Novel TLR 7/8 agonists for improving NK cell mediated antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC)

Abstract There is a significant interest in designing therapeutic agents that can enhance ADCC and thereby improve clinical responses with approved antibodies. We recently reported the combination of an imidazoquinoline-based TLR7/8 agonist (522) with a monoclonal antibody improved ADCC in vitro and...

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Autores principales: Vidhi Khanna, Hyunjoon Kim, Wenqiu Zhang, Peter Larson, Manan Shah, Thomas S. Griffith, David Ferguson, Jayanth Panyam
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:27dcaeb327f34221a5a50d887ce3dbbf2021-12-02T14:11:29ZNovel TLR 7/8 agonists for improving NK cell mediated antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC)10.1038/s41598-021-83005-62045-2322https://doaj.org/article/27dcaeb327f34221a5a50d887ce3dbbf2021-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83005-6https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract There is a significant interest in designing therapeutic agents that can enhance ADCC and thereby improve clinical responses with approved antibodies. We recently reported the combination of an imidazoquinoline-based TLR7/8 agonist (522) with a monoclonal antibody improved ADCC in vitro and in vivo. In the present study, we tested several new small molecule TLR7/8 agonists that induce significantly higher cytokines compared to both the FDA-approved TLR7 agonist, imiquimod, and 522. We evaluated these agonists in combination with monoclonal antibody therapy, with the main goal of enhancing ADCC. Our studies show these TLR7/8 agonists induce robust pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion and activate NK cells. Specifically, we found the agonists 574 and 558 significantly enhanced NK cell-mediated ADCC in vitro as well as enhanced the anti-cancer efficacy of monoclonal antibodies in two different in vivo mouse models. Additionally, we found the agonists were able to stimulate CD8 T cells, likely indicative of an early adaptive immune response.Vidhi KhannaHyunjoon KimWenqiu ZhangPeter LarsonManan ShahThomas S. GriffithDavid FergusonJayanth PanyamNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
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Vidhi Khanna
Hyunjoon Kim
Wenqiu Zhang
Peter Larson
Manan Shah
Thomas S. Griffith
David Ferguson
Jayanth Panyam
Novel TLR 7/8 agonists for improving NK cell mediated antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC)
description Abstract There is a significant interest in designing therapeutic agents that can enhance ADCC and thereby improve clinical responses with approved antibodies. We recently reported the combination of an imidazoquinoline-based TLR7/8 agonist (522) with a monoclonal antibody improved ADCC in vitro and in vivo. In the present study, we tested several new small molecule TLR7/8 agonists that induce significantly higher cytokines compared to both the FDA-approved TLR7 agonist, imiquimod, and 522. We evaluated these agonists in combination with monoclonal antibody therapy, with the main goal of enhancing ADCC. Our studies show these TLR7/8 agonists induce robust pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion and activate NK cells. Specifically, we found the agonists 574 and 558 significantly enhanced NK cell-mediated ADCC in vitro as well as enhanced the anti-cancer efficacy of monoclonal antibodies in two different in vivo mouse models. Additionally, we found the agonists were able to stimulate CD8 T cells, likely indicative of an early adaptive immune response.
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Hyunjoon Kim
Wenqiu Zhang
Peter Larson
Manan Shah
Thomas S. Griffith
David Ferguson
Jayanth Panyam
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Hyunjoon Kim
Wenqiu Zhang
Peter Larson
Manan Shah
Thomas S. Griffith
David Ferguson
Jayanth Panyam
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title Novel TLR 7/8 agonists for improving NK cell mediated antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC)
title_short Novel TLR 7/8 agonists for improving NK cell mediated antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC)
title_full Novel TLR 7/8 agonists for improving NK cell mediated antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC)
title_fullStr Novel TLR 7/8 agonists for improving NK cell mediated antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC)
title_full_unstemmed Novel TLR 7/8 agonists for improving NK cell mediated antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC)
title_sort novel tlr 7/8 agonists for improving nk cell mediated antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (adcc)
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