免疫毒素
癌症研究
内化
细胞毒性
体内
体外
表位
抗体
索拉非尼
肝细胞癌
肝癌
化学
分子生物学
生物
细胞
生物化学
免疫学
生物技术
作者
Tong Wu,Zhangyi Song,Haiqiu Huang,Tanja Jakoš,Hua Jiang,Yueqing Xie,Jianwei Zhu
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.intimp.2022.109393
摘要
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for ∼90 % of all liver cancer cases, which was the third most common cause of cancer death worldwide in 2020. Glypican-3 (GPC3) is highly and specifically expressed in HCC, which makes it a promising therapeutic target. We discovered novel antibody sequences against GPC3 from a phage display library and ranked the candidates by their binding affinity and epitope bins. Candidates with single- to double-digit nanomolar affinity were selected and expressed in Fab format and linked to a deimmunized bacterial exotoxin moiety via an intein trans-splicing reaction. The resulting immunotoxins were evaluated for their in vitro binding specificity and affinity, cell surface binding on the HepG2 or Huh7, rate of internalization, and potency of cytotoxicity. The immunotoxin called GT5 exhibited strong antigen binding and cell surface binding, as well as high internalization efficiency. The molecule GT5 was further evaluated for cytotoxicity in HepG2 and Huh7 cell-based assay and assessed for its pharmacokinetics and antitumor activity in a murine tumor xenograft model. GT5 significantly inhibited tumor growth and showed stronger potency than the chemotherapeutic drug sorafenib. In conclusion, GT5, a novel GPC3 targeting immunotoxin, was shown to have a high affinity towards GPC3 and effectively inhibit hepatocellular tumor growth in vitro and in vivo, thus providing the basis for further development of GT5 immunotoxin as a novel therapeutic modality for the treatment of liver cancer.
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