzhou 510623, China
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Girgis S, Lin SXW, Pillarisetti K, Banerjee A, Stephenson T, Ma X, Shetty S, Yang TY, Hilder BW, Jiao Q, Hanna B, Adams HC, Sun YN, Sharma A, Smit J, Infante JR, Goldberg JD, Elsayed Y. Correction: Translational Modeling Predicts Efficacious Therapeutic Dosing Range of Teclistamab for Multiple Myeloma. Target Oncol 2022; 17:609. [PMID: 35913648 PMCID: PMC9512742 DOI: 10.1007/s11523-022-00904-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Suzette Girgis
- Janssen Research & Development, 920 Route 202, Raritan, NJ, 08869, USA.
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- Janssen Research & Development, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, 920 Route 202, Raritan, NJ, 08869, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, 920 Route 202, Raritan, NJ, 08869, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, Spring House, PA, USA
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Yang WH, Xu TQ, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Xi HT, Yang TY, Zhang J. [Application of multidisciplinary treatment comprehensive management model for early-stage lung cancer]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2022; 45:261-268. [PMID: 35279989 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112147-20211026-00743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: To explore the application of multidisciplinary treatment (MDT) and comprehensive management model in the diagnosis and treatment of early-stage lung cancer, and analyze its clinical value and the feasibility and significance of promotion. Methods: A retrospective study of 470 patients in Xijing Hospital who underwent surgery after MDT from January 8, 2018 to December 31, 2019. There were 172 males and 298 females, aged from 23 to 79 (54.46±11.08) years. Basic diagnosis and treatment information as well as postoperative pathology were analyzed, of which 441 cases were recommended for surgery by MDT and 29 cases were subjectively requested for surgery. The patients' general condition, preoperative diagnosis and pathological results were compared, and the specific content of the MDT and comprehensive management model were summarized. We also explored the value of MDT integrated management model in early stage lung cancer treatment in the context of the current lung cancer incidence in China. Results: Among 470 surgical patients, the majority of males had solid nodules (69/172,40.1%), and the majority of females had ground glass nodules (135/298,45.3%). The distribution of nodules showed a trend of more upper lobe(277/470)than lower lobe(161/470) and more right lung(276/470) than left lung(194/470). Among the 441 patients recommended for surgery, 98.11% of males (156/159) and 97.87% of females (276/282) showed malignant pathology after surgery. Adenocarcinoma was the main pathological type (93.59% of males, 146/156; 97.46% of females, 269/276). Among the malignant pathological results, carcinoma in situ (42.31% of males, 66/156; 47.10% of females, 130/276) and stage I lung cancer (50.64% of males, 79/156; 47.46% of females, 131/276) were the most common. In all patients, 1.89% of the males (3/159) and 2.13% of the females (6/282) recommended for surgery showed benign postoperative pathology, of which tuberculosis and fungal infection were the main pathological types (66.67% for each gender, males 2/3, females, 4/6). The postoperative pathology of 29 patients who subjectively requested surgery was also tuberculosis and fungal infection as the main pathological types (69.23% of males, 9/13; 68.75% of females, 11/16). The MDT comprehensive management model made full use of a variety of auxiliary diagnostic technologies and combined the experience advantages of multidisciplinary participation to make up for the limitations of single-diagnosis. The overall diagnosis coincidence rate reached 98.09%, with strong consistency (Kappa>0.81). The positive predictive value (PPV) was 97.96%, the negative predictive value (NPV) was 100%, and the average patient diagnosis and treatment cycle was 24.28-26.51 days. Conclusions: The MDT comprehensive management model meets the consensus requirements. It has great advantages in diagnostic efficiency and diagnosis and treatment cycle, and has a high promotion and application value for the diagnosis and treatment of early-stage lung cancer. At the same time, tuberculosis and fungal infection should be regarded as an important differential diagnosis item.
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- W H Yang
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710000, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710000, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710000, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710000, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710000, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710000, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710000, China
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Ball K, Bruin G, Escandon E, Funk C, Pereira JN, Yang TY, Yu H. Characterizing the pharmacokinetics and biodistribution of therapeutic proteins: an industry white paper. Drug Metab Dispos 2022; 50:858-866. [PMID: 35149542 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.121.000463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Characterization of the pharmacokinetics (PK) and biodistribution of therapeutic proteins (TPs) is a hot topic within the pharmaceutical industry, particularly with an ever-increasing catalog of novel modality TPs. Here, we review the current practices, and provide a summary of extensive cross-company discussions as well as a survey completed by International Consortium for Innovation and Quality (IQ consortium) members on this theme. A wide variety of in vitro, in vivo and in silico techniques are currently used to assess PK and biodistribution of TPs, and we discuss the relevance of these from an industry perspective, focusing on PK/PD understanding at the preclinical stage of development, and translation to human. We consider that the 'traditional in vivo biodistribution study' is becoming insufficient as a standalone tool, and thorough characterization of the interaction of the TP with its target(s), target biology, and off-target interactions at a microscopic scale are key to understand the overall biodistribution at a full-body scale. Our summary of the current challenges and our recommendations to address these issues could provide insight into the implementation of best practices in this area of drug development, and continued cross-company collaboration will be of tremendous value. Significance Statement The Innovation & Quality Consortium (IQ) Translational and ADME Sciences Leadership Group (TALG) working group for the ADME of therapeutic proteins evaluates the current practices, recent advances, and challenges in characterizing the PK and biodistribution of therapeutic proteins during drug development, and proposes recommendations to address these issues. Incorporating the in vitro, in vivo and in silico approaches discussed herein may provide a pragmatic framework to increase early understanding of PK/PD relationships, and aid translational modelling for first-in-human dose predictions.
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Switzerland
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- Dept. of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Switzerland
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc, United States
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Bolleddula J, Brady K, Bruin G, Lee AJ, Martin JA, Walles M, Xu K, Yang TY, Zhu X, Yu H. Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion (ADME) of Therapeutic Proteins: Current Industry Practices and Future Perspectives. Drug Metab Dispos 2022; 50:837-845. [PMID: 35149541 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.121.000461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Therapeutics proteins (TPs) comprise a variety of modalities including antibody-based drugs, coagulation factors, recombinant cytokines, enzymes, growth factors, and hormones. TPs usually cannot traverse cellular barriers and exert their pharmacological activity by interacting with targets on the exterior membrane of cells or with soluble ligands in the tissue interstitial fluid/blood. Due to large size, lack of cellular permeability, variation in metabolic fate, and distinct physicochemical characteristics, TPs are subject to different absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) processes as compared to small molecules. Limited regulatory guidance makes it challenging to determine the most relevant ADME data required for regulatory submissions. The TP ADME working group (WG) was sponsored by the Translational and ADME Sciences Leadership Group (TALG) within the Innovation and Quality (IQ) consortium with objectives to: i) better understand the current practices of ADME data generated for TPs across IQ member companies, ii) learn about their regulatory strategy and interaction experiences, and iii) provide recommendations on best practices for conducting ADME studies. To understand current ADME practices and regulatory strategies, an industry-wide survey was conducted within IQ member companies. In addition, ADME data submitted to FDA was also collated by reviewing regulatory submission packages of TPs approved between 2011-2020. This article summarizes the key learnings from the survey and an overview of ADME data presented in BLAs along with future perspectives and recommendations for conducting ADME studies for internal decision making as well as regulatory submissions for TPs. Significance Statement This article provides comprehensive assessment of the current practices of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) data generated for therapeutic proteins across the Innovation and Quality (IQ) participating companies and the utility of the data in discovery, development, and regulatory submissions. The TP ADME working group (WG) working group also recommends the best practices for conducting ADME studies for internal decision making and regulatory submissions.
