Gubatan John, Keyashian Kian, Rubin Samuel J S, Wang Jenny, Buckman Cyrus A, Sinha Sidhartha
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Clin Exp Gastroenterol. 2021 Aug 24;14:333-342. doi: 10.2147/CEG.S293272. eCollection 2021.
Leukocyte trafficking to the gastrointestinal tract is recognized to play a role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Integrins are expressed on immune cells and interact with cell adhesion molecules (CAM) to mediate leukocyte trafficking. Blockade of the gut-tropic integrin α4β7 and its subunits has been exploited as a therapeutic target in IBD. Natalizumab (anti-α4) is approved for moderate to severe Crohn's disease (CD), but its use is limited due to potential risk of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. Vedolizumab (anti-α4β7) is approved for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) and CD. It is the most widely used anti-integrin therapy in IBD and has been shown to be effective in both induction and maintenance therapy, with a favorable safety profile. Several models incorporating clinical, genetic, immune, gut microbial, and vitamin D markers to predict response to vedolizumab in IBD have been developed. Etrolizumab (anti-β7) blocks leukocyte trafficking via α4β7 and cell adhesion via αEβ7 integrins. Large phase 3 clinical trials evaluating efficacy of etrolizumab in the induction and maintenance of patients with IBD are underway. Other investigational anti-integrin therapies include abrilumab (anti-α4β7 IgG2), PN-943 (orally administered and gut-restricted α4β7 antagonist peptide), AJM300 (orally active small molecule inhibitor of α4), and ontamalimab (anti-MAdCAM-1 IgG).
白细胞向胃肠道的迁移被认为在炎症性肠病(IBD)的发病机制中起作用。整合素在免疫细胞上表达,并与细胞黏附分子(CAM)相互作用以介导白细胞迁移。阻断肠道嗜性整合素α4β7及其亚基已被用作IBD的治疗靶点。那他珠单抗(抗α4)被批准用于中度至重度克罗恩病(CD),但由于存在进行性多灶性白质脑病的潜在风险,其应用受到限制。维多珠单抗(抗α4β7)被批准用于治疗溃疡性结肠炎(UC)和CD。它是IBD中使用最广泛的抗整合素疗法,已被证明在诱导和维持治疗中均有效,且安全性良好。已经开发了几种结合临床、遗传、免疫、肠道微生物和维生素D标志物来预测IBD患者对维多珠单抗反应的模型。依曲珠单抗(抗β7)通过α4β7阻断白细胞迁移,并通过αEβ7整合素阻断细胞黏附。评估依曲珠单抗在IBD患者诱导和维持治疗中疗效的大型3期临床试验正在进行中。其他研究性抗整合素疗法包括阿布里单抗(抗α4β7 IgG2)、PN-943(口服给药且肠道特异性α4β7拮抗剂肽)、AJM300(α4的口服活性小分子抑制剂)和奥他利单抗(抗MAdCAM-1 IgG)。