Ustekinumab & Th17

Schematic representation of IL-12 and IL-23, and their receptors and downstream signaling pathways.
Cua and colleagues discuss the cellular and molecular rationale for targeting IL-12 and IL-23 for therapeutic purposes in inflammatory diseases; they also review existing clinical data, discuss potential side effects, and propose future directions for targeting these cytokines in additional disorder…
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IL23 is an upstream cytokine in the Th17 axis, while IL12 is part of the Th1 immune response.
Immune diseases and Infections are seldom neatly partitioned into a specific T-helper dysfunction or response.

Ustekinumab, which targets both IL12 and IL23, may prove particularly useful in the treatment of certain diseases with considerable Th1-Th17 interplay.


The heterodimeric cytokines IL-12 and IL-23 play a key role in T helper cell and innate lymphocyte cell differentiation and expansion. They are composed of…
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While IL17A inhibition with Secukinumab was found to be ineffective in Crohn’s Disease (possibly worsening it even), we are expectantly awaiting Ustekinumab’s positive phase 3 results.

Effective Therapy for Refractory Crohn’s Disease

This brief review covers a study that has reported on the effectiveness of ustekinumab in adults with moderate to severe Crohn’s disease resistant to anti-TNF treatment.
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IL-23 Inhibitor Effective in Crohn’s Disease

Selective IL-23 inhibition has been touted to be the next great advance in the treatment of inflammatory bowel and psoriatic disease. The annual Digestive…
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IL-12/Th1 and IL-23/Th17 biliary microenvironment in primary biliary cirrhosis: Implications for therapy

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Hepatology Explore this journal > Explore this journal > Previous article in issue: Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 expression by biliary epithelium promotes persistence of inflammation by inhibiting effector T-cell apoptosis Previous article in issue: Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 expression…
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