Biotherapeutics Translational Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Department of Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
MAbs. 2024 Jan-Dec;16(1):2435478. doi: 10.1080/19420862.2024.2435478. Epub 2024 Nov 28.
Therapeutic angiogenesis by intentional formation of blood vessels is essential for treating various ischemic diseases, including limb ischemia. Because Wnt/β-catenin and angiopoietin-1/Tie2 signaling play important roles in endothelial survival and vascular stability, coactivation of these signaling pathways can potentially achieve therapeutic angiogenesis. In this study, we developed a bifunctional antibody fusion, consisting of a Tie2-agonistic antibody and the Furin domains of R-spondin 3 (RSPO3), to simultaneously activate Tie2 and Wnt/β-catenin signaling. We identified a Tie2-agonistic antibody T11 that cross-reacted with the extracellular domain of human and mouse Tie2, and evaluated its ability to increase endothelial cell survival and tube formation. We generated a bifunctional T11-RF12 by fusing T11 with the Furin-1 and -2 domains of RSPO3. T11-RF12 could bind not only to Tie2, but also to LGR5 and ZNRF3, which are counterparts of the Furin-1 and -2 domains. T11-RF12 significantly increased Wnt/β-catenin signaling, as well as the formation of capillary-like endothelial tubes, regardless of the presence of Wnt ligands. Coactivation of Tie2 and Wnt/β-catenin signaling by T11-RF12 increased the blood flow, and thereby reduced foot necrosis in a mouse hindlimb ischemia model. In particular, T11-RF12 induced therapeutic angiogenesis by promoting vessel stabilization through pericyte coverage and retaining endothelial expression of Frizzled 10 and active β-catenin. These results indicate that the agonistic synergism of Tie2 and Wnt/β-catenin signaling achieved using T11-RF12 is a novel therapeutic option with potential for treating limb ischemia and other ischemic diseases.
通过有意形成血管来实现治疗性血管生成对于治疗各种缺血性疾病(包括肢体缺血)至关重要。由于 Wnt/β-catenin 和血管生成素-1/Tie2 信号通路在血管内皮细胞存活和血管稳定性中发挥重要作用,因此这些信号通路的共同激活可能实现治疗性血管生成。在这项研究中,我们开发了一种双功能抗体融合物,由 Tie2 激动性抗体和 R-spondin 3(RSPO3)的 Furcin 结构域组成,以同时激活 Tie2 和 Wnt/β-catenin 信号通路。我们鉴定了一种与人和鼠 Tie2 的细胞外结构域发生交叉反应的 Tie2 激动性抗体 T11,并评估了其增加内皮细胞存活和管状结构形成的能力。我们通过将 T11 与 RSPO3 的 Furcin-1 和 -2 结构域融合生成了双功能 T11-RF12。T11-RF12 不仅可以与 Tie2 结合,还可以与 LGR5 和 ZNRF3 结合,后者是 Furcin-1 和 -2 结构域的对应物。T11-RF12 显著增加了 Wnt/β-catenin 信号通路,以及毛细血管样内皮管的形成,而无需 Wnt 配体的存在。T11-RF12 通过促进周细胞覆盖和保留内皮细胞中 Frizzled 10 和活性 β-catenin 的表达来增加血流,从而减少小鼠后肢缺血模型中的足部坏死。特别是,T11-RF12 通过促进血管稳定来诱导治疗性血管生成,通过周细胞覆盖和保留内皮细胞中 Frizzled 10 和活性 β-catenin 的表达来促进血管稳定。这些结果表明,使用 T11-RF12 实现的 Tie2 和 Wnt/β-catenin 信号通路的激动协同作用是一种新的治疗选择,有望治疗肢体缺血和其他缺血性疾病。
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