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Review Article Biological Therapy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Hindawi Publishing Corporation International Journal of Rheumatology Volume 2012, Article ID 578641, 9 pages doi:10.1155/2012/578641 Review Article Biological Therapy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Mariana Postal, Lilian TL Costallat, and Simone Appenzeller Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Science, State University of Campinas, 13083-887 Campinas, SP, Brazil Correspondence should be addressed to Simone Appenzeller, [email protected] Received 25 August 2011; Accepted 8 October 2011 Academic Editor: Jozelio´ Freire de Carvalho Copyright © 2012 Mariana Postal et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a prototypic inflammatory autoimmune disorder characterized by multisystem involvement and fluctuating disease activity. Symptoms range from rather mild manifestations such as rash or arthritis to life-threatening end- organ manifestations. Despite new and improved therapy having positively impacted the prognosis of SLE, a subgroup of patients do not respond to conventional therapy. Moreover, the risk of fatal outcomes and the damaging side effects of immunosuppressive therapies in SLE call for an improvement in the current therapeutic management. New therapeutic approaches are focused on B- cell targets, T-cell downregulation and costimulatory blockade, cytokine inhibition, and the modulation of complement. Several biological agents have been developed, but this encouraging news is associated with several disappointments in trials and provide a timely moment to reflect on biologic therapy in SLE. 1. Introduction molecules [4]. Beside autoantibody production, B-cells are the key for the activation of the immune system, particularly Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune, through cytokines and as antigen-presenting cells. -
Inflammation and Cardiometabolic Risk
Official Publication of the National Lipid Association LipidSpin Inflammation and Cardiometabolic Risk Also in this issue: Clinical Trial Evidence for the Role of Reducing Inflammation for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Identifying and Managing the Patient with High Inflammatory Burden Dietary Patterns and Systemic Inflammation: Examining the Connection This issue is sponsored by the Pacific Lipid Association. Volume 17 Issue 1 2019 visit www.lipid.org NATIONAL LIPID ASSOCIATION Turnberry Isle Miami 19999 W. Country Club Dr. SCIENTIFIC 9 Aventura, FL 33180 1 SESSIONS Group Rate: $229/night++ 0 Reservation Cut-Off Date: MIAMI 2 April 14, 2019 Pre-Conference Courses | May 15-16 Make your plans to join the NLA in 2019 for these premier events! lipid.org/conferences FEBRUARY 22-24 SEPTEMBER 13-15 2019 2019 PORTLAND MINNEAPOLIS Hilton Portland Downtown Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, the Depot 921 SW Sixth Avenue, Portland, OR 97204 225 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55401 Group Rate: $185/night++ Group Rate: $179/night++ Reservation Cut-Off Date: January 21, 2019 Reservation Cut-Off Date: August 14, 2019 Pre-Conference Courses | February 21-22, 2019 Pre-Conference Courses | September 12-13, 2019 In This Issue: 2019 (Volume 17, Issue 1) Editors DANIEL E. SOFFER, MD, FNLA* 2 From the NLA President 18 Practical Pearls Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine New Clinical Guidelines: Paving the Top 10 Ways to Reduce Inflammation University of Pennsylvania — Cezary Wójcik, MD, PhD, DSc, FNLA* Internal Medicine and Preventive Cardiology Road Ahead University of Pennsylvania Health System — Alan S. Brown, MD, FNLA* Philadelphia, PA — Daniel E. Soffer MD, FNLA* — Kaye-Eileen Willard MD, FNLA* KAYE-EILEEN WILLARD, MD, FNLA* 20 Case Study Medical Director, Lipid Clinic and Physician Advisor Identifying and Managing the Patient Ascension Wisconsin All Saints Racine, WI 4 From the PLA President with High Inflammatory Burden President’s Views — Michelle Taylor, CCRN, ANP Associate Editors — Nathan D. -
Predictive QSAR Tools to Aid in Early Process Development of Monoclonal Antibodies
