Introduction: Interleukin-17A (IL-17A) plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), although not all patients respond to traditional IL-17A antibody treatments. QX002N injection, as a new monoclonal antibody targeting IL-17A, has shown potential in treating AS, offering a new treatment option for patients who do not respond well to existing therapies.
Methods: A randomized, open, parallel, single-center, phase I study was conducted to assess the pharmacokinetics, safety, and immunogenicity of single doses of QX002N injection administered intravenously (IV) or subcutaneously (SC) to healthy Chinese volunteers.
Aim: Novel long-acting drugs for type 2 diabetes mellitus may optimize patient compliance and glycaemic control. Exendin-4-IgG4-Fc (E4F4) is a long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist. This first-in-human study investigated the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic and immunogenicity profiles of a single subcutaneous injection of E4F4 in healthy subjects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is a great threat to public health. We present the safety and immunogenicity data from a phase I trial in China of an mRNA vaccine (LVRNA009).
Methods: In the single-centre, double-blind, placebo-controlled and dose-escalation study, 72 healthy unvaccinated adults aged 18-59 years were randomized (3:1) to receive LVRNA009 with one of three vaccine dosage (25, 50 and 100 μg) or placebo, to evaluate for the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of LVRNA009.
Background: The emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and subsequent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in a significant global public health burden, leading to an urgent need for effective therapeutic strategies. Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are a potentially effective therapeutic option. We identified a potent antibody JMB2002 against the SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) progresses with inflammation and coagulation, due to an overactive complement system. Complement component 5a (C5a) plays a key role in the complement system to trigger a powerful "cytokine and chemokine storm" in viral infection. BDB-001