Repurposing a detrimental antibody epitope as targeted therapeutics for sepsis and rheumatoid arthritis
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Repurposing a detrimental antibody epitope as targeted therapeutics for sepsis and rheumatoid arthritis
“Researchers have made significant strides in the field of inflammatory disease treatment. By exploring the therapeutic potential of an epitope from an anti-tetranectin antibody, they developed P2-1, a water-soluble derivative. This targeted therapy significantly improved survival rates and reduced inflammation in sepsis models, and lessened arthritis severity and pain in RA models. The study introduces a novel drug discovery strategy, transforming harmful antibody insights into targeted therapeutics for the HMGB1-pCTS-L axis.”
Military Medical ResearchVol. 12, (2025)
Affiliations:
1.The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
2.Departments of Emergency Medicine and/Or Molecular Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/North-well, Hempstead, NY 11549, USA
Wei-Qiang Chen, Li Lou, Xiao-Ling Qiang, et al. Repurposing a detrimental antibody epitope as targeted therapeutics for sepsis and rheumatoid arthritis[J/OL]. Military Medical Research, 2025, 12.
DOI:
Wei-Qiang Chen, Li Lou, Xiao-Ling Qiang, et al. Repurposing a detrimental antibody epitope as targeted therapeutics for sepsis and rheumatoid arthritis[J/OL]. Military Medical Research, 2025, 12. DOI: 10.1186/s40779-026-00686-8.
Repurposing a detrimental antibody epitope as targeted therapeutics for sepsis and rheumatoid arthritis