Predictive QSAR tools to aid in early process development of monoclonal antibodies John Micael Andreas Karlberg Published work submitted to Newcastle University for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the School of Engineering November 2019 Abstract Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have become one of the fastest growing markets for diagnostic and therapeutic treatments over the last 30 years with a global sales revenue around $89 billion reported in 2017. A popular framework widely used in pharmaceutical industries for designing manufacturing processes for mAbs is Quality by Design (QbD) due to providing a structured and systematic approach in investigation and screening process parameters that might influence the product quality. However, due to the large number of product quality attributes (CQAs) and process parameters that exist in an mAb process platform, extensive investigation is needed to characterise their impact on the product quality which makes the process development costly and time consuming. There is thus an urgent need for methods and tools that can be used for early risk-based selection of critical product properties and process factors to reduce the number of potential factors that have to be investigated, thereby aiding in speeding up the process development and reduce costs. In this study, a framework for predictive model development based on Quantitative Structure- Activity Relationship (QSAR) modelling was developed to link structural features and properties of mAbs to Hydrophobic Interaction Chromatography (HIC) retention times and expressed mAb yield from HEK cells. Model development was based on a structured approach for incremental model refinement and evaluation that aided in increasing model performance until becoming acceptable in accordance to the OECD guidelines for QSAR models. -
Interferon-Based and Interferon-Free New Treatment Options
Interferon-based and interferon-free new treatment options White Nights of Hepatology St. Petersburg, 7. June 2013 Christoph Sarrazin Klinikum der J. W. Goethe-Universität Medizinische Klinik I Frankfurt am Main Mode of action of Interferons natural immunomodulatory effects IFN-stimulated gene activation Antiviral Apoptotic Immunomodulatory activity activity activity B-cell proliferation Reduced transcription Elevates apoptosis by CTL proliferation Reduced translation multiple mechanisms MHC upregulation Reduced RNA stability Augments NK activity Host-mediated effects are important for DAA combination therapy • Potency and additive effects • Prevention of resistance and viral breakthrough Different types of Interferons Type I Interferons Type III Interferons Broad receptor Receptors distribution distributed throughout various primarily in body tissues epithelial cells and hepatocytes Antiviral effects Antiviral effects Adverse events of Type I IFNs treatment Peg‐Intron • Flu-like symptoms PegIFN‐2a Type III IFNs Potentially fewer • Haematologic IFN omega Peg‐IFN‐ adverse events disorders IFN‐alfa‐2b XL lambda than with type I • Psychiatric Belerofon (Peg‐rIL‐29) interferons symptoms Albuferon Locteron Adapted from 1. Marcello T et al. Gastroenterology 2006;131:1887–98; 2. Muir AJ et al. 2009 AASLD. Abstract 1591; 3. O'Brien TR. Nat Genet. 2009;41:1048–50. PEG-Interferon alfa / Ribavirin Approval studies: efficacy Approval study (n=1530) Approval study (n=1121) Therapy: IFN vs. PEG-IFN alfa 2b Therapy: IFN vs. PEG-IFN alfa 2a 1,0/1,5µg/kgKG -
Version Introducing VHIO Foreword
2017SCIENTIFIC REPORT Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) CELLEX CENTER C/Natzaret, 115 – 117 08035 Barcelona, Spain Tel. +34 93 254 34 50 www.vhio.net Direction: Amanda Wren Design: Parra estudio Photography: Katherin Wermke Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) | 2018 VHIO Scientific Report 2017 Index Scientific Report INTRODUCING VHIO CORE TECHNOLOGIES 02 Foreword 92 Cancer Genomics Group 08 2017: marking the next chapter of 94 Molecular Oncology Group VHIO's translational story 96 Proteomics Group 18 Scientific Productivity: research articles VHIO'S TRANSVERSAL CLINICAL 19 Selection of some of the most relevant TRIALS CORE SERVICES & UNITS articles by VHIO researchers published in 2017 100 Clinical Trials Office 25 A Golden Decade: reflecting on the 102 Research Unit for Molecular Therapy past 10 years of VHIO's translational of Cancer (UITM) – ”la Caixa” success story 104 Clinical Research Oncology Nurses 106 