IL-18 BINDING MOLECULES
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    发明公开
    IL-18 BINDING MOLECULES 审中-公开
    IL-18-BINDUNGSMOLEKÜLE

    公开(公告)号:EP2892923A2

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-15

    申请号:EP13792452.8

    申请日:2013-09-05

    申请人: Novartis AG

    摘要: Interleukin 18 (IL-18) participates in both innate and acquired immunity. The bioactivity of IL-18 is negatively regulated by the IL-18 binding protein (IL18BP), a naturally occurring and highly specific inhibitor. This soluble protein forms a complex with free IL-18 preventing its interaction with the IL-18 receptor, thus neutralizing and inhibiting its biological activity. The present invention discloses binding molecules, in particular antibodies or fragments thereof, which bind IL-18 and do not bind IL-18 bound to IL-18BP (IL-18/IL-18BP complex). Apart from its physiological role, IL-18 has been shown to mediate a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The binding molecules of the inventions may be used as therapeutic molecules for treating IL-18-related autoimmune and inflammatory diseases or as diagnostic tools for characterizing, detecting and/or measuring IL-18 not bound to IL-18BP as component of the total IL-18 pool.

    摘要翻译: 白介素18(IL-18)参与了先天免疫和获得性免疫。 IL-18的生物活性受到IL-18结合蛋白(IL18BP)(天然存在和高度特异性抑制剂)的负调控。 该可溶性蛋白质与游离IL-18形成复合物,防止其与IL-18受体的相互作用,从而中和并抑制其生物学活性。 本发明公开了结合IL-18并且不结合IL-18BP(IL-18 / IL-18BP复合物)的IL-18的结合分子,特别是抗体或其片段。 除了其生理作用,IL-18已被证明可以介导各种自身免疫性和炎性疾病。 本发明的结合分子可用作治疗IL-18相关的自身免疫性和炎症性疾病的治疗分子,或作为用于表征,检测和/或测定IL-18BP未结合的IL-18作为总IL的组分的诊断工具 -18游泳池。