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Ewart L, Apostolou A, Briggs SA, Carman CV, Chaff JT, Heng AR, Jadalannagari S, Janardhanan J, Jang KJ, Joshipura SR, Kadam MM, Kanellias M, Kujala VJ, Kulkarni G, Le CY, Lucchesi C, Manatakis DV, Maniar KK, Quinn ME, Ravan JS, Rizos AC, Sauld JFK, Sliz JD, Tien-Street W, Trinidad DR, Velez J, Wendell M, Irrechukwu O, Mahalingaiah PK, Ingber DE, Scannell JW, Levner D. Author Correction: Performance assessment and economic analysis of a human Liver-Chip for predictive toxicology. Commun Med (Lond) 2023; 3:16. [PMID: 36732600 PMCID: PMC9894928 DOI: 10.1038/s43856-023-00249-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Lorna Ewart
- grid.511183.f0000 0004 4907 3622Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.511183.f0000 0004 4907 3622Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.511183.f0000 0004 4907 3622Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.511183.f0000 0004 4907 3622Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.511183.f0000 0004 4907 3622Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.511183.f0000 0004 4907 3622Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.511183.f0000 0004 4907 3622Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.511183.f0000 0004 4907 3622Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.511183.f0000 0004 4907 3622Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.511183.f0000 0004 4907 3622Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.511183.f0000 0004 4907 3622Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.511183.f0000 0004 4907 3622Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.511183.f0000 0004 4907 3622Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.511183.f0000 0004 4907 3622Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.511183.f0000 0004 4907 3622Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.511183.f0000 0004 4907 3622Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.511183.f0000 0004 4907 3622Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.511183.f0000 0004 4907 3622Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.511183.f0000 0004 4907 3622Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.511183.f0000 0004 4907 3622Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.511183.f0000 0004 4907 3622Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.511183.f0000 0004 4907 3622Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA USA
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- grid.497530.c0000 0004 0389 4927Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Spring House, Philadelphia, PA USA
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- grid.38142.3c000000041936754XWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA USA ,grid.38142.3c000000041936754XHarvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA USA ,grid.2515.30000 0004 0378 8438Vascular Biology Program and Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA USA
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- JW Scannell Analytics LTD, 32 Queens Crescent, Edinburgh, EH9 2BA UK
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- grid.511183.f0000 0004 4907 3622Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA USA
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Pediaditakis I, Kodella KR, Manatakis DV, Le CY, Hinojosa CD, Tien-Street W, Manolakos ES, Vekrellis K, Hamilton GA, Ewart L, Rubin LL, Karalis K. Modeling alpha-synuclein pathology in a human brain-chip to assess blood-brain barrier disruption. Nat Commun 2021; 12:5907. [PMID: 34625559 PMCID: PMC8501050 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26066-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [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] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Parkinson's disease and related synucleinopathies are characterized by the abnormal accumulation of alpha-synuclein aggregates, loss of dopaminergic neurons, and gliosis of the substantia nigra. Although clinical evidence and in vitro studies indicate disruption of the Blood-Brain Barrier in Parkinson's disease, the mechanisms mediating the endothelial dysfunction is not well understood. Here we leveraged the Organs-on-Chips technology to develop a human Brain-Chip representative of the substantia nigra area of the brain containing dopaminergic neurons, astrocytes, microglia, pericytes, and microvascular brain endothelial cells, cultured under fluid flow. Our αSyn fibril-induced model was capable of reproducing several key aspects of Parkinson's disease, including accumulation of phosphorylated αSyn (pSer129-αSyn), mitochondrial impairment, neuroinflammation, and compromised barrier function. This model may enable research into the dynamics of cell-cell interactions in human synucleinopathies and serve as a testing platform for target identification and validation of novel therapeutics.
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- Iosif Pediaditakis
- Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA, USA.
- Serqet Therapeutics, Inc. 55 Cambridge Parkway, Suite 800E, Boston, MA, 02142, USA.
