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Anti-p40 antibodies ustekinumab and briakinumab: blockade of interleukin-12 and interleukin-23 in the treatment of psoriasis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20430307     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The choice of therapeutic agents for patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis has expanded significantly in the past decade. With new understanding of the immunologic basis of psoriasis, multiple new potential targets for therapy have been identified. It is likely that a series of new medications to focus on the newly identified pathways is on the horizon. The first pathway targeted by new medications focuses on the p40 subunit that is shared by interleukin (IL)-12 and IL-23. Two human anti-p40 antibodies have been used therapeutically in psoriasis to date, ustekinumab (CNTO-1275, Stelara, Centocor, Horsham, PA) and briakinumab (ABT-874, Abbott, Abbott Park, IL). Ustekinumab was recently approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, making it the first medication approved in the United States to work by this pathway while briakinumab is currently in phase III clinical trials.
Authors:
Mona Gandhi; Eihab Alwawi; Kenneth B Gordon
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Seminars in cutaneous medicine and surgery     Volume:  29     ISSN:  1558-0768     ISO Abbreviation:  Semin Cutan Med Surg     Publication Date:  2010 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-30     Completed Date:  2010-08-12     Revised Date:  2011-07-29    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9617260     Medline TA:  Semin Cutan Med Surg     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  48-52     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Dermatology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Skokie, IL 60077, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Antibodies, Monoclonal / pharmacology*,  therapeutic use
Humans
Immunologic Factors / therapeutic use*
Interleukin-12 / antagonists & inhibitors*
Interleukin-23 / antagonists & inhibitors*
Psoriasis / drug therapy*,  immunology,  pathology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antibodies, Monoclonal; 0/Immunologic Factors; 0/Interleukin-23; 0/briakinumab; 0/ustekinumab; 187348-17-0/Interleukin-12

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