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Switzerland
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- DMPK, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Switzerland
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc, United States
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Yang S, Xu W, Yang TY, Dai XX, Cui HX, Zhang YS, Cao ZF. [Clinicopathological and genetic features of metastatic lung cancer to the adrenal glands: report of four cases]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2021; 50:248-250. [PMID: 33677891 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20200615-00473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- S Yang
- Department of Pathology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, Suzhou TCM Hospital, Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Suzhou 215009, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, Jiangsu Province, China
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White I, Tamot N, Doddareddy R, Ho J, Jiao Q, Harvilla PB, Yang TY, Geist B, Borrok MJ, Truppo MD, Ganesan R, Chowdhury P, Zwolak A. Bifunctional molecules targeting SARS-CoV-2 spike and the polymeric Ig receptor display neutralization activity and mucosal enrichment. MAbs 2021; 13:1987180. [PMID: 34693867 PMCID: PMC8547864 DOI: 10.1080/19420862.2021.1987180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The global health crisis and economic tolls of COVID-19 necessitate a panoply of strategies to treat SARS-CoV-2 infection. To date, few treatment options exist, although neutralizing antibodies against the spike glycoprotein have proven to be effective. Because infection is initiated at the mucosa and propagates mainly at this site throughout the course of the disease, blocking the virus at the mucosal milieu should be effective. However, administration of biologics to the mucosa presents a substantial challenge. Here, we describe bifunctional molecules combining single-domain variable regions that bind to the polymeric Ig receptor (pIgR) and to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein via addition of the ACE2 extracellular domain (ECD). The hypothesis behind this design is that pIgR will transport the molecule from the circulation to the mucosal surface where the ACE ECD would act as a decoy receptor for the nCoV2. The bifunctional molecules bind SARS-Cov-2 spike glycoprotein in vitro and efficiently transcytose across the lung epithelium in human tissue-based analyses. Designs featuring ACE2 tethered to the C-terminus of the Fc do not induce antibody-dependent cytotoxicity against pIgR-expressing cells. These molecules thus represent a potential therapeutic modality for systemic administration of neutralizing anti-SARS-CoV-2 molecules to the mucosa.
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- Ian White
- Janssen Biotherapeutics, Janssen R&D LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Biotherapeutics, Janssen R&D LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Biotherapeutics, Janssen R&D LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Biotherapeutics, Janssen R&D LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Biotherapeutics, Janssen R&D LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Biotherapeutics, Janssen R&D LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Biotherapeutics, Janssen R&D LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Development, Janssen R&D LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Biologics Discovery, Alector, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Janssen Biotherapeutics, Janssen R&D LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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Nnane I, Frederick B, Yao Z, Raible D, Shu C, Badorrek P, van den Boer M, Branigan P, Duffy K, Baribaud F, Fink D, Yang TY, Xu Z. The first-in-human study of CNTO 7160, an anti-interleukin-33 receptor monoclonal antibody, in healthy subjects and patients with asthma or atopic dermatitis. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2020; 86:2507-2518. [PMID: 32415720 DOI: 10.1111/bcp.14361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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AIMS To assess safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD) and immunogenicity of CNTO 7160, an anti-interleukin-33 receptor (IL-33R) monoclonal antibody, in healthy subjects and patients with asthma or atopic dermatitis (AD). METHODS In Part 1 of this Phase I, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, healthy subjects (n = 68) received single ascending intravenous (IV) CNTO 7160 dose (0.001 to 10 mg/kg) or placebo. In Part 2, patients with mild asthma (n = 24) or mild AD (n = 15) received 3 biweekly IV CNTO 7160 doses (3 or 10 mg/kg) or placebo. RESULTS CNTO 7160 was generally well tolerated, with 1 serious adverse event of severe cellulitis reported (AD, CNTO 7160, 3 mg/kg). CNTO 7160 exhibited nonlinear PK (0.01-10 mg/kg). Mean clearance decreased with increasing dose (2.43 to 18.03 mL/d/kg). CNTO 7160 PK was similar between healthy subjects and patients with asthma or AD (3 or 10 mg/kg). Free sIL-33R suppression was rapid and dose dependent. Ex vivo inhibition of p38 phosphorylation of basophils was dose-dependent (1-10 mg/kg) and sustained inhibition (≥75%) was observed at higher doses (3 or 10 mg/kg). PK/PD modelling and simulation suggests that 1 mg/kg IV every 2 weeks provides adequate systemic drug exposure for sustained inhibition of p38 phosphorylation of basophils. Despite confirmation of target engagement, no apparent CNTO 7160 clinical activity was observed in patients (asthma or AD). CONCLUSION This first-in-human study provides PK, PD and safety data, supporting further clinical investigation of CNTO 7160 in patients with asthma and AD.
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- Ivo Nnane
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine (ITEM), Clinical Airway Research, Nikolai-Fuchs-Strasse 1, Hannover, 30625, Germany
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, USA
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Yang TY, Wan Q, Yan DY, Zhu Z, Wang ZW, Peng C, Huang YB, Yu R, Hu J, Mao ZQ, Li S, Yang SA, Zheng H, Jia JF, Shi YG, Xu N. Directional massless Dirac fermions in a layered van der Waals material with one-dimensional long-range order. Nat Mater 2020; 19:27-33. [PMID: 31591532 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-019-0494-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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One or a few layers of van der Waals (vdW) materials are promising for applications in nanoscale electronics. Established properties include high mobility in graphene, a large direct gap in monolayer MoS2, the quantum spin Hall effect in monolayer WTe2 and so on. These exciting properties arise from electron quantum confinement in the two-dimensional limit. Here, we use angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy to reveal directional massless Dirac fermions due to one-dimensional confinement of carriers in the layered vdW material NbSi0.45Te2. The one-dimensional directional massless Dirac fermions are protected by non-symmorphic symmetry, and emerge from a stripe-like structural modulation with long-range translational symmetry only along the stripe direction as we show using scanning tunnelling microscopy. Our work not only provides a playground for investigating further the properties of directional massless Dirac fermions, but also introduces a unique component with one-dimensional long-range order for engineering nano-electronic devices based on heterostructures of vdW materials.
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- Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Structures and Quantum Control (Ministry of Education), Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Physics, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Research Laboratory for Quantum Materials, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, Singapore
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- Research Laboratory for Quantum Materials, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Structures and Quantum Control (Ministry of Education), Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Tsung-Dao Lee Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Artificial Structures and Quantum Control (Ministry of Education), Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
- Tsung-Dao Lee Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, China
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- Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
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Yang TY, Ping L, Niu XM, Gao RZ, Gao J, Chen XW. [Outcome of cochlear implantation in a patient with Chiari malformation type Ⅰ who presented with hearing loss]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2019; 33:840-844;847. [PMID: 31446700 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2019.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Summary Chiari malformation type Ⅰ(CMI) is a disorder characterized by tonsilla cerebelli herniating into an underdeveloped posterior cranial fossa, hearing loss is often covered by more striking neurological symptoms. Hearing loss in this syndrome is not specific in terms of gender side, degree, age of onset, and progression. The hearing improvement after posterior fossa decompression is controversial on the basis of literature, while satisfactory result was obtained after cochlear implantation in the patient reported here, who was diagnosed as CMI with hearing loss as the main symptom. Therefore, after ensuring the integrity of the auditory pathway, cochlear implantation may be considered in CMI patients with bilateral severe or profound without other severe neurological symptoms.
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Yang TY, Yi W, Wen J, Gan CY, Yang YC, Dai M. [Therapeutic effect of Jin Long capsule combined with neoadjuvant chemotherapy on invasive breast cancer and the expression change of multidrug resistance proteins]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2019; 41:118-123. [PMID: 30862141 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3766.2019.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effect of Jin Long Capsule (JLC) combined with neoadjuvant chemotherapy on the invasive breast cancer, and to explore the mechanism of JLC in inhibiting multidrug resistance of breast cancer. Methods: 200 patients were divided into experimental group and control group (100 cases per group). The control group used TEC regimen for neoadjuvant chemotherapy. And the experimental group was treated with TEC regimen combined with oral JLC. According to the Miller & Payne grading system (MP), the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy was evaluated based on histopathological changes of breast cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Adverse effect was evaluated according to the classification criteria of the National Cancer Institute of the United States-The Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 3.0. The expression of P-glycoprotein (P-gp), glutathione thiol transferase (GST)-π and topoisomerase Ⅱα (TopoⅡα) in breast cancer tissues before and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy were detected by immunohistochemical staining. Results: There were 83 effective cases (83%) in the experimental group, which was higher than that in the control group (65.0%, P<0.05). The incidence of leukopenia, gastrointestinal reactions and alopecia in grade 3 to 4 of the experimental group were lower than those of the control group (all P<0.05). The positive rates of P-gp, GST-π and TopoⅡα expression in the control group were 65.0% (65/100), 61.0% (61/100) and 69.0% (69/100), respectively, and they were 80.6% (75/93), 78.5% (73/93) and 37.6% (35/93) after chemotherapy. The positive rates of P-gp and GST-π expression were significantly higher than those before chemotherapy (both P<0.05), whereas the positive rate of TopoⅡα expression was significantly lower than that before chemotherapy (P<0.05). In the experimental group, the positive rates of P-gp, GST-π and TopoⅡα expression before chemotherapy were 62.0% (62/100), 63.0% (63/100) and 69.0% (69/100), respectively, while after chemotherapy, they were 68.2% (60/88), 67.0% (59/88) and 63.6% (56/88). There was no significant difference in the positive rates and expression intensity of P-gp, GST-π and TopoⅡα before and after the chemotherapy (P>0.05). Conclusion: Jin Long Capsule (JLC) can inhibit multidrug resistance, improve the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and reduce adverse reactions of breast cancer.