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- Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
- Northeastern University, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Boston, MA, USA
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- Biomedical Research Foundation of Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Emulate Inc., 27 Drydock Avenue, Boston, MA, USA.
- Endocrine Division, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, 777 Old Saw Mill River Rd, Tarrytown, NY, 10591, USA.
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Kerns SJ, Belgur C, Petropolis D, Kanellias M, Barrile R, Sam J, Weinzierl T, Fauti T, Freimoser-Grundschober A, Eckmann J, Hage C, Geiger M, Ng PR, Tien-Street W, Manatakis DV, Micallef V, Gerard R, Bscheider M, Breous-Nystrom E, Schneider A, Giusti AM, Bertinetti-Lapatki C, Grant HS, Roth AB, Hamilton GA, Singer T, Karalis K, Moisan A, Bruenker P, Klein C, Bacac M, Gjorevski N, Cabon L. Human immunocompetent Organ-on-Chip platforms allow safety profiling of tumor-targeted T-cell bispecific antibodies. eLife 2021; 10:e67106. [PMID: 34378534 PMCID: PMC8373379 DOI: 10.7554/elife.67106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [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: 01/31/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Traditional drug safety assessment often fails to predict complications in humans, especially when the drug targets the immune system. Here, we show the unprecedented capability of two human Organs-on-Chips to evaluate the safety profile of T-cell bispecific antibodies (TCBs) targeting tumor antigens. Although promising for cancer immunotherapy, TCBs are associated with an on-target, off-tumor risk due to low levels of expression of tumor antigens in healthy tissues. We leveraged in vivo target expression and toxicity data of TCBs targeting folate receptor 1 (FOLR1) or carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) to design and validate human immunocompetent Organs-on-Chips safety platforms. We discovered that the Lung-Chip and Intestine-Chip could reproduce and predict target-dependent TCB safety liabilities, based on sensitivity to key determinants thereof, such as target expression and antibody affinity. These novel tools broaden the research options available for mechanistic understandings of engineered therapeutic antibodies and assessing safety in tissues susceptible to adverse events.
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- Emulate IncBostonUnited States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of CincinnatiCincinnatiUnited States
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- Roche Pharma Research & Early Development, Roche Innovation Center ZurichSchlierenSwitzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research & Early Development, Roche Innovation Center ZurichSchlierenSwitzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research & Early Development, Roche Innovation Center ZurichSchlierenSwitzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research & Early Development, Roche Innovation Center MunichPenzbergGermany
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- Roche Pharma Research & Early Development, Roche Innovation Center MunichPenzbergGermany
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- Roche Pharma Research & Early Development, Roche Innovation Center ZurichSchlierenSwitzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research & Early Development, Roche Innovation Center BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research & Early Development, Roche Innovation Center BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research & Early Development, Roche Innovation Center BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research & Early Development, Roche Innovation Center ZurichSchlierenSwitzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research & Early Development, Roche Innovation Center ZurichSchlierenSwitzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research & Early Development, Roche Innovation Center BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research & Early Development, Roche Innovation Center BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research & Early Development, Roche Innovation Center BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research & Early Development, Roche Innovation Center ZurichSchlierenSwitzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research & Early Development, Roche Innovation Center ZurichSchlierenSwitzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research & Early Development, Roche Innovation Center ZurichSchlierenSwitzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research & Early Development, Roche Innovation Center BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Roche Pharma Research & Early Development, Roche Innovation Center BaselBaselSwitzerland
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Kerns SJ, Kujala V, Kanellias M, Sauld J, Tien-Street W, Grant HS, Karalis KA, Hamilton GA, Ewart L, Roth AB, Moisan A, Gjorevski N. Abstract LB066: Assessing the safety liability of t-cell bispecific (TCB) antibodies using Ogans-on-Chips technology. Cancer Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2021-lb066] [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] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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T-cell bispecific antibodies (TCBs) are a promising class of immunotherapeutic agents that promote tumor cell killing by physical crosslinking of effector T-cells to target expressing cells.
