1. An activin receptor IIA ligand trap promotes erythropoiesis resulting in a rapid induction of red blood cells and haemoglobin.
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Carrancio, Soraya, Markovics, Jennifer, Wong, Piu, Leisten, Jim, Castiglioni, Paola, Groza, Matthew C., Raymon, Heather K., Heise, Carla, Daniel, Tom, Chopra, Rajesh, and Sung, Victoria
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ACTIVIN receptors , *ERYTHROCYTES , *HEMOGLOBINS , *ANEMIA treatment , *ERYTHROPOIESIS , *ERYTHROPOIETIN - Abstract
Sotatercept ( ACE-011), a recombinant human fusion protein containing the extracellular domain of the human Activin receptor IIA, binds to and inhibits activin and other members of the transforming growth factor -β ( TGF-β) superfamily. Administration of sotatercept led to a rapid and sustained increase in red blood cell ( RBC) count and haemoglobin (Hb) in healthy volunteers (phase I clinical trials), but the mechanism is not fully understood. Mice treated with RAP-011 (murine ortholog of ACE-011) respond with a rapid (within 24 h) increase in haematocrit, Hb, and RBC count. These effects are accompanied by an equally rapid stimulation of late-stage erythroid precursors in the bone marrow ( BM). RAP-011 also induces a significant increase in erythroid burst-forming units and erythropoietin, which could contribute to additional, sustained effects on RBC production. Further in vitro co-culture studies demonstrate that BM accessory cells are required for RAP-011 effects. To better understand which TGF-β family ligand(s) mediate RAP-011 effects, we evaluated the impact of several of these ligands on erythroid differentiation. Our data suggest that RAP-011 may act to rescue growth differentiation factor 11/Activin A-induced inhibition of late-stage erythropoiesis. These data define the mechanism of action of a novel agent that regulates RBC differentiation and provide the rationale to develop sotatercept for the treatment of anaemia and ineffective erythropoiesis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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