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01.06.2011
IL-1 Receptor Accessory Protein-Ig/IL-1 Receptor Type II-Ig Heterodimer Inhibits IL-1 Response More Strongly than Other IL-1 Blocking Biopharmaceutical Agents
verfasst von:
Haruo Hanawa, Yoshimi Ota, Limin Ding, He Chang, Kaori Yoshida, Keita Otaki, Kazuhisa Hao, Sou Kasahara, Makoto Kodama, Mikio Nakazawa, Yoshifusa Aizawa
Erschienen in:
Journal of Clinical Immunology
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Ausgabe 3/2011
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Abstract
Introduction
Interleukin (IL)-1 is a key orchestrator of inflammation and IL-1 inhibitors are expected to be promising pharmaceutical agents for such pathologies. IL-1 is bound to the complex of two receptor components with much higher affinity than with either receptor component alone.
Materials and Methods
We examined the effect of a heterodimer of IL-1 receptor accessory protein (Acp)-immunoglobulin (Ig) and IL-1R type II (IL1R2)-Ig named AcP-Ig/IL1R2-Ig heterodimer, and compared its effects with other IL-1 inhibitors reported previously.
Results and Discussion
Our results demonstrated that the rat AcP-Ig/IL1R2-Ig heterodimer (IC50 = 1.95 pM) inhibited IL-1 response to a greater extent than IL1RA (IC50 = 1,935 pM), Acp-IL1R type I (IL1R1)-Ig homodimer (IC50 = 73.7 pM) and Acp-IL1R2-Ig homodimer (IC50 = 72.8 pM). Moreover, human AcP-Ig/IL1R2-Ig heterodimer (IC50 = 0.14 pM) inhibited it to a greater extent than Acp-IL1R1-Ig homodimer (IC50 = 4.48 pM) and strongly inhibited responses of both IL-1α and IL-1β.
Conclusions
The AcP-Ig/IL1R2-Ig heterodimer, which is similar to the original extracellular structure of the Acp/IL1R1 complex, may inhibit the IL-1 response more vigorously than other IL-1 blocking biopharmaceutical agents.