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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Clinical improvement in psoriasis with specific targeting of interleukin-23

T Kopp, E Riedl, C Bangert, EP Bowman… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder that affects approximately 2–3% of the
population worldwide and has severe effects on patients' physical and psychological well …

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 …

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 …

Therapeutic targeting of IL-17 and IL-23 cytokines in immune-mediated diseases

GE Fragoulis, S Siebert, IB McInnes - Annual review of medicine, 2016 - annualreviews.org
The discovery of the biological functions of the interleukin-23/-17 axis led to the identification
of IL-23 and IL-17 as important participants in the pathogenesis of several immune-mediated …

Targeting IL-23 in psoriasis: current perspectives

C Fotiadou, E Lazaridou, E Sotiriou… - Psoriasis: Targets and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The recent advances in the understanding of psoriasis pathogenesis have clarified the
pivotal role of interleukin (IL)-23. It is a heterodimeric cytokine consisting of two subunits, the …

Anti‐IL‐23 and Anti‐IL‐17 biologic agents for the treatment of immune‐mediated inflammatory conditions

J Frieder, D Kivelevitch, I Haugh… - Clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Advancements in the immunopathogenesis of psoriasis have identified interleukin (IL)‐23
and IL‐17 as fundamental contributors in the immune pathways of the disease. Leveraging …