IL-18 Receptors, Their Role in Ligand Binding and Function: Anti-IL-1RAcPL Antibody, a Potent Antagonist of IL-18

  • Debets R
  • Timans J
  • Churakowa T
  • et al.
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Abstract

IL-18 is critical in eliciting IFN-γ production from Th1 cells both in vitro and in vivo. Th1 cells have been implicated in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disorders, making antagonists of IL-18 promising therapeutics. However, specificity and binding characteristics of IL-18R components have only been superficially explored. In this study, we show that IL-1R related protein 1 (IL-1Rrp1) and IL-1R accessory protein-like (IL-1RAcPL) confer responsiveness to IL-18 in a highly specific (no response to other IL-1 ligands) and unique manner (no functional pairing with other IL-1Rs and IL-1R-like molecules). Cotransfection with both receptor components resulted in expression of both low and high affinity binding sites for IL-18 (Kd of 11 and 0.4 nM, respectively). We prepared anti-IL-1RAcPL mAb TC30-28E3, which, in contrast to soluble R proteins, effectively inhibited the IL-18-induced activation of NF-κB. Quantitative PCR showed that Th1 but not Th2 cells are unique in that they coexpress IL-1Rrp1 and IL-1RAcPL. mAb TC30-28E3 inhibited IL-18-induced production of IFN-γ by Th1 cells, being at least 10-fold more potent than anti-IL-18 ligand mAb. This study shows that IL-1RAcPL is highly specific to IL-18, is required for high affinity binding of IL-18, and that the anti-IL-1RAcPL mAb TC30-28E3 potently antagonizes IL-18 responses in vitro, providing a rationale for the use of anti-IL-1RAcPL Abs to inhibit Th1-mediated inflammatory pathologies.

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Debets, R., Timans, J. C., Churakowa, T., Zurawski, S., de Waal Malefyt, R., Moore, K. W., … Kastelein, R. A. (2000). IL-18 Receptors, Their Role in Ligand Binding and Function: Anti-IL-1RAcPL Antibody, a Potent Antagonist of IL-18. The Journal of Immunology, 165(9), 4950–4956. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.165.9.4950

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