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NF-κB inducing kinase is a therapeutic target for systemic lupus erythematosus.

ABSTRACT: NF-κB-inducing kinase (NIK) mediates non-canonical NF-κB signaling downstream of multiple TNF family members, including BAFF, TWEAK, CD40, and OX40, which are implicated in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Here, we show that experimental lupus in NZB/W F1 mice can be treated with a highly selective and potent NIK small molecule inhibitor. Both in vitro as well as in vivo, NIK inhibition recapitulates the pharmacological effects of BAFF blockade, which is clinically efficacious in SLE. Furthermore, NIK inhibition also affects T cell parameters in the spleen and proinflammatory gene expression in the kidney, which may be attributable to inhibition of OX40 and TWEAK signaling, respectively. As a consequence, NIK inhibition results in improved survival, reduced renal pathology, and lower proteinuria scores. Collectively, our data suggest that NIK inhibition is a potential therapeutic approach for SLE.

SUBMITTER: Brightbill HD

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5766581 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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NF-κB inducing kinase is a therapeutic target for systemic lupus erythematosus.

Brightbill Hans D HD Suto Eric E Blaquiere Nicole N Ramamoorthi Nandhini N Sujatha-Bhaskar Swathi S Gogol Emily B EB Castanedo Georgette M GM Jackson Benjamin T BT Kwon Youngsu C YC Haller Susan S Lesch Justin J Bents Karin K Everett Christine C Kohli Pawan Bir PB Linge Sandra S Christian Laura L Barrett Kathy K Jaochico Allan A Berezhkovskiy Leonid M LM Fan Peter W PW Modrusan Zora Z Veliz Kelli K Townsend Michael J MJ DeVoss Jason J Johnson Adam R AR Godemann Robert R Lee Wyne P WP Austin Cary D CD McKenzie Brent S BS Hackney Jason A JA Crawford James J JJ Staben Steven T ST Alaoui Ismaili Moulay H MH Wu Lawren C LC Ghilardi Nico N

Nature communications 20180112 1

NF-κB-inducing kinase (NIK) mediates non-canonical NF-κB signaling downstream of multiple TNF family members, including BAFF, TWEAK, CD40, and OX40, which are implicated in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Here, we show that experimental lupus in NZB/W F1 mice can be treated with a highly selective and potent NIK small molecule inhibitor. Both in vitro as well as in vivo, NIK inhibition recapitulates the pharmacological effects of BAFF blockade, which is clinically efficac ...[more]

PMID: 29330524

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NF-κB inducing kinase is a therapeutic target for systemic lupus erythematosus.

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NF-κB inducing kinase is a therapeutic target for systemic lupus erythematosus.

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