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- Department of Pathology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China
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- Department of Pathology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China
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- Department of Pathology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China
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- Department of Pathology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China
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- Department of Pathology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China
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Yuan J, Zheng T, Yang TY, Li T, Liu WC, Wen L, Shao Y. [Suture under tension across cartilage in the application of the crooked nose surgery]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018; 31:1566-1569. [PMID: 29797951 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2017.20.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective:Observing the effect of maintain tension across suture between cartilages to fix new nasal structure on balance the asymmetric strength of the two sides of the cartilage and the recurrence of the postoperative crooked nose.Method:A L-shaped struct made of the nasal septum cartilage were fixed to maintain tension across structure between cartilage during rhinoplasty in 39 patients with crooked nasal deformity. Of 21 cases were type I deviation, of 12 cases were C-shaped deviation,and of 6 cases were S-shaped deviation.Result:A 1-5 years follow-up were performed. The effects were divided into three degrees: 30 cases excellent (76.92%), 6 cases good (15.38%) and 3 cases acceptable (7.69%).The rate of excellent and good was 92.31%(36/39). The type I improvement rate was 80.3%,the rate of type C was 83.6% and the improvement rate of type S was 84.1%,the overall improvement rate was about 81.9%.Conclusion:Suture under tension across cartilage can fix reconstruction of nasal structure effectively,improve the postoperative effect, reduce recurrence of crooked nose. The operation is simple and is an essential part of the nasal deformity correction technique.
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China
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Zhuang Y, Calderon C, Marciniak SJ, Bouman-Thio E, Szapary P, Yang TY, Schantz A, Davis HM, Zhou H, Xu Z. First-in-human study to assess guselkumab (anti-IL-23 mAb) pharmacokinetics/safety in healthy subjects and patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2016; 72:1303-1310. [PMID: 27515978 DOI: 10.1007/s00228-016-2110-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to evaluate the pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity, safety, and tolerability of guselkumab, a human monoclonal antibody with high affinity and specificity for binding to interleukin-23. METHODS In this first-in-human, phase 1, randomized study, a single intravenous (IV; 0.03-10 mg/kg) or subcutaneous (SC; 10-300 mg) dose of guselkumab was administered to 47 healthy subjects, and a single SC dose (placebo, 10, 30, 100, 300 mg) was administered to 24 patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis. RESULTS Mean maximum observed serum concentration and area under the zero-to-infinity serum concentration-time curve of guselkumab increased in an approximately dose-proportional manner over the dose range of 0.03-10 mg/kg following a single IV administration or 10-300 mg following a single SC administration. Mean clearance and volume of distribution ranged from 3.62-6.03 mL/day/kg and 99.38-123.22 mL/kg, respectively. Mean half-life ranged from 12 to 19 days in healthy subjects and patients with psoriasis. Among guselkumab-treated subjects/patients, 1/30 (3.3 %) healthy subjects in the IV group, 0/6 healthy subjects in the SC group, and 1/20 (5.0 %) patients with psoriasis tested positive for antibodies to guselkumab. No clinically significant adverse events were identified in this study. CONCLUSION Guselkumab pharmacokinetic profiles were generally comparable between healthy subjects and patients with psoriasis. Guselkumab, administered as an IV infusion or SC injection, was well tolerated in healthy subjects and patients with psoriasis.
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- Yanli Zhuang
- Biologics Clinical Pharmacology, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, 1400 McKean Road, Spring House, PA, 19477, USA
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- Compound Development, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, 1400 McKean Road, Spring House, PA, 19477, USA
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- Compound Development, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, 1400 McKean Road, Spring House, PA, 19477, USA
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- Clinical Research, DePuy Orthopaedics US Inc., West Chester, PA, 19380, USA
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- Immunology, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, 1400 McKean Road, Spring House, PA, 19477, USA
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- Biologics Clinical Pharmacology, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, 1400 McKean Road, Spring House, PA, 19477, USA
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- Biologics Clinical Pharmacology, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, 1400 McKean Road, Spring House, PA, 19477, USA
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- Biologics Clinical Pharmacology, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, 1400 McKean Road, Spring House, PA, 19477, USA
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- Quantitative Sciences, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, 1400 McKean Road, Spring House, PA, 19477, USA
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- Biologics Clinical Pharmacology, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, 1400 McKean Road, Spring House, PA, 19477, USA.
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Fischer SK, Joyce A, Spengler M, Yang TY, Zhuang Y, Fjording MS, Mikulskis A. Emerging technologies to increase ligand binding assay sensitivity. AAPS J 2014; 17:93-101. [PMID: 25331105 DOI: 10.1208/s12248-014-9682-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Accepted: 10/02/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Ligand binding assays (LBAs) have been the method of choice for protein analyte measurements for more than four decades. Over the years, LBA methods have improved in sensitivity and achieved larger dynamic ranges by using alternative detection systems and new technologies. As a consequence, the landscape and application of immunoassay platforms has changed dramatically. The introduction of bead-based methods, coupled with single molecule detection standardization and the ability to amplify assay signals, has improved the sensitivity of many immunoassays, in some cases by several logs of magnitude. Three promising immunoassay platforms are described in this article: Single Molecule Counting (SMC™) from Singulex Inc, Single Molecule Arrays (Simoa™) from Quanterix Corporation, and Immuno-PCR (Imperacer®) from Chimera Biotec GmbH. These platforms have the potential to significantly improve immunoassay sensitivity and thereby address the bioanalytical needs and challenges faced during biopharmaceutical drug development.
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- Saloumeh K Fischer
- Department of BioAnalytical Sciences, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, California, 94080-4990, USA,
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Han C, McIntosh TS, Geist BJ, Jiao T, Puchalski TA, Goldberg KM, Yang TY, Pendley CE, Zhou H, Davis HM. A novel approach to evaluate the pharmacokinetic biocomparability of a monoclonal antibody derived from two different cell lines using simultaneous crossover design. AAPS J 2013; 16:125-8. [PMID: 24281691 DOI: 10.1208/s12248-013-9547-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Accepted: 11/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A parallel study design with a large number of subjects has been a typical path for pharmacokinetic (PK) biocomparability assessment of biotherapeutics with long half-lives and immunogenic propensity, for example, monoclonal antibodies (mAb). A recently published innovative bioanalytical method that can quantify mAb produced from two different cell lines in the same sample opened an avenue to exploring a simultaneous crossover study design for PK biocomparability assessment of biotherapeutics. Siltuximab, a chimeric IgG1 mAb-targeting interleukin-6, was studied as an example. The pharmacokinetic biocomparability of siltuximab derived from mouse myeloma (Sp2/0) cells and Chinese hamster ovary cells was previously assessed and demonstrated in a clinical PK biocomparability study that enrolled more than 140 healthy subjects using a parallel trial design. The biocomparability was successfully shown in six cynomolgus monkeys in a preclinical proof-of-concept study using the new crossover study design supported by the analytical method. The impact of antidrug antibodies on the assessment of biocomparability was minimal. This novel approach opened up a new arena for the evaluation of PK biocomparability of biotherapeutics with unique molecular signatures such as a mAb derived from different cell lines.