Clinical Research Oncology Pharmacy PRECLINICAL RESEARCH Unit 49 From the Director 50 Experimental Therapeutics Group RECENTLY INCORPORATED GROUPS 52 Growth Factors Group 110 Cellular Plasticity & Cancer Group 54 Mouse Models of Cancer Therapies 112 Experimental Hematology Group Group 114 Tumor Immunology 56 Tumor Biomarkers Group & Immunotherapy Group 116 Applied Genetics of Metastatic Cancer TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH Group 61 From the Director 118 Chromatin Dynamics in Cancer Group 62 Gene Expression & Cancer Group 120 Prostate Cancer Translational Research Group 64 Stem Cells & Cancer Group 122 Radiomics Group CLINICAL -
New Treatments for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus on the Horizon: Targeting Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells to Inhibit Cytokine Production Laura M
C al & ellu ic la n r li Im C m Journal of Clinical & Cellular f u o Davison and Jorgensen et al., J Clin Cell Immunol n l o a l n o 2017, 8:6 r g u y o J Immunology DOI: 10.4172/2155-9899.1000534 ISSN: 2155-9899 Commentary Open Access New Treatments for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus on the Horizon: Targeting Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells to Inhibit Cytokine Production Laura M. Davison and Trine N. Jorgensen* Department of Immunology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA *Corresponding author: Dr. Trine N. Jorgensen, Department of Immunology, NE40, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, USA, Phone: +1 216-444-7454; Fax: +1 216-444-9329; E-mail: [email protected] Received date: December 4, 2017; Accepted date: December 13, 2017; Published date: December 20, 2017 Copyright: © 2017 Davison LM, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Abstract Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) often have elevated levels of type I interferon (IFN, particularly IFNα), a cytokine that can drive many of the symptoms associated with this autoimmune disorder. Additionally, the presence of autoantibody-secreting plasma cells contributes to the systemic inflammation observed in SLE and IFNα supports the survival of these cells. Current therapies for SLE are limited to broad immunosuppression or B cell- targeting antibody-mediated depletion strategies, which do not eliminate autoantibody-secreting plasma cells. -
Classification Decisions Taken by the Harmonized System Committee from the 47Th to 60Th Sessions (2011
CLASSIFICATION DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE HARMONIZED SYSTEM COMMITTEE FROM THE 47TH TO 60TH SESSIONS (2011 - 2018) WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION Rue du Marché 30 B-1210 Brussels Belgium November 2011 Copyright © 2011 World Customs Organization. All rights reserved. Requests and inquiries concerning translation, reproduction and adaptation rights should be addressed to [email protected]. D/2011/0448/25 The following list contains the classification decisions (other than those subject to a reservation) taken by the Harmonized System Committee ( 47th Session – March 2011) on specific products, together with their related Harmonized System code numbers and, in certain cases, the classification rationale. Advice Parties seeking to import or export merchandise covered by a decision are advised to verify the implementation of the decision by the importing or exporting country, as the case may be. HS codes Classification No Product description Classification considered rationale 1. Preparation, in the form of a powder, consisting of 92 % sugar, 6 % 2106.90 GRIs 1 and 6 black currant powder, anticaking agent, citric acid and black currant flavouring, put up for retail sale in 32-gram sachets, intended to be consumed as a beverage after mixing with hot water. 2. Vanutide cridificar (INN List 100). 3002.20 3. Certain INN products. Chapters 28, 29 (See “INN List 101” at the end of this publication.) and 30 4. Certain INN products. Chapters 13, 29 (See “INN List 102” at the end of this publication.) and 30 5. Certain INN products. Chapters 28, 29, (See “INN List 103” at the end of this publication.) 30, 35 and 39 6. Re-classification of INN products. -
Tanibirumab (CUI C3490677) Add to Cart
