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Bernstein ZJ, Shenoy A, Chen A, Heller NM, Spangler JB. Engineering the IL-4/IL-13 axis for targeted immune modulation. Immunol Rev 2023; 320:29-57. [PMID: 37283511 DOI: 10.1111/imr.13230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The structurally and functionally related interleukin-4 (IL-4) and IL-13 cytokines play pivotal roles in shaping immune activity. The IL-4/IL-13 axis is best known for its critical role in T helper 2 (Th2) cell-mediated Type 2 inflammation, which protects the host from large multicellular pathogens, such as parasitic helminth worms, and regulates immune responses to allergens. In addition, IL-4 and IL-13 stimulate a wide range of innate and adaptive immune cells, as well as non-hematopoietic cells, to coordinate various functions, including immune regulation, antibody production, and fibrosis. Due to its importance for a broad spectrum of physiological activities, the IL-4/IL-13 network has been targeted through a variety of molecular engineering and synthetic biology approaches to modulate immune behavior and develop novel therapeutics. Here, we review ongoing efforts to manipulate the IL-4/IL-13 axis, including cytokine engineering strategies, formulation of fusion proteins, antagonist development, cell engineering approaches, and biosensor design. We discuss how these strategies have been employed to dissect IL-4 and IL-13 pathways, as well as to discover new immunotherapies targeting allergy, autoimmune diseases, and cancer. Looking ahead, emerging bioengineering tools promise to continue advancing fundamental understanding of IL-4/IL-13 biology and enabling researchers to exploit these insights to develop effective interventions.
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- Zachary J Bernstein
- Translational Tissue Engineering Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Translational Tissue Engineering Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Translational Tissue Engineering Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Bloomberg Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Oncology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Sharma P, Roberts C, Herpai D, Fokt ID, Priebe W, Debinski W. Drug Conjugates for Targeting Eph Receptors in Glioblastoma. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2020; 13:E77. [PMID: 32340173 PMCID: PMC7243104 DOI: 10.3390/ph13040077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Glioblastoma (GBM) is a complex and heterogeneous tumor that warrants a comprehensive therapeutic approach for treatment. Tumor-associated antigens offer an opportunity to selectively target various components of the GBM microenvironment while sparing the normal cells within the central nervous system. In this study, we conjugated a multivalent vector protein, QUAD 3.0, that can target four receptors: EphA3, EphA2, EphB2, and also IL-13RA2, spanning virtually 100% of the GBM microenvironment, to doxorubicin derivatives. The conjugates effectively bound to all four receptors, although to varying degrees, and delivered cytotoxic loads to both established and patient-derived GBM cell lines, with IC50 values in the low nM range. The conjugates were also non-toxic to animals. We anticipate that the QUAD 3.0 Dox conjugates will be further used in preclinical models and possibly clinics in the foreseeable future.
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- Puja Sharma
- Brain Tumor Center of Excellence, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Comprehensive Cancer Center, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA; (P.S.); (C.R.); (D.H.)
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- Brain Tumor Center of Excellence, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Comprehensive Cancer Center, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA; (P.S.); (C.R.); (D.H.)
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- Brain Tumor Center of Excellence, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Comprehensive Cancer Center, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA; (P.S.); (C.R.); (D.H.)
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, Division of Cancer Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77054, USA; (I.D.F.); (W.P.)
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, Division of Cancer Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77054, USA; (I.D.F.); (W.P.)
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- Brain Tumor Center of Excellence, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Comprehensive Cancer Center, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA; (P.S.); (C.R.); (D.H.)
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Sai KKS, Sattiraju A, Almaguel FG, Xuan A, Rideout S, Krishnaswamy RS, Zhang J, Herpai DM, Debinski W, Mintz A. Peptide-based PET imaging of the tumor restricted IL13RA2 biomarker. Oncotarget 2017; 8:50997-51007. [PMID: 28881623 PMCID: PMC5584224 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.16549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Peptides that target cancer cell surface receptors are promising platforms to deliver diagnostic and therapeutic payloads specifically to cancer but not normal tissue. IL13RA2 is a tumor-restricted receptor found to be present in several aggressive malignancies, including in the vast majority of high-grade gliomas and malignant melanoma. This receptor has been successfully targeted for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes using modified IL-13 ligand and more recently using a specific peptide, Pep-1L. In the current work, we establish the in vitro and in vivo tumor binding properties of radiolabeled Pep-1L, designed for tumor imaging. We radiolabeled Pep-1L with Copper-64 and demonstrated specific cell uptake in the IL13RA2-over expressing G48 glioblastoma cell line having abundant IL13RA2 expression. [64Cu]Pep-1L binding was blocked by unlabeled ligand, demonstrating specificity. To demonstrate in vivo tumor uptake, we intravenously injected into tumor-bearing mice and demonstrated that [64Cu]Pep-1L specifically bound tumors at 24 hours, which was significantly blocked (3-fold) by pre-injecting unlabeled peptide. To further demonstrate specificity of Pep-1L towards IL13RA2 in vivo, we exploited an IL13RA2-inducible melanoma tumor model that does not express receptor at baseline but expresses abundant receptor after treatment with doxycycline. We injected [64Cu]Pep-1L into mice bearing IL13RA2-inducible melanoma tumors and performed in vivo PET/CT and post-necropsy biodistribution studies and found that tumors that were induced to express IL13RA2 receptor by doxycycline pretreatment bound radiolabeled Pep-1L 3-4 fold greater than uninduced tumors, demonstrating receptor specificity. This work demonstrates that [64Cu]Pep-1L selectively binds hIL13RA2-expressing tumors and validates Pep-1L as an effective platform to deliver diagnostics and therapeutics to IL13RA2-expressing cancers.
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- Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- MicroPET/CT Imaging Section, TriFoil Imaging, Chatsworth, CA, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Brain Tumor Center of Excellence, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Brain Tumor Center of Excellence, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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Interleukin-4 receptor signaling and its binding mechanism: A therapeutic insight from inhibitors tool box. Cytokine Growth Factor Rev 2016; 32:3-15. [PMID: 27165851 DOI: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2016.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Revised: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 04/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Studies on Interlukin-4 (IL-4) disclosed great deal of information about its various physiological and pathological roles. All these roles depend upon its interaction and signaling through either type-I (IL-4Rα/common γ-chain) or type-II (IL-4Rα/IL-13Rα) receptors. Another cytokine, IL-13, shares some of the functions of IL-4, because both cytokines use a common receptor subunit, IL-4Rα. Here in this review, we discuss the structural details of IL-4 and IL-4Rα subunit and the structural similarities between IL-4 and IL-13. We also describe detailed chemistry of type-I and type-II receptor complexes and their signaling pathways. Furthermore, we elaborate the strength of type-II hetero dimer signals in response to IL-4 and IL-13. These cytokines are prime players in pathogenesis of allergic asthma, allergic hypersensitivity, different cancers, and HIV infection. Recent advances in the structural and binding chemistry of these cytokines various types of inhibitors were designed to block the interaction of IL-4 and IL-13 with their receptor, including several IL-4 mutant analogs and IL-4 antagonistic antibodies. Moreover, different targeted immunotoxins, which is a fusion of cytokine protein with a toxin or suicidal gene, are the new class of inhibitors to prevent cancer progression. In addition few small molecular inhibitors such as flavonoids have also been developed which are capable of binding with high affinity to IL-4Rα and, therefore, can be very effective in blocking IL-4-mediated responses.
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Liu X, Madhankumar AB, Miller PA, Duck KA, Hafenstein S, Rizk E, Slagle-Webb B, Sheehan JM, Connor JR, Yang QX. MRI contrast agent for targeting glioma: interleukin-13 labeled liposome encapsulating gadolinium-DTPA. Neuro Oncol 2015; 18:691-9. [PMID: 26519740 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nov263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 09/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Detection of glioma with MRI contrast agent is limited to cases in which the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is compromised as contrast agents cannot cross the BBB. Thus, an early-stage infiltrating tumor is not detectable. Interleukin-13 receptor alpha 2 (IL-13Rα2), which has been shown to be overexpressed in glioma, can be used as a target moiety. We hypothesized that liposomes conjugated with IL-13 and encapsulating MRI contrast agent are capable of passing through an intact BBB and producing MRI contrast with greater sensitivity. METHODS The targeted MRI contrast agent was created by encapsulating Magnevist (Gd-DTPA) into liposomes conjugated with IL-13 and characterized by particle size distribution, cytotoxicity, and MRI relaxivity. MR image intensity was evaluated in the brain in normal mice post injection of Gd-DTPA and IL-13-liposome-Gd-DTPA one day apart. The specificity for glioma detection by IL-13-liposome-Gd-DTPA was demonstrated in an intracranial glioma mouse model and validated histologically. RESULTS The average size of IL-13-liposome-Gd-DTPA was 137 ± 43 nm with relaxivity of 4.0 ± 0.4 L/mmole-s at 7 Tesla. No significant cytotoxicity was observed with MTS assay and serum chemistry in mice. The MRI signal intensity was enhanced up to 15% post injection of IL-13-liposome-Gd-DTPA in normal brain tissue following a similar time course as that for the pituitary gland outside of the BBB. MRI enhanced by IL-13-liposome-Gd-DTPA detected small tumor masses in addition to those seen with Magnevist-enhanced MRI. CONCLUSIONS IL-13-liposome-Gd-DTPA is able to pass through the uncompromised BBB and detect an early stage glioma that cannot be seen with conventional contrast-enhanced MRI.
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- Xiaoli Liu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (X.L., A.B.M., K.A.D., E.R., B.S.-W., J.M.S., J.R.C., Q.X.Y.); Department of Radiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (X.L., P.A.M., Q.X.Y.); Department of Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (S.H.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (X.L., A.B.M., K.A.D., E.R., B.S.-W., J.M.S., J.R.C., Q.X.Y.); Department of Radiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (X.L., P.A.M., Q.X.Y.); Department of Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (S.H.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (X.L., A.B.M., K.A.D., E.R., B.S.-W., J.M.S., J.R.C., Q.X.Y.); Department of Radiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (X.L., P.A.M., Q.X.Y.); Department of Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (S.H.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (X.L., A.B.M., K.A.D., E.R., B.S.-W., J.M.S., J.R.C., Q.X.Y.); Department of Radiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (X.L., P.A.M., Q.X.Y.); Department of Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (S.H.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (X.L., A.B.M., K.A.D., E.R., B.S.-W., J.M.S., J.R.C., Q.X.Y.); Department of Radiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (X.L., P.A.M., Q.X.Y.); Department of Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (S.H.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (X.L., A.B.M., K.A.D., E.R., B.S.-W., J.M.S., J.R.C., Q.X.Y.); Department of Radiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (X.L., P.A.M., Q.X.Y.); Department of Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (S.H.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (X.L., A.B.M., K.A.D., E.R., B.S.-W., J.M.S., J.R.C., Q.X.Y.); Department of Radiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (X.L., P.A.M., Q.X.Y.); Department of Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (S.H.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (X.L., A.B.M., K.A.D., E.R., B.S.-W., J.M.S., J.R.C., Q.X.Y.); Department of Radiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (X.L., P.A.M., Q.X.Y.); Department of Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (S.H.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (X.L., A.B.M., K.A.D., E.R., B.S.-W., J.M.S., J.R.C., Q.X.Y.); Department of Radiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (X.L., P.A.M., Q.X.Y.); Department of Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (S.H.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (X.L., A.B.M., K.A.D., E.R., B.S.-W., J.M.S., J.R.C., Q.X.Y.); Department of Radiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (X.L., P.A.M., Q.X.Y.); Department of Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania (S.H.)