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- Chao Han
- Biologics Clinical Pharmacology, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania, 19477, USA,
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Geist BJ, Davis D, McIntosh T, Yang TY, Goldberg K, Han C, Pendley C, Davis HM. A novel approach for the simultaneous quantification of a therapeutic monoclonal antibody in serum produced from two distinct host cell lines. MAbs 2013; 5:150-61. [PMID: 23182963 PMCID: PMC3564880 DOI: 10.4161/mabs.22773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) possess a high degree of heterogeneity associated with the cell expression system employed in manufacturing, most notably glycosylation. Traditional immunoassay formats used to quantify therapeutic mAbs are unable to discriminate between different glycosylation patterns that may exist on the same protein amino acid sequence. Mass spectrometry provides a technique to distinguish specific glycosylation patterns of the therapeutic antibody within the same sample, thereby allowing for simultaneous quantification of the same mAb with different glycosylation patterns. Here we demonstrate a two-step approach to successfully differentiate and quantify serum mixtures of a recombinant therapeutic mAb produced in two different host cell lines (CHO vs. Sp2/0) with distinct glycosylation profiles. Glycosylation analysis of the therapeutic mAb, CNTO 328 (siltuximab), was accomplished through sample pretreatment consisting of immunoaffinity purification (IAP) and enrichment, followed by liquid chromatography (LC) and mass spectrometry (MS). LC-MS analysis was used to determine the percentage of CNTO 328 in the sample derived from either cell line based on the N-linked G1F oligosaccharide on the mAb. The relative amount of G1F derived from each cell line was compared with ratios of CNTO 328 reference standards prepared in buffer. Glycoform ratios were converted to concentrations using an immunoassay measuring total CNTO 328 that does not distinguish between the different glycoforms. Validation of the IAP/LC-MS method included intra-run and inter-run variability, method sensitivity and freeze-thaw stability. The method was accurate (%bias range = -7.30-13.68%) and reproducible (%CV range = 1.49-10.81%) with a LOQ of 2.5 μg/mL.
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- Brian J Geist
- Biologics Clinical Pharmacology, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Radnor, PA, USA.
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BACKGROUND Interleukin (IL)-33 is involved in the Th2 immune response and could play an essential role in nasal allergy. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the therapeutic potential of anti-IL-33 for allergic rhinitis (AR). METHODS Twenty-four BALB/c mice were used. In group A (control group, n = 6), mice were sensitized and challenged with saline. Group B [ovalbumin (OVA) group, n = 6] mice received intraperitoneal and intranasal OVA challenge. In group C (control IgG group, n = 6), mice were injected intraperitoneally with rabbit control IgG before OVA challenge. In group D (anti-IL-33 group, n = 6), anti-IL-33 was injected before challenge. We evaluated the number of nose-scratching events and external morphology; serum total and OVA-specific IgE; number of eosinophils, neutrophils, and lymphocytes in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid; histopathologic examination of nasal cavity; and IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13 in BAL fluid. RESULTS Anti-IL-33 treatment significantly reduced the nose-scratching events and ameliorated skin denudation. Serum total and OVA-specific IgE was significantly decreased in group D. The number of eosinophils in BAL fluid was also significantly decreased. Eosinophilic infiltration in the nasal cavity was significantly decreased in group D. IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13 in BAL fluid were also significantly decreased after treatment. CONCLUSIONS Anti-IL-33 antibody has a therapeutic potential for experimental AR.
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- Y H Kim
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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Hendricks LC, Jordan J, Yang TY, Driesprong P, Haan GJ, Viebahn M, Mikosch T, Van Drunen H, Lubiniecki AS. Apparent virus contamination in biopharmaceutical product at centocor. PDA J Pharm Sci Technol 2010; 64:471-480. [PMID: 21502055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Out-of-specification (OOS) results were reported by a contract lab in the in vitro adventitious agent assay (AVA) for two products manufactured using mouse myeloma cells in perfusion bioreactors. Cytopathic effect observed for test article-inoculated MRC-5 monolayers resembled foci seen in tissue culture cells infected with transforming viruses. All reasonable known technologies, including highly sensitive, state-of-the-art methodologies and multiple, redundant, and orthogonal methods, were deployed to screen broadly for potential viral and microbial contaminants. Due to the appearance of apparent foci, testing for murine, bovine, and human polyomavirus contamination was heavily represented in the analytical investigation. The results obtained in this extensive screening provided convincing evidence for the lack of an infectious viral or other biological agent. Although the initial investigation produced no reason to invalidate AVA yielding OOS results or to suspect an assay artifact, an extended evaluation revealed several irregularities at the contract test lab reporting the OOS results. The extended investigation also included attempts to reproduce OOS results at alternate contract testing labs and an inter-laboratory study in which methodological differences in the AVA at the three different contract labs were investigated. Only the contract lab initially reporting the OOS results reported foci during this extended evaluation. The results of the inter-laboratory study suggested that the foci artifact might be attributed to the prolonged exposure of the MRC-5 monolayer to cell debris present in the test article. Confocal immunofluorescence microscopy and transmission electron microscopy were subsequently used to provide convincing evidence that the foci observed in test article-inoculated AVA wells were composed of a core of degraded myeloma cell debris covered by one or more layers of MRC-5 cells. The observation that the foci were detected in the AVA at a contract lab where the MRC-5 monolayer is exposed to production cell line debris for a prolonged period strongly suggests that these foci form when MRC-5 grow over the cell debris present in the test article. The cumulative results of the investigation supported the conclusion that the OOS results were artifacts of the AVA test system and not a result of contamination with a virus or other biological agent. Testing was discontinued at the contract lab generating the OOS results and validated at a second contract lab. Manufacturing resumed in consultation with health authorities. The lots were retested following a standard operating procedure (SOP) already in place and ultimately dispositioned for use in normal distribution channels.
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- Linda C Hendricks
- Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, 1 Johnson & Johnson Plaza, New Brunswick, NJ 08933-0001
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Lee SC, Lin HT, Yang TY. Artificial neural network analysis for reliability prediction of regional runoff utilization. Environ Monit Assess 2010; 161:315-326. [PMID: 19234752 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-0748-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2008] [Accepted: 01/15/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Many factors in the reliability analysis of planning the regional rainwater utilization tank capacity need to be considered. Based on the historical daily rainfall data, the following four analyzing procedures will be conducted: the regional daily rainfall frequency, the amount of runoff, the water continuity, and the reliability. Thereafter, the suggested designed storage capacity can be obtained according to the conditions with the demand and supply reliability. By using the output data, two different types of artificial neural network models are used to build up small area rainfall-runoff supply systems for the simulation of reliability and the prediction model. They are also used for the testing of stability and learning speed assessment. Based on the result of this research, the radial basis function neural network (RBFNN) model, using the Gaussian function that has a similar trend as the nature as basic function, has better stability than using the back-propagation neural network (BPNN) model. Despite the fact that RBFNN was more reliable than BPNN, it still made a conservative estimate for the actual monitoring data. The error rate of RBFNN was still higher than the correction of BPNN 4-3-1-1. This should have significant benefit in the future application of the instantaneous prediction or the development of related intelligent instantaneous control equipment.
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- S C Lee
- Department of Architecture, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Kim DM, Lee YM, Back JH, Yang TY, Lee JH, Song HJ, Shim SK, Hwang KJ, Park MY. A serosurvey of Orientia tsutsugamushi from patients with scrub typhus. Clin Microbiol Infect 2009; 16:447-51. [PMID: 19778303 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02865.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Many countries where scrub typhus is endemic use their own cutoff values for antibody titres to differentiate between cured cases and current infections. To establish an antibody titre cutoff value, one needs to investigate the seroprevalence in endemic areas, and the duration of the increase in titre after complete cure. We conducted a follow-up study of anti-Orientia tsutsugamushi antibody titres using indirect immunofluorescence assays (IFA) and passive haemagglutination assays (PHA) in patients with scrub typhus. After the onset of symptoms, IgM antibody titres increased gradually over 2-3 weeks, peaked at about 4 weeks, and started to decrease rapidly between 4 and 5 weeks. At 1-year follow-up, the median IgM value was 1:10. Out of 77 patients who were tested at that time, 36 (47%) had IgM titres > or =1:20, and none had titres exceeding 1:80. Over the first 2 weeks, IgG antibody titres increased sharply, peaked at about 4 weeks and decreased rather gradually thereafter, with a median titre of 1:128 maintained up to the 18th month. At 1-year follow-up, five out of 77 patients (6.5%) had titres > or =1:1,024 and 57% had titres > or =1:128. Based on these results, a cutoff value of > or =1:160 for IgM antibody should differentiate between previous and current infections in endemic areas such as Korea and Japan, where scrub typhus occurs mainly in the autumn.