5/17/2018 NCI Metathesaurus Contains Exact Match Begins With Name Code Property Relationship Source ALL Advanced Search NCIm Version: 201706 Version 2.8 (using LexEVS 6.5) Home | NCIt Hierarchy | Sources | Help Suggest changes to this concept Tanibirumab (CUI C3490677) Add to Cart Table of Contents Terms & Properties Synonym Details Relationships By Source Terms & Properties Concept Unique Identifier (CUI): C3490677 NCI Thesaurus Code: C102877 (see NCI Thesaurus info) Semantic Type: Immunologic Factor Semantic Type: Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein Semantic Type: Pharmacologic Substance NCIt Definition: A fully human monoclonal antibody targeting the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2), with potential antiangiogenic activity. Upon administration, tanibirumab specifically binds to VEGFR2, thereby preventing the binding of its ligand VEGF. This may result in the inhibition of tumor angiogenesis and a decrease in tumor nutrient supply. VEGFR2 is a pro-angiogenic growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase expressed by endothelial cells, while VEGF is overexpressed in many tumors and is correlated to tumor progression. PDQ Definition: A fully human monoclonal antibody targeting the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2), with potential antiangiogenic activity. Upon administration, tanibirumab specifically binds to VEGFR2, thereby preventing the binding of its ligand VEGF. This may result in the inhibition of tumor angiogenesis and a decrease in tumor nutrient supply. VEGFR2 is a pro-angiogenic growth factor receptor -
Looking for Therapeutic Antibodies in Next Generation Sequencing Repositories
bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/572958; this version posted March 10, 2019. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is made available under aCC-BY 4.0 International license. Title: Looking for Therapeutic Antibodies in Next Generation Sequencing Repositories. Authors: Konrad Krawczyk1*, Matthew Raybould2, Aleksandr Kovaltsuk2, Charlotte M. Deane2 1 NaturalAntibody, Hamburg, Germany 2 Oxford University Department of Statistics, Oxford, UK *Correspondence to [email protected] Abstract: Recently it has become possible to query the great diversity of natural antibody repertoires using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). These methods are capable of producing millions of sequences in a single experiment. Here we compare Clinical Stage Therapeutic antibodies to the ~1b sequences from 60 independent sequencing studies in the Observed Antibody Space Database. Of the 242 post Phase I antibodies, we find 16 with sequence identity matches of 95% or better for both heavy and light chains. There are also 54 perfect matches to therapeutic CDR-H3 regions in the NGS outputs, suggesting a nontrivial amount of convergence between naturally observed sequences and those developed artificially. This has potential implications for both the discovery of antibody therapeutics and the legal protection of commercial antibodies. Introduction Antibodies are proteins in jawed vertebrates that recognize noxious molecules (antigens) for elimination. An organism expresses millions of diverse antibodies to increase the chances that some of them will be able to bind the foreign antigen, initiating the adaptive immune response. -
2019 Icar Program & Abstracts Book
Hosted by the International Society for Antiviral Research (ISAR) ND International Conference 32on Antiviral Research (ICAR) Baltimore MARYLAND PROGRAM and USA Hyatt Regency BALTIMORE ABSTRACTS May 12-15 2019 ND TABLE OF International Conference CONTENTS 32on Antiviral Research (ICAR) Daily Schedule . .3 Organization . 4 Contributors . 5 Keynotes & Networking . 6 Schedule at a Glance . 7 ISAR Awardees . 10 The 2019 Chu Family Foundation Scholarship Awardees . 15 Speaker Biographies . 17 Program Schedule . .25 Posters . 37 Abstracts . 53 Author Index . 130 PROGRAM and ABSTRACTS of the 32nd International Conference on Antiviral Research (ICAR) 2 ND DAILY International Conference SCHEDULE 32on Antiviral Research (ICAR) SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2019 › Women in Science Roundtable › Welcome and Keynote Lectures › Antonín Holý Memorial Award Lecture › Influenza Symposium › Opening Reception MONDAY, MAY 13, 2019 › Women in Science Award Lecture › Emerging Virus Symposium › Short Presentations 1 › Poster Session 1 › Retrovirus Symposium › ISAR Award of Excellence Presentation › PechaKucha Event with Introduction of First Time Attendees TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2019 › What’s New in Antiviral Research 1 › Short Presentations 2 & 3 › ISAR Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Society Presentation › Career Development Panel › William Prusoff Young Investigator Award Lecture › Medicinal Chemistry Symposium › Poster Session 2 › Networking Reception WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2019 › Gertrude Elion Memorial Award Lecture › What’s New in Antiviral Research 2 › Shotgun Oral -
