Targeting CD205 with the antibody drug conjugate MEN1309/OBT076 is an active new therapeutic strategy in lymphoma models
HAEMATOLOGICA
Authors: Gaudio, Eugenio; Tarantelli, Chiara; Spriano, Filippo; Guidetti, Francesca; Sartori, Giulio; Bordone, Roberta; Arribas, Alberto J.; Cascione, Luciano; Bigioni, Mario; Merlino, Giuseppe; Fiascarelli, Alessio; Bressan, Alessandro; Mensah, Afua Adjeiwaa; Golino, Gaetanina; Lucchini, Renzo; Bernasconi, Elena; Rossi, Davide; Zucca, Emanuele; Stussi, Georg; Stathis, Anastasios; Boyd, Robert S.; Dusek, Rachel L.; Bisht, Arnima; Attanasio, Nickolas; Rohlff, Christian; Pellacani, Andrea; Binaschi, Monica; Bertoni, Francesco
Abstract
Antibody drug conjugates represent an important class of anti-cancer drugs in both solid tumors and hematologic cancers. Here, we report preclinical data on the anti-tumor activity of the first-in-class antibody drug conjugate MEN1309/OBT076 targeting CD205. The study included preclinical in vitro activity screening on a large panel of cell lines, both as single agent and in combination, and validation experiments on in vivomodels. CD205 was first shown frequently expressed in lymphomas, leukemias and multiple myeloma by immunohistochemistry on tissue microarrays. Anti-tumor activity of MEN1309/OBT076 as single agent was then shown across 42 B-cell lymphoma cell lines with a median IC50 of 200 pM and induction of apoptosis in 25 of 42 (59.5%) of the cases. The activity appeared highly correlated with its target expression. After in vivo validation as the single agent, the antibody drug conjugate synergized with the BCL2 inhibitor venetoclax and the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody rituximab. The first-in-class antibody drug targeting CD205, MEN1309/OBT076, demonstrated strong pre-clinical anti-tumor activity in lymphoma, warranting further investigations as a single agent and in combination.
Selenium relieves oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis within spleen of chicken exposed to mercuric chloride
POULTRY SCIENCE
Authors: Fan, Rui-Feng; Liu, Jiang-Xiu; Yan, Yu-Xue; Wang, Lin; Wang, Zhen-Yong
Abstract
Mercuric chloride (HgCl2) is a widely distributed environmental pollutant with multiorgan toxicity including immune organs such as spleen. Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element in animal nutrition and exerts biological activity to antagonize organ toxicity caused by heavy metals. The objective of this study was to explore the underlying mechanism of the protective effects of Se against spleen damage caused by HgCl2 in chicken. Ninety male Hyline brown chicken were randomly divided into 3 groups namely Cont, HgCl2, and HgCl2+Se group. Chicken were provided with the standard diet and nontreated water, standard diet and HgCl2-treated water (250 ppm), and sodium selenite-treated diet (10 ppm) plus HgCl2-treated water (250 ppm), respectively. After being fed for 7 wk, the spleen tissues were collected, and spleen index, the microstructure of the spleen, and the indicators of oxidative stress, inflammation, apoptosis as well as heat shock proteins (HSP) were detected. First, the results of spleen index and pathological examination confirmed that Se exerted an antagonistic effect on the spleen injury induced by HgCl2. Second, Se ameliorated HgCl2-induced oxidative stress by decreasing the level of malondialdehyde and increasing the levels of glutathione, glutathione peroxidase, and total antioxidant capacity. Third, Se attenuated HgCl2-induced inflammation by decreasing the protein expression of nuclear factor kappa-B, inducible nitric oxide synthase, and cyclooxygenase-2, and the gene expression of interleukin (IL)-1 beta, IL-6, IL-8, IL-12 beta, IL-18 as well as tumor necrosis factor-alpha. Fourth, Se inhibited HgCl2-induced apoptosis by downregulating the protein expression of BCL2 antagonist/killer 1 and upregulating the protein expression of B-cell lymphoma-2. Finally, Se reversed HgCl2-triggered activation of HSP 60, 70, and 90. In conclusion, Se antagonized HgCl2-induced spleen damage in chicken, partially through the regulation of oxidative stress, inflammatory, and apoptotic signaling.