Reidy Megan, Khan Meerah, Mills Elizabeth A, Wu Qi, Garton Josh, Draayer Dean E, Zahoor Insha, Giri Shailendra, Axtell Robert C, Mao-Draayer Yang
Autoimmunity Center of Excellence, Multiple Sclerosis Center of Excellence, Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.
Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, 57 West 57th Street, Suite 904, New York, NY 10019, USA.
Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Apr 19;26(8):3880. doi: 10.3390/ijms26083880.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. The therapeutic landscape for MS has evolved significantly since the 1990s, with the development of more than 20 different disease-modifying therapies (DMTs). These therapies effectively manage relapses and inflammation, but most have failed to meaningfully prevent disease progression. While classically understood as a T cell-mediated condition, the most effective DMTs in slowing progression also target B cells. Novel classes of MS therapies in development, including anti-CD40L monoclonal antibodies, CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells, and Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors show greater capacity to target and eliminate B cells in the brain/CNS, as well as impacting T-cell and innate immune compartments. These approaches may help tackle the disease at its immunopathological core, addressing both peripheral and central immune responses that drive MS progression. Another emerging therapeutic strategy is to use bispecific antibodies, which have the potential for dual-targeting various disease aspects such as immune activation and neurodegeneration. As such, the next generation of MS therapies may be the first to reduce both inflammatory demyelination and disease progression in a clinically meaningful way. Their ability to target specific immune cell populations while minimizing broad immune suppression could also lead to better safety profiles. Here, we explore the biological rationale, advantages, limitations, and clinical progress of these emerging immunotherapies for relapsing-remitting and progressive forms of MS.
多发性硬化症(MS)是一种中枢神经系统的自身免疫性脱髓鞘疾病。自20世纪90年代以来,随着20多种不同疾病修正疗法(DMTs)的发展,MS的治疗格局发生了显著变化。这些疗法有效地控制了复发和炎症,但大多数未能有效预防疾病进展。虽然传统上认为MS是一种由T细胞介导的疾病,但在减缓疾病进展方面最有效的DMTs也靶向B细胞。正在研发的新型MS疗法,包括抗CD40L单克隆抗体、CD19嵌合抗原受体(CAR)T细胞和布鲁顿酪氨酸激酶(BTK)抑制剂,显示出更强的靶向和清除脑/中枢神经系统中B细胞的能力,同时也影响T细胞和固有免疫区室。这些方法可能有助于从免疫病理学核心解决该疾病,应对驱动MS进展的外周和中枢免疫反应。另一种新兴的治疗策略是使用双特异性抗体,其有可能双靶点作用于免疫激活和神经退行性变等各种疾病方面。因此,下一代MS疗法可能是首批以临床有意义的方式同时减少炎症性脱髓鞘和疾病进展的疗法。它们靶向特定免疫细胞群体同时尽量减少广泛免疫抑制的能力,也可能带来更好的安全性。在此,我们探讨这些针对复发缓解型和进展型MS的新兴免疫疗法的生物学原理、优势、局限性及临床进展。
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