Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a common autoimmune disease that is associated with ~50,000 new cases each year in the United States. Approximately 25-30% of chronic ITP patients are refractory to standard therapy (corticosteroid immunosuppression and splenectomy) and are at high risk for fatal hemorrhage. No feasible alternative therapies are presently available, and progress toward the development of new treatments had been slowed be the lack of suitable animal models of the disease. However, work conducted on this project has led to the development of new, reproducible, quantitative rat and mouse models of ITP, which now allow the systematic evaluation of new treatment strategies. Experiments have been conducted to probe the mechanisms responsible for the effects of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy of ITP. This work demonstrated that much of the benefit provided by IVIG results from the competitive inhibition of the FcRn, which protects IgG from degradation. Additionally, we initiated the development and evaluation of three new therapeutic strategies for ITP (i.e., application of specific FcRn-inhibitors to increase the elimination of pathogenic antiplatelet antibodies, removal of antiplatelet antibodies with an antigen-specific extracorporeal bioreactor, and inhibition of platelet destruction through the use of antibody-coated liposomes as """"""""decoy particles""""""""). Extremely promising results were generated from each specific aim during the initial funding period. This competing renewal will build upon these results, testing proposed mechanisms of IVIG action in a splenectomized-mouse model of ITP (Aim #1), optimizing the formulation of antibody-coated liposomes for enhanced pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties, and testing hypotheses related to the mechanisms of effect of antibody-coated liposomes in ITP (Aim #2).
Aim #3 will develop and evaluate a new immune complex therapy for ITP, and Aim #4 will optimize the construction of hollow fiber bioreactors for efficient and selective extracorporeal removal of pathogenic, antiplatelet antibodies. Findings gathered from the proposed studies are expected to lead toward the development of new treatments for refractory ITP. Additionally, work conducted on this project may offer insight in the design of effective strategies for the treatment of all autoimmune conditions, which collectively affect 14-22 million Americans.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01HL067347-08
Application #
7848331
Study Section
Bioengineering, Technology and Surgical Sciences Study Section (BTSS)
Program Officer
Sarkar, Rita
Project Start
2001-04-11
Project End
2011-11-30
Budget Start
2010-06-01
Budget End
2011-11-30
Support Year
8
Fiscal Year
2010
Total Cost
$353,204
Indirect Cost
Name
State University of New York at Buffalo
Department
Pharmacology
Type
Schools of Pharmacy
DUNS #
038633251
City
Buffalo
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
14260
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