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- D M Kim
- Departments of Internal Medicine and Research Center for Resistant Cells, School of Medicine, National Institute of Health, Republic of Korea
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Yap AUJ, Lim LY, Yang TY, Ali A, Chung SM. Influence of dietary solvents on strength of nanofill and ormocer composites. Oper Dent 2005; 30:129-33. [PMID: 15765968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The objective of this study was to determine the influence of dietary solvents on the shear punch strength of nanofill (Filtek Supreme [FS], 3M-ESPE) and ormocer (Admira [AM], Voco) composites. The strength of these materials was also compared to a minifill composite (Z250 [ZT], 3M-ESPE), a compomer (F2000 [FT], 3M-ESPE) and a highly viscous glass ionomer cement (Ketac Molar Quick [KM], 3M-ESPE). Thirty-two specimens (8.7 mm diameter and 1-mm thick) of each material were made, randomly divided into four groups of eight and conditioned for one week as follows-Group 1 (control): distilled water at 37 degrees C; Group 2: 0.02M citric acid at 37 degrees C; Group 3: 50% ethanol-water solution at 37 degrees C and Group 4: heptane at 37 degrees C. After conditioning, the specimens were restrained with a torque of 2.5 Nm and subjected to shear punch strength testing using a 2-mm diameter punch at a crosshead speed of 0.5 mm/minute. The shear punch strength of the specimens was computed and data subjected to ANOVA/Scheffe's tests at significance level 0.05. With the exception of AM, the strength of all materials was not significantly influenced by dietary solvents. For AM, conditioning in heptane resulted in significantly higher shear strength values. The strength of the nanofill and ormocer composites was lower than the minifill composite but higher than the compomer and highly viscous glass ionomer cement investigated.
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- Adrian U J Yap
- Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Republic of Singapore.
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Xia C, Lin CY, Xu GX, Hu TJ, Yang TY. cDNA cloning and genomic structure of the duck (Anas platyrhynchos) MHC class I gene. Immunogenetics 2004; 56:304-9. [PMID: 15197511 DOI: 10.1007/s00251-004-0685-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2003] [Revised: 04/27/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In order to provide data for studies on disease resistance, duck MHC class I cDNA (Anpl-MHC I) was cloned from a duck cDNA library and the genome structure was investigated. Anpl-MHC I genes encoded 344-355 amino acids. The genomic organization is composed of eight exons and seven introns. Based on the genetic distance, Anpl-MHC I cDNA from six individuals can be classified into four lineages (from Anpl-UAA to Anpl-UDA). A total of 28 amino acid positions in the peptide-binding domain (PBD) showed high scores by Wu-kabat index analysis. The Anpl-MHC amino acid sequence displayed seven critical HLA-A2amino acids that bind with antigen polypeptides, and have an 83.6-88.5% amino acid homology with each lineage, a 55.2-64.6% amino-acid homology with chicken MHC class I (B-FIV21, B-FIV2, Rfp-Y), and a 40.3-42.8% homology with mammalian MHC class I. Nested PCR detected that Anpl-MHC I can be expressed in the brain, heart, kidney, intestines and bursa. Compared with the human HLA-A2 tertiary structure of the PBD, Anpl-MHC I had an insertion or deletion variation in four domains (A-D). The phlyogenetic tree appears to branch in an order consistent with accepted evolutionary pathways.
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- C Xia
- The Key Laboratory of Veterinary Molecular Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, 100094 Beijing, PR China.
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Wen SF, Mahavni V, Quijano E, Shinoda J, Grace M, Musco-Hobkinson ML, Yang TY, Chen Y, Runnenbaum I, Horowitz J, Maneval D, Hutchins B, Buller R. Assessment of p53 gene transfer and biological activities in a clinical study of adenovirus-p53 gene therapy for recurrent ovarian cancer. Cancer Gene Ther 2003; 10:224-38. [PMID: 12637944 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cgt.7700562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A cohort study was designed to evaluate the efficiency of gene transfer and whether biological activity from the expressed therapeutic gene resulted after administration of a recombinant adenovirus containing the human wild-type p53 (p53(wt)) gene (rAd-p53 SCH 58500). The cohort study was conducted in five trial subjects with recurrent ovarian cancer. Each trial subject received multiple cycles of rAd-p53 SCH 58500, each cycle comprised of doses of 7.5 x 10(13) particles on each of five consecutive days. Subjects were treated with rAd-p53 SCH 58500 alone during Cycle 1 and in combination with gemcitabine during the subsequent cycles. Both tumor biopsies and peritoneal aspirates were collected and evaluated for gene transfer and evidence of the biological activities of the expressed p53(wt) gene. Using quantitative PCR and RT-PCR, and in situ PCR, gene transfer and expression were documented in tumor biopsies (four of five patients) collected from Cycle 1. Furthermore, upregulation of p21/WAF1, bax and mdm-2, and downregulation of survivin were observed in these same tumor biopsy samples, suggesting that intraperitoneal administration of rAd-p53 SCH 58500 leads to detectable p53 biological activity in target tumor tissue. In addition, gene transfer and its expression were observed in cells obtained from peritoneal aspirates. These fluids were mainly comprised of polymorphonuclear neutrophils, indicating that successful gene transfer can be achieved by multiple cycle intraperitoneal administration of recombinant adenovirus.
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- Shu Fen Wen
- Canji, Inc., San Diego, California 92121, USA.
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Kim SJ, Yang TY, Jeong IK, Lee MK, Choo SW, Lee KW, Joh JW, Lee SK, Lee BB, Kim KW. Retransplantation of islets after simultaneous islet-kidney transplantation: a case report. Transplant Proc 2003; 35:476-8. [PMID: 12591492 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(02)04005-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- S J Kim
- Department of Surgery, Seoul, South Korea
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Wu Q, Kirschmeier P, Hockenberry T, Yang TY, Brassard DL, Wang L, McClanahan T, Black S, Rizzi G, Musco ML, Mirza A, Liu S. Transcriptional regulation during p21WAF1/CIP1-induced apoptosis in human ovarian cancer cells. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:36329-37. [PMID: 12138103 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m204962200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In this study we used adenovirus vector-mediated transduction of either the p53 gene (rAd-p53) or the p21(WAF1/CIP1) gene (rAd-p21) to mimic both p53-dependent and -independent up-regulation of p21(WAF1/CIP1) within a human ovarian cancer cell line, 2774, and the derivative cell lines, 2774qw1 and 2774qw2. We observed that rAd-p53 can induce apoptosis in both 2774 and 2774qw1 cells but not in 2774qw2 cells. Surprisingly, overexpression of p21(WAF1/CIP1) also triggered apoptosis within these two cell lines. Quantitative reverse transcription-PCR analysis revealed that the differential expression of BAX, BCL2, and caspase 3 genes, specific in rAd-p53-induced apoptotic cells, was not altered in rAd-p21-induced apoptotic cells, suggesting p21(WAF1/CIP1)-induced apoptosis through a pathway distinguishable from p53-induced apoptosis. Expression analysis of 2774qw1 cells infected with rAd-p21 on 60,000 cDNA microarrays identified 159 genes in response to p21(WAF1/CIP1) expression in at least one time point with 2.5-fold change as a cutoff. Integration of the data with the parallel microarray experiments with rAd-p53 infection allowed us to extract 66 genes downstream of both p53 and p21(WAF1/CIP1) and 93 genes in response to p21(WAF1/CIP1) expression in a p53-independent pathway. The genes in the former set may play a dual role in both p53-dependent and p53-independent pathways, and the genes in the latter set gave a mechanistic molecular explanation for p53-independent p21(WAF1/CIP1)-induced apoptosis. Furthermore, promoter sequence analysis suggested that transcription factor E2F family is partially responsible for the differential expression of genes following p21(WAF1/CIP1). This study has profound significance toward understanding the role of p21(WAF1/CIP1) in p53-independent apoptosis.
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- Qun Wu
- Tumor Biology Department, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, USA
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Obenauer-Kutner LJ, Ihnat PM, Yang TY, Dovey-Hartman BJ, Balu A, Cullen C, Bordens RW, Grace MJ. The use of field emission scanning electron microscopy to assess recombinant adenovirus stability. Hum Gene Ther 2002; 13:1687-96. [PMID: 12396622 DOI: 10.1089/104303402760293538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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A field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) method was developed to assess the stability of a recombinant adenovirus (rAd). This method was designed to simultaneously sort, count, and size the total number of rAd viral species observed within an image field. To test the method, a preparation of p53 transgene-expressing recombinant adenovirus (rAd/p53) was incubated at 37 degrees C and the viral particles were evaluated by number, structure, and degree of aggregation as a function of time. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was also used to obtain ultrastructural detail. In addition, the infectious activity of the incubated rAd/p53 samples was determined using flow cytometry. FESEM image-analysis revealed that incubation at 37 degrees C resulted in a time-dependent decrease in the total number of detectable single rAd/p53 virus particles and an increase in apparent aggregates composed of more than three adenovirus particles. There was also an observed decrease in both the diameter and perimeter of the single rAd/p53 viral particles. TEM further revealed the accumulation of damaged single particles with time at 37 degrees C. The results of this study demonstrate that FESEM, coupled with sophisticated image analysis, may be an important tool in quantifying the distribution of aggregated species and assessing the overall stability of rAd samples.
