Immune-mediated inflammatory disease therapeutics: past, present and future

McInnes, I. B. and Gravallese, E. M. (2021) Immune-mediated inflammatory disease therapeutics: past, present and future. Nature Reviews Immunology, 21(10), pp. 680-686. (doi: 10.1038/s41577-021-00603-1) (PMID:34518662) (PMCID:PMC8436867)

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Abstract

Immune-mediated inflammatory diseases are common and clinically diverse. Although they are currently incurable, the therapeutic armamentarium for immune-mediated inflammatory diseases has been transformed in the past two decades. We have moved from the wide application of broad-spectrum immune modulators to the routine use of agents with exquisite specificity, arising from monoclonal and molecular biotechnology and more recently from highly targeted medicinal chemistry. Here we describe key advances and lessons that drove this remarkable progress and thereafter reflect on the next steps in this ongoing journey.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:McInnes, Professor Iain
Authors: McInnes, I. B., and Gravallese, E. M.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity
Research Centre:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity > Centre for Immunobiology
Journal Name:Nature Reviews Immunology
Publisher:Nature Research
ISSN:1474-1733
ISSN (Online):1474-1741
Published Online:13 September 2021

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