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Review Article Chronic Hepatitis C Infection in Children: Current Treatment and New Therapies Andrew Lee1,2*, Jeremy Rajanayagam1,3 and Mona Abdel-Hady1 1Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Liver Unit, Birmingham, United Kingdom; 2The University of Queensland, School of Medicine, Brisbane, Australia; 3University of Birmingham, School of Infection and Immunity, Birmingham, United Kingdom Abstract remains the most common method of infection in the developing world.1,2 The overall rate of spontaneous viral Viral hepatitis C is responsible for a large burden of disease clearance following childhood infection is low, with the worldwide. Treatment of hepatitis C infection is currently majority of children developing chronic hepatitis C (CHC) undergoing a revolution with the development of new direct (54–86%).2 The clinical course of CHC in children is usually acting antivirals that offer higher cure rates and fewer side silent, with mildly abnormal liver function tests (LFTs) and effects than other medications currently available. Treatment minimal inflammation and fibrosis on histology.2–4 options for children, although well-defined and evidence- Nevertheless, fibrosis tends to progress with time, culminat- based, are limited relative to adults as there are few trials ing in cirrhosis in 5–10% or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) regarding the use of these newly developed agents in in 2–5% in adulthood.2,3 Thus, continued efforts to effectively children. With so much optimism in the development of novel treat children and reduce the long-term health and social therapeutic options for hepatitis C, it is timely to review and consequences in pediatric CHC are justified. summarize the current standard of care treatment and indications for treatment of chronic hepatitis C in children. -
The Two Tontti Tudiul Lui Hi Ha Unit
THETWO TONTTI USTUDIUL 20170267753A1 LUI HI HA UNIT ( 19) United States (12 ) Patent Application Publication (10 ) Pub. No. : US 2017 /0267753 A1 Ehrenpreis (43 ) Pub . Date : Sep . 21 , 2017 ( 54 ) COMBINATION THERAPY FOR (52 ) U .S . CI. CO - ADMINISTRATION OF MONOCLONAL CPC .. .. CO7K 16 / 241 ( 2013 .01 ) ; A61K 39 / 3955 ANTIBODIES ( 2013 .01 ) ; A61K 31 /4706 ( 2013 .01 ) ; A61K 31 / 165 ( 2013 .01 ) ; CO7K 2317 /21 (2013 . 01 ) ; (71 ) Applicant: Eli D Ehrenpreis , Skokie , IL (US ) CO7K 2317/ 24 ( 2013. 01 ) ; A61K 2039/ 505 ( 2013 .01 ) (72 ) Inventor : Eli D Ehrenpreis, Skokie , IL (US ) (57 ) ABSTRACT Disclosed are methods for enhancing the efficacy of mono (21 ) Appl. No. : 15 /605 ,212 clonal antibody therapy , which entails co - administering a therapeutic monoclonal antibody , or a functional fragment (22 ) Filed : May 25 , 2017 thereof, and an effective amount of colchicine or hydroxy chloroquine , or a combination thereof, to a patient in need Related U . S . Application Data thereof . Also disclosed are methods of prolonging or increasing the time a monoclonal antibody remains in the (63 ) Continuation - in - part of application No . 14 / 947 , 193 , circulation of a patient, which entails co - administering a filed on Nov. 20 , 2015 . therapeutic monoclonal antibody , or a functional fragment ( 60 ) Provisional application No . 62/ 082, 682 , filed on Nov . of the monoclonal antibody , and an effective amount of 21 , 2014 . colchicine or hydroxychloroquine , or a combination thereof, to a patient in need thereof, wherein the time themonoclonal antibody remains in the circulation ( e . g . , blood serum ) of the Publication Classification patient is increased relative to the same regimen of admin (51 ) Int .