Abstract
The challenge in developing an anti-cocaine vaccine is that cocaine is a small molecule, invisible to the immune system. Leveraging the knowledge that adenovirus (Ad) capsid proteins are highly immunogenic in humans, we hypothesized that linking a cocaine hapten to Ad capsid proteins would elicit high-affinity, high-titer antibodies against cocaine, sufficient to sequester systemically administered cocaine and prevent access to the brain, thus suppressing cocaine-induced behaviors. Based on these concepts, we developed dAd5GNE, a disrupted E1-E3- serotype 5 Ad with GNE, a stable cocaine analog, covalently linked to the Ad capsid proteins. In pre-clinical studies, dAd5GNE evoked persistent, high titer, high affinity IgG anti-cocaine antibodies, and was highly effective in blocking cocaine-induced hyperactivity and cocaine self-administration behavior in rats. Future studies will be designed to expand the efficacy studies, carry out relevant toxicology studies, and test dAd5GNE in human cocaine addicts.
Keywords: dAd5GNE, Cocaine, Addiction, Adenovirus, Vaccine, Anti-coccaine antibody, passive immunity, keyhole limpet hemocyanin, EDC, E1-E3-, Sensory nerve action potential, Palmitoylethanolamide, Laser evoked potential
CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets
Title: Anti-Cocaine Vaccine Based on Coupling a Cocaine Analog to a Disrupted Adenovirus
Volume: 10 Issue: 8
Author(s): George Koob, Martin J. Hicks, Sunmee Wee, Jonathan B. Rosenberg, Bishnu P. De, Stephen M. Kaminksy, Amira Moreno, Kim D. Janda and Ronald G. Crystal
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Keywords: dAd5GNE, Cocaine, Addiction, Adenovirus, Vaccine, Anti-coccaine antibody, passive immunity, keyhole limpet hemocyanin, EDC, E1-E3-, Sensory nerve action potential, Palmitoylethanolamide, Laser evoked potential
Abstract: The challenge in developing an anti-cocaine vaccine is that cocaine is a small molecule, invisible to the immune system. Leveraging the knowledge that adenovirus (Ad) capsid proteins are highly immunogenic in humans, we hypothesized that linking a cocaine hapten to Ad capsid proteins would elicit high-affinity, high-titer antibodies against cocaine, sufficient to sequester systemically administered cocaine and prevent access to the brain, thus suppressing cocaine-induced behaviors. Based on these concepts, we developed dAd5GNE, a disrupted E1-E3- serotype 5 Ad with GNE, a stable cocaine analog, covalently linked to the Ad capsid proteins. In pre-clinical studies, dAd5GNE evoked persistent, high titer, high affinity IgG anti-cocaine antibodies, and was highly effective in blocking cocaine-induced hyperactivity and cocaine self-administration behavior in rats. Future studies will be designed to expand the efficacy studies, carry out relevant toxicology studies, and test dAd5GNE in human cocaine addicts.
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Koob George, J. Hicks Martin, Wee Sunmee, B. Rosenberg Jonathan, P. De Bishnu, M. Kaminksy Stephen, Moreno Amira, D. Janda Kim and G. Crystal Ronald, Anti-Cocaine Vaccine Based on Coupling a Cocaine Analog to a Disrupted Adenovirus, CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets 2011; 10 (8) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187152711799219334
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187152711799219334 |
Print ISSN 1871-5273 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1996-3181 |
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