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微针的方法来解决peanut allergy shows promise in mice

The novel immunotherapy had increased rates of desensitization to peanut

Date:
March 4, 2022
Source:
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Summary:
Mice that received treatments with peanut-coated microneedles had significant increased rates of desensitization to peanut allergy compared with epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT), a new study found. The microneedle treatment success was achieved despite applying a dose of peanut protein 10-times lower than the dose delivered by EPIT. Researchers say the findings demonstrate the potential for peanut microneedles to improve food allergen immunotherapy through the skin.
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Treating peanut allergy with microneedles could significantly improve desensitization by directly targeting the allergen to the skin, providing greater protection from severe allergic reactions for millions of people, a new study suggests.

Investigators at Michigan Medicine, in collaboration with researchers from Moonlight Therapeutics, tested a dermal stamp containing peanut-coated microneedles on mice by applying it to the skin for five minutes once a week over five weeks. They compared that to mice receiving epicutaneous immunotherapy, which involves wearing a patch on the skin for 24 hours over the same time period.

The results, published inImmunotherapy, reveal mice that received the five weekly microneedle treatments had significant increased rates of desensitization to peanut allergy compared with EPIT, which required two months of treatment to achieve protection. The microneedle treatment success was achieved despite applying a dose of peanut protein 10-times lower than the dose delivered by EPIT.

"While our pre-clinical results are from studies in animal models, they demonstrate the potential for peanut microneedles to improve food allergen immunotherapy through the skin," said Jessica O'Konek, Ph.D., senior author of the paper and research assistant professor at the Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center at Michigan Medicine. "Treatment options for food allergy are limited, so there is a lot of motivation for the development of novel therapeutics. It will be exciting to watch the clinical development of this technology," she said.

Around 6 million Americans have a peanut allergy, with symptoms that can range from mild hives to potentially fatal anaphylactic reactions. Currently, orally administered immunotherapy is the only treatment for peanut allergy approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration. However, it requires that patients follow a strict long-term protocol for ingesting each dose.

EPIT has been demonstrated to be safe in clinical trials, but the treatment showed variability in efficacy. O'Konek believes this could be due to the barrier provided by the skin surface, which may limit the amount of allergen taken up by the body. Targeted delivery of peanut protein with microneedle patches may offer more controlled delivery of allergen.

"This is a very interesting technology that could provide a unique method to desensitize people with food allergies," said James R. Baker, Jr., M.D., co-author of the paper and director of the Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center. "These successful animal results argue for further development of this platform."

Additional authors include: Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center: Jeffrey Landers, Katarzyna Janczak; Akhilesh Kumar Shakya & Harvinder Singh Gill, Texas Tech University Department of Chemical Engineering; Vladimir Zarnitsyn & Samirkumar R. Patel, Moonlight Therapeutics, Inc.

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The microneedle device used in the study was based on the proprietary treatment platform TASIS (Targeted Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy within the Skin) developed by Atlanta-based Moonlight Therapeutics.

Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases under award numbers R42AI143011 and R01AI135197.

Gill and Shakya are co-inventors on a patent related to coated microneedles for allergen immunotherapy. Moonlight Therapeutics is pursuing this technology for developing microneedles for peanut and other food allergy immunotherapies. Gill and Shakya have equity in Moonlight Therapeutics. Patel and Zarnitsyn are employees of Moonlight Therapeutics and have equity in the company.

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Materialsprovided byMichigan Medicine - University of Michigan. Original written by Noah Fromson.注意:内容可能被编辑风格d length.


Journal Reference:

  1. 杰弗里·兰德斯J Katarzyna W Janczak Akhilesh Kumar Shakya, Vladimir Zarnitsyn, Samirkumar R Patel, James R Baker Jr, Harvinder Singh Gill, Jessica J O'Konek.Targeted allergen-specific immunotherapy within the skin improves allergen delivery to induce desensitization to peanut.Immunotherapy, 2022; DOI:10.2217/imt-2021-0206

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