Moreno, Lorena Ortega and Fernández-Tomé, Samuel and Abalo, Raquel (2021) Biological Treatments in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Complex Mix of Mechanisms and Actions. Biologics, 1 (2). pp. 189-210. ISSN 2673-8449
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Abstract
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic disease that requires lifelong medication and whose incidence is increasing over the world. There is currently no cure for IBD, and the current therapeutic objective is to control the inflammatory process. Approximately one third of treated patients do not respond to treatment and refractoriness to treatment is common. Therefore, pharmacological treatments, such as monoclonal antibodies, are urgently needed, and new treatment guidelines are regularly published. Due to the extremely important current role of biologics in the therapy of IBD, herein we have briefly reviewed the main biological treatments currently available. In addition, we have focused on the mechanisms of action of the most relevant groups of biological agents in IBD therapy, which are not completely clear but are undoubtfully important for understanding both their therapeutic efficacy and the adverse side effects they may have. Further studies are necessary to better understand the action mechanism of these drugs, which will in turn help us to understand how to improve their efficacy and safety. These studies will hopefully pave the path for a personalized medicine.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | action mechanism; anti-integrins; anti-TNF-α; biologics; Crohn’s disease; inflammatory bowel disease; monoclonal antibodies; ulcerative colitis |
Subjects: | Impact Archive > Biological Science |
Depositing User: | Managing Editor |
Date Deposited: | 13 Sep 2023 06:42 |
Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2023 06:42 |
URI: | http://research.sdpublishers.net/id/eprint/2733 |