Use of a non-depleting anti-CD4 antibody to modulate the immune response to coagulation factors VIII and IX

Br J Haematol. 2002 Sep;118(3):839-42. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2002.03666.x.

Abstract

The generation of antibodies to therapeutic factors VIII or IX is a major problem in the management of haemophilia and places potential limitations on the application of gene therapy. We have investigated the administration of a non-depleting anti-CD4 antibody for modulation of the immune response to human recombinant coagulation factors VIII and IX. In mice given these clotting factors, co-administration of anti-CD4 antibody significantly reduced the appearance of factor-specific antibodies. These data provide evidence that the neutralizing antibody response to exogenous coagulation factors may be controllable if non-depleting anti-CD4 antibody is co-administered at the time of initial replacement therapy.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / immunology
  • Autoantibodies / biosynthesis
  • CD4 Antigens / immunology*
  • Factor IX / immunology*
  • Factor VIII / immunology*
  • Female
  • Immune Tolerance*
  • Lymphocyte Depletion
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred CBA
  • Recombinant Proteins / immunology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Autoantibodies
  • CD4 Antigens
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Factor VIII
  • Factor IX