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A single, oral dose of the TLR7 agonist JNJ-64794964 induces transcriptomic and phenotypic changes in peripheral immune cells in healthy adults

Overview of attention for article published in Antiviral Therapy, May 2023
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Title
A single, oral dose of the TLR7 agonist JNJ-64794964 induces transcriptomic and phenotypic changes in peripheral immune cells in healthy adults
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Antiviral Therapy, May 2023
DOI 10.1177/13596535231172878
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Authors

Wim Pierson, Marianne Tuefferd, Florence Herschke, Leen Slaets, Marjolein Crabbe, Dorien Verstappen, Steffi De Pelsmaeker, Ian Strickland, Edward J Gane, Christian Schwabe, Yingjie Zhang, Peter Meerts, Joris Vandenbossche, Pieter Van Remoortere, Inge Verbrugge, An De Creus

Abstract

Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is responsible for major disease burden worldwide. However, the number of available therapies is limited; cure remains an elusive goal. JNJ-64794964 (JNJ-4964) is an oral toll-like receptor-7 (TLR7) agonist being evaluated for the treatment of CHB. Here, we investigated the capacity of JNJ-4964 to induce transcriptomic and immune cell changes in peripheral blood in healthy volunteers. Peripheral blood was collected in the JNJ-4964 first-in-human phase 1 trial at multiple time points to assess transcriptomics and changes in frequency and phenotype of peripheral-blood mononuclear cells. Correlation of changes to JNJ-4964 exposure (Cmax) and changes in cytokine levels (C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 10 [CXCL10] and interferon alpha [IFN-α]) were evaluated. Fifty-nine genes, mainly interferon-stimulated genes, were up-regulated between 6 hours and 5 days after JNJ-4964 administration. JNJ-4964 increased frequencies of CD69, CD134, CD137, and/or CD253-expressing natural killer (NK) cells, indicative of NK cell activation. These changes correlated with Cmax, increase of CXCL10, and induction of IFN-α and were observed at IFN-α levels that are associated with no/acceptable flu-like adverse events. JNJ-4964 administration resulted in increased frequencies of CD86-expressing B cells, indicative of B-cell activation. These changes were predominantly observed at high IFN-α levels, which are associated with flu-like adverse events. JNJ-4964 administration led to changes in transcriptional profiles and immune cell activation phenotype, particularly for NK cells and B cells. Together, these changes could represent a set of biomarkers for the characterization of the immune response in CHB patients receiving TLR7 agonists.

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Researcher 1 33%
Unknown 2 67%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 1 33%
Unknown 2 67%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 May 2023.
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#14,946,345
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#526
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