Frontiers in Immunology (Jul 2024)

Anti-IL23/12 agents and JAK inhibitors for inflammatory bowel disease

  • Zhezhe Tian,
  • Zhezhe Tian,
  • Zhezhe Tian,
  • Qiaorui Zhao,
  • Qiaorui Zhao,
  • Qiaorui Zhao,
  • Xiu Teng,
  • Xiu Teng,
  • Xiu Teng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1393463
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15

Abstract

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IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract with increasing incidence worldwide. Multiple factors, such as genetic background, environmental and luminal factors, and mucosal immune dysregulation, have been implicated in the cause of IBD, although the cause of the disease remains unknown. IL-12 and IL-23 and their downstream signaling pathways participate in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease. Early and aggressive treatment with biologic therapies or novel small molecules is needed to decrease complications and the need for hospitalization and surgery. The landscape of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treatment has tremendously improved with the development of biologics and small molecule drugs. Several novel biologics and small molecule drugs targeting IL-12 and IL-23 and their downstream targets have shown positive efficacy and safety data in clinical trials, and several drugs have been approved for the treatment of IBD. In the future, numerous potential emerging therapeutic options for IBD treatment are believed to come to the fore, achieving disease cure.

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