| Autor: |
Skov L; Department of Dermatology, Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, Hellerup, Denmark., Beurskens FJ, Zachariae CO, Reitamo S, Teeling J, Satijn D, Knudsen KM, Boot EP, Hudson D, Baadsgaard O, Parren PW, van de Winkel JG |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) [J Immunol] 2008 Jul 01; Vol. 181 (1), pp. 669-79. |
| DOI: |
10.4049/jimmunol.181.1.669 |
| Abstrakt: |
IL-8 is a chemokine that has been implicated in a number of inflammatory diseases involving neutrophil activation. HuMab 10F8 is a novel fully human mAb against IL-8, which binds a discontinuous epitope on IL-8 overlapping the receptor binding site, and which effectively neutralizes IL-8-dependent human neutrophil activation and migration. We investigated whether interference in the cytokine network by HuMab 10F8 might benefit patients suffering from palmoplantar pustulosis, a chronic inflammatory skin disease. Treatment of patients with HuMab 10F8 was well tolerated and significantly reduced clinical disease activity at all five endpoints, which included a >or=50% reduction in the formation of fresh pustules. IL-8 neutralization was monitored at the site of inflammation by assessing exudates of palmoplantar pustulosis lesions. HuMab 10F8 sequestered IL-8 in situ, as observed by rapid dose-dependent decreases of IL-8 concentrations immediately following Ab infusion. These data demonstrate a critical role for IL-8 in the pathophysiology of palmoplantar pustulosis. HuMab 10F8 is capable of interrupting IL-8 activity in vivo and represents a candidate for treatment of inflammatory diseases and other pathological conditions associated with IL-8 overproduction. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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