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Abstract
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) are involved in various physiological and pathophysiological processes. Functional autoantibodies targeting GPCRs have been associated with multiple disease manifestations in this context. Here we summarize and discuss the relevant findings and concepts presented in the biennial International Meeting on autoantibodies targeting GPCRs (the 4th Symposium), held in Lübeck, Germany, 15–16 September 2022. The symposium focused on the current knowledge of these autoantibodies' role in various diseases, such as cardiovascular, renal, infectious (COVID-19), and autoimmune diseases (e.g., systemic sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus). Beyond their association with disease phenotypes, intense research related to the mechanistic action of these autoantibodies on immune regulation and pathogenesis has been developed, underscoring the role of autoantibodies targeting GPCRs on disease outcomes and etiopathogenesis. The observation repeatedly highlighted that autoantibodies targeting GPCRs could also be present in healthy individuals, suggesting that anti-GPCR autoantibodies play a physiologic role in modeling the course of diseases. Since numerous therapies targeting GPCRs have been developed, including small molecules and monoclonal antibodies designed for treating cancer, infections, metabolic disorders, or inflammatory conditions, anti-GPCR autoantibodies themselves can serve as therapeutic targets to reduce patients' morbidity and mortality, representing a new area for the development of novel therapeutic interventions.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 103310 |
| Journal | Autoimmunity Reviews |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Pages (from-to) | 103310 |
| ISSN | 1568-9972 |
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| Publication status | Published - 05.2023 |
Funding
We thank the São Paulo State Research Support Foundation (FAPESP grants: 2018/18886-9, 2020/01688-0, and 2020/07069-0 to OCM, 2019/14526-0 and 2020/05146-7 to GCM, 2020/09146 to PPF, 2020/16246-2 to DLMF, and 2020/07972-1 to GCB). This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – Brasil (CAPES) – Finance Code 001, Grants to KBSS and FYNV. We acknoledge the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) , Brazil (grants: 309482/2022-4 to OCM and to 102430/2022-5 to LFS) G.M.'s contributions were made possible by the German Research Foundation / Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG; EXPAND-PD CA2816/1-1) and German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) funding through the BSRT (GSC203) and BCRT. In addition, this project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreements No 733006 (PACE) and No 779293 (HIPGEN). Contributions of R.C. were made possible by funding from the DFG project #394046635, subproject A03, as part of CRC 1365 and EXPAND-PD; CA2816/1-1. Furthermore, GR, HG, and FT received funding from the excellence cluster precision medicine in chronic inflammation, Mesinflame funding to GR, and IMMME funding to GR, CS, and FS. Funding by the BMBF, German Center for Lung Research (DZL), and by the DFG RTG 2633 “Autoimmune Pre-Disease”; Project B3 enabled contributions by X.Y. and F.P. We acknowledge all sponsors of the 4th RAB Symposium in Lübeck: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), CellTrend, Abbvie, Galápagos, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Biogen, Bristol Myers Squibb, EUROIMMUN, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), and UCB Biopharma.
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- Academic Focus: Center for Infection and Inflammation Research (ZIEL)
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DFG Research Training Group RTG 2633: Defining and Targeting Autoimmune Pre-Disease
Ludwig, R. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Bieber, K. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Busch, H. S. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Ehlers, M. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Hundt, J. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Kalies, K. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Karsten, C. (Principal Investigator (PI)), König, I. R. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Köhl, J. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Lamprecht, P. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Lange, T. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Manz, R. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Petersen, F. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Raasch, W. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Riemekasten, G. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Sadik, C. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Schmidt, E. (Principal Investigator (PI)) & Yu, X. (Principal Investigator (PI))
01.01.21 → 31.12.30
Project: DFG Joint Research › DFG Research Training Groups (RTG)
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