PO.CL05.13 · 临床研究

Humanized SLE mouse model for evaluating B-cell CAR-T therapy efficacy and safety

海报缩略图:Humanized SLE mouse model for evaluating B-cell CAR-T therapy efficacy and safety
编号 6714 展板 25 🕑 4/21 02:00–05:00 📍 Section 49 主讲 Qingcong Lin, PhD
分会场 Vaccines and Other Immunomodulatory Agents
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作者与单位 Authors & Affiliations

Ruowen Zhang, Thi Minh Thi Ho, Bo Peng, Hongjing Qu, Qi Jiang, Benjamin Wei, Qingcong Lin

Medicilon, Lexington, MA

摘要 Abstract

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease marked by dysregulated B-cell activation, autoantibody production, and systemic inflammation. Therapy development is limited by species-specific immune differences, poor modeling of human pathology in conventional mice, and low clinical predictive value. Similarly, immune-related adverse events (IRAEs), such as cytokine release syndrome (CRS), remain a major challenge in cell-based cancer immunotherapies like CAR-T. To address these issues, we developed a humanized preclinical SLE mouse model that mirrors human immune responses and serves as a platform to evaluate B-cell-targeted CAR-T therapies and immune toxicity.The SLE phenotype was induced by imiquimod (IMQ), a Toll-like receptor 7 agonist that activates plasmacytoid dendritic cells and B cells. In CD34⁺ humanized mice, IMQ induced a humanized SLE-like phenotype, allowing human immune cells to respond to TLR7 stimulation and closely modeling human disease.CAR-T cells were delivered in vivo using lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) conjugated with anti-CD5 antibodies to target CD5⁺ T cells. LNP internalization delivers DNA encoding a CD19-specific CAR, and transfected T cells were characterized by flow cytometry and digital droplet PCR. LNP pharmacokinetics were analyzed via LC-MS/MS, and tissue distribution was assessed by CAR gene detection.T-cell activation and CRS were monitored via multiplex assays for cytokines (IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10) and chemokines (MCP-1, CCL5). Anti-drug antibody responses were evaluated by anti-PEG ELISA and anti-CAR MSD assays. CAR-T efficacy was assessed using serum anti-dsDNA antibodies and urinary lipocalin-2, key biomarkers of SLE activity.In summary, this humanized SLE model with integrated analytical panels provides a physiologically relevant platform for evaluating therapeutic efficacy and immune toxicity, accelerating preclinical development of human-targeted therapies for autoimmune disease and cancer immunotherapy.
利益披露 Disclosure
R. Zhang, None.. T. Ho, None.. B. Peng, None.. H. Qu, None.. Q. Jiang, None.. B. Wei, None.. Q. Lin, None.

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