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DISEASE MODELS & MECHANISMS
Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
COMPANY BIOLOGISTS LTD
DOI: 10.1242/dmm.046995
Keywords
NOD; Scid IL2R gamma null; NSG mice; Ulcerative colitis; Anti-CD252 antibodies; Inflammatory bowel disease; Oxelumab
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- Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
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This study aimed to demonstrate patient stratification for oxelumab treatment using immune profiling and a humanized mouse model of UC. Results showed significant differences in OX40L expression levels between UC and non-UC donors. The efficacy of oxelumab in reducing clinical scores and inflammation was slightly better than adalimumab, suggesting a potential benefit for patients with elevated OX40L levels.
This study's aim was to demonstrate that the combination of patient immune profiling and testing in a humanized mouse model of ulcerative colitis (UC) might lead to patient stratification for treatment with oxelumab. First, immunological profiles of UC patients and non-UC donors were analyzed for CD4+ T cells expressing OX40 (CD134; also known as TNFRSF4) and CD14+ monocytes expressing OX40L (CD252; also known as TNFSF4) by flow cytometric analysis. A significant difference was observed between the groups for CD14+ OX40L+ (UC: n=11, 85.44 +/- 21.17, mean +/- s.d.; non-UC: n=5, 30.7 +/- 34.92; P=0.02), whereas no significant difference was detected for CD4+ OX40+. CD14+ OX40L+ monocytes were correlated significantly with T helper 1 and 2 cells. Second, NOD/Scid IL2R gamma null mice were reconstituted with peripheral blood mononuclear cells from UC donors exhibiting elevated levels of OX40L, and the efficacy of oxelumab was compared with that of adalimumab. The clinical, colon and histological scores and the serum concentrations of IL-6, IL-1 beta and glutamic acid were assessed. Treatment with oxelumab or adalimumab resulted in significantly reduced clinical, colon and histological scores, reduced serum concentrations of IL-6 and reduced frequencies of splenic human effector memory T cells and switched B cells. Comparison of the efficacy of adalimumab and oxelumab by orthogonal partial least squares discrimination analysis revealed that oxelumab was slightly superior to adalimumab; however, elevated serum concentrations of glutamic acid suggested ongoing inflammation. These results suggest that oxelumab addresses the pro-inflammatory arm of inflammation while promoting the remodeling arm and that patients exhibiting elevated levels of OX40L might benefit from treatment with oxelumab.
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