Mechanisms of Dupilumab

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Contributors

  • Hani Harb - , Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (HMS) (Author)
  • Talal A Chatila - , Harvard Medical School (HMS) (Author)

Abstract

The Th2 cytokines interleukin 4 (IL-4) and IL-13 and the heterodimeric IL-4 receptor (IL-4R) complexes that they interact with play a key role in the pathogenesis of allergic disorders. Dupilumab is a humanized IgG4 monoclonal antibody that targets the IL-4 receptor alpha chain (IL-4Rα), common to both IL-4R complexes: type 1 (IL-4Rα/γc; IL-4 specific) and type 2 (IL-4Rα/IL-13Rα1; IL-4 and IL-13 specific). In this review, we detail the current state of knowledge of the different signalling pathways coupled to the IL-4R complexes and examine the possible mechanisms of Dupilumab action and survey its clinical efficacy in different allergic disorders. The development of Dupilumab and the widening spectrum of its clinical applications is relevant to the current emphasis on precision medicine approaches to the blockade of pathways involved in allergic diseases.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5-14
Number of pages10
JournalClinical and Experimental Allergy
Volume50
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2020
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

PubMedCentral PMC6930967
Scopus 85073937595

Keywords

Keywords

  • Anaphylaxis/immunology, Anti-Allergic Agents/therapeutic use, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/therapeutic use, Asthma/drug therapy, Chronic Disease, Dermatitis, Atopic/drug therapy, Eosinophilic Esophagitis/drug therapy, Food Hypersensitivity/drug therapy, Humans, Inflammation/immunology, Interleukin-13/immunology, Interleukin-4/immunology, Interleukin-4 Receptor alpha Subunit/antagonists & inhibitors, Nasal Polyps/drug therapy, Rhinitis, Allergic/drug therapy, STAT6 Transcription Factor/immunology, Sinusitis/drug therapy, T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology, Th2 Cells/immunology