Anti–Siglec-8 Antibody for Eosinophilic Gastritis and Duodenitis
Author(s) -
Evan S. Dellon,
Kathryn A. Peterson,
Joseph A. Murray,
Gary W. Falk,
Nirmala Gonsalves,
Mirna Chehade,
Robert M. Genta,
John Leung,
Paneez Khoury,
Amy D. Klion,
Sabine Hazan,
Michael F. Vaezi,
Adam C. Bledsoe,
Sandy Durrani,
Chao Wang,
Camilla Shaw,
Alan T. Chang,
Bhupinder Singh,
Amol P. Kamboj,
Henrik Rasmussen,
Marc E. Rothenberg,
Ikuo Hirano
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa2012047
Subject(s) - duodenitis , siglec , gastritis , eosinophilic gastroenteritis , eosinophilic esophagitis , eosinophilic , medicine , antibody , immunology , pathology , gastroenterology , helicobacter pylori , disease
Eosinophilic gastritis and duodenitis are characterized by gastrointestinal mucosal eosinophilia, chronic symptoms, impaired quality of life, and a lack of adequate treatments. Mast-cell activity may contribute to the pathogenesis of the conditions. AK002 (lirentelimab) is an anti-Siglec-8 antibody that depletes eosinophils and inhibits mast cells and that has shown potential in animal models as a treatment for eosinophilic gastritis and duodenitis.
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