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Chan PC, Lu CY, Lee PI, Yang TY, Chen RT, Ho YH, Yang SC, Lee CY, Huang L. Haemophilus influenzae type b meningitis with subdural effusion: a case report. J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2002; 35:61-4. [PMID: 11950123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Haemophilus influenzae type b causes invasive infection in children under 2 years of age. The disease may be complicated with hearing impairment, lowered learning ability, and other neurologic sequelae. The incidence of invasive H. influenzae type b has declined dramatically after the introduction of routine administration of protein-conjugated H. influenzae type b vaccine in the United States and some other countries. Because of its low incidence in Taiwan, many clinicians are not familiar with the initial symptoms and management of H. influenzae type b. This case report describes a 7-month-old H. influenzae type b meningitis patient who had initial presentations of prolonged intermittent fever and vague neurologic signs. Left peripheral facial palsy with hearing loss in left ear and bilateral frontal subdural effusion developed during the first 5 days of cefotaxime therapy. Betamethasone was then given for 4 days to relieve the severe inflammation. Drug-induced fever was observed after 11 days of antibiotic use and subsided with prednisolone treatment. Left ear hearing impairment persisted during the follow-up period, but the children did not experience other significant development delay.
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- P C Chan
- Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, ROC
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Yang GCC, Yang TY, Tsai SH. A preliminary study on electrically enhanced crossflow microfiltration of CMP (chemical-mechanical polishing) wastewater. Water Sci Technol 2002; 46:171-176. [PMID: 12523750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) is currently one of the main technologies used by wafer plants in the semiconductor industry. Normally, a large amount of de-ionized water should be used to wash out the abrasives adhered to the surface of wafers during the grinding process. Therefore, CMP wastewater not only has a great quantity but also contains very small size of suspended solids. Generally, these suspended solids would not settle. This phenomenon results in a low visibility of CMP wastewater. To solve this problem, a study on electrically enhanced crossflow microfiltration of CMP wastewater was conducted. Normally, the membrane of traditional dead-end filtration is easily blocked by the filter cake resulting in a small flux of filtrate. Therefore, the form of crossflow filtration (CFF) is used to reduce the blocking of the membrane. Furthermore, if CFF is accompanied by an external electric field, the negatively charged suspended solids in wastewater would move toward the positive electrode. Meanwhile, the flux of filtrate would increase. In this investigation, CMP wastewater was obtained from a wafer plant and characterized by various standard methods. Before testing, the CMP wastewater was pre-filtered using a 1.2 microm pore size filter. Then it was operated by a crossflow microfiltration (0.1 microm pore size) system under an appropriate crossflow velocity, filtration pressure, and electric potential. The filtrate was also characterized by various standard methods. Experimental results show that the filtrate has a turbidity of zero value. Thus, the filtrate could be reused for other purposes. However, the suspended solids of the CMP wastewater would be concentrated by this method. Therefore, the recovery of the suspended solids would be worth considering.
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- G C C Yang
- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Chen CM, Liu MC, Shih ML, Yu SC, Yeh CC, Lee ST, Yang TY, Hung SJ. Microsomal monooxygenase activity in Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) exposed to a bleached kraft mill effluent using different exposure systems. Chemosphere 2001; 45:581-588. [PMID: 11680754 DOI: 10.1016/s0045-6535(00)00594-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Bleached kraft pulp and paper mill effluents (BKMEs) are known to have adverse effects on aquatic organisms. One of the effects of BKMEs is its ability to induce cytochrome P4501A activity in exposed fish. 7-Ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) activity is the most common biomarker used to measure the mixed-function monooxygenase activity. In this study, Tilapia were exposed to BKMEs using different exposure systems and their hepatic EROD activity, as well as liver/somatic index (LSI), were determined. In the Phase I study, Tilapia treated with betaNF and a whole (100%) BKME using a static, non-renewal system exhibited statistically significant EROD induction, but LSI values were not altered. In the Phase II study, fish were either caged in the mill's fishpond with the whole effluent passing through or cultured in tanks receiving 100% of the BKME continuously using a flow-through system in the laboratory. Their EROD activities were then compared with the non-exposed fish (control). The EROD activities in both groups of fish were elevated significantly with the greatest induction being observed in the field-exposed group. The LSI values in all of the field-exposed fish were significantly greater than the control Tilapia. The EROD assay was sensitive in detecting biological changes in fish exposed to the BKME. Further studies are warranted to better understand the impacts of BKMEs on aquatic organisms in Taiwan.
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- C M Chen
- Department of Environmental Engineering and Health, Chia-Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC.
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Lin CE, Liu YC, Yang TY, Wang TZ, Yang CC. On-line concentration of s-triazine herbicides in micellar electrokinetic chromatography using a cationic surfactant. J Chromatogr A 2001; 916:239-45. [PMID: 11382296 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(00)01269-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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On-line concentration of neutral species of s-triazine herbicides in micellar electrokinetic chromatography using tetradecylammonium bromide (TTAB) as a cationic surfactant was investigated. Factors affecting the stacking of analytes were examined. The results indicate that the stacking efficiency is markedly improved with addition of phosphate buffer in the sample matrix. It was found that, depending on the nature of the analytes, the most effective stacking of these analytes occurs when the ratio of the conductivity of buffer electrolyte to that of sample matrix is in the range 1.4-1.2, with sample matrix containing phosphate buffer. Micelle concentration in the separation buffer is also a crucial factor to enhance the stacking efficiency and detection sensitivity of analytes. Moreover, the stacking efficiency of each individual analyte depends on its binding constant to TTAB micelles. The concentration effect is primarily based on sweeping mechanism which is operated in a normal stacking mode with reversed electrode polarity in the presence of reversed electroosmotic flow. As a result of concentration enhancement, the detection limits of these herbicides can reach about 9-15 ng/ml with UV detection.
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- C E Lin
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei.
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Lee YJ, Lo FS, Shu SG, Wang CH, Huang CY, Liu HF, Wu CC, Yang TY, Chang JG. The promoter region of the CTLA4 gene is associated with type 1 diabetes mellitus. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2001; 14:383-8. [PMID: 11327371 DOI: 10.1515/jpem.2001.14.4.383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The CTLA4 (cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated antigen-4) gene encodes the T cell receptor involved in the control of T cell proliferation and mediates T cell apoptosis. C-T polymorphism is present at position -318 from the ATG start codon in the promoter region of the gene. We report a study on the polymorphism in 347 unrelated children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) (age at diagnosis 7.2+/-3.8 years) and their 260 healthy siblings as controls. Genotype C/C conferred a risk of type 1 DM (RR = 2.02, 95% CI 1.32-3.10, pc = 0.0033). The gene frequency of the C allele was higher in patients (RR = 1.91, 95% CI 1.28-2.84, pc = 0.0026). The gene frequency and phenotype frequency of the T allele were negatively associated with type 1 DM (RR = 0.52, 95% CI 0.35-0.78, pc = 0.0026 and RR = 0.49, 95% CI 0.32-0.76, pc = 0.0022, respectively). The frequency of genotype C/T was lower in patients (RR = 0.50, 95% CI 0.32-0.78, pc = 0.0051). This study demonstrates that nucleotide -318 C-T polymorphism of the CTLA4 gene is associated with type 1 DM. The promoter allele -318 C confers a risk of type 1 DM but allele -318 T confers protection against this disease.
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- Y J Lee
- Department of Pediatrics, Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Chensue SW, Lukacs NW, Yang TY, Shang X, Frait KA, Kunkel SL, Kung T, Wiekowski MT, Hedrick JA, Cook DN, Zingoni A, Narula SK, Zlotnik A, Barrat FJ, O'Garra A, Napolitano M, Lira SA. Aberrant in vivo T helper type 2 cell response and impaired eosinophil recruitment in CC chemokine receptor 8 knockout mice. J Exp Med 2001; 193:573-84. [PMID: 11238588 PMCID: PMC2193397 DOI: 10.1084/jem.193.5.573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Chemokine receptors transduce signals important for the function and trafficking of leukocytes. Recently, it has been shown that CC chemokine receptor (CCR)8 is selectively expressed by Th2 subsets, but its functional relevance is unclear. To address the biological role of CCR8, we generated CCR8 deficient (-/-) mice. Here we report defective T helper type 2 (Th2) immune responses in vivo in CCR8(-/)- mice in models of Schistosoma mansoni soluble egg antigen (SEA)-induced granuloma formation as well as ovalbumin (OVA)- and cockroach antigen (CRA)-induced allergic airway inflammation. In these mice, the response to SEA, OVA, and CRA showed impaired Th2 cytokine production that was associated with aberrant type 2 inflammation displaying a 50 to 80% reduction in eosinophils. In contrast, a prototypical Th1 immune response, elicited by Mycobacteria bovis purified protein derivative (PPD) was unaffected by CCR8 deficiency. Mechanistic analyses indicated that Th2 cells developed normally and that the reduction in eosinophil recruitment was likely due to systemic reduction in interleukin 5. These results indicate an important role for CCR8 in Th2 functional responses in vivo.
