Novel Anti-cd4o antibodies and use thereof

an anti-cd4o and anti-cd4o technology, applied in the field of new anti-cd4o antibodies, can solve the problems of failure of blood sugar control, non-normal expression of ligands, and inability to prevent complications, and achieve excellent anti-cancer effects

Pending Publication Date: 2022-04-14
PB IMMUNE THERAPEUTICS INC
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The anti-CD40 antibody effectively suppresses immune rejection and autoimmune diseases, enhancing the long-term survival of transplanted islets and reducing side effects, making it suitable for treating type I diabetes and other autoimmune conditions.

Problems solved by technology

However, the CD40 ligands are not normally expressed on stationary human T cells.
In a main mechanism, the destruction of beta cells (β cells) by T cells leads to insufficient insulin production, leading to failure of blood sugar control.
In the long run, insulin therapy does not prevent the risk of developing hypoglycemia, and thus does not prevent the occurrence of complications.
Antigen nonspecific immunomodulators are also effective only in early onset patients and thus a coverage thereof is very limited.
The nonspecific immunomodulators affect the general immune system and cause side effects.
However, the regenerative approaches have not been studied much and there are no clinical applications for regenerative approaches.
Paradoxically, however, immunosuppressants currently used in allogeneic islet transplantation interfere with the engraftment of the implanted islet.
Long-term use thereof not only causes various side effects to the recipients, but also leads to the death of islets, which is a major obstacle to the long-term survival of islets.

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[0127] Sequence of anti-CD40-antibody according to the present disclosure

[0128]The present inventors cloned nucleic acids encoding heavy and light chain fragments from hybridomas producing anti-CD40 antibodies to analyze the structure of antibodies produced according to the present disclosure.

[0129]Cloning and sequence determination were made as follows.

[0130]When using the RNA miniprep kit (Qiagen) according to the producer's method for cloning the gene, RNA was extracted from RM8G-1 hybridoma cells obtained in Example 1, and then PCR was performed to synthesize cDNA.

[0131]PCR conditions and cloning methods for the synthesis of heavy chain cDNA and light chain cDNA are as follows:

[0132]The CD40 antigen-specific antibody and RM8G-1 antibody gene were cloned using Mouse Ig-Primer Set (Millipore, Cat. #: 69831). PCR was performed on RNA isolated from RM8G-1 hybridoma using Mouse Ig-Primer Set. The PCR result was inserted into a pGem-T vector (Promega, Cat. #: A3600), and then the DNA ...

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[0135] Determination of CD40 antigen epitope recognized by anti-CD40 antibody according to the present disclosure

[0136]The present inventors identified human CD40 antigen epitopes recognized by the anti-CD40 antibodies according to the present disclosure.

[0137]For epitope mapping, 277 peptides composed of 15 amino acids among the amino acid sequences of the human CD40 antigen were prepared and then the peptide microarray was performed using the prepared 277 peptides. One peptide is composed of 15 amino acids, 14 of which were duplicated. Since the peptide microarray plate was prepared in a duplicated manner, 78 negative control peptide spots which may not react with the total 554 peptide spots were prepared. One peptide microarray plate reacted with goat anti-IgG (H+L) Dylight680 antibody (1:5000) and we identified whether background reaction occurs. The other three microarray plates reacted with RM8G-1 at concentrations of 1 μg / ml, 10 μg / ml and 100 μg / ml, followed by washing, and t...

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[0144] Antagonistic Effect of Anti-CD40 Antibodies in accordance with the Present Disclosure

[0145]The present inventors identified the antagonistic effect of the novel anti-CD40 antibody according to the present disclosure prepared in Example 1.

[0146]4-1. Inhibition of CD40-CD154 signaling by anti-CD40 antibodies according to the present disclosure

[0147]The present inventors identified the ability to inhibit CD40-CD154 signaling by the anti-CD40 antibody (RM8G-1) according to the present disclosure.

[0148]To identify the signaling inhibitory effects of RM8G-1, PBMC was isolated from the blood of rhesus monkey as a primate, and His-tag CD40L was reacted therewith. At this time, the reaction product was treated with RM8G-1 at a varying concentration, and they reacted at room temperature for 30 minutes. After washing, flow cytometry was performed by ice reaction thereof with anti-histidine-FITC antibody for 40 minutes. After flow cytometry, FITC expression is indicated as a mean-fluores...

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Abstract

The present invention relates to novel anti-CD40 antibodies and a use thereof and, more specifically, provided are a pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing autoimmune diseases and a composition for inhibiting immune rejection during organ transplantation, both compositions containing, as an active ingredient, novel anti-CD40 antibodies that specifically bind to a novel epitope of CD40. Novel anti-CD40 antibodies of the present invention directly target CD40, but not CD40 ligands, and block the signaling of CD40-CD154 without stimulating platelets so as to exhibit excellent antagonistic effects, thereby being expected to be usable as a preparation effective in the treatment of autoimmune diseases and the inhibition of organ transplantation rejection.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present disclosure relates to a novel anti-CD40 antibody and its use.BACKGROUND ART[0002]A CD40 signal transduction pathway depends on combined regulations of many intracellular factors. Like other members of a TNF receptor family, CD40 binds with CD40L (either solid CD40L or soluble CD40L) and reacts with TRAF proteins (TNF receptor factor-binding proteins), such as TRAF2 and TRAF3, which mediate intracellular signals. TRAF converts the signal into a nucleus via map kinases such as NIK (NF-κ induced Kinase) and I-kappa B Kinase (IKK α / β), ultimately activates the transcription factor NF-κB (Young et al. (1998) Immunol. Today 19:502-06). Signaling via Ras and MEK / ERK pathways has also been demonstrated in a subset of B cells. Additional pathways included in the CD40 cell signaling include the PI3K / Akt pathway and the P38 MAPK pathway (Craxton et al. (1998) J. Immunol. 5: 439-447).[0003]Signaling via CD40 has been shown to prevent cell death from apoptosis (M...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C07K16/28A61P37/06
CPCC07K16/2878A61K45/06A61P37/06C07K2317/565C07K2317/76C07K2317/34C07K2317/92C07K2317/71C07K2317/33A61K2039/505C07K2317/24
InventorPARK, CHUNG GYUKIM, JUNG SIK
OwnerPB IMMUNE THERAPEUTICS INC