Paradoxical effects of adenovirus-mediated blockade of TNF activity in murine collagen-induced arthritis.

Collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) is an experimental model of arthritis widely used to dissect the pathogenesis of human rheumatoid arthritis and to identify potential therapeutic targets. Among these, TNF-alpha has been recognized to play an important role. Here we investigate the feasibility and th...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Quattrocchi, E, Walmsley, M, Browne, K, Williams, R, Marinova-Mutafchieva, L, Buurman, W, Butler, D, Feldmann, M
Materialtyp: Journal article
Språk:English
Publicerad: 1999
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author Quattrocchi, E
Walmsley, M
Browne, K
Williams, R
Marinova-Mutafchieva, L
Buurman, W
Butler, D
Feldmann, M
author_facet Quattrocchi, E
Walmsley, M
Browne, K
Williams, R
Marinova-Mutafchieva, L
Buurman, W
Butler, D
Feldmann, M
author_sort Quattrocchi, E
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description Collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) is an experimental model of arthritis widely used to dissect the pathogenesis of human rheumatoid arthritis and to identify potential therapeutic targets. Among these, TNF-alpha has been recognized to play an important role. Here we investigate the feasibility and therapeutic efficacy of prolonged blockade of TNF-alpha activity through the adenovirus-mediated gene delivery of a dimeric chimeric human p55 TNFR-IgG fusion protein and compare it to protein therapy in established CIA. A single i.v. administration of the replication-deficient adenovirus yielded microgram serum levels of the chimeric fusion protein and ameliorated CIA for 10 days. Subsequently, benefit was lost and a rebound to greater inflammatory activity was observed despite the continual presence of bioactive TNFR fusion protein. A similar trend was also observed in mice injected directly with comparable amounts of a human TNFR-IgG fusion protein, whereas the administration of a control adenovirus-encoding beta-galactosidase or of a control human IgG1 protein did not significantly affect the disease course. The mechanisms of the rebound of CIA were investigated, and augmented Ab response to collagen type II and TNFR were identified as potential causes. Our results confirm the feasibility of adenovirus-mediated gene delivery of cytokine inhibitors in animal models of autoimmune diseases for investigational purposes and highlight the importance of prolonged studies. Further investigations are needed to optimize ways of exploiting the potential of adenoviral gene therapy in RA.
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spelling oxford-uuid:8a5ac0a7-b883-42a3-9586-c3ee6b208c7f2022-03-26T22:30:57ZParadoxical effects of adenovirus-mediated blockade of TNF activity in murine collagen-induced arthritis.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:8a5ac0a7-b883-42a3-9586-c3ee6b208c7fEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford1999Quattrocchi, EWalmsley, MBrowne, KWilliams, RMarinova-Mutafchieva, LBuurman, WButler, DFeldmann, MCollagen-induced arthritis (CIA) is an experimental model of arthritis widely used to dissect the pathogenesis of human rheumatoid arthritis and to identify potential therapeutic targets. Among these, TNF-alpha has been recognized to play an important role. Here we investigate the feasibility and therapeutic efficacy of prolonged blockade of TNF-alpha activity through the adenovirus-mediated gene delivery of a dimeric chimeric human p55 TNFR-IgG fusion protein and compare it to protein therapy in established CIA. A single i.v. administration of the replication-deficient adenovirus yielded microgram serum levels of the chimeric fusion protein and ameliorated CIA for 10 days. Subsequently, benefit was lost and a rebound to greater inflammatory activity was observed despite the continual presence of bioactive TNFR fusion protein. A similar trend was also observed in mice injected directly with comparable amounts of a human TNFR-IgG fusion protein, whereas the administration of a control adenovirus-encoding beta-galactosidase or of a control human IgG1 protein did not significantly affect the disease course. The mechanisms of the rebound of CIA were investigated, and augmented Ab response to collagen type II and TNFR were identified as potential causes. Our results confirm the feasibility of adenovirus-mediated gene delivery of cytokine inhibitors in animal models of autoimmune diseases for investigational purposes and highlight the importance of prolonged studies. Further investigations are needed to optimize ways of exploiting the potential of adenoviral gene therapy in RA.
spellingShingle Quattrocchi, E
Walmsley, M
Browne, K
Williams, R
Marinova-Mutafchieva, L
Buurman, W
Butler, D
Feldmann, M
Paradoxical effects of adenovirus-mediated blockade of TNF activity in murine collagen-induced arthritis.
title Paradoxical effects of adenovirus-mediated blockade of TNF activity in murine collagen-induced arthritis.
title_full Paradoxical effects of adenovirus-mediated blockade of TNF activity in murine collagen-induced arthritis.
title_fullStr Paradoxical effects of adenovirus-mediated blockade of TNF activity in murine collagen-induced arthritis.
title_full_unstemmed Paradoxical effects of adenovirus-mediated blockade of TNF activity in murine collagen-induced arthritis.
title_short Paradoxical effects of adenovirus-mediated blockade of TNF activity in murine collagen-induced arthritis.
title_sort paradoxical effects of adenovirus mediated blockade of tnf activity in murine collagen induced arthritis
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