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MESH Headings
- Administration, Inhalation
- Animals
- Antigens/administration & dosage
- Antigens/immunology
- Cockroaches/immunology
- Cytokines/genetics
- Cytokines/metabolism
- Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic
- Eosinophils/cytology
- Eosinophils/immunology
- Granuloma/immunology
- Granuloma/pathology
- Hypersensitivity/genetics
- Hypersensitivity/immunology
- Hypersensitivity/pathology
- Immunity, Cellular/genetics
- Immunity, Cellular/immunology
- Injections, Subcutaneous
- Interleukin-5/blood
- Lung/metabolism
- Lung/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Ovalbumin/administration & dosage
- Ovalbumin/immunology
- Ovum/immunology
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptors, CCR8
- Receptors, Chemokine/deficiency
- Receptors, Chemokine/genetics
- Schistosoma mansoni/immunology
- Th1 Cells/immunology
- Th2 Cells/immunology
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- Stephen W. Chensue
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
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- Department of Immunology, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
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- Department of Immunology, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033
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- Department of Immunology, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033
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- Department of Immunology, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University of Rome, 00167 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Immunology, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033
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- DNAX Research Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Palo Alto, California 94304
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- DNAX Research Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Palo Alto, California 94304
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- DNAX Research Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Palo Alto, California 94304
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- Department of Immunology, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033
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Manfra DJ, Chen SC, Yang TY, Sullivan L, Wiekowski MT, Abbondanzo S, Vassileva G, Zalamea P, Cook DN, Lira SA. Leukocytes expressing green fluorescent protein as novel reagents for adoptive cell transfer and bone marrow transplantation studies. Am J Pathol 2001; 158:41-7. [PMID: 11141477 PMCID: PMC1850263 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)63942-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/28/2000] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Transgenic mice expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) were generated to provide a source of labeled leukocytes for cell transfer studies. The transgene comprises the GFP coding region under the transcriptional control of the chicken ss-actin promoter and human cytomegalovirus enhancer. Mice expressing this GFP transgene were generated in the B6D2 and in the 129SvEv backgrounds. Flow cytometric analysis of cells from the blood, spleen, and bone marrow of these transgenic mice revealed that most leukocytes, including dendritic cells and memory T cells, express GFP. In allogeneic cell transfers, donor GFP+ splenocytes were detected in the spleen and mesenteric lymph nodes of recipient mice within 2 hours after transfer and for at least 9 days thereafter. In syngeneic experiments using 129-derived GFP+ donor splenocytes, donor cells were detected in multiple tissues of 129 recipients from 2 hours to 3 weeks after transfer. In bone-marrow transplantation experiments using irradiated allogeneic recipients, the percent of GFP+ donor cells in recipients at 3 weeks was comparable to that seen in similar tissues of GFP+ donor mice. These data demonstrate that GFP+ transgenic mice provide a ready source of GFP-expressing primary cells that can be easily monitored after their transfer to recipient animals.
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- D J Manfra
- Department of Immunology, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA
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The Lewis (Le) blood type comprises two major antigens, Le(a) and Le(b), which are encoded by alpha (1,2)-fucosyltransferase (FUT2) and a (1,3/1,4)-fucosyl-transferase (FUT3). In this study, we analyzed the mutations of FUT3 in Taiwanese, Thai, and Filipino populations and correlated these with serologic phenotypes. One hundred and thirty-seven Taiwanese, 71 Thai, and 125 Filipino were studied unselectively. The frequency of the normal and four other mutant alleles for Taiwanese, Thai, and Filipino, respectively, were as follows: 187/274 (68.2%), 87/142 (61.3%), and 160/250 (64.0%) were wild type (Le); 14/274 (5.1%), 1/142 (0.7%), and 1/250 (0.4%) were a T202C/C314T mutation (le202,314); 35/274 (12.8%), 15/142 (10.6%), and 22/250 (8.8%) had the G508A mutation (le508); and 38/274 (13.9%), 39/142 (27.4%), and 67/250 (26.8%) carried the T1067A mutation (le1067). The le445 and le1007 were not detected in this study. Our result provided the first genetic data of the FUT3 gene in these three populations, and the frequency distribution of mutant alleles among Taiwanese, Thai, and Filipinos demonstrates a significant difference (P<0.001). In our study, the le202,314 mutation had considerable frequency in the Taiwanese, but the le1067 mutation had a higher frequency in Thai and Filipinos.
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- T C Liu
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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Liu TC, Lin SF, Yang TY, Perng LI, Jaung SJ, Hu CZ, Chang JG. Molecular basis of Lewis blood type in Taiwanese. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2000; 16:552-8. [PMID: 11294061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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The Lewis (Le) histo-blood group system comprises two major antigens, Le(a) and Le(b) which are determined by alpha (1,2)-fucosyltransferase (FUT2) and alpha (1,3/1,4)-fucosyltransferase (FUT3). In this study, we analyzed the mutations of FUT2 and FUT3 genes in 101 Taiwanese by molecular biology method and compared them with their serologic phenotypes to explore their relationship. There is at least one wild allele of FUT2 and FUT3 genes in phenotype of Le (a-b+). The phenotypes of Le (a+b-) and Le (a+b+) are caused by mutations of both alleles of FUT2 gene and at least one wild allele of FUT3 gene. The genotypes of Le (a+b-) and Le (a+b+) are the same. Twenty cases are phenotype of Le (a-b-), which are caused by mutations of both alleles of FUT 2 gene and/or FUT 3 gene. Twelve cases were caused by both alleles mutations of FUT 3 gene only, while three cases were caused by mutations of both alleles of FUT2 gene and the rest of the cases were caused by mutations of both alleles of FUT2 and FUT3 genes. Our findings confirm that the Le histo-blood group is determined by the interaction of FUT 2 and FUT 3 genes. Our report is the first study of FUT 2 gene and FUT 3 gene in a Taiwanese population. We suggest that the genetic analysis of Le blood group should include FUT 2 and FUT 3 genes together.
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- T C Liu
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung
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Kim SJ, Joh JW, Lee SK, Choi IS, Lee WY, Heo JS, Lee MK, Yang TY, Jeong IK, Oh SH, Kim BJ, Kim KW, Lee BB. Pancreatic islet cell autotransplantation in the canine model. Transplant Proc 2000; 32:2473-4. [PMID: 11120251 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(00)01750-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- S J Kim
- Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Yang TY, Chen HL, Ni YH, Hwu WL, Chang MH. Hereditary fructose intolerance presenting as Reye's-like syndrome: report of one case. Acta Paediatr Taiwan 2000; 41:218-20. [PMID: 11021009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by catalytic deficiency of aldolase B (fructose-1, 6-bisphosphate aldolase). Herein we report on a case of hereditary fructose intolerance with initial presentation of episodic unconsciousness, seizure, hypoglycemia, hepatomegaly, and abnormal liver function since the patient was 11 months old. She was diagnosed as Reye's-like syndrome according to a liver biopsy done at 20 months of age. As she grew up, cold sweating, abdominal pain or gastrointestinal discomfort shortly after the intake of fruits was noted and she developed an aversion to fruits, vegetables and sweet-tasting foods. At 9 years of age, a fructose tolerance test signified a positive result that induced hypoglycemia, transient hypophosphatemia, hyperuricaemia, elevation of serum magnesium, and accumulation of lactic acid. Appropriate dietary management and precautions were recommended. The patient has been symptom-free and exhibited normal growth and development when followed up to 12 years of age.
