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A New Venue of TNF Targeting
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: Received: 31 March 2018 / Approved: 2 April 2018 / Online: 2 April 2018 (09:43:23 CEST)
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Steeland, S.; Libert, C.; Vandenbroucke, R.E. A New Venue of TNF Targeting. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19, 1442. Steeland, S.; Libert, C.; Vandenbroucke, R.E. A New Venue of TNF Targeting. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19, 1442.
Abstract
The first FDA-approved drugs were small, chemically-manufactured and highly active molecules with possible off-target effects. After this first successful wave of small drugs, biotechnology allowed the development of protein-based medicines such as antibodies. Conventional antibodies bind a specific protein and are becoming increasingly important in the therapeutic landscape. A very prominent class of biologicals are the anti-TNF drugs that are applied in several inflammatory diseases that are characterized by dysregulated TNF levels. Marketing of TNF inhibitors revolutionized the treatment of diseases such as Crohn’s disease. However, these inhibitors also have undesired effects, some of them directly associated with the inherent nature of this drug class such as immunogenicity, whereas others are linked with their mechanism of action. Recently, researchers tried to design innovative drugs with reduced side effects aiming to make them more effective and safer. Molecules with more specificity e.g. that target one specific TNF format or receptor, or that neutralize the TNF signaling pathway in specific cells, are generated. Alternatively, TNF-directed biologicals without the typical antibody structure are manufactured. Here, we review the complications related to the use of conventional TNF inhibitors, together with the anti-TNF alternatives and the different (neurodegenerative) diseases that might benefit from selective approaches.
Keywords
tumor necrosis factor; TNFR; biologicals
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Pharmacology and Toxicology
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