Laboratory of Molecular Immunology and Immunotherapy, Faculty of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
Laboratory of Molecular Immunology and Immunotherapy, Faculty of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Life Sci Alliance. 2024 Nov 4;8(1). doi: 10.26508/lsa.202402996. Print 2025 Jan.
The development and application of human TCR-like (TCRL) antibodies recognizing disease-specific MHC-peptide complexes may prove as an important tool for basic research and therapeutic applications. Multiple sclerosis is characterized by aberrant CD4 T-cell response to self-antigens presented by MHC class II molecules. This led us to select a panel of TCRL Abs targeting the immunodominant autoantigenic epitope MOG derived from myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) presented on HLA-DR2, which is associated with multiple sclerosis (MS). We demonstrate that these TCRL Abs bind with high specificity to human HLA-DR2/MOG-derived MHC class II molecules and can detect APCs that naturally present the MS-associated autoantigen in the humanized EAE transgenic mouse model. The TCRL Abs can block ex vivo and in vivo CD4 T-cell proliferation in response to MOG stimulation in an antigen-specific manner. Most significantly, administration of TCRL Abs to MOG-induced EAE model in HLA-DR2 transgenic mice both prevents and regresses established EAE. TCRL function was associated with a reduction in autoreactive pathogenic T-cell infiltration into the CNS, along with modulation of activated CD11b+ macrophages/microglial APCs. Collectively, these findings demonstrate the combined action of TCRL Abs in blocking TCR-MHC interactions and modulating APC presentation and activation, leading to a profound antigen-specific inhibitory effect on the neuroinflammatory process, resulting in regression of EAE. Our study constitutes an in vivo proof of concept for the utility of TCR-like antibodies as antigen-specific immunomodulators for CD4-mediated autoimmune diseases such as MS, validating the importance of the TCR-MHC axis as a therapeutic target for various autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
人类 TCR 样(TCRL)抗体的开发和应用识别疾病特异性 MHC-肽复合物可能成为基础研究和治疗应用的重要工具。多发性硬化症的特征是异常的 CD4 T 细胞对 MHC 类 II 分子呈递的自身抗原的反应。这导致我们选择了一组针对髓鞘少突胶质细胞糖蛋白(MOG)衍生的免疫优势自身抗原表位 MOG 的 TCRL Abs,该表位在与多发性硬化症(MS)相关的 HLA-DR2 上呈递。我们证明这些 TCRL Abs 与人 HLA-DR2/MOG 衍生的 MHC 类 II 分子具有高度特异性结合,并可以检测在人源化 EAE 转基因小鼠模型中自然呈递与 MS 相关自身抗原的 APC。TCRL Abs 可以以抗原特异性方式阻断体外和体内针对 MOG 刺激的 CD4 T 细胞增殖。最重要的是,在 HLA-DR2 转基因小鼠的 MOG 诱导的 EAE 模型中给予 TCRL Abs 可预防和逆转已建立的 EAE。TCRL 功能与自身反应性致病性 T 细胞浸润中枢神经系统的减少有关,同时还调节活化的 CD11b+巨噬细胞/小胶质细胞 APC。总之,这些发现表明 TCRL Abs 结合阻断 TCR-MHC 相互作用和调节 APC 呈递和激活,导致对神经炎症过程产生深刻的抗原特异性抑制作用,从而导致 EAE 的消退。我们的研究构成了 TCR 样抗体作为 CD4 介导的自身免疫性疾病(如 MS)的抗原特异性免疫调节剂的体内概念验证,验证了 TCR-MHC 轴作为各种自身免疫性和炎症性疾病的治疗靶点的重要性。
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