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Banerjee S, Pillai MRA, Knapp FFR. Lutetium-177 therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals: linking chemistry, radiochemistry, and practical applications. Chem Rev 2015; 115:2934-74. [PMID: 25865818 DOI: 10.1021/cr500171e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Sharmila Banerjee
- Radiopharmaceuticals Chemistry Section, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai 400 085, India.,Molecular Group of Companies, Puthuvype, Ernakulam, Kerala 682 508, India.,Medical Radioisotope Program, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), P.O. Box 2008, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830-6229, United States
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- Radiopharmaceuticals Chemistry Section, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai 400 085, India.,Molecular Group of Companies, Puthuvype, Ernakulam, Kerala 682 508, India.,Medical Radioisotope Program, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), P.O. Box 2008, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830-6229, United States
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- Radiopharmaceuticals Chemistry Section, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai 400 085, India.,Molecular Group of Companies, Puthuvype, Ernakulam, Kerala 682 508, India.,Medical Radioisotope Program, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), P.O. Box 2008, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830-6229, United States
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Spangler JB, Moraga I, Mendoza JL, Garcia KC. Insights into cytokine-receptor interactions from cytokine engineering. Annu Rev Immunol 2014; 33:139-67. [PMID: 25493332 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-immunol-032713-120211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Cytokines exert a vast array of immunoregulatory actions critical to human biology and disease. However, the desired immunotherapeutic effects of native cytokines are often mitigated by toxicity or lack of efficacy, either of which results from cytokine receptor pleiotropy and/or undesired activation of off-target cells. As our understanding of the structural principles of cytokine-receptor interactions has advanced, mechanism-based manipulation of cytokine signaling through protein engineering has become an increasingly feasible and powerful approach. Modified cytokines, both agonists and antagonists, have been engineered with narrowed target cell specificities, and they have also yielded important mechanistic insights into cytokine biology and signaling. Here we review the theory and practice of cytokine engineering and rationalize the mechanisms of several engineered cytokines in the context of structure. We discuss specific examples of how structure-based cytokine engineering has opened new opportunities for cytokines as drugs, with a focus on the immunotherapeutic cytokines interferon, interleukin-2, and interleukin-4.
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- Jamie B Spangler
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305; , , ,
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Fuss IJ, Joshi B, Yang Z, Degheidy H, Fichtner-Feigl S, de Souza H, Rieder F, Scaldaferri F, Schirbel A, Scarpa M, West G, Yi C, Xu L, Leland P, Yao M, Mannon P, Puri RK, Fiocchi C, Strober W. IL-13Rα2-bearing, type II NKT cells reactive to sulfatide self-antigen populate the mucosa of ulcerative colitis. Gut 2014; 63:1728-36. [PMID: 24515806 PMCID: PMC4782805 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2013-305671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Previous studies have shown that ulcerative colitis (UC) is associated with the presence of lamina propria non-invariant (Type II) NKT cells producing IL-13 and mediating epithelial cell cytotoxicity. Here we sought to define the antigen(s) stimulating the NKT cells and to quantitate these cells in the UC lamina propria. DESIGN Detection of Type II NKT cells in UC lamina propria mononuclear cells (LPMC) with lyso-sulfatide loaded tetramer and quantum dot-based flow cytometry and staining. Culture of UC LPMCs with lyso-sulfatide glycolipid to determine sulfatide induction of epithelial cell cytotoxicity, IL-13 production and IL-13Rα2 expression. Blinded quantum dot-based phenotypic analysis to assess UC LPMC expression of IL-13Rα2, CD161 and IL-13. RESULTS Approximately 36% of UC LPMC were lyso-sulfatide tetramer positive, whereas few, if any, control LPMCs were positive. When tested, the positive cells were also CD3 and IL-13Rα2 positive. Culture of UC LPMC with lyso-sulfatide glycolipid showed that sulfatide stimulates UC LPMC production of IL-13 and induces UC CD161 LPMC-mediated cytotoxicity of activated epithelial cells; additionally, lyso-sulfatide induces enhanced expression of IL-13Rα2. Finally, blinded phenotypic analysis of UC LP MC using multicolour quantum dot-staining technology showed that approximately 60% of the LPMC bear both IL-13Rα2 and CD161 and most of these cells also produce IL-13. CONCLUSIONS These studies show that UC lamina propria is replete with Type II NKT cells responsive to lyso-sulfatide glycolipid and bearing IL-13Rα2. Since lyso-sulfatide is a self-antigen, these data suggest that an autoimmune response is involved in UC pathogenesis.
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- Ivan J. Fuss
- Mucosal Immunity Section, Laboratory of Host Defenses, NIAID NIH, Bethesda Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Division of Cellular and Gene Therapies, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research FDA, Bethesda Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Mucosal Immunity Section, Laboratory of Host Defenses, NIAID NIH, Bethesda Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Division of Cellular and Gene Therapies, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research FDA, Bethesda Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Department of Pathobiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Ohio, USA, 44195
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- Department of Pathobiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Ohio, USA, 44195
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- Department of Pathobiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Ohio, USA, 44195
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- Department of Pathobiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Ohio, USA, 44195
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- Department of Pathobiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Ohio, USA, 44195
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- Department of Pathobiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Ohio, USA, 44195
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- Mucosal Immunity Section, Laboratory of Host Defenses, NIAID NIH, Bethesda Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Mucosal Immunity Section, Laboratory of Host Defenses, NIAID NIH, Bethesda Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Division of Cellular and Gene Therapies, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research FDA, Bethesda Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Mucosal Immunity Section, Laboratory of Host Defenses, NIAID NIH, Bethesda Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Mucosal Immunity Section, Laboratory of Host Defenses, NIAID NIH, Bethesda Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Division of Cellular and Gene Therapies, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research FDA, Bethesda Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Department of Pathobiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Ohio, USA, 44195
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- Mucosal Immunity Section, Laboratory of Host Defenses, NIAID NIH, Bethesda Maryland, USA, 20892
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Wilson TA, Karajannis MA, Harter DH. Glioblastoma multiforme: State of the art and future therapeutics. Surg Neurol Int 2014; 5:64. [PMID: 24991467 PMCID: PMC4078454 DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.132138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2013] [Accepted: 03/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and lethal primary malignancy of the central nervous system (CNS). Despite the proven benefit of surgical resection and aggressive treatment with chemo- and radiotherapy, the prognosis remains very poor. Recent advances of our understanding of the biology and pathophysiology of GBM have allowed the development of a wide array of novel therapeutic approaches, which have been developed. These novel approaches include molecularly targeted therapies, immunotherapies, and gene therapy. METHODS We offer a brief review of the current standard of care, and a survey of novel therapeutic approaches for treatment of GBM. RESULTS Despite promising results in preclinical trials, many of these therapies have demonstrated limited therapeutic efficacy in human clinical trials. Thus, although survival of patients with GBM continues to slowly improve, treatment of GBM remains extremely challenging. CONCLUSION Continued research and development of targeted therapies, based on a detailed understanding of molecular pathogenesis can reasonably be expected to yield improved outcomes for patients with GBM.
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- Taylor A Wilson
- Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Oncology, New York University School of Medicine, NY, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Oncology, New York University School of Medicine, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Oncology, New York University School of Medicine, NY, USA
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Candolfi M, Kroeger KM, Xiong W, Liu C, Puntel M, Yagiz K, Muhammad AG, Mineharu Y, Foulad D, Wibowo M, Assi H, Baker GJ, Lowenstein PR, Castro MG. Targeted toxins for glioblastoma multiforme: pre-clinical studies and clinical implementation. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2012; 11:729-38. [PMID: 21707497 DOI: 10.2174/187152011797378689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2010] [Revised: 01/19/2011] [Accepted: 01/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common primary brain tumor in adults. GBM is very aggressive due to its poor cellular differentiation and invasiveness, which makes complete surgical resection virtually impossible. Therefore, GBM's invasive nature as well as its intrinsic resistance to current treatment modalities makes it a unique therapeutic challenge. Extensive examination of human GBM specimens has uncovered that these tumors overexpress a variety of receptors that are virtually absent in the surrounding non-neoplastic brain. Human GBMs overexpress receptors for cytokines, growth factors, ephrins, urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA), and transferrin, which can be targeted with high specificity by linking their ligands with highly cytotoxic molecules, such as Diptheria toxin and Pseudomonas exotoxin A. We review the preclinical development and clinical translation of targeted toxins for GBM. In view of the clinical experience, we conclude that although these are very promising therapeutic modalities for GBM patients, efforts should be focused on improving the delivery systems utilized in order to achieve better distribution of the immuno-toxins in the tumor/resection cavity. Delivery of targeted toxins using viral vectors would also benefit enormously from improved strategies for local delivery.
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- Marianela Candolfi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0650, USA
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Brown CE, Starr R, Aguilar B, Shami AF, Martinez C, D'Apuzzo M, Barish ME, Forman SJ, Jensen MC. Stem-like tumor-initiating cells isolated from IL13Rα2 expressing gliomas are targeted and killed by IL13-zetakine-redirected T Cells. Clin Cancer Res 2012; 18:2199-209. [PMID: 22407828 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-11-1669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate IL13Rα2 as an immunotherapeutic target for eliminating glioma stem-like cancer initiating cells (GSC) of high-grade gliomas, with particular focus on the potential of genetically engineered IL13Rα2-specific primary human CD8(+) CTLs (IL13-zetakine(+) CTL) to target this therapeutically resistant glioma subpopulation. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN A panel of low-passage GSC tumor sphere (TS) and serum-differentiated glioma lines were expanded from patient glioblastoma specimens. These glioblastoma lines were evaluated for expression of IL13Rα2 and for susceptibility to IL13-zetakine(+) CTL-mediated killing in vitro and in vivo. RESULTS We observed that although glioma IL13Rα2 expression varies between patients, for IL13Rα2(pos) cases this antigen was detected on both GSCs and more differentiated tumor cell populations. IL13-zetakine(+) CTL were capable of efficient recognition and killing of both IL13Rα2(pos) GSCs and IL13Rα2(pos) differentiated cells in vitro, as well as eliminating glioma-initiating activity in an orthotopic mouse tumor model. Furthermore, intracranial administration of IL13-zetakine(+) CTL displayed robust antitumor activity against established IL13Rα2(pos) GSC TS-initiated orthotopic tumors in mice. CONCLUSIONS Within IL13Rα2 expressing high-grade gliomas, this receptor is expressed by GSCs and differentiated tumor populations, rendering both targetable by IL13-zetakine(+) CTLs. Thus, our results support the potential usefullness of IL13Rα2-directed immunotherapeutic approaches for eradicating therapeutically resistant GSC populations.
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- Christine E Brown
- Department of Cancer Immunotherapy & Tumor Immunology and Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Pathology, and Neurosciences, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA.
