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MedImmune has a preclinical program studying the over-expression of ICOS
in several autoimmune diseases.
-- CXCL13 - CXCL13 is a molecule that recruits B cells into inflammatory
cell aggregates called follicles. In patients with rheumatoid arthritis
the levels of CXCL13 are elevated within the inflamed joints thus
encouraging B cells to accumulate and interact with a range of cells,
such as T cells, within the joint promoting the generation of new
inflammatory follicles and contributing to the disease process.
MedImmune has a preclinical program investigating antibodies that target CXCL13 which may have the potential to prevent the generation of these inflammatory follicles within the rheumatic joint.
The schedule for MedImmune's eight research posters to be presented at
the meeting, starting on Sunday October 26, is as follows:
-- ICOS as a potential regulator in inclusion body myositis and
dermatomyositis - Chris Morehouse, M.Sc., Sunday, October 26 from 9:00
a.m. - 11:00 a.m. in Hall A, Abstract: 46
-- Internalization of the antibody (CAM-3001) following monocyte cell
surface binding to the GM-CSFR alpha chain - Brandon Higgs, Ph.D.,
Sunday, October 26 from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. in Hall A, Abstract: 35
-- Neutralization of CXCL13 impacts B-cell trafficking and reduces severity
of established experimental arthritis - Matthew Sleeman, Ph.D., Monday,
October 27 from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. in Hall A, Abstract: 771
-- IFN-alpha/beta as a therapeutic target in systemic lupus erythematosus,
myositis, and rheumatoid arthritis: a transcript profiling analysis of
whole blood from multiple autoimmune diseases - Brandon Higgs, Ph.D.,
Tuesday, October 28 from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. in Hall A, Abst
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