RE: SRA737 PLUS Parpi6 Apr 2025 16:07
Good afternoon HbD.
Great find,
Very interesting if you look through the patent description.
Fair detail
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dependent gene expression and functional responses of interleukin-12, interleukin-23, and type I and III interferon receptors.
These cytokine pathways are involved in the pathologic processes associated with immune-mediated disorders, including psoriasis, and are reported (Papp et al., idem) to be distinct from responses driven by Janus kinase (JAK) 1 (JAK1 ), JAK1 and JAK3 in combination, JAK2, or other signalling kinases.
Interleukin-23 (IL-23), composed of two subunits p19 and p40, is considered to be essential for the survival and expansion of Th17 cells which produce pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-17A, IL-17F, IL-6 and TNFa
. These cytokines are reported as being critical in mediating the pathobiology of a number of autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, and lupus.
IL-23 acts through a heterodimeric receptor composed of IL-12Rpi and IL-23R.
IL-12, in addition to the p40 subunit in common with IL-23, contains a p35 subunit and acts through a heterodimeric receptor composed of I L-12R1 b and I L-12R32. IL-12 is essential for Th1 cell development and secretion of IFNy, a cytokine which plays a critical role in immunity by stimulating MHC expression, class switching of B cells to IgG subclasses, and the activation of macrophages.
TYK2 associates with the IL-12Rpi subunit in the IL-12 and IL-23 receptors.
The importance of the p40-containing cytokines in autoimmunity is demonstrated by the discovery that mice deficient in either p40, p19, or IL-23R are protected from disease in models of multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, lupus and psoriasis, among others (Kyttaris, V.C. et al, "Cutting edge: IL- 23 receptor deficiency prevents the development of lupus nephritis in C57BL/6-lpr/lpr mice", J. Immunol, 184:4605-4609 (2010); Hong, K. et al, "IL-12, independently of IFN-gamma, plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of a murine psoriasis like skin disorder", J. Immunol, 162:7480-7491 (1999); Hue, S. et al, "Interleukin-23 drives innate and T cell-mediated intestinal inflammation.