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 …

Engineered IL-21 cytokine muteins fused to anti-PD-1 antibodies can improve CD8+ T cell function and anti-tumor immunity

S Shen, G Sckisel, A Sahoo, A Lalani, DD Otter… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Inhibitors that block the programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) pathway can potentiate
endogenous antitumor immunity and have markedly improved cancer survival rates across a …

Cytokines as therapeutic targets in rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases

S Siebert, A Tsoukas, J Robertson, I McInnes - Pharmacological reviews, 2015 - ASPET
The human immune system involves highly complex and coordinated processes in which
small proteins named cytokines play a key role. Cytokines have been implicated in the …

Interleukin 15 in cell-based cancer immunotherapy

Y Zhou, T Husman, X Cen, T Tsao, J Brown… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cell-based cancer immunotherapy, such as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) engineered T
and natural killer (NK) cell therapies, has become a revolutionary new pillar in cancer …

Interleukin‐21 is a T‐helper cytokine that regulates humoral immunity and cell‐mediated anti‐tumour responses

PV Sivakumar, DC Foster, CH Clegg - Immunology, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Cytokines and their receptors represent key targets for therapeutic intervention. Ligands are
being used to supplement cell numbers that become depleted as a result of disease (organ …

Cytokines that regulate autoimmunity

C Diveu, MJ McGeachy, DJ Cua - Current opinion in immunology, 2008 - Elsevier
Recent advances have revealed new insights in cytokine regulation of inflammatory
responses. TGFβ acting together with pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-6 promotes …

Cytokines of the IL-1 family: recognized targets in chronic inflammation underrated in organ transplantations

I Striz - Clinical science, 2017 - portlandpress.com
Interleukin 1 (IL-1) family is a group of cytokines with multiple local and systemic effects,
which regulates both innate and adaptive immune responses. Generally, most IL-1 family …

Establishment of a new interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor inhibitor applicable to the gene therapy for IL-6–dependent tumor

N Yoshio-Hoshino, Y Adachi, C Aoki, A Pereboev… - Cancer Research, 2007 - AACR
Abstract Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a key molecule involved in the pathogenesis of several
inflammatory diseases and malignancies. Treatments that inhibit IL-6 mitigate the clinical …

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 …

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 …