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Immunology, Endocrine & Metabolic Agents in Medicinal Chemistry (Discontinued)

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 1871-5222
ISSN (Online): 1875-6115

New Drugs for Immune Targeting

Author(s): Andre van Maurik, Gerald Siu and Andrea A. Itano

Volume 11, Issue 2, 2011

Page: [118 - 130] Pages: 13

DOI: 10.2174/187152211795495698

Price: $65

Abstract

Although over the years an improved understanding in the etiology of Graves orbitopathy has been obtained, conventional medical therapy for the treatment of this autoimmune disorder has changed very little and remains essentially based on approaches of non-specific immunosuppression. There is great potential for this to change as novel disease- modifying therapies have been developed which have been proven effective in the treatment of other autoimmune inflammatory disorders. These recent developments offer a strong rationale to evaluate such immune-targeting drugs for the treatment of Graves orbitopathy. This article provides an overview on new drugs that act specifically on the pathogenic immune-mechanisms of the disease that are currently being developed for autoimmune disorders and could be considered for use to treat Graves orbitopathy including immune-interventions that inhibit lymphocyte responses through depletion or modulation, and block cytokine secretion or action.

Keywords: Autoimmune, Graves' orbitopathy, immune targeting drugs, lymphocytes, non-specific immunosuppression, disease-modifying, T cell targeting, B cell targeting, blockade lymphocyte trafficking, co-stimulation modulation, effector cells, selective depletion


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