While TCBs are effective in targeting less-immunogenic tumors, they are subject to safety liabilities in normal tissues, which may express low levels of the target. Preclinical assessment of safety risks is crucial but species differences between human and rodent immune responses necessitate the development of advanced human cell-based models for TCB safety profiling. While conventional killing assays are experimentally tractable, they lack physiological organization and cytoarchitecture and often fail to accurately predict efficacy and off-tumor cytotoxicity. Here, we show the robustness of our Intestine-Chip to capture variability in immune cell activation at physiologically relevant TCB concentrations when immune cells are directly applied to the apical epithelium. With increased confidence in the predictive capabilities of the model, we then confirmed expected regional dependence to gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity of the TCB by showing elevated immune cell activation in the large- versus small-intestine. Further, we have demonstrated vascular recruitment and transmigration of circulating immune cells to the intestinal epithelium to more accurately capture the in vivo mechanisms of TCB-mediated toxicity. Together, these data show that our models are suitable for safety profiling of novel engineered immunotherapies and provide clinically relevant results.
Citation Format: S. Jordan Kerns, Ville Kujala, Marianne Kanellias, John Sauld, William Tien-Street, Heather S. Grant, Katia A. Karalis, Geraldine A. Hamilton, Lorna Ewart, Adrian B. Roth, Annie Moisan, Nikolche Gjorevski. Assessing the safety liability of t-cell bispecific (TCB) antibodies using Ogans-on-Chips technology [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2021; 2021 Apr 10-15 and May 17-21. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2021;81(13_Suppl):Abstract nr LB066.
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Medina Cruz D, Tien-Street W, Zhang B, Huang X, Vernet Crua A, Nieto-Argüello A, Cholula-Díaz JL, Martínez L, Huttel Y, Ujué González M, García-Martín JM, Webster TJ. Citric Juice-mediated Synthesis of Tellurium Nanoparticles with Antimicrobial and Anticancer Properties. Green Chem 2019; 21:1982-1988. [PMID: 31156349 PMCID: PMC6542685 DOI: 10.1039/c9gc00131j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Bacterial infections and cancer are two of the most significant concerns that the current healthcare system should tackle nowadays. Green nanotechnology is presented as a feasible solution that is able to produce materials with significant anticancer and antibacterial activity, while overcoming the main limitations of traditional synthesis. In the present work, orange, lemon and lime extracts were used as both reducing and capping agents for the green synthesis of tellurium nanoparticles (TeNPs) using a microwave-assisted reaction. TeNPs showed a uniform size distribution, and rod- and cubic-shapes, and were extensively characterized in terms of morphology, structure and composition using TEM, SEM, XPS, XRD, FTIR and EDX analysis. TeNPs showed an important antibacterial activity against both Gram-negative and -positive bacteria in a range concentrations from 5 to 50 μg/mL over a 24-hour time period. Besides, nanoparticles showed anticancer effect towards human melanoma cells over 48 hours at concentrations up to 50 μg/mL. Moreover, the Te nanostructures showed no significant cytotoxic effect towards human dermal fibroblast at concentrations up to 50 μg/mL. Therefore, we present an environmentally-friendly and cost-effective synthesis of TeNPs using only fruit juices and showing enhanced and desirable biomedical properties towards both infectious diseases and cancer.
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- David Medina Cruz
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Av. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, NL 64849, Mexico
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- School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Av. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, NL 64849, Mexico
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- Materials Science Factory. Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, ICMM-CSIC, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Materials Science Factory. Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, ICMM-CSIC, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Micro y Nanotecnología, IMN-CNM, CSIC (CEI UAM+CSIC), Isaac Newton 8, 28760 Tres Cantos, Spain
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- Instituto de Micro y Nanotecnología, IMN-CNM, CSIC (CEI UAM+CSIC), Isaac Newton 8, 28760 Tres Cantos, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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