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IL-17 for therapy.
Sonja MoosFlorian C. Kurschussubject
0301 basic medicinemedicine.drug_classBrodalumabDermatitisMice TransgenicDermatologyMonoclonal antibodymedicine.disease_causeAntibodies Monoclonal HumanizedBiochemistryAutoimmunity03 medical and health sciencesPsoriatic arthritisMice0302 clinical medicinePsoriasisMedicineAnimalsHumansPsoriasisSpondylitis AnkylosingMolecular Targeted TherapyMolecular BiologySkinbusiness.industryInterleukin-17Antibodies Monoclonalmedicine.diseaseIxekizumabDisease Models Animal030104 developmental biologyImmunologySecukinumabInterleukin 17business030215 immunologySignal Transductiondescription
The cytokine IL-17 is now a target for an array of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies supposed to treat a variety of inflammatory diseases. The forerunner Secukinumab, an IL-17A neutralizing antibody, is meanwhile approved as first-line treatments for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, and as second-line treatment for psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. Ixekizumab and Brodalumab, both also targeting the IL-17 pathway, were also recently approved by the FDA for plaque psoriasis. Using mice overexpressing IL-17A in a tissue of choice, we showed that the ectopic expression of this cytokine in keratinocytes resulted in a spontaneous and very strong form of psoriasis-like dermatitis. Interestingly, this model showed some typical comorbidities found in humans with psoriasis. In this review, we will discuss why IL-17 is a good target especially in psoriasis and what we learned from mouse models about its functions in pathological situations.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-31 | Journal of dermatological science |