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Pandya H, Gibo DM, Garg S, Kridel S, Debinski W. An interleukin 13 receptor α 2-specific peptide homes to human Glioblastoma multiforme xenografts. Neuro Oncol 2011; 14:6-18. [PMID: 21946118 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nor141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Interleukin 13 receptor α 2 (IL-13Rα2) is a glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)-associated plasma membrane receptor, a brain tumor of dismal prognosis. Here, we isolated peptide ligands for IL-13Rα2 with use of a cyclic disulphide-constrained heptapeptide phages display library and 2 in vitro biopanning schemes with GBM cells that do (G26-H2 and SnB19-pcDNA cells) or do not (G26-V2 and SnB19-asIL-13Rα2 cells) over-express IL-13Rα2. We identified 3 peptide phages that bind to IL-13Rα2 in cellular and protein assays. One of the 3 peptide phages, termed Pep-1, bound to IL-13Rα2 with the highest specificity, surprisingly, also in a reducing environment. Pep-1 was thus synthesized and further analyzed in both linear and disulphide-constrained forms. The linear peptide bound to IL-13Rα2 more avidly than did the disulphide-constrained form and was efficiently internalized by IL-13Rα2-expressing GBM cells. The native ligand, IL-13, did not compete for the Pep-1 binding to the receptor and vice versa in any of the assays, indicating that the peptide might be binding to a site on the receptor different from the native ligand. Furthermore, we demonstrated by noninvasive near infrared fluorescence imaging in nude mice that Pep-1 binds and homes to both subcutaneous and orthotopic human GBM xenografts expressing IL-13Rα2 when injected by an intravenous route. Thus, we identified a linear heptapeptide specific for the IL-13Rα2 that is capable of crossing the blood-brain tumor barrier and homing to tumors. Pep-1 can be further developed for various applications in cancer and/or inflammatory diseases.
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- Hetal Pandya
- Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
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Castro MG, Candolfi M, Kroeger K, King GD, Curtin JF, Yagiz K, Mineharu Y, Assi H, Wibowo M, Ghulam Muhammad AKM, Foulad D, Puntel M, Lowenstein PR. Gene therapy and targeted toxins for glioma. Curr Gene Ther 2011; 11:155-80. [PMID: 21453286 DOI: 10.2174/156652311795684722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2011] [Accepted: 03/08/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The most common primary brain tumor in adults is glioblastoma. These tumors are highly invasive and aggressive with a mean survival time of 15-18 months from diagnosis to death. Current treatment modalities are unable to significantly prolong survival in patients diagnosed with glioblastoma. As such, glioma is an attractive target for developing novel therapeutic approaches utilizing gene therapy. This review will examine the available preclinical models for glioma including xenographs, syngeneic and genetic models. Several promising therapeutic targets are currently being pursued in pre-clinical investigations. These targets will be reviewed by mechanism of action, i.e., conditional cytotoxic, targeted toxins, oncolytic viruses, tumor suppressors/oncogenes, and immune stimulatory approaches. Preclinical gene therapy paradigms aim to determine which strategies will provide rapid tumor regression and long-term protection from recurrence. While a wide range of potential targets are being investigated preclinically, only the most efficacious are further transitioned into clinical trial paradigms. Clinical trials reported to date are summarized including results from conditionally cytotoxic, targeted toxins, oncolytic viruses and oncogene targeting approaches. Clinical trial results have not been as robust as preclinical models predicted; this could be due to the limitations of the GBM models employed. Once this is addressed, and we develop effective gene therapies in models that better replicate the clinical scenario, gene therapy will provide a powerful approach to treat and manage brain tumors.
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- Maria G Castro
- Gene Therapeutics Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.
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Fillmore HL, Shultz MD, Henderson SC, Cooper P, Broaddus WC, Chen ZJ, Shu CY, Zhang J, Ge J, Dorn HC, Corwin F, Hirsch JI, Wilson J, Fatouros PP. Conjugation of functionalized gadolinium metallofullerenes with IL-13 peptides for targeting and imaging glial tumors. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2011; 6:449-58. [PMID: 21542684 DOI: 10.2217/nnm.10.134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background: Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common and most lethal primary brain tumor in humans, with median survival of approximately 1 year. Owing to the ability of glioma cells to aggressively infiltrate normal brain tissue and survive exposure to current adjuvant therapies, there is a great need for specific targeted nanoplatforms capable of delivering both therapeutic and imaging agents directly to invasive tumor cells. Method: Gadolinium-containing endohedral fullerenes, highly efficient contrast agents for MRI, were functionalized and conjugated with a tumor-specific peptide and assessed for their ability to bind to glioma cells in vitro. Results: We report the successful conjugation of the carboxyl functionalized metallofullerene Gd3N@C80(OH)-26(CH2CH2COOH)-16 to IL-13 peptides and the successful targeting ability towards brain tumor cells that overexpress the IL-13 receptor (IL-13Rα2). Conclusion: These studies demonstrate that IL-13 peptide-conjugated gadolinium metallofullerenes could serve as a platform to deliver imaging and therapeutic agents to tumor cells.
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- Anatomy & Neurobiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA; 4111 Monarch Way, Suite 203, Office of Research, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23508, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA; 4111 Monarch Way, Suite 203, Office of Research, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23508, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA; 4111 Monarch Way, Suite 203, Office of Research, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23508, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Joshi BH, Puri RK. IL-13 receptor-alpha2: a novel target for cancer therapy. Immunotherapy 2011; 1:321-7. [PMID: 20635949 DOI: 10.2217/imt.09.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Shultz MD, Duchamp JC, Wilson JD, Shu CY, Ge J, Zhang J, Gibson HW, Fillmore HL, Hirsch JI, Dorn HC, Fatouros PP. Encapsulation of a radiolabeled cluster inside a fullerene cage, (177)Lu(x)Lu((3-x))N@C(80): an interleukin-13-conjugated radiolabeled metallofullerene platform. J Am Chem Soc 2010; 132:4980-1. [PMID: 20307100 DOI: 10.1021/ja9093617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In this communication, we describe the successful encapsulation of (177)Lu into the endohedral metallofullerene (177)Lu(x)Lu(3-x)N@C(80) (x = 1-3) starting with (177)LuCl(3) in a modified quartz Kraschmer-Huffman electric generator. We demonstrate that the (177)Lu (beta-emitter) in this fullerene cage is not significantly released for a period of up to at least one-half-life (6.7 days). We also demonstrate that this agent can be conjugated with an interleukin-13 peptide that is designed to target an overexpressed receptor in glioblastoma multiforme tumors. This nanoparticle delivery platform provides flexibility for a wide range of radiotherapeutic and radiodiagnostic multimodal applications.
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- Michael D Shultz
- Department of Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298, USA
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Kunwar S, Chang S, Westphal M, Vogelbaum M, Sampson J, Barnett G, Shaffrey M, Ram Z, Piepmeier J, Prados M, Croteau D, Pedain C, Leland P, Husain SR, Joshi BH, Puri RK. Phase III randomized trial of CED of IL13-PE38QQR vs Gliadel wafers for recurrent glioblastoma. Neuro Oncol 2010; 12:871-81. [PMID: 20511192 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nop054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 339] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Convection-enhanced delivery (CED) of cintredekin besudotox (CB) was compared with Gliadel wafers (GW) in adult patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) at first recurrence. Patients were randomized 2:1 to receive CB or GW. CB (0.5 microg/mL; total flow rate 0.75 mL/h) was administered over 96 hours via 2-4 intraparenchymal catheters placed after tumor resection. GW (3.85%/7.7 mg carmustine per wafer; maximum 8 wafers) were placed immediately after tumor resection. The primary endpoint was overall survival from the time of randomization. Prestated interim analyses were built into the study design. Secondary and tertiary endpoints were safety and health-related quality-of-life assessments. From March 2004 to December 2005, 296 patients were enrolled at 52 centers. Demographic and baseline characteristics were balanced between the 2 treatment arms. Median survival was 36.4 weeks (9.1 months) for CB and 35.3 weeks (8.8 months) for GW (P = .476). For the efficacy evaluable population, the median survival was 45.3 weeks (11.3 months) for CB and 39.8 weeks (10 months) for GW (P = .310). The adverse-events profile was similar in both arms, except that pulmonary embolism was higher in the CB arm (8% vs 1%, P = .014). This is the first randomized phase III evaluation of an agent administered via CED and the first with an active comparator in GBM patients. There was no survival difference between CB administered via CED and GW. Drug distribution was not assessed and may be crucial for evaluating future CED-based therapeutics.
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- Sandeep Kunwar
- Division of Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, 400 Parnassus Avenue, A-808, San Francisco, CA 94143-0350, USA.
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Rosada RS, Moreira AP, Frantz FG, Puri RK, Rahman A, Standiford TJ, Zárate-Bladés CR, Silva CL, Hogaboam CM. Therapeutic efficacy of Cintredekin Besudotox (IL13-PE38QQR) in murine lung fibrosis is unaffected by immunity to Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A. PLoS One 2010; 5:e8721. [PMID: 20090941 PMCID: PMC2806906 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2009] [Accepted: 12/22/2009] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We have previously explored a therapeutic strategy for specifically targeting the profibrotic activity of IL-13 during experimental pulmonary fibrosis using a fusion protein comprised of human IL-13 and a mutated form of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A (IL13-PE) and observed that the intranasal delivery of IL13-PE reduced bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis through its elimination of IL-13-responsive cells in the lung. The aim of the present study was to determine whether the presence of an immune response to P. aeruginosa and/or its exotoxin A (PE) would diminish the anti-fibrotic properties of IL13-PE. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Fourteen days after P. aeruginosa infection, C57BL/6 mice were injected with bleomycin via the intratracheal route. Other groups of mice received 4 doses of saline or IL13-PE by either intranasal or intraperitoneal application, and were challenged i.t. with bleomycin 28 days later. At day 21 after bleomycin, all mice received either saline vehicle or IL13-PE by the intranasal route and histopatological analyses of whole lung samples were performed at day 28 after bleomycin. Intrapulmonary P. aeruginosa infection promoted a neutralizing IgG2A and IgA antibody response in BALF and serum. Surprisingly, histological analysis showed that a prior P. aeruginosa infection attenuated the development of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis, which was modestly further attenuated by the intranasal administration of IL13-PE. Although prior intranasal administration of IL13-PE failed to elicit an antibody response, the systemic administration of IL13-PE induced a strong neutralizing antibody response. However, the prior systemic sensitization of mice with IL13-PE did not inhibit the anti-fibrotic effect of IL13-PE in fibrotic mice. CONCLUSIONS Thus, IL13-PE therapy in pulmonary fibrosis works regardless of the presence of a humoral immune response to Pseudomonas exotoxin A. Interestingly, a prior infection with P. aeruginosa markedly attenuated the pulmonary fibrotic response suggesting that the immune elicitation by this pathogen exerts anti-fibrotic effects.