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- T Y Yang
- Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Tsai CH, Yeh HI, Chou Y, Liu HF, Yang TY, Wang JC, Wang NM, Chang JG. G protein beta3 subunit variant and essential hypertension in Taiwan - a case-control study. Int J Cardiol 2000; 73:191-5; discussion 197-8. [PMID: 10817859 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-5273(00)00209-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Recent studies have shown that a C825T polymorphism of the gene encoding the G protein beta3 subunit contributes to the genesis of essential hypertension. However, the link between the gene and blood pressure is not consistently found in different populations. The aim of the present study is to investigate this issue in Taiwan. We analyzed the allelic status in 302 hypertensive (age, 60+/-11 years; male/female, 136/166) and 199 normotensive subjects (62+/-15 years; male/female, 90/109). Our result showed that the T allelic was more frequently seen in the hypertensive group than the normotensive, but the difference did not reach statistic significance (56.5 vs. 54.3%, P>0.1). Subsequent analysis demonstrated a similar trend in the female (58.7 vs. 53.7%, P>0.1) but a reverse trend in the male (53.7 vs. 55%, P>0.1). Another finding was that the T allele frequency in all the groups was over 50%, markedly higher than those reported in whites. In conclusion, the observation suggests that the polymorphism in the G protein gene is not likely to play an important role in the manifestation of high blood pressure in Taiwan.
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- C H Tsai
- Departments of Internal Medicine and Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan
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Jong YJ, Chang JG, Lin SP, Yang TY, Wang JC, Chang CP, Lee CC, Li H, Hsieh-Li HM, Tsai CH. Analysis of the mRNA transcripts of the survival motor neuron (SMN) gene in the tissue of an SMA fetus and the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of normals, carriers and SMA patients. J Neurol Sci 2000; 173:147-53. [PMID: 10675659 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-510x(99)00325-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a disorder characterized by degeneration of the anterior horn cells of the spinal cord. The gene most highly associated with SMA is the survival motor neuron (SMN) gene. In this study, we present an analysis of messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of the SMN gene in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in normal subjects, SMA carriers and patients from 20 SMA families. We found at least 6-8 different transcripts of SMN gene formed by alternative splicing involving exons 3, 5 and 7. We compared transcripts from the different types of SMA and found no definite differences in transcript patterns and amounts. Normal subjects with the telomeric SMN (SMN(T)) gene only had variable splicing resulting in several transcripts, the most dominant being a transcript containing all coding regions. However, SMA patients with the centromeric SMN (SMN(C)) gene only had a higher degree of splice variation and tended to show little or no exon 7. These results demonstrate that SMN(T) and SMN(C) genes participate in alternative splicing phenomena. The different splicing patterns support the view that the SMN(T) gene is responsible for SMA disease. We also analyzed the transcripts from several tissues of an SMA fetus who had a homozygous SMN(T) gene deletion. Different splicing patterns were also found in these tissues, and were similar to the splicing pattern of leukocytes. We compared the major transcripts from exons 4 to 8 of both the SMN(T) and SMN(C) genes and found that the relative proportion varied among normal subjects, SMA carriers and patients. This approach could be used as a novel diagnostic method. We suggest that analyzing the mRNA expression of the SMN gene in peripheral blood mononuclear cells offers an apparently reliable technique for separating SMA patients, carriers, and normal individuals.
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- Y J Jong
- Departments of Pediatrics and Clinical Laboratory, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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The concept of adaptive optics for improving the cost-performance of free-space optoelectronic interconnects is discussed. Adaptive optics as a design option for optical interconnect systems is presented and discussed. A practical demonstrator that performs low-order correction was built and tested. Slowly varying misalignments, including thermal effects, were compensated for in a 622-Mbit/s free-space optical data link.
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- J Gourlay
- Department of Physics, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH141 4AS, UK.
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Yang TY, Chen SC, Leach MW, Manfra D, Homey B, Wiekowski M, Sullivan L, Jenh CH, Narula SK, Chensue SW, Lira SA. Transgenic expression of the chemokine receptor encoded by human herpesvirus 8 induces an angioproliferative disease resembling Kaposi's sarcoma. J Exp Med 2000; 191:445-54. [PMID: 10662790 PMCID: PMC2195818 DOI: 10.1084/jem.191.3.445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 333] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8, also known as Kaposi's sarcoma [KS]-associated herpesvirus) has been implicated as an etiologic agent for KS, an angiogenic tumor composed of endothelial, inflammatory, and spindle cells. Here, we report that transgenic mice expressing the HHV8-encoded chemokine receptor (viral G protein-coupled receptor) within hematopoietic cells develop angioproliferative lesions in multiple organs that morphologically resemble KS lesions. These lesions are characterized by a spectrum of changes ranging from erythematous maculae to vascular tumors, by the presence of spindle and inflammatory cells, and by expression of vGPCR, CD34, and vascular endothelial growth factor. We conclude that vGPCR contributes to the development of the angioproliferative lesions observed in these mice and suggest that this chemokine receptor may play a role in the pathogenesis of KS in humans.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- CD2 Antigens/genetics
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/genetics
- Cells, Cultured
- Disease Models, Animal
- Endothelial Growth Factors/metabolism
- Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism
- Endothelium, Vascular/pathology
- Heart Neoplasms/pathology
- Hematopoietic Stem Cells/metabolism
- Herpesvirus 8, Human/genetics
- Lymphokines/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Transgenic
- Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/metabolism
- Receptors, Chemokine/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Chemokine/genetics
- Receptors, Growth Factor/metabolism
- Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sarcoma, Kaposi/pathology
- Sarcoma, Kaposi/ultrastructure
- Sarcoma, Kaposi/virology
- Skin Neoplasms/pathology
- Tumor Virus Infections
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors
- Viral Proteins/biosynthesis
- Viral Proteins/genetics
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- Tong-Yuan Yang
- From the Department of Immunology, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033
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- From the Department of Immunology, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033
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- From the Department of Drug Safety and Metabolism, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033
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- From the Department of Immunology, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033
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- Department of Immunology, DNAX Research Institute, Palo Alto, California 94304
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- From the Department of Immunology, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033
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- From the Department of Immunology, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033
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- From the Department of Immunology, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033
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- From the Department of Immunology, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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- From the Department of Immunology, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033
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OBJECTIVE The CTLA4 (cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated antigen-4) gene encodes the T cell receptor involved in the control of T cell proliferation and mediates T cell apoptosis. Thus it is a strong candidate gene for T cell-mediated autoimmune disease. There is polymorphism at position 49 in exon 1 of the CTLA4 gene, providing a A-G exchange. This polymorphism is reportedly associated with type 1 diabetes in Caucasians but not in a small data set of Chinese. We wished to test this polymorphism in a larger and more homogeneous data set of Chinese children with type 1 diabetes and normal adult controls. DESIGN A population-based case-control study of a CTLA4 gene 49 A-G polymorphism was performed to look for an association with type 1 diabetes in Chinese children. PATIENTS We analysed this polymorphism in 253 unrelated children (128 boys) with type 1 diabetes (age at diagnosis 7.1 +/- 3.7 years) and 91 randomly selected normal adults. All individuals were Han Chinese. RESULTS The genotype and gene frequencies of children with type 1 diabetes differed significantly from those of adult controls (P = 0.0091 and P = 0.0051, respectively). Genotype CTLA4 49 G/G and G allele conferred a risk of type 1 diabetes (RR = 2.13, 95% CI = 1.31-3.46, P = 0.0022; RR = 1.68, 95% CI = 1.17-2.43, P = 0.0051, respectively). CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that CTLA4 49 A-G polymorphism is associated with type 1 diabetes in Han Chinese children. The CTLA4 49 G allele confers an increased risk of type 1 diabetes.
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- Y J Lee
- Departments of Paediatrics; Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Lo CP, Ong KC, Yang TY, Agasthian T, Ong YY. Active management of a patient with endstage pulmonary emphysema using lung volume reduction surgery and intensive rehabilitation. Ann Acad Med Singap 2000; 29:127-31. [PMID: 10748981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) and pulmonary rehabilitation are newer options available in the treatment of advanced emphysema. We describe the progress of our first local patient to have undergone these 2 new treatment modalities. CLINICAL PICTURE A 65-year-old man with advanced emphysema, limited by crippling dyspnoea despite maximal medical therapy with inhaled bronchodilator therapy, methylxanthines and supplementary oxygen. TREATMENT Physical reconditioning with a 4-week inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation programme, followed by LVRS and a further 6-week outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation. OUTCOME Dramatic improvements in spirometric indices, arterial blood gases, exercise capacity and overall functional status. Improvements maintained at one-year follow up period. CONCLUSIONS LVRS with pulmonary rehabilitation is an exciting new treatment option in a select group of patients with advanced emphysema. Their role in improving overall performance status and quality of life should be considered in patients otherwise considered to have reached the limits of medical therapy.
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- C P Lo
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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