B cell depletion therapies in autoimmune disease: advances and mechanistic insights

DSW Lee, OL Rojas, JL Gommerman - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2021 - nature.com
In the past 15 years, B cells have been rediscovered to be not merely bystanders but rather
active participants in autoimmune aetiology. This has been fuelled in part by the clinical …

[HTML][HTML] B7-H3, a checkpoint molecule, as a target for cancer immunotherapy

S Yang, W Wei, Q Zhao - International journal of biological …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract B7-H3 (also known as CD276) is a newly found molecule of B7 family, which may
be a promising target for cancer treatment. B7-H3 protein was demonstrated to be …

Bispecific antibodies targeting distinct regions of the spike protein potently neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

H Cho, KK Gonzales-Wartz, D Huang, M Yuan… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants
of concern threatens the efficacy of existing vaccines and therapeutic antibodies and …

Treatment of lupus nephritis: consensus, evidence and perspectives

CC Mok, YKO Teng, R Saxena, Y Tanaka - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Despite the continuing development of immunomodulatory agents and supportive care, the
prognosis associated with lupus nephritis (LN) has not improved substantially in the past …

Bispecific antibodies

U Brinkmann, RE Kontermann - Science, 2021 - science.org
Bispecific antibodies (bsAbs) bind two different epitopes on the same or different antigens.
Through this dual specificity for soluble or cell-surface antigens, bsAbs exert activities …

Accelerating antibody discovery and design with artificial intelligence: Recent advances and prospects

G Bai, C Sun, Z Guo, Y Wang, X Zeng, Y Su… - Seminars in Cancer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Therapeutic antibodies are the largest class of biotherapeutics and have been successful in
treating human diseases. However, the design and discovery of antibody drugs remains …

Advances toward transformative therapies for tendon diseases

BR Freedman, DJ Mooney, E Weber - Science translational medicine, 2022 - science.org
Approved therapies for tendon diseases have not yet changed the clinical practice of
symptomatic pain treatment and physiotherapy. This review article summarizes advances in …

Production of monoclonal antibodies for therapeutic purposes: A review

WP Alejandra, JPM Irene, GSF Antonio… - International …, 2023 - Elsevier
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have been used in the development of immunotherapies that
target a variety of diseases, such as cancer, autoimmune diseases, and even viral infections; …

Targeting B cells and plasma cells in autoimmune diseases: From established treatments to novel therapeutic approaches

A Merino‐Vico, G Frazzei… - European journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Autoimmune diseases are characterized by the recognition of self‐antigens by the immune
system, which leads to inflammation and tissue damage. B cells are directly and indirectly …

The future of drug development for inflammatory bowel disease: the need to ACT (advanced combination treatment)

S Danese, V Solitano, V Jairath, L Peyrin-Biroulet - Gut, 2022 - gut.bmj.com
The expanding therapeutic armamentarium available for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
as well as multiple compounds in clinical development inevitably raises questions as to their …