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Sustained Brown Fat Stimulation and Insulin Sensitization by a Humanized Bispecific Antibody Agonist for Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1/βKlotho Complex

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Kolumam, Ganesh, Chen, Mark Z., Tong, Raymond, Zavala-Solorio, Jose, Kates, Lance, van Bruggen, Nicholas, Ross, Jed, Wyatt, Shelby K. +32 more·2015·EBioMedicine

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Dissipating excess calories as heat through therapeutic stimulation of brown adipose tissues (BAT) has been proposed as a potential treatment for obesity-linked disorders. Here, we describe the generation of a humanized effector-less bispecific antibody that activates fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) 1/βKlotho complex, a common receptor for FGF21 and FGF19. Using this molecule, we show that antibody-mediated activation of FGFR1/βKlotho complex in mice induces sustained energy expenditure in BAT, browning of white adipose tissue, weight loss, and improvements in obesity-associated metabolic derangements including insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia and hepatosteatosis. In mice and cynomolgus monkeys, FGFR1/βKlotho activation increased serum high-molecular-weight adiponectin, which appears to contribute over time by enhancing the amplitude of the metabolic benefits. At the same time, insulin sensitization by FGFR1/βKlotho activation occurs even before the onset of weight loss in a manner that is independent of adiponectin. Together, selective activation of FGFR1/βKlotho complex with a long acting therapeutic antibody represents an attractive approach for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and other obesity-linked disorders through enhanced energy expenditure, insulin sensitization and induction of high-molecular-weight adiponectin.

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  • Both FGF21 and a bispecific activating antibody for the FGFR1-β-klotho receptor complex retain their acute insulin-sensitizing effects in adiponectin knockout mice.

    “Moreover, in contrast to previous studies, both FGF21 (11) and a bispecific activating antibody for the FGFR1–β-klotho receptor complex (70) were found to efficiently retain their acute insulin-sensitizing effects in adiponectin knockout mice (Figure 4).”

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Kolumam, G., Chen, M. Z., Tong, R., Zavala-Solorio, J., Kates, L., van Bruggen, N., Ross, J., Wyatt, S. K., Gandham, V. D., Carano, R. A. D., Dunshee, D. R., Wu, A.-L., Haley, B., Anderson, K., Warming, S., Rairdan, X. Y., Lewin-Koh, N., Zhang, Y., Gutierrez, J., Baruch, A., Gelzleichter, T. R., Stevens, D., Rajan, S., Bainbridge, T. W., Vernes, J.-M., Meng, Y. G., Ziai, J., Soriano, R. H., Brauer, M. J., Chen, Y., Stawicki, S., Kim, H. S., Comps-Agrar, L., Luis, E., Spiess, C., Wu, Y., Ernst, J. A., McGuinness, O. P., Peterson, A. S., & Sonoda, J.
Affiliations
  • Genentech (US)
  • Vanderbilt University (US)
Corresponding author
Sonoda, Junichiro
Venue
EBioMedicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-07
Volume
2
Issue
7
Pages
730-743
ISSN
2352-3964 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2156319327
Cited by
108
References
58
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • EBioMedicine (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
Genentech
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Fibroblast Growth Factor Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
Keywords
brown adipose tissue, humanized monoclonal antibody, FGF21, FGF19, energy expenditure, white adipose tissue browning, weight loss, insulin sensitization, high molecular weight adiponectin, obesity, type 2 diabetes, hepatic steatosis, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia
MeSH terms
Klotho Proteins, Animals, Adipose Tissue, Brown, Cell Line, Energy Metabolism, Fibroblast Growth Factors, Humans, Insulin, Macaca fascicularis, Male, Membrane Proteins, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Obese, Protein Binding, Weight Loss, Antibodies, Bispecific, Thermogenesis, Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1, Adiponectin, HEK293 Cells

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