Delfos Lucie, Depuydt Marie A C, Chemaly Melody, Coyle Sophie, Schaftenaar Frank H, van Santbrink Peter J, Lindenbergh Pier P, Bernabé Kleijn Mireia N A, Costello Ciara, Power Christine A, Coll Rebecca, Peace Aaron, Gregory-Ksander Meredith, Foks Amanda C, Kuiper Johan, McGilligan Victoria, Bot Ilze
Division of BioTherapeutics, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Personalised Medicine Centre, School of Medicine, Ulster University, Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
JACC Basic Transl Sci. 2025 Jun;10(6):826-840. doi: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2024.12.012. Epub 2025 Mar 5.
The NLRP3 inflammasome contributes to the inflammatory process in atherosclerosis by producing IL-1β. Components of the intracellular NLRP3 inflammasome have been shown to be expressed by macrophages in the atherosclerotic plaque and are a potential therapeutic target. We aimed to determine the efficacy of the novel bispecific antibody InflamAb, designed to target the interleukin-1 receptor type 1 and the NLRP3 inflammasome, in inhibiting atherosclerosis. InflamAb effectively inhibited IL-1β secretion from bone marrow-derived macrophages and reduced circulating IL-1β levels in vivo. Furthermore, InflamAb treatment significantly inhibited atherosclerotic plaque development, accompanied by a reduction in relative macrophage and necrotic core content. InflamAb treatment did not affect the size of established atherosclerotic lesions; however, InflamAb significantly reduced relative macrophage and necrotic core content in these plaques. To conclude, inhibition of the NLRP3 inflammasome by the bispecific antibody InflamAb shows promising efficacy in inhibiting atherosclerotic plaque development and destabilization in Apoe mice.
NLRP3炎性小体通过产生白细胞介素-1β(IL-1β)促进动脉粥样硬化中的炎症过程。细胞内NLRP3炎性小体的成分已被证明在动脉粥样硬化斑块中的巨噬细胞中表达,并且是一个潜在的治疗靶点。我们旨在确定新型双特异性抗体InflamAb(设计用于靶向1型白细胞介素-1受体和NLRP3炎性小体)在抑制动脉粥样硬化方面的疗效。InflamAb有效抑制骨髓来源巨噬细胞分泌IL-1β,并降低体内循环IL-1β水平。此外,InflamAb治疗显著抑制动脉粥样硬化斑块的发展,同时相对巨噬细胞和坏死核心含量减少。InflamAb治疗不影响已形成的动脉粥样硬化病变的大小;然而,InflamAb显著降低了这些斑块中相对巨噬细胞和坏死核心的含量。总之,双特异性抗体InflamAb抑制NLRP3炎性小体在抑制Apoe小鼠动脉粥样硬化斑块发展和不稳定方面显示出有前景的疗效。
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