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. 2012 Oct 1;8(10):1459–1464. doi: 10.4161/hv.21405

Table 1. Overview of Tregitope in vivo experiments and results.

Experimental Model Finding Human Disease Parallel Current Clinical Therapy In vivo controls Source
OVA-specific tolerance in C57BL/6 mice
Suppression of T cell proliferation; Suppression of OVA-antibody titer
Enzyme Replacement Therapy
Immune Tolerance Induction
Influenza HA
(Negative CTR)
No effect;
IVIG CTR similar to Tregitope
L. Cousens, A. De Groot (EpiVax)
OVA-specific tolerance in DO11.10 TCR Transgenics
Suppression of T cell proliferation; induction of antigen-specific Tregs
Enzyme Replacement Therapy
Immune Tolerance Induction
Influenza HA
peptide:
No effect
D.Scott,
Y. Su
(USUHS)
EAE prevention with Tregitope
In C57Bl/6
Reduction of EAE symptoms; induction of Tregs
Multiple Sclerosis
Copaxone; Interferon β
Tysabri; Campath
OVA peptide (Negative CTR)
No effect;
IVIG CTR similar to Tregitope
S.Khoury; W. Elyaman (Brigham)
OVA Allergy Model; Therapy with Tregitope vs. IVIG
Reduction of allergic response to OVA and airway reactivity, increase in Treg Induction
Allergy
Anti-histamines, Immune Tolerance Induction
Albumin (Negative CTR)
No effect;
IVIG CTR similar to Tregitope
B. Mazer,
A. Massoud (McGill)
Tregitope in AAV; TNBS-induced model of inflammatory colitis
Reduction of clinical and histological severity, increased Treg infiltration in the colon
Crohn’s Disease
Azathiaprine, Anti-TNF Mabs, Steroids
Saline; No effect
V. Ferreira, S. van der Marel (UniQure)
Tregitope in AAV for Gene Transfer
Suppressed CD8+-T cell response to AAV epitope in gene transfer model
Gene Transfer
Gene Transfer Vectors currently induce CTL response
Scrambled Tregitope peptide (Negative CTR)
No effect
F. Mingozzi (CHOP)
Tregitope in T1D (NOD model)
with insulin peptides
Suppressed development of diabetes; effect enhanced when Tregitope co-delivered with insulin Type I Diabetes Insulin Therapy PPI peptides, Tet Tox peptide (Negative CTR) No effect L. Cousens,
A. De Groot (EpiVax)