Therapeutic targeting of the IL-12/23 pathways: generation and characterization of ustekinumab

JM Benson, CW Sachs, G Treacy, H Zhou… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
Preclinical and clinical studies conducted in the mid-1990s reported strong association and
causality between the T-cell helper (TH) 1 inductor cytokine interleukin (IL)-12 and …

IL-12 and IL-23 cytokines: from discovery to targeted therapies for immune-mediated inflammatory diseases

MWL Teng, EP Bowman, JJ McElwee, MJ Smyth… - Nature medicine, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract The cytokine interleukin-12 (IL-12) was thought to have a central role in T cell–
mediated responses in inflammation for more than a decade after it was first identified …

Ustekinumab: lessons learned from targeting interleukin‐12/23p40 in immune‐mediated diseases

M Elliott, J Benson, M Blank… - Annals of the New …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Interleukin (IL)‐12 and IL‐23 are related cytokines that have been implicated in the
pathogenesis of several immune‐mediated disorders. IL‐12 and IL‐23 are heterodimers …

Discovery and mechanism of ustekinumab: a human monoclonal antibody targeting interleukin-12 and interleukin-23 for treatment of immune-mediated disorders

JM Benson, D Peritt, BJ Scallon, GA Heavner… - MAbs, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapy was first established upon the approval of a mouse
antibody for treatment of human acute organ rejection. However, the high incidence of …

The IL23/Th17 pathway as a therapeutic target in chronic inflammatory diseases

É Toussirot - Inflammation & Allergy-Drug Targets (Formerly …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
IL-23 is a pro-inflammatory cytokine belonging to the IL-12 cytokine family. IL-23 is essential
for the differentiation of Th17 lymphocytes, a subtype of T lymphocyte implicated in chronic …

Structural basis for the dual recognition of IL-12 and IL-23 by ustekinumab

J Luo, SJ Wu, ER Lacy, Y Orlovsky, A Baker… - Journal of molecular …, 2010 - Elsevier
Interleukin (IL)-12 and IL-23 are heterodimeric proinflammatory cytokines that share a
common p40 subunit, paired with p35 and p19 subunits, respectively. They represent an …

Targeting the IL-17-TH17 pathway

HS Bartlett, RP Million - Nature reviews. Drug discovery, 2015 - nature.com
Targeting pro-inflammatory cytokines such as tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) has been an
effective therapeutic approach in patients with a variety of autoimmune diseases, including …

[HTML][HTML] Ustekinumab in psoriasis immunopathology with emphasis on the Th17-IL23 axis: a primer

P Quatresooz, T Hermanns-Lê, GE Piérard… - BioMed Research …, 2012 - hindawi.com
Psoriasis is a chronic relapsing immunoinflammatory dermatosis that is commonly
associated with systemic comorbidities. The pathogenic importance of interleukin (IL)-12 …

Targeting IL-17 and TH17 cells in chronic inflammation

P Miossec, JK Kolls - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2012 - nature.com
The key role of interleukin-17 (IL-17) and T helper 17 (TH17) cells in tissue inflammation,
autoimmunity and host defence led to the experimental targeting of these molecules in …

IL-12-and IL-23 in health and disease

AL Croxford, P Kulig, B Becher - Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Interleukin (IL)-12 and IL-23 play important roles in the development of
experimental autoimmune disease models and numerous afflictions affecting humans …