Poster
Targeting the IL-17 pathway in inflammatory disease
Pierre Miossec
The discovery of T helper 17 cells and interleukin-17 (IL-17) — a pro-inflammatory cytokine that plays a key part in inflammation, autoimmunity and host defence — are recent milestones in the field of immunology and inflammation research. Multiple drugs that target the IL-17 pathway are being investigated in clinical trials for various inflammatory diseases, and the first therapeutic antibody that inhibits IL-17 was approved for the treatment of psoriasis in 2015. This poster summarizes key aspects of the IL-17 pathway relevant to its potential as a therapeutic target, and highlights the current status of the drug development pipeline.
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Animation
Psoriasis and beyond: targeting the IL-17 pathway
Psoriasis is a chronic immune-mediated inflammatory skin disorder that affects about 2-3% of the population. New insights into the immune processes that underlie psoriasis have now led to the identification of a number of exciting drug targets. This animation explores the immunopathology of psoriasis and illustrates how agents that target the cytokine interleukin 17, or its upstream or downstream mediators, are being developed into novel therapies for psoriasis.