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- Rogério S. Rosada
- Núcleo de Pesquisa em Tuberculose, Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Núcleo de Pesquisa em Tuberculose, Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Tumor Vaccines and Biotechnology Branch, Division of Cellular and Gene Therapies, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- NeoPharm Inc., Lake Bluff, Illinois, United States of America
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Núcleo de Pesquisa em Tuberculose, Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Núcleo de Pesquisa em Tuberculose, Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Liu TF, Cai J, Gibo DM, Debinski W. Reoxygenation of hypoxic glioblastoma multiforme cells potentiates the killing effect of an interleukin-13-based cytotoxin. Clin Cancer Res 2009; 15:160-8. [PMID: 19118043 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-08-2151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Hypoxia is a cause for resistance to cancer therapies. Molecularly targeted recombinant cytotoxins have shown clinical efficacy in the treatment of patients with primary brain tumors, glioblastoma multiforme, but it is not known whether hypoxia influences their antitumor effect. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We have exposed glioblastoma multiforme cells, such as U-251 MG, U-373 MG, SNB-19, and A-172 MG, to either anoxia or hypoxia and then reoxygenated them while treating with an interleukin (IL)-13-based diphtheria toxin (DT)-containing cytotoxin, DT-IL13QM. We measured the levels of immunoreactive IL-13Ralpha2, a receptor that mediates IL-13-cytotoxin cell killing, and the levels of active form of furin, a protease that activates the bacterial toxin portion in a cytotoxin. RESULTS We found that anoxia/hypoxia significantly alters the responsiveness of glioblastoma multiforme cells to DT-IL13QM. Interestingly, bringing these cells back to normoxia caused them to become even more susceptible to the cytotoxin than the cells maintained under normoxia. Anoxia/hypoxia caused a highly prominent decrease in the immunoreactive levels of both IL-13R and active forms of furin, and reoxygenation not only restored their levels but also became higher than that in normoxic glioblastoma multiforme cells. CONCLUSIONS Our results show that a recombinant cytotoxin directed against glioblastoma multiforme cells kills these cells much less efficiently under anoxic/hypoxic conditions. The reoxygenation brings unexpected additional benefit of making glioblastoma multiforme cells even more responsive to the killing effect of a cytotoxin.
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- Tie Fu Liu
- Brain Tumor Center of Excellence, Department of Neurosurgery Radiation Oncology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA
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Joshi BH, Leland P, Calvo A, Green JE, Puri RK. Human adrenomedullin up-regulates interleukin-13 receptor alpha2 chain in prostate cancer in vitro and in vivo: a novel approach to sensitize prostate cancer to anticancer therapy. Cancer Res 2008; 68:9311-7. [PMID: 19010904 PMCID: PMC6944210 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-2810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Interleukin-13 (IL-13) receptor alpha2 (IL-13Ralpha2), a high-affinity IL-13 binding subunit and a tumor antigen, is amplified in a variety of human tumor cell lines and tumors in vivo. By cDNA microarray, we have shown that gene transfer of human and rat adrenomedullin (AM) up-regulates IL-13Ralpha2 in a human prostate tumor cell line. Here, we show that IL-13Ralpha2 mRNA and protein are also up-regulated in PC-3 prostate tumor cells by recombinant AM (rAM) and human synthetic AM peptide in a dose-dependent manner in vitro and in vivo in mouse prostate tumor model. The 8- to 10-fold up-regulation of IL-13Ralpha2 by rAM or AM peptide in prostate tumor cells in vitro and in vivo increased their sensitivity to IL-13PE cytotoxin consisting of IL-13 and a truncated form of Pseudomonas exotoxin. Immunodeficient mice with established prostate tumors transfected with AM or treated with AM peptide showed reduction in tumor size by intratumoral administration of IL-13PE in a dose-dependent manner. At the highest dose (three 100 mug/kg/d every alternate day), >70% reduction of tumor size was observed compared with controls (P
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- Bharat H Joshi
- Tumor Vaccines and Biotechnology Branch, Division of Cellular and Gene Therapies, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Mut M, Sherman JH, Shaffrey ME, Schiff D. Cintredekin besudotox in treatment of malignant glioma. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2008; 8:805-12. [PMID: 18476792 DOI: 10.1517/14712598.8.6.805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Interleukin-13 (IL-13) receptors are overexpressed in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). The presence of IL-13 binding sites in GBM and their absence in normal brain tissue validates IL-13 receptor as an important target in human GBM. OBJECTIVE This review discusses the bench-to-bedside experience with a recombinant cytotoxin composed of human IL-13 and a truncated form of Pseudomonas exotoxin A (PE38QQR), delivered via convection-enhanced delivery (CED), in GBM treatment. METHODS The authors review publications regarding the laboratory research and clinical development of IL-13-directed therapies and summarize the future of IL-13-targeted cytotoxin. CONCLUSION The IL-13 receptor remains an important potential target in GBM, and preliminary experience with the IL-13-PE38QQR cytotoxin (also called cintredekin besudotox) has helped to pave the way for study of CED as an important means of drug delivery to malignant gliomas. Ongoing analysis of recently completed clinical trials will determine the future of this agent and its potential therapeutic targets.
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- Melike Mut
- Hacettepe Hastanesi Beyin Cerrahisi, Bolum 71 Sihhiye, Ankara 06100, Turkey.
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Joshi BH, Puri RA, Leland P, Varricchio F, Gupta G, Kocak M, Gilbertson RJ, Puri RK. Identification of interleukin-13 receptor alpha2 chain overexpression in situ in high-grade diffusely infiltrative pediatric brainstem glioma. Neuro Oncol 2008; 10:265-74. [PMID: 18430795 DOI: 10.1215/15228517-2007-066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Human malignant glioma cell lines and adult brain tumors overexpress high levels of interleukin-13 receptor alpha2 chain (IL-13Ralpha2). Because the IL-13Ralpha2 chain is an important target for cancer therapy and prognosis for patients with brainstem glioma (BSG) remains dismal, we investigated the expression of this receptor in specimens of diffusely infiltrative pediatric BSG relative to normal brain tissue. Twenty-eight BSG specimens and 15 normal brain specimens were investigated for IL-13Ralpha2 protein expression by immunohistochemical analysis (IHC) using two different antibodies in two different laboratories. Highly sensitive Q-dot-based IHC and in situ hybridization (ISH) assays were also developed to identify IL-13Ralpha2 protein and RNA in these specimens. The results were evaluated independently in two laboratories in a blinded fashion. By Q-dot IHC or a standard IHC assay, 17 of 28 (61%) tumor specimens showed modest to strong staining for IL-13Ralpha2, while 15 normal brain tissue samples showed weak expression for IL-13Ralpha2 protein. Significant interrater agreement between the two laboratories was seen in the assessment of IL-13Ralpha2 intensity. High-level IL-13Ralpha2 RNA expression was detected in tumor samples by Q-dot ISH, but only weak RNA expression was observed in normal brain. Significant agreement between ISH and IHC assays was observed (simple kappa [kappa] estimate=0.358, weighted kappa=0.89, p=0.001). IL-13Ralpha2 protein and mRNA are expressed to significantly higher levels in BSG than in normal brain tissue. Both IHC and ISH represent robust methods to detect expression of the IL-13Ralpha2 receptor in BSG that could represent an important new drug target for treatment of this disease.
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- Bharat H Joshi
- Tumor Vaccines and Biotechnology Branch, Division of Cellular and Gene Therapies, Office of Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Jarboe JS, Johnson KR, Choi Y, Lonser RR, Park JK. Expression of interleukin-13 receptor alpha2 in glioblastoma multiforme: implications for targeted therapies. Cancer Res 2007; 67:7983-6. [PMID: 17804706 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-1493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common primary malignant brain tumor and despite treatment with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, the median survival of patients with glioblastoma multiforme is approximately 1 year. Glioblastoma multiforme explants and cell lines have been reported to overexpress the interleukin-13 receptor alpha2 subunit (IL13Ralpha2) relative to nonneoplastic brain. Based on this finding, a recombinant cytotoxin composed of IL13 ligand and a truncated form of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A (IL13-PE38QQR) was developed for the targeted treatment of glioblastoma multiforme tumors. In a recently completed phase III clinical trial, however, IL13-PE38QQR was found to be no more effective than an existing therapy in prolonging survival. To determine possible explanations for this result, we analyzed the relative expression levels of IL13Ralpha2 in glioblastoma multiforme and nonneoplastic brain specimens using publicly available oligonucleotide microarray databases, quantitative real-time reverse transcription PCR, and immunohistochemical staining. Increased expression of the IL13Ralpha2 gene relative to nonneoplastic brain was observed in 36 of 81 (44%) and 8 of 17 (47%) tumor specimens by microarray and quantitative real-time reverse transcription PCR analyses, respectively. Immunohistochemical staining of tumor specimens showed highly variable expression of IL13Ralpha2 protein both within and across specimens. These data indicate that prescreening of subjects may be of benefit in future trials of IL13Ralpha2 targeting therapies.
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- John S Jarboe
- Surgical and Molecular Neuro-Oncology Unit, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Ulasov IV, Tyler MA, Han Y, Glasgow JN, Lesniak MS. Novel recombinant adenoviral vector that targets the interleukin-13 receptor alpha2 chain permits effective gene transfer to malignant glioma. Hum Gene Ther 2007; 18:118-29. [PMID: 17328684 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2006.146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Transduction of malignant glioma with adenovirus serotype 5 (Ad5) vectors is limited by the low levels of coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor (CAR) on tumor cells. However, malignant brain tumors have been found to overexpress a glioma-associated receptor, interleukin-13 receptor alpha2 chain (IL-13Ralpha2), a marker of both glial transformation and tumor grade. To selectively target Ad5 to IL-13Ralpha2, we constructed a replication-deficient adenoviral vector that possesses an IL-13 ligand presented by a T4 phage fibritin shaft, and designated the new virus LU-13. Western blot and sequence analyses confirmed proper trimerization and ligand presentation by the T4 fibritin shaft. Confocal microscopy analysis of primary glioma suspensions incubated with viral recombinants showed that LU-13 colocalized with IL-13Ralpha2. Luciferase transduction assays conducted in both primary and passaged glioma cell cultures exhibited at least 10-fold enhanced gene transduction. Moreover, the virus preferentially bound to glioma cells, as documented by increased adenoviral E4 DNA copy number. In vitro competition assays performed with anti-human IL-13 monoclonal antibody confirmed significant attenuation of LU-13 transduction. These results were further confirmed in vivo, where LU-13 showed a 300-fold increase in transgene expression. In summary, we describe here the development of a novel and targeted adenoviral vector that binds IL-13Ralpha2. Our findings confirm the ability of LU-13 to bind IL-13Ralpha2 and increase transgene expression, making it an attractive gene therapy vector for the treatment of malignant glioma in a clinical setting.
