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A Multi-Phenotype System to Discover Therapies for Age-Related Dysregulation of the Immune Response to Viral Infections

Brandon White, Ben Komalo, Lauren Nicolaisen, Matt Donne, Charlie Marsh, Rachel M. DeVay, An M. Nguyen, Wendy Cousin, Jarred Heinrich, William J. Van Trump, Tempest Plott, Colin J. Fuller, Dat Nguyen, Daniel Chen, Delia Bucher, Sabine Tyrra, Laura Haynes, George Kuchel, Jorg Goronzy, Anis Larbi, Tamas Fulop, Diane Heiser, Ralf Schwandner, Christian Elabd, Ben Kamens
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.30.223875
Brandon White
1Spring Discovery Inc., San Carlos, CA, United States
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Ben Komalo
1Spring Discovery Inc., San Carlos, CA, United States
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Lauren Nicolaisen
1Spring Discovery Inc., San Carlos, CA, United States
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Matt Donne
1Spring Discovery Inc., San Carlos, CA, United States
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Charlie Marsh
1Spring Discovery Inc., San Carlos, CA, United States
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Rachel M. DeVay
1Spring Discovery Inc., San Carlos, CA, United States
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An M. Nguyen
1Spring Discovery Inc., San Carlos, CA, United States
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Wendy Cousin
1Spring Discovery Inc., San Carlos, CA, United States
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Jarred Heinrich
1Spring Discovery Inc., San Carlos, CA, United States
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William J. Van Trump
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Tempest Plott
1Spring Discovery Inc., San Carlos, CA, United States
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Colin J. Fuller
1Spring Discovery Inc., San Carlos, CA, United States
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Dat Nguyen
1Spring Discovery Inc., San Carlos, CA, United States
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Daniel Chen
1Spring Discovery Inc., San Carlos, CA, United States
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Delia Bucher
2Assay.Works GmbH, Regensburg, Germany
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Sabine Tyrra
2Assay.Works GmbH, Regensburg, Germany
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Laura Haynes
3University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, United States
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George Kuchel
3University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, United States
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Jorg Goronzy
4Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
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Anis Larbi
5Singapore Immunology Network, Agency for Science Technology and Research, Singapore
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Tamas Fulop
6University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Diane Heiser
7Prelude Therapeutics Inc., Wilmington, DE, United States
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Ralf Schwandner
2Assay.Works GmbH, Regensburg, Germany
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Christian Elabd
1Spring Discovery Inc., San Carlos, CA, United States
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Ben Kamens
1Spring Discovery Inc., San Carlos, CA, United States
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ABSTRACT

Age-related immune dysregulation contributes to increased susceptibility to infection and disease in older adults. We combined high-throughput laboratory automation with machine learning to build a multi-phenotype aging profile that models the dysfunctional immune response to viral infection in older adults. From a single well, our multi-phenotype aging profile can capture changes in cell composition, physical cell-to-cell interaction, organelle structure, cytokines, and other hidden complexities contributing to age-related dysfunction. This system allows for rapid identification of new potential compounds to rejuvenate older adults’ immune response. We used our technology to screen thousands of compounds for their ability to make old immune cells respond to viral infection like young immune cells. We observed beneficial effects of multiple compounds, of which two of the most promising were disulfiram and triptonide. Our findings indicate that disulfiram could be considered as a treatment for severe coronavirus disease 2019 and other inflammatory infections.

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Brandon White, Ben Komalo, Lauren Nicolaisen, Matt Donne, Charlie Marsh, Rachel M. DeVay, An M. Nguyen, Wendy Cousin, Jarred Heinrich, William Van Trump, Tempest Plott, Colin J. Fuller, Dat Nguyen, Daniel Chen, Christian Elabd, and Ben Kamens are employees of, and have an equity interest in, Spring Discovery. Brandon White, Ben Komalo, Lauren Nicolaisen, Charlie Marsh, An M. Nguyen, Wendy Cousin, Christian Elabd, and Ben Kamens are co-inventors on patents filed for this work and pending to Spring Discovery. Laura Haynes and Jorg Goronzy report grants from NIH. Laura Haynes, George Kuchel, Jorg Goronzy, Anis Larbi, and Ralf Schwandner report personal fees from Spring Discovery. Anis Larbi is the co-founder of Yobitrust. Ralf Schwandner is the founder and CEO of Assay.Works GmBH. Delia Bucher, Sabine Tyrra, Tamas Fulop, and Diane Heiser have nothing to disclose.

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A Multi-Phenotype System to Discover Therapies for Age-Related Dysregulation of the Immune Response to Viral Infections
Brandon White, Ben Komalo, Lauren Nicolaisen, Matt Donne, Charlie Marsh, Rachel M. DeVay, An M. Nguyen, Wendy Cousin, Jarred Heinrich, William J. Van Trump, Tempest Plott, Colin J. Fuller, Dat Nguyen, Daniel Chen, Delia Bucher, Sabine Tyrra, Laura Haynes, George Kuchel, Jorg Goronzy, Anis Larbi, Tamas Fulop, Diane Heiser, Ralf Schwandner, Christian Elabd, Ben Kamens
bioRxiv 2020.07.30.223875; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.30.223875
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A Multi-Phenotype System to Discover Therapies for Age-Related Dysregulation of the Immune Response to Viral Infections
Brandon White, Ben Komalo, Lauren Nicolaisen, Matt Donne, Charlie Marsh, Rachel M. DeVay, An M. Nguyen, Wendy Cousin, Jarred Heinrich, William J. Van Trump, Tempest Plott, Colin J. Fuller, Dat Nguyen, Daniel Chen, Delia Bucher, Sabine Tyrra, Laura Haynes, George Kuchel, Jorg Goronzy, Anis Larbi, Tamas Fulop, Diane Heiser, Ralf Schwandner, Christian Elabd, Ben Kamens
bioRxiv 2020.07.30.223875; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.30.223875

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