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Blocking of mast cell-mediated passive anaphylaxis to peanut using covalent heterobivalent inhibitor in a humanized mouse model

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posted on 2021-04-08, 00:00 authored by Basar Bilgicer, Jaeho Shin, Mark H. Kaplan, Nada Salem Alakhras, Scott S. Smith
Link to this article: https://www.jimmunol.org/content/204/1_Supplement/66.9 Anaphylaxis to peanut allergen is a severe hypersensitive allergic reaction characterized by life-threatening symptoms. Anaphylaxis is mediated by IgE-dependent mast cell activation that leads to the release of inflammatory mediators. In a previous report, we described the design of a covalent heterobivalent inhibitor (cHBI) that selectively forms covalent bonds with allergen specific-IgE (sIgE) on mast cells and abates allergic reactions in ex-vivo peanut challenges. Here, we utilized a humanized mouse model to recapitulate key features of anaphylaxis to peanut in humans, and we examined the efficacy of cHBI in blocking the anaphylactic reaction in this model. NSGS (NOD-scid Il2rgnull IL-3/GM-CSF/SCF) mice engrafted with human hematopoietic stem cells were treated with an allergen-specific human IgE monoclonal antibody and then challenged with a peanut allergen. We found that the peanut-challenged humanized mice can develop rapid anaphylaxis and mast cell degranulation following challenge. The anaphylactic reaction was characterized by a substantial decline of core body temperatures and upregulation of human mast cell degranulation markers. Additionally, we found that the severity of the anaphylactic reaction is hIgE dose-dependent. Most importantly, cHBI protected the mice from developing an anaphylactic reaction demonstrating the ability of cHBI to block IgE-mediated allergic reactions in the humanized mice. Overall, our results show that the humanized mouse model is a novel model to study human mast cell IgE-mediated allergic reactions and demonstrate that cHBI is an effective potential therapeutic inhibitor for food allergy. Copyright © 2020 by The American Association of Immunologists, Inc.

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2021-04-08

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  • English

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0022-1767

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The American Association of Immunologists, Inc.

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  • Chemistry and Biochemistry

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