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  • Title: Removal of anti-Galalpha1,3Gal xenoantibodies with an injectable polymer.
    Author: Katopodis AG, Warner RG, Duthaler RO, Streiff MB, Bruelisauer A, Kretz O, Dorobek B, Persohn E, Andres H, Schweitzer A, Thoma G, Kinzy W, Quesniaux VF, Cozzi E, Davies HF, Mañez R, White D.
    Journal: J Clin Invest; 2002 Dec; 110(12):1869-77. PubMed ID: 12488437.
    Abstract:
    Preformed and elicited Ab's against the Galalpha1,3Gal terminating carbohydrate chains (alphaGal Ab's) are the primary cause of hyperacute and acute vascular xenograft rejection in pig-to-primate transplantation. alphaGal Ab's are produced by long-lived Ab-producing cells that are not susceptible to pharmacological immunosuppression. We reasoned that antigen-specific elimination of alphaGal Ab's might be achieved in vivo by systemic administration of nonimmunogenic polyvalent alphaGal structures with high avidity for alphaGal Ab's. We devised GAS914, a soluble trisaccharide-polylysine conjugate of approximately 500 kDa that effectively competes for alphaGal binding by alphaGal IgM (IC(50), 43 nM) and IgG (IC(50), 28 nM) in vitro. Injections of GAS914 in cynomolgus monkeys, at the dose of 1 mg/kg, resulted in the immediate decrease of more than 90% of circulating alphaGal Ab's and serum anti-pig cytotoxicity. In baboons, repeated injections of GAS914 effectively reduced both circulating alphaGal Ab's and cytotoxicity over several months. Studies with [(14)C]GAS914 in rhesus monkeys and Gal(-/-) mice indicate that GAS914 binds to circulating alphaGal Ab's and that the complex is quickly metabolized by the liver and excreted by the kidney. Remarkably, posttreatment alphaGal Ab titers never exceeded pretreatment levels and no sensitization to either alphaGal or the polylysine backbone has been observed. Furthermore there was no apparent acute or chronic toxicity associated with GAS914 treatment in primates. We conclude that GAS914 may be used therapeutically for the specific removal of alphaGal Ab's.
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