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- Ilya V Ulasov
- Division of Neurosurgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Joshi BH, Hogaboam C, Dover P, Husain SR, Puri RK. Role of interleukin-13 in cancer, pulmonary fibrosis, and other T(H)2-type diseases. VITAMINS AND HORMONES 2006; 74:479-504. [PMID: 17027527 DOI: 10.1016/s0083-6729(06)74019-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Interleukin (IL)-13 plays a major role in various inflammatory diseases including cancer, asthma, and allergy. It mediates a variety of different effects on various cell types including B cells, monocytes, natural killer cells, endothelial cells, and fibroblasts. IL-13 binds to two primary receptor chains IL-13Ralpha1 and IL-13Ralpha2. The IL-13Ralpha2 but not IL-13Ralpha1 chain binds IL-13 with high affinity and is overexpressed in a variety of human cancer cells derived from glioma, squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck, and AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma. We have also demonstrated that IL-13Ralpha2 expression is greatly increased in lung cells when mice were challenged intranasally with bleomycin or Aspergillus fumigatus. In addition, IL-13Ralpha2 increased in surgical lung biopsies from patients with usual interstitial pneumonia, nonspecific interstitial pneumonia, and respiratory bronchiolitic interstitial pneumonia of unknown origin. Based on various studies, it is concluded that IL-13Ralpha2-expressing cells are involved in various pulmonary pathological conditions. In contrast, normal tissues such as brain, lung, endothelial cells, and head and neck tissues express IL-13Ralpha1 chain, but show only marginal expression of IL-13Ralpha2 chain. Thus, IL-13Ralpha2 chain may serve as a novel biomarker for diseased cells such as cancer or fibrosis and a target for receptor-directed therapeutic agents. To target IL-13R, a recombinant fusion protein composed of IL-13 and a derivative of Pseudomonas exotoxin (PE) has been produced. This cytotoxin termed as IL-13PE38QQR or IL-13PE38, or IL-13PE is highly and specifically cytotoxic to a variety of human tumor cell lines. In preclinical models of human glioblastoma, head and neck and AIDS-associated Kaposi's cancer, IL-13PE has been found to have significant antitumor activity at a tolerated dose. Several phase I clinical trials have been completed in patients with recurrent malignant glioma. Recently a phase III clinical trial (PRECISE) in patients with recurrent malignant glioma has been completed recruiting a total of 294 patients. IL-13PE cytotoxin has also shown a significant therapeutic effect in preclinical bleomycin or A. fumigatus or Schistosoma mansoni-induced pulmonary pathology including granulomatous fibrosis in mouse models. A clinical study in these diseases has yet to be initiated.
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- Bharat H Joshi
- Tumor Vaccines and Biotechnology Branch, Division of Cellular and Gene Therapies, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Kellner J, Gamarra F, Welsch U, Jörres RA, Huber RM, Bergner A. IL-13Ralpha2 reverses the effects of IL-13 and IL-4 on bronchial reactivity and acetylcholine-induced Ca+ signaling. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2006; 142:199-210. [PMID: 17106207 DOI: 10.1159/000097022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2006] [Accepted: 06/20/2006] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The interleukins IL-4 and IL-13 play a key role in the pathophysiology of asthma. The interleukin receptor IL-13Ralpha2 is believed to act as a decoy receptor, but until now, the functional significance of IL-13Ralpha2 remains vague. METHODS Bronchial reactivity was quantified in murine lung slices by digital video microscopy and acetylcholine (ACH)-induced Ca(2+) signaling was measured in human airway smooth muscle cells (ASMC) using fluorescence microscopy. RESULTS IL-4 or IL-13 up to 50 ng/ml induced bronchial hyperreactivity. But after incubation with 100 ng/ml this effect was lost and bronchial responsiveness was again comparable to the control level. The effects of IL-4 and IL-13 on bronchial reactivity were paralleled by the effects on ASMC proliferation. Fifty nanograms per milliliter of IL-4 and IL-13 increased the Ca(2+) response of human ASMC to ACH. At 100 ng/ml, however, the effects of the cytokines on the Ca(2+) response were no longer evident. The expression of IL-13Ralpha2 increased with increasing concentrations of IL-4 or IL-13, reaching its maximum at 100 ng/ml. Blocking IL-13Ralpha2, the loss of the effect of IL-4 and IL-13 at 100 ng/ml on human ASMC proliferation and the ACH-induced Ca(2+) response were no longer present. CONCLUSIONS IL-4 and IL-13 induce bronchial hyperreactivity by changing the Ca(2+) homeostasis of ASMC. These effects are counteracted by IL-13Ralpha2. The biological significance of IL-13Ralpha2 might be a protective function by regulating IL-13- and IL-4-mediated signal transduction and thereby limiting pathological alterations in Th2-mediated inflammatory diseases.
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- Julia Kellner
- Pneumology, Medizinische Klinik-Innenstadt, Munich, Germany
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King GD, Curtin JF, Candolfi M, Kroeger K, Lowenstein PR, Castro MG. Gene therapy and targeted toxins for glioma. Curr Gene Ther 2006; 5:535-57. [PMID: 16457645 PMCID: PMC1629033 DOI: 10.2174/156652305774964631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The most common primary brain tumor in adults is glioblastoma. These tumors are highly invasive and aggressive with a mean survival time of nine to twelve months from diagnosis to death. Current treatment modalities are unable to significantly prolong survival in patients diagnosed with glioblastoma. As such, glioma is an attractive target for developing novel therapeutic approaches utilizing gene therapy. This review will examine the available preclinical models for glioma including xenographs, syngeneic and genetic models. Several promising therapeutic targets are currently being pursued in pre-clinical investigations. These targets will be reviewed by mechanism of action, i.e., conditional cytotoxic, targeted toxins, oncolytic viruses, tumor suppressors/oncogenes, and immune stimulatory approaches. Preclinical gene therapy paradigms aim to determine which strategies will provide rapid tumor regression and long-term protection from recurrence. While a wide range of potential targets are being investigated preclinically, only the most efficacious are further transitioned into clinical trial paradigms. Clinical trials reported to date are summarized including results from conditionally cytotoxic, targeted toxins, oncolytic viruses and oncogene targeting approaches. Clinical trial results have not been as robust as preclinical models predicted, this could be due to the limitations of the GBM models employed. Once this is addressed, and we develop effective gene therapies in models that better replicate the clinical scenario, gene therapy will provide a powerful approach to treat and manage brain tumors.
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- Gwendalyn D King
- Gene Therapeutics Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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Rustamzadeh E, Hall WA, Todhunter DA, Low WC, Liu H, Panoskaltsis-Mortari A, Vallera DA. Intracranial therapy of glioblastoma with the fusion protein DTIL13 in immunodeficient mice. Int J Cancer 2006; 118:2594-601. [PMID: 16358262 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.21647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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A fusion protein consisting of human interleukin-13 and the first 389 amino acids of diphtheria toxin was assembled in order to target human glioblastoma cell lines in a murine intracranial model. In vitro studies to determine specificity indicated that the protein called DTIL13 was highly selective for human glioblastoma. In vivo, the maximum tolerated dose of DTIL13 was 1 microg/injection given every other day and repeated for 3 days. Doses that exceeded this amount resulted in weight loss and liver damage as determined by histology and enzyme assay. Experiments in IL-4 receptor knockout mice revealed that liver toxicity was receptor-related. This same dose given to nude mice with established U373 MG brain tumors resulted in significant reductions in tumor volume and significantly prolonged survival (p<0.0001). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) proved to be extremely useful in (i) determining the ability of DTIL13 to reduce tumor size and (ii) for studying toxicity since diffusion-weighted and gradient echo-weighted MRI revealed that vascular leak syndrome was not a limiting toxicity at this dose. These results suggest that DTIL13 is as effective in an intracranial rodent model as it was in a flank model in previous studies and that DTIL13 might be an effective treatment for glioblastoma multiforme.
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- Edward Rustamzadeh
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota Cancer Research Center, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Schwartzbaum J, Ahlbom A, Malmer B, Lönn S, Brookes AJ, Doss H, Debinski W, Henriksson R, Feychting M. Polymorphisms associated with asthma are inversely related to glioblastoma multiforme. Cancer Res 2005; 65:6459-65. [PMID: 16024651 PMCID: PMC1762912 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-04-3728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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A reduced risk of primary malignant adult brain tumors is observed among people reporting asthma, hay fever, and other allergic conditions; however, findings may be attributed to prediagnostic effects of tumors or recall bias. To determine whether asthma and allergic condition polymorphisms are inversely related to glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) risk, we conducted a population-based case-control study of 111 GBM patients and 422 controls. We identified five single nucleotide polymorphisms on three genes previously associated with asthma [interleukin (IL)-4RA, IL-13, ADAM33] and one gene associated with inflammation (cyclooxygenase-2). Confirming previous literature, we found that self-reported asthma, eczema, and fever are inversely related to GBM [e.g., asthma odds ratio (OR), 0.64; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.33-1.25]. In addition, IL-4RA Ser478Pro TC, CC, and IL-4RA Gln551Arg AG, AA are positively associated with GBM (OR, 1.64; 95% CI, 1.05-2.55; 1.61; 95% CI, 1.05-2.47), whereas IL-13 -1,112 CT, TT is negatively associated with GBM (0.56; 95% CI, 0.33-0.96). Each of these polymorphism-GBM associations is in the opposite direction of a corresponding polymorphism-asthma association, consistent with previous findings that self-reported asthmatics and people with allergic conditions are less likely to have GBM than are people who do not report these conditions. Because we used germ line polymorphisms as biomarkers of susceptibility to asthma and allergic conditions, our results cannot be attributed to recall bias or effects of GBM on the immune system. However, our findings are also consistent with associations between IL-4RA, IL-13, and GBM that are independent of their role in allergic conditions.
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- Judith Schwartzbaum
- Division of Epidemiology and Biometrics, School of Public Health, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
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Puri S, Joshi BH, Sarkar C, Mahapatra AK, Hussain E, Sinha S. Expression and structure of interleukin 4 receptors in primary meningeal tumors. Cancer 2005; 103:2132-42. [PMID: 15830341 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND It was reported previously that malignant human tumors, like glioma and medulloblastoma, express high-density interleukin (IL-4) receptor mRNA and protein. Because IL-4 receptors (R) are sensitive targets for targeted therapeutics, knowledge of the expression of these receptors in other central nervous system tumors is of great interest. In this study, the authors examined the expression and subunit composition of IL-4R complex in primary human meningiomas. METHODS Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis for IL-13Ralpha1, IL-4Ralpha and IL-2Rgammac was performed on total RNA extracted from 35 meningiomas and a normal human brain tissue sample. Results were confirmed in nine randomly selected tumors by quantitative real-time PCR and in situ immunofluorescence assay. RESULTS Transcripts for the IL-4Ralpha and IL-13Ralpha1 chains were overexpressed in meningiomas compared with normal brain tissue. The levels of IL-4Ralpha mRNA appeared to be higher compared with the levels of IL-13Ralpha1 mRNA. The results also showed that tumors with higher disease grade tended to have increased mRNA expression for the IL-4Ralpha chain. This IL-4Ralpha mRNA overexpression appeared to be more frequent in younger patients (age < 37 years). The transcripts for IL-2Rgammac chain were not detected in any of the tumor samples or in normal brain tissue. Quantitative real-time PCR confirmed the results of the RT-PCR analysis. Meningiomas also demonstrated a bright immunofluorescent staining for the IL-4Ralpha and IL-13Ralpha1 chains but no staining for IL-2Rgammac. CONCLUSIONS Expression of the IL-4Ralpha and IL-13Ralpha1 chains and absence of IL-2gammac expression established that meningiomas expressed type II IL-4Rs. These receptors may serve as a target for cytotoxin/immunotoxin therapy in patients with meningioma who are not amenable to surgical resection or for recurrent tumors.
