Ritu Kushwaha

ORCID: 0009-0000-2565-7314
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  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Cancer Research and Treatments
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Neurological Complications and Syndromes
  • Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction

AB598 is a CD39 inhibitory antibody being pursued for the treatment of solid tumors in combination with chemotherapy and immunotherapy. metabolizes extracellular adenosine triphosphate (eATP), an alarmin capable promoting antitumor immune responses, into adenosine, immuno-inhibitory metabolite. By inhibiting CD39, consumption eATP reduced, resulting proinflammatory milieu which can activate myeloid cells to promote immunity. The preclinical characterization provides mechanistic rationale...

10.1158/1535-7163.mct-23-0865 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2024-05-25

<div>Abstract<p>AB598 is a CD39 inhibitory antibody being pursued for the treatment of solid tumors in combination with chemotherapy and immunotherapy. metabolizes extracellular adenosine triphosphate (eATP), an alarmin capable promoting antitumor immune responses, into adenosine, immuno-inhibitory metabolite. By inhibiting CD39, consumption eATP reduced, resulting proinflammatory milieu which can activate myeloid cells to promote immunity. The preclinical characterization AB598...

10.1158/1535-7163.c.7474401 preprint EN 2024-10-01

<h3>Background</h3> AB598 inhibits the enzymatic activity of CD39, dominant ATPase in tumor microenvironment (TME). CD39 inhibition allows ATP levels to rise locally, leading activation myeloid cells, increased tumor-specific activated T and enhanced control growth. is potent specific, inhibiting human with sub-nanomolar potency. It effectively but it does not inhibit murine posing a challenge for studying immune-competent syngeneic models. <h3>Methods</h3> The effectiveness combating tumors...

10.1136/jitc-2023-sitc2023.0787 article EN cc-by-nc Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts 2023-10-31

Abstract CD39 (ENTPD1) is an ecto-nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase expressed widely in the tumor microenvironment (TME) responsible for catalyzing conversion of ATP to AMP. Inhibition enzymatic activity can promote anti-tumor immune responses by increasing immunostimulatory substrate and decreasing formation product AMP, a precursor immunoinhibitory adenosine. inhibition has been shown have effect activating dendritic cells, macrophages, NK cells TME antigen presentation...

10.1158/1538-7445.am2022-321 article EN Cancer Research 2022-06-15
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