Therapeutic Target
Because of its involvement in autoimmune conditions, IL-17 inhibitors are being investigated as possible treatments, e.g. vidofludimus in phase IIB for rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease. As of early 2012, clinical trials of IL-17 antibodies against psoriasis have shown extremely promising results in Phase II. IL-17 has also been implicated in multiple sclerosis. The anti-IL-23 antibody ustekinumab can be used to effectively treat psoriasis by reducing IL-17.
Read more about this topic: Interleukin 17
Famous quotes containing the words therapeutic and/or target:
“As a science of the unconscious it is a therapeutic method, in the grand style, a method overarching the individual case. Call this, if you choose, a poet’s utopia.”
—Thomas Mann (1875–1955)
“All of women’s aspirations—whether for education, work, or any form of self-determination—ultimately rest on their ability to decide whether and when to bear children. For this reason, reproductive freedom has always been the most popular item in each of the successive feminist agendas—and the most heavily assaulted target of each backlash.”
—Susan Faludi (20th century)