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- Sachin Puri
- Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Saito M, Murata T, Watanabe K, Kawakami K, Suzuki M, Koji T, Puri RK, Kitazato K, Kobayashi N. Adenoviral vector-mediated gene transfer of IL-13Ralpha2 chain followed by IL-13 cytotoxin treatment offers potent targeted therapy for cytotoxin-resistant cancers. Int J Cancer 2005; 116:1-8. [PMID: 15756691 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.20995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Previous studies demonstrated that IL-13Ralpha2 chain-overexpressing cancer cells were highly sensitive to IL-13 cytotoxin (IL13-PE38QQR) and could be targeted by cytotoxin treatment. However, the majority of human tumors do not express high levels of IL-13Ralpha2 chain. To expand the IL-13 cytotoxin-mediated cancer targeting therapy, we combined cytotoxin treatment with gene transfer of IL-13Ralpha2 chain. We constructed a recombinant adenoviral vector carrying the human IL-13Ralpha2 gene (Ad-IL-13Ralpha2), which expresses high levels of IL-13Ralpha2 chain on infected cells. Human cancer cell lines A549 and HOS, which originally show no IL-13Ralpha2 expression and little sensitivity to IL-13 cytotoxin, were effectively converted to become sensitive to this cytotoxin after Ad-IL-13Ralpha2 infection. The CC(50) of IL-13 cytotoxin for Ad-IL-13Ralpha2-infected A549 cells was <10 ng/ml, whereas the CC(50) for uninfected or control vector-infected cells was >500 ng/ml. We also examined the antitumor activity of IL-13 cytotoxin in an established xenograft model of cytotoxin-resistant human lung tumor. Only a single i.t. injection of Ad-IL-13Ralpha2 markedly enhanced the sensitivity of established tumors to IL-13 cytotoxin treatment; furthermore, this antitumor effect was significantly sustained for more than 1 month after the last treatment with IL-13 cytotoxin. Taken together, these results suggest the combination of adenoviral vector-mediated IL-13Ralpha2 gene transfer and IL-13 cytotoxin administration can be an effective targeting approach for several types of IL-13 cytotoxin-resistant cancers which show no or little expression of IL-13Ralpha2 chain.
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- Makoto Saito
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Infectious Agents, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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Kreitman RJ. Recombinant toxins in haematologic malignancies and solid tumours. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2005; 7:1405-27. [PMID: 15992040 DOI: 10.1517/13543784.7.9.1405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Recombinant toxins constitute a new modality for the treatment of cancer, since they target cells displaying specific surface-receptors or antigens. They are fusion proteins, which contain toxin and ligand regions, and are produced in Escherichia coli. The ligand may be a growth factor or a fragment of an antibody, and the toxin is usually one of the two bacterial toxins: Pseudomonas exotoxin and diphtheria toxin. Compared to the earlier generation chemical conjugates of ligands and toxins, recombinant toxins have many advantages, including homogeneity with respect to the connection between the ligand and toxin, ease and yield of production and small size. A variety of chemotherapy-resistant haematologic and solid tumours have been targeted with recombinant toxins, and clinical trials with many of them have recently demonstrated their effectiveness. Moreover, their unwanted toxic effects are different from those of most chemotherapeutic agents, supporting the expectation that they can be combined with existing modalities to improve the clinical resources available to treat cancer in humans.
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- R J Kreitman
- Division of Cancer Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 37/4B27, 37 Convent Drive, MSC 4255, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Izuhara K, Shirakawa T, Adra CN, Hamasaki N, Hopkin JM. Emerging therapeutic targets in allergy: IL-4Rα and Stat6. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1517/14728222.3.3.381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Parney IF, Kunwar S, McDermott M, Berger M, Prados M, Cha S, Croteau D, Puri RK, Chang SM. Neuroradiographic changes following convection-enhanced delivery of the recombinant cytotoxin interleukin 13-PE38QQR for recurrent malignant glioma. J Neurosurg 2005; 102:267-75. [PMID: 15739554 DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.2.0267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT Convection-enhanced delivery (CED) is a novel method for delivering therapeutic agents to infiltrative brain tumor cells. For agents administered by CED, changes on magnetic resonance (MR) imaging directly resulting from catheter placement, infusion, and the therapeutic compound may confound any interpretation of tumor progression. As part of an ongoing multiinstitutional Phase I study, 14 patients with recurrent malignant glioma underwent CED of interleukin (IL) 13-PE38QQR, a recombinant cytotoxin consisting of human IL-13 conjugated with a truncated Pseudomonas exotoxin. Serial neuroradiographic changes were assessed in this cohort of patients. METHODS Patients were treated in two groups: Group 1 patients received IL13-PE38QQR before and after tumor resection; Group 2 patients received infusion only after tumor resection. Preoperative and postinfusion MR images were obtained prospectively at specified regular intervals. Changes were noted along catheter tracks on postresection MR images obtained in all patients. A simple grading system was developed to describe these changes. When MR imaging changes appeared to be related to IL1 3-PE38QQR, patients were followed up without instituting new antitumor therapy. CONCLUSIONS As CED of therapeutic agents becomes more common, clinicians and investigators must become aware of associated neuroimaging changes that should be incorporated into toxicity assessment. We have developed a simple grading system to facilitate communication about these changes among investigators. Biological imaging modalities that could possibly distinguish these changes from recurrent tumor should be evaluated. In this study the authors demonstrate the challenges in determining efficacy when surrogate end points such as time to tumor progression as defined by new or progressive contrast enhancement on MR imaging are used with this treatment modality.
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- Ian F Parney
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Brain Tumor Research Center, University of California at San Francisco, California 94143-0350, USA
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Madhankumar AB, Mintz A, Debinski W. Interleukin 13 mutants of enhanced avidity toward the glioma-associated receptor, IL13Ralpha2. Neoplasia 2004; 6:15-22. [PMID: 15068667 PMCID: PMC1508627 DOI: 10.1016/s1476-5586(04)80049-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Interleukin 13 (IL13) binds a receptor that is highly overexpressed in malignant gliomas, IL13Ralpha2. IL13 protein is composed of four helices: alpha-helix A, B, C, and D, and we found a new "hot spot" in alpha-helix D that is crucial for the binding of IL13 to IL13Ralpha2. Lys-105 plus Lys-106 and Arg-109 represent this hot spot. In the current study, we have made substitutions at these three positions in IL13. We examined both neutralization of an IL13-based cytotoxin's glioma cell killing and direct receptor binding of the new IL13 mutants. We observed that Lys-105 and Arg-109 are critical for IL13 binding to IL13Ralpha2, indeed. However, new mutants of important properties were identified with regard to tumor targeting. IL13.K105R mutant, in which lysine was substituted by arginine, neutralized the killing of IL13Ralpha2-positive cells by IL13-based cytotoxin more efficiently than wild-type IL13. However, IL13.K105L or IL13.K105A was deprived of any such activity. Furthermore, IL13.K105R and IL13.R109K competed 77- and 27-fold better, respectively, with the binding of [(125)I]IL13 to the IL13Ralpha2 binding sites when compared with wild-type IL13. Thus, we have uncovered the first forms of IL13 of higher avidity toward IL13Ralpha2. These mutants should prove useful in the further design of anticancer diagnostics/therapeutics.
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- A B Madhankumar
- Department of Neurosurgery/H110, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA
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Jakubzick C, Choi ES, Kunkel SL, Evanoff H, Martinez FJ, Puri RK, Flaherty KR, Toews GB, Colby TV, Kazerooni EA, Gross BH, Travis WD, Hogaboam CM. Augmented pulmonary IL-4 and IL-13 receptor subunit expression in idiopathic interstitial pneumonia. J Clin Pathol 2004; 57:477-86. [PMID: 15113854 PMCID: PMC1770295 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2003.012799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Some idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) are characterised by fibroproliferation and deposition of extracellular matrix. Because efficacious treatment options are limited, research has been directed towards understanding the cytokine networks that may affect fibroblast activation and, hence, the progression of certain IIPs. AIMS To examine the expression of interleukin 4 (IL-4), IL-13, and their corresponding receptor subunits in the various forms of IIP and normal patient groups. METHODS Molecular and immunohistochemical analysis of IL-4, interferon gamma (IFNgamma), IL-13, IL-4 receptor (IL-R), and IL-13 receptor subunits in surgical lung biopsies (SLBs) from 39 patients (21 usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP), six non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP), eight respiratory bronchiolitic interstitial lung disease (RBILD), and five normal controls). RESULTS Molecular analysis demonstrated that IL-13Ralpha2, IL-13Ralpha1, and IL-4Ralpha were present in a greater proportion of upper and lower lobe biopsies from patients with UIP than patients with NSIP and RBILD. Immunohistochemical analysis of patients with UIP, NSIP, and RBILD revealed interstitial staining for all three receptor subunits, whereas such staining was only seen in mononuclear cells present in normal SLBs. Fibroblastic foci in patients with UIP strongly stained for IL-4Ralpha and IL-13Ralpha2. Localised expression of IL-4Ralpha was also seen in SLBs from patients with NSIP but not in other groups. CONCLUSION Some histological subtypes of IIP are associated with increased pulmonary expression of receptor subunits responsive to IL-4 and IL-13. These findings may be of particular importance in understanding the pathogenesis of IIP and, more importantly, may provide important novel therapeutic targets.
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- C Jakubzick
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0602, USA
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Jakubzick C, Choi ES, Joshi BH, Keane MP, Kunkel SL, Puri RK, Hogaboam CM. Therapeutic attenuation of pulmonary fibrosis via targeting of IL-4- and IL-13-responsive cells. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2003; 171:2684-93. [PMID: 12928422 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.171.5.2684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Severe forms of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP), such as usual interstitial pneumonia, can be impervious to modern steroid and immunosuppressive treatment regimens, thereby emphasizing the need for novel effective therapies. Consequently, research attention has been directed toward understanding the cytokine networks that may affect fibroblast activation and, hence, the progression of certain IIPs. This led us to investigate whether the specific targeting of resident lung cells responsive to IL-4 and IL-13 exerted a therapeutic effect in an experimental model of IIP, namely the bleomycin-induced model of pulmonary fibrosis. IL-4, IL-13, and their corresponding receptor subunits, IL-4Ralpha, IL-13Ralpha1, and IL-13Ralpha2, were maximally expressed at the mRNA and protein levels in whole lung samples on day 21 or 28 after an intratracheal bleomycin challenge. The intranasal administration of an IL-13 immunotoxin chimeric molecule (IL13-PE) from days 21-28, but not for 1-wk periods at earlier times, after bleomycin challenge had a significant therapeutic effect on histological and biochemical parameters of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis compared with the control group. The intranasal IL13-PE therapy significantly reduced the numbers of IL-4 and IL-13 receptor-positive mononuclear cells and macrophages and the levels of profibrotic cytokine and chemokine in the lungs of bleomycin-challenged mice on day 28. Thus, this study demonstrates that IL-4- and/or IL-13-binding cells are required for the maintenance of pulmonary fibrosis induced by bleomycin and highlights the importance of further investigation of antifibrotic therapeutics that target these cells during pulmonary fibrosis.
