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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-12-17
pubmed:abstractText
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory gastrointestinal disorder. Systemic treatment of IBD patients with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha antibodies has proven to be a highly promising approach, but several drawbacks remain, including side effects related to systemic administration and high cost of treatment. Lactococcus lactis was engineered to secrete monovalent and bivalent murine (m)TNF-neutralizing Nanobodies as therapeutic proteins. These therapeutic proteins are derived from fragments of heavy-chain camelid antibodies and are more stable than conventional antibodies. L. lactis-secreted anti-mTNF Nanobodies neutralized mTNF in vitro. Daily oral administration of Nanobody-secreting L. lactis resulted in local delivery of anti-mTNF Nanobodies at the colon and significantly reduced inflammation in mice with dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced chronic colitis. In addition, this approach was also successful in improving established enterocolitis in interleukin 10 (IL10)(-/-) mice. Finally, L. lactis-secreted anti-mTNF Nanobodies did not interfere with systemic Salmonella infection in colitic IL10(-/-) mice.In conclusion, this report details a new therapeutic approach for treatment of chronic colitis, involving in situ secretion of anti-mTNF Nanobodies by orally administered L. lactis bacteria. Therapeutic application of these engineered bacteria could eventually lead to more effective and safer management of IBD in humans.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1935-3456
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
49-56
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Orally administered L. lactis secreting an anti-TNF Nanobody demonstrate efficacy in chronic colitis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB, Zwijnaarde, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't