Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) is a member of the diverse cellular adhesion molecule family which includes intergrins, selectins, and the immunoglobulin superfamily and is a critical component of the leukocyte-endothelial adhesion cascade. VCAM-1 is upregulated on the endothelial under inflammatory conditions including autoimmune inflammatory diseases, atherosclerosis and organ transplantation rejection. Transendothelial migration of inflammatory cells is a key step in autoimmune inflammatory diseases (asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, IBD (inflammatory bowel disease)) and is mediated by the presence of cell adhesion molecule, including VCAM-1, on the vascular endothelium. Activated vascular endothelial cell expresses VCAM-1 which can be bound by inflammatory cells expressing very late antigen-4 (VLA-4), the ligand of VCAM-1. VCAM-1-VLA-4 interaction plays a vital role in the passage of the inflammatory cell between endothelial cells. Currently, increasing attention is being paid to VCAM-1-VLA-4 interaction as targets for therapeutic interventions in inflammatory diseases. The goal of this study is to develop a novel cross-species specific anti-VCAM-1 therapeutic antibody for inflammatory disease treatments, which has better advantages for the evaluation of therapeutic efficacy in preclinical animal models.
저자
Lee Jung Tae [ Hanwha Chemical & Research Center Biotech R&D Group ]
한국생물공학회 [The Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering]
설립연도
1984
분야
공학>생물공학
소개
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