两种靶向间皮素的 CAR-T 细胞杀伤三阴乳腺癌效果的对比研究
Comparative Study of the Efficacy of Two Mesothelin-targeting CAR-T Cells Against Triple Negative Breast Cancer
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摘要: 间皮素(Mesothelin)是一个潜力巨大的治疗三阴乳腺癌(Triple Negative Breast Cancer, TNBC)的 CAR-T 靶点。目前, 在临床试验中开发的 Mesothelin CAR-T 大多使用小鼠单克隆抗体 SS1 来源的 scFv 作为抗原结合结构域, 易引起体内抗 CAR 的抗体产生, 导致治疗效果不甚理想, 因此, 亟需开发新的抗原结合结构域构建 CAR-T。该研究选择了靶向 Mesothelin 的纳米抗体 VHH, 其亲和力与 SS1 scFv 相似, 基于 scFv 和 VHH 的序列, 该文分别构建了 scFv CAR-T 和 VHH CAR-T 细胞, 并比较了两种 CAR-T 对靶点阳性 TNBC 细胞系的体外杀伤效果。结果显示, 与临床试验中常用的 scFv CAR-T 相比, VHH CAR-T 对 TNBC 细胞系的体外杀伤能力更好, 且可表达更高水平的 CD107a 和 CD69。这是目前国内外报道的第一个基于 VHH 序列构建的 Mesothelin CAR-T, 为后续靶向 Mesothelin CAR-T 的开发奠定了基础。Abstract: Mesothelin is a potential CAR-T target for treating triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). The majority of Mesothelin CAR-T cells currently developed in clinical trials used scFv derived from murine monoclonal antibody SS1 as antigen binding domain. The murine scFv is prone to induce the production of anti-CAR antibody in the body, which leads to unsatisfactory effect. Therefore, it is urgent to develop new antigen binding domains for constructing CAR-T. A Mesothelin-targeting nanobody VHH with a similar affinity to SS1 scFv was selected. Two CAR-T cells with different antigen recognition domains (scFv and VHH) targeting Mesothelin were constructed, and their killing ability against MDA-MB-231 cells over-expressing Mesothelin was compared. The results showed that VHH CAR-T demonstrated better killing ability against triple negative breast cancer cells than scFv CAR-T cells, which was widely used in clinical trials.In addition, VHH CAR-T expressed more CD107a and CD69 than scFv CAR-T. This is the first Mesothelin CAR-T derived from VHH sequence worldwide. The study provides basis for the further development of Mesothelin CAR-T.