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NATURE MEDICINE
卷 20, 期 3, 页码 313-318出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/nm.3462
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- German Ministry for Science and Education [BMBF ZooMAP 01KI1003G]
- Ludwig Demling Research Prize of the Deutsche Morbus Crohn/Colitis Ulcerosa Vereinigung
- United European Gastroenterology Federation Research Prize
As antibodies to tumor necrosis factor (TNF) suppress immune responses in Crohn's disease by binding to membrane-bound TNF (mTNF), we created a fluorescent antibody for molecular mTNF imaging in this disease. Topical antibody administration in 25 patients with Crohn's disease led to detection of intestinal mTNF(+) immune cells during confocal laser endomicroscopy. Patients with high numbers of mTNF(+) cells showed significantly higher short-term response rates (92%) at week 12 upon subsequent anti-TNF therapy as compared to patients with low amounts of mTNF(+) cells (15%). This clinical response in the former patients was sustained over a follow-up period of 1 year and was associated with mucosal healing observed in follow-up endoscopy. These data indicate that molecular imaging with fluorescent antibodies has the potential to predict therapeutic responses to biological treatment and can be used for personalized medicine in Crohn's disease and autoimmune or inflammatory disorders.
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