Affiliation:
1. La Jolla Pharmaccutical Company, San Diego, CA 92121
Abstract
Antiphospholipid syndrome is characterized by a prothrombotic state and the presence of β2-glycoprotein I (β2-GPI)-dependent antiphospholipid antibodies. The feasibility of a B cell tolerance-based approach for specific reduction of anti-β2-GPI antibodies was investigated. Anti-β2GPI antibodies isolated from a patient with antiphospholipid syndrome were used to screen peptide libraries expressed in phage, resulting in the identification of a phage that specifically bound anti-β2-GPl antibodies. The phage-displayed peptide was identified and chemically optimized to generate a synthetic 14-mer peptide with an internal thioether linkage (LJP 685) that retained the binding profile of the original phage. LJP 685 was conjugated to a defined, non-immunogenic organic platform to generate a tetravalent presentation of LJP 685 for use as a toleragen. Tetravalent LJP 685 induced a dose-dependent reduction in antibody levels in mice previously immunized and boosted with LJP 685 coupled to the carrier keyhole limpet hemocyanin. These experiments support the technical feasibility of a tolerance-based approach for reducing anti-β2GPI antibodies in vivo.
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