IMMUNOTHERAPY IN SPECIFIC AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES
- Authors: Kaur S.1, Verma R.1, Jhakar M.2, Rani D.1, Singh T.1
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Affiliations:
- Chitkara University, Punjab, India
- Baddi University of emerging sciences and technology, Baddi, H.P., India
- Section: REVIEWS
- Submitted: 04.12.2025
- Accepted: 18.01.2026
- URL: https://rusimmun.ru/jour/article/view/17351
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.46235/1028-7221-17351-IIS
- ID: 17351
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Abstract
The gold standard for treating autoimmune illnesses now consists of biological medications as well as small molecule inhibitors that target immune cells, inflammatory cytokines, and intracellular kinases. The therapy of autoimmune conditions like psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis, and rheumatoid arthritis can be cured by the suppression of TNF, IL-6, IL-17, and IL-23. Anti-CD20 mAb-based B cell depletion therapy has demonstrated encouraging outcomes in subjects with neuroinflammatory disorders, and lupus can be cured by blocking B cell survival factors. By altering T lymphocyte activity, aiming co-stimulatory entities uttered on antigen-revealing cells and T lymphocyte is found to exhibit healing properties in auto-immune disorders. In the realm of autoimmune and hematologic disorders, small entity kinase inhibitors that target the JAK family have recently attracted a lot of attention. Regarding therapeutic effectiveness and safety profiles, there are still unmet medical demands, nonetheless. Emerging treatments use cutting- edge molecular engineering methods to create immunological tolerance without impairing immune function.
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About the authors
Sifat Kaur
Chitkara University, Punjab, India
Email: sifat22092.ccp@chitkara.edu.in
India, Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Punjab, India
Reet Verma
Chitkara University, Punjab, India
Email: reet22082.ccp@chitkara.edu.in
Manju Jhakar
Baddi University of emerging sciences and technology, Baddi, H.P., India
Email: manju.jakhar@baddiuniv.ac.in
India
Dr. Nidhi Rani
Chitkara University, Punjab, India
Email: nidhiprajapati8@gmail.com
India
Thakur Gurjeet Singh
Chitkara University, Punjab, India
Author for correspondence.
Email: gurjeetthakur@gmail.com
India
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