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Inhibition of weak-affinity epitope-IgE interactions prevents mast cell degranulation.


ABSTRACT: Development of specific inhibitors of allergy has had limited success, in part, owing to a lack of experimental models that reflect the complexity of allergen-IgE interactions. We designed a heterotetravalent allergen (HtTA) system, which reflects epitope heterogeneity, polyclonal response and number of immunodominant epitopes observed in natural allergens, thereby providing a physiologically relevant experimental model to study mast cell degranulation. The HtTA design revealed the importance of weak-affinity epitopes in allergy, particularly when presented with high-affinity epitopes. The effect of selective inhibition of weak-affinity epitope-IgE interactions was investigated with heterobivalent inhibitors (HBIs) designed to simultaneously target the antigen- and nucleotide-binding sites on the IgE Fab. HBI demonstrated enhanced avidity for the target IgE and was a potent inhibitor of degranulation in vitro and in vivo. These results demonstrate that partial inhibition of allergen-IgE interactions was sufficient to prevent mast cell degranulation, thus establishing the therapeutic potential of the HBI design.

SUBMITTER: Handlogten MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3913000 | biostudies-other | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Inhibition of weak-affinity epitope-IgE interactions prevents mast cell degranulation.

Handlogten Michael W MW   Kiziltepe Tanyel T   Serezani Ana P AP   Kaplan Mark H MH   Bilgicer Basar B  

Nature chemical biology 20131006 12


Development of specific inhibitors of allergy has had limited success, in part, owing to a lack of experimental models that reflect the complexity of allergen-IgE interactions. We designed a heterotetravalent allergen (HtTA) system, which reflects epitope heterogeneity, polyclonal response and number of immunodominant epitopes observed in natural allergens, thereby providing a physiologically relevant experimental model to study mast cell degranulation. The HtTA design revealed the importance of  ...[more]

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