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MESH Headings
- Administration, Intranasal
- Animals
- Bleomycin/administration & dosage
- Chemokines/antagonists & inhibitors
- Chemokines/metabolism
- Cytokines/antagonists & inhibitors
- Cytokines/metabolism
- Female
- Flow Cytometry
- Gene Targeting/methods
- Immunotoxins/administration & dosage
- Immunotoxins/therapeutic use
- Interleukin-13/administration & dosage
- Interleukin-13/biosynthesis
- Interleukin-13/genetics
- Interleukin-13/therapeutic use
- Interleukin-13 Receptor alpha1 Subunit
- Interleukin-4/biosynthesis
- Interleukin-4/genetics
- Lung/drug effects
- Lung/immunology
- Lung/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred CBA
- Procollagen/biosynthesis
- Procollagen/genetics
- Protein Subunits/biosynthesis
- Protein Subunits/genetics
- Pulmonary Fibrosis/chemically induced
- Pulmonary Fibrosis/immunology
- Pulmonary Fibrosis/prevention & control
- Pulmonary Fibrosis/therapy
- Receptors, Interleukin/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Interleukin/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Interleukin/genetics
- Receptors, Interleukin-13
- Receptors, Interleukin-4/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Interleukin-4/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Interleukin-4/genetics
- Transcription, Genetic/immunology
- Up-Regulation/drug effects
- Up-Regulation/genetics
- Up-Regulation/immunology
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Affiliation(s)
- Claudia Jakubzick
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, 1301 Catherine Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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IL-13 was first recognized for its effects on B cells and monocytes, where it upregulated class II expression, promoted IgE class switching and inhibited inflammatory cytokine production. It was also thought to be functionally redundant with IL-4. However, studies conducted with knockout mice, neutralizing antibodies, and novel antagonists demonstrate that IL-13 possesses several unique effector functions that distinguish it from IL-4. Resistance to most gastrointestinal nematodes is mediated by type-2 cytokine responses, in which IL-13 plays a dominant role. By regulating cell-mediated immunity, IL-13 modulates resistance to intracellular organisms including Leishmania major, Leishmania mexicana, and Listeria monocytogenes. In the lung, IL-13 is the central mediator of allergic asthma, where it regulates eosinophilic inflammation, mucus secretion, and airway hyperresponsiveness. Manipulation of IL-13 effector function may also prove useful in the treatment of some cancers like B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia and Hodgkin's disease, where IL-13 modulates apoptosis or tumor cell growth. IL-13 can also inhibit tumor immunosurveillance. As such, inhibitors of IL-13 might be effective as cancer immunotherapeutics by boosting type-1-associated anti-tumor defenses. Finally, IL-13 was revealed as a potent mediator of tissue fibrosis in both schistosomiasis and asthma, which indicates that it is a key regulator of the extracellular matrix. The mechanisms that regulate IL-13 production and/or function have also been investigated, and IL-4, IL-12, IL-18, IFN-gamma, IL-10, TGF-beta, TNF-alpha, and the IL-4/IL-13 receptor complex play important roles. This review highlights the effector functions of IL-13 and describes multiple pathways for modulating its activity in vivo.
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Affiliation(s)
- Thomas A Wynn
- Immunopathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
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Mintz A, Gibo DM, Madhankumar AB, Debinski W. Molecular targeting with recombinant cytotoxins of interleukin-13 receptor alpha2-expressing glioma. J Neurooncol 2003; 64:117-23. [PMID: 12952292 DOI: 10.1007/bf02700026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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A restricted receptor for interleukin 13 (IL-13R alpha2) is over-expressed in high-grade astrocytoma (HGA), but not in normal organs. In order to design and examine new anti-HGA therapies, which are molecularly directed against IL-13R alpha2, we established an IL-13R alpha2-expressing syngeneic immunocompetent murine model of HGA. The model was obtained by transfecting G-26 murine glioma cells with IL-13R alpha2. G-26-IL-13R alpha2(+) cells, but not mock-transfected cells, became susceptible to IL-13 mutant-based cytotoxic proteins that kill human HGA cells. G-26-IL-13R alpha2(+) cells maintained their tumorigenicity in immunocompetent C57BL/J6 mice and preserved their expression of IL-13R alpha2 in vivo. These characteristics of the G-26-IL-13R alpha2(+) tumors allowed us to test molecularly defined anti-glioma passive immunotherapy. A targeted recombinant chimera cytotoxin composed of multiply mutated IL-13 (IL-13.E13Y/R66D/S69D) and a derivative of Pseudomonas exotoxin (PE), PE1E, IL-13.E13Y/R66D/S69D-PE1E, was used in anti-tumor experiments. G-26-IL-13R alpha2(+) cells were killed by IL-13.E13Y/R66D/S69D-PE1E in an IL-4-independent fashion. To test the cytotoxin in vivo, G-26-IL-13R alpha2(+) tumors were established in C57BL/J6 mice and when the tumors reached a size of at least 50 mm3, the mice were treated with IL-13.E13Y/R66D/S69D-PE1E. In the mice treated with the targeted fusion cytotoxin, the tumors regressed and 80% of the animals were cured. This study documents the establishment of an IL-13R alpha2-positive model of HGA in immunocompetent rodents. Furthermore, the effectiveness and safety of the targeted IL-13-based cytotoxin against IL-13R alpha2-expressing tumors in a more clinically relevant in vivo HGA model is promising with regard to the future clinical utility of the cytotoxin.
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Affiliation(s)
- Akiva Mintz
- Department of Neurosurgery/H110, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA
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This review provides a perspective on the role of IL-4 in relation to both normal and leukemic CLL B cells. IL-4 is a well-characterized cytokine known to be produced by normal T cells and have impact on normal B cell differentiation and proliferation. This cytokine and its receptor are now known to exist on CLL B cells. An autocrine pathway for CLL B cells is strongly supported by signaling events, alteration of apoptotic proteins and changes in apoptosis resistance. Based on the increasing knowledge regarding the IL-4 pathway unique opportunities for therapy are now available in B-CLL.
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- Neil E Kay
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Graduate and Medical Schools, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street S.W., Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Hirose H, Nakahara T, Miyakoshi J. Orientation of human glioblastoma cells embedded in type I collagen, caused by exposure to a 10 T static magnetic field. Neurosci Lett 2003; 338:88-90. [PMID: 12565147 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(02)01363-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We investigated the preferred orientation of human glioblastoma cells (A172) following exposure to static magnetic fields (SMF) at 10 Tesla in the presence or absence of collagen. A172 cells embedded in collagen gel were oriented perpendicular to the direction of the SMF. A172 cells cultured in the absence of collagen did not exhibit any specific orientation pattern after 7 days of exposure to the SMF. Thus we succeeded in evoking the magnetic orientation of human glioblastoma cells by exposure to the SMF. Our results suggest that the orientation of glioblastoma cell processes may be due to the arrangement of microtubules under the influence of magnetically oriented collagen fiber.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hideki Hirose
- Laboratory of Radiation Biology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwake, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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Kunwar S. Convection enhanced delivery of IL13-PE38QQR for treatment of recurrent malignant glioma: presentation of interim findings from ongoing phase 1 studies. ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA. SUPPLEMENT 2003; 88:105-11. [PMID: 14531568 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6090-9_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/27/2023]
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IL13PE38QQR is a recombinant toxin composed of the enzymatically-active portion of Pseudomonas Exotoxin A conjugated with human IL13. Binding of IL13-PE38 to the IL13 receptor (IL13R) permits internalization of the recombinant toxin resulting in selective and potent cytoxicity at nanomolar concentrations. Normal brain tissue expresses little or no IL13R, but malignant gliomas overexpress IL13R conferring the selective cytotoxicity to the agent. Convection-enhanced delivery (CED), a novel direct drug delivery method to tumor and peritumoral region uses positive pressure infusion to generate a pressure gradient that optimizes distribution of macromolecules within the brain. Three phase I studies have been initiated to investigate IL13-PE38QQR as an anti-tumor agent for the treatment of patients with recurrent malignant gliomas. As of January 2003 a total of 46 patients have been treated. The presentation at the March 2003 EANS Local Therapy of Glioma meeting reflects adverse event findings through January 2003 and survival data through March 2003. Intratumoral infusion with or without resection is fairly well-tolerated with corticosteroids prophylaxis particularly for patients with raised intracranial pressure. Post-resection infusion into the peritumoral brain parenchyma also appears to be very well tolerated. Histopathological tumor effect was seen at drug concentrations of 0.5-2.0 microg/mL. Although phase I studies do not focus on efficacy evaluation, prolonged survival times have been observed in this select population of patients. The preclinical data and details and preliminary results of the three clinical trials are reviewed.
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- S Kunwar
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-0112, USA.
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Madhankumar AB, Mintz A, Debinski W. Alanine-scanning mutagenesis of alpha-helix D segment of interleukin-13 reveals new functionally important residues of the cytokine. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:43194-205. [PMID: 12189139 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m205047200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We documented that alpha-helices A, C, and D in human interleukin-13 (IL13) participate in interaction with its respective receptors. We hypothesized that alpha-helix D is the site II of the cytokine that binds IL13Ralpha1, a component of the normal tissue heterodimeric signaling IL13/4 receptor (IL13/4R), and that alpha-helix D independently binds a monomeric IL13Ralpha2 receptor, which is a non-signaling glioma-restricted receptor for IL13. Therefore, we alanine-scanned mutagenized helix D of IL13 to identify the residues involved in the respective receptors interaction. Recombinant muteins of IL13 were produced in Escherichia coli, and their structural integrity and identity were verified. The alanine mutants were tested in functional cellular assays, in which IL13 interaction with IL13Ralpha2 (glioma cells) or an ability to functionally stimulate IL13/4R (TF-1 cells) were examined, and also in binding assays. We found that residues 105, 106, and 109 of the d-helix of IL13 are responsible for interacting with the glioma-associated receptor. Moreover, glutamic acids at positions 92 and 110, and leucine at position 104 was found to be important for IL13/4R stimulation. Thus, alpha-helix D of IL13 is the primary site responsible for interaction with the IL13 binding proteins. We propose a model that illustrates the binding mode of IL13 with cancer-related IL13Ralpha2 and physiological IL13/4R.
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Affiliation(s)
- A B Madhankumar
- Department of Surgery, Section of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033-0850, USA
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High-grade astrocytomas (HGA) are the most prevalent brain tumors that represent a unique pharmaceutical challenge. Their cerebral localization and characteristic features of tumor progression primarily dictate this challenge. Targeted chimera conjugate/fusion cytotoxic proteins have become the newest class of investigative drug candidates for the treatment of HGA due to their inherent properties that are compatible with drug deliveries to brain tumors. A conjugate of a human transferrin with bacterial toxin, Diphtheria toxin, has shown clinical efficacy in Phase I and II trials when administered intratumorally through convection-enhanced delivery. This immunotoxin belongs to the first group of immunotoxins that started to live up to early expectations. Other anti-brain tumor cytotoxins have entered or will enter the clinic shortly. The clinical applicability of targeted bacterial toxin-containing cytotoxins in the treatment of brain tumors warrants further development and careful clinical evaluation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Waldemar Debinski
- Section of Neurosurgery/H110, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA.
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Mintz A, Gibo DM, Slagle-Webb B, Christensen ND, Debinski W. IL-13Ralpha2 is a glioma-restricted receptor for interleukin-13. Neoplasia 2002; 4:388-99. [PMID: 12192597 PMCID: PMC1564118 DOI: 10.1038/sj.neo.7900234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2001] [Accepted: 12/27/2001] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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We have found that binding sites for interleukin-13 (IL-13) are overexpressed in a vast majority of high-grade astrocytomas (HGAs). These binding sites for IL-13 are distinct from the physiological receptor in that it does not bind IL-4. We also demonstrated that IL-13 receptor alpha 2 protein chain (IL-13Ralpha2), an IL-4-independent receptor for IL-13, is abundant among HGAs, but not in normal organs. To examine if IL-13Ralpha2 is the tumor-associated site for IL-13, we stably transfected normal Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells and glioma G-26 cells to express either human (h) or murine (m) IL-13Ralpha2. CHO-hIL-13Ralpha2(+) cells and G-26-h/mIL-13Ralpha2(+) cells, and not CHO and G-26 parental or mock-transfected cells, specifically bound IL-13 in an IL-4-independent manner. The IL-13Ralpha2(+) cells also became highly susceptible to the killing by an IL-13-based cytotoxic fusion protein. In loss of function studies, a HGA cell line, SNB-19, was transfected with antisense (as) hIL-13Ralpha2. as-SNB-19-hIL-13Ralpha2(+) cells lost their natural affinity towards IL-13 and became resistant to IL-13-based cytotoxins. The fact, that IL-13Ralpha2-positive cells bind IL-13 independent of IL-4, become susceptible to IL-13 cytotoxins, and cells deprived of IL-13Ralpha2 receptor lose these features, demonstrates that IL-13Ralpha2 is the brain tumor-associated receptor for IL-13.
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Affiliation(s)
- Akiva Mintz
- Section of Neurosurgery/H110 Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA
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- Section of Neurosurgery/H110 Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA
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- Section of Neurosurgery/H110 Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA
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- Jake Gittlen Cancer Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA
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- Section of Neurosurgery/H110 Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA
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Roy B, Bhattacharjee A, Xu B, Ford D, Maizel AL, Cathcart MK. IL‐13 signal transduction in human monocytes: phosphorylation of receptor components, association with Jaks, and phosphorylation/activation of Stats. J Leukoc Biol 2002. [DOI: 10.1189/jlb.72.3.580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Biswajit Roy
- Department of Cell Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio; and
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- Department of Cell Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio; and
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- Department of Cell Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio; and
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- Roger Williams Medical Center, Boston University, School of Medicine, Massachusetts
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- Roger Williams Medical Center, Boston University, School of Medicine, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cell Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio; and
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Li C, Hall WA, Jin N, Todhunter DA, Panoskaltsis-Mortari A, Vallera DA. Targeting glioblastoma multiforme with an IL-13/diphtheria toxin fusion protein in vitro and in vivo in nude mice. Protein Eng Des Sel 2002; 15:419-27. [PMID: 12034862 DOI: 10.1093/protein/15.5.419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Fusion proteins composed of tumor binding agents and potent catalytic toxins show promise for intracranial therapy of brain cancer and an advantage over systemic therapy. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common form of brain cancer and overexpresses IL-13R. Thus, we developed an interleukin-13 receptor targeting fusion protein, DT(390)IL13, composed of human interleukin-13 and the first 389 amino acids of diphtheria toxin. To measure its ability to inhibit GBM, DT(390)IL13 was tested in vitro and found to inhibit selectively the U373 MG GBM cell line with an IC(50) around 12 pmol/l. Cytotoxicity was neutralized by anti-human-interleukin-13 antibody, but not by control antibodies. In vivo, small U373 MG glioblastoma xenografts in nude mice completely regressed in most animals after five intratumoral injections of 1 microg of DT(390)IL13 q.o.d., but not by the control fusion protein DT(390)IL-2. DT(390)IL13 was also tested against primary explant GBM cells of a patient's excised tumor and the IC(50) was similar to that measured for U373 MG. Further studies showed a therapeutic window for DT(390)IL13 of 1-30 microg/injection and histology studies and enzyme measurements showed that the maximum tolerated dose of DT(390)IL13 had little effect on kidney, liver, spleen, lung and heart in non-tumor-bearing immunocompetent mice. Together, these data suggest that DT(390)IL13 may provide an important, alternative therapy for brain cancer.
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- Chunbin Li
- Department of Therapeutic Radiology-Radiation Oncology, Section on Experimental Cancer Immunology, University of Minnesota Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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David M, Ford D, Bertoglio J, Maizel AL, Pierre J. Induction of the IL-13 receptor alpha2-chain by IL-4 and IL-13 in human keratinocytes: involvement of STAT6, ERK and p38 MAPK pathways. Oncogene 2001; 20:6660-8. [PMID: 11709700 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1204629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2001] [Revised: 05/02/2001] [Accepted: 05/10/2001] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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IL-4 and IL-13 are related cytokines which induce both pro- and anti-inflammatory effects depending on the cell type they act upon and the nature of the receptors expressed. The type I receptor complex is composed of the IL-4Ralpha and gammac and only binds IL-4, whereas, in the type II receptor, IL-4Ralpha dimerizes with IL-13Ralpha1 upon either IL-4 or IL-13 binding. Another ligand binding chain potentially implicated in the IL-4/IL-13 receptor has been described, the IL-13Ralpha2, but the regulation of its expression and its role in IL-4/IL-13 transduction is poorly understood. In this study we report that IL-4 and IL-13 upregulate IL-13Ralpha2 at both the mRNA and protein levels in the keratinocyte cell line HaCaT. In these cells, IL-4 or IL-13 were shown to activate the Janus Kinases JAK1 and JAK2, the transcription factor STAT6, and the ERK and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases. We show that IL-4 or IL-13-induced IL-13Ralpha2 mRNA expression was inhibited by the ERK inhibitor U0126, the JAK inhibitor AG490 and, to a lesser extent, the p38 MAPK inhibitor SB203580. Moreover, expression of a constitutive active mutant of STAT6 alone did not modify IL-13Ralpha2 mRNA expression, but potentiated the effects of IL-4 or IL-13 on IL-13Ralpha2 expression. The constitutive active mutants of MEK1 or MKK6 increased the level of expression of IL-13Ralpha2 mRNA even in absence of stimulation. Our findings demonstrate, for the first time, that IL-4 and IL-13 can induce IL-13Ralpha2 expression in keratinocytes, and that the ERK and p38 MAPK together with JAK2 and STAT6 play a critical role in this process.
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Affiliation(s)
- M David
- INSERM U461, Faculte de Pharmacie, 5, rue JB Clement, 92296 Chatenay Malabry Cedex, France
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Bernard J, Treton D, Vermot-Desroches C, Boden C, Horellou P, Angevin E, Galanaud P, Wijdenes J, Richard Y. Expression of interleukin 13 receptor in glioma and renal cell carcinoma: IL13Ralpha2 as a decoy receptor for IL13. J Transl Med 2001; 81:1223-31. [PMID: 11555670 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3780336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Glioma and renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cells express high affinity interleukin 13 (IL13) binding sites, but only RCC cell proliferation was inhibited by IL13. Both of these two cell types are IL2-receptor (gamma)c chain-negative. We thus used these cell models to investigate the patterns of expression of IL13Ralpha1, IL13Ralpha2, and IL4Ralpha chains and the role of IL13Ralpha2 in the response to IL13. Using new specific antibodies and flow cytometry, we observed a similar surface expression of IL4Ralpha and IL13Ralpha1 chains in most RCC and glioma cells, whereas IL13Ralpha2 was only present on five of six glioma cell lines. In all glioma cell lines, the amount of IL13Ralpha2 expression was 10 to 30 times higher than that of the two other chains. Although there was no surface or intracellular expression of IL13Ralpha2, its mRNA was detected in three of seven RCC cell lines. The expression on RCC cells of IL13Ralpha2 mRNA and/or that of high-affinity IL13 binding sites is not sufficient to predict IL13Ralpha2 protein expression. Blocking experiments showed that IL4 and IL13 strongly inhibited RCC cell proliferation through a unique receptor composed of IL4Ralpha and IL13Ralpha1 chains. Using RCC cells stably transfected with IL13Ralpha2 cDNA, we showed that the overexpression of IL13Ralpha2 decreased the response to IL13 but not that to IL4. Our results demonstrate that IL13Ralpha2 acts as a decoy receptor for IL13 and that it may exert a tight regulation of IL13 activity without impairing the IL4 response of the same cell target.
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MESH Headings
- Carcinoma, Renal Cell/metabolism
- Cell Membrane/metabolism
- Central Nervous System Neoplasms/metabolism
- Glioma/metabolism
- Interleukin-13/pharmacology
- Interleukin-4/pharmacology
- Kidney Neoplasms/metabolism
- Protein Isoforms/genetics
- Protein Isoforms/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptors, Interleukin/genetics
- Receptors, Interleukin/metabolism
- Receptors, Interleukin/physiology
- Receptors, Interleukin-13
- Receptors, Interleukin-4/genetics
- Receptors, Interleukin-4/metabolism
- Receptors, Interleukin-4/physiology
- Tissue Extracts/metabolism
- Tumor Cells, Cultured/drug effects
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Affiliation(s)
- J Bernard
- INSERM U 131, Institut Paris-Sud sur les Cytokines, Clamart, France
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Oshima Y, Puri RK. Suppression of an IL-13 autocrine growth loop in a human Hodgkin/Reed-Sternberg tumor cell line by a novel IL-13 antagonist. Cell Immunol 2001; 211:37-42. [PMID: 11585386 DOI: 10.1006/cimm.2001.1828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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IL-13 has been proposed to be an autocrine growth factor for Hodgkin/Reed-Sternberg tumor cells (H/RS cells). Since we have recently identified and produced a novel IL-13 antagonist (IL-13E13K) that can suppress the biological activity of IL-13, here we examined whether IL-13E13K can inhibit growth of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL)-derived cell lines. IL-13E13K not only inhibited the growth of an unstimulated H/RS cell line (L1236) but also cells that were stimulated by exogenous IL-13 in a dose-dependent manner. Several HL-derived cell lines expressed IL-13 message and protein and message for various chains of IL-13R. H/RS cell lines expressed mRNA for the IL-13R alpha 1, IL-4R alpha, and IL-2R gamma chains. However, none of these cell lines expressed the IL-13R alpha 2 chain. An H/RS cell line (L1236) internalized the ligand-receptor complex after binding to a fusion protein composed of IL-13 and a mutated form of Pseudomonas exotoxin A (IL-13-PE38QQR, or IL-13 cytotoxin), as IL-13 cytotoxin was specifically cytotoxic to H/RS cells in vitro. These results indicate that IL-13E13K and IL-13 cytotoxin can effectively suppress growth of a L1236 H/RS cell line. Therefore, additional studies should be performed to determine the expression of IL-13 and IL-13R in primary clinical samples of Hodgkin's lymphoma and both agents should be further tested in vitro and in vivo as possible therapeutic agents for HL.
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- Y Oshima
- The Laboratory of Molecular Tumor Biology, Division of Cellular and Gene Therapies, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 29 Lincoln Drive, NIH Building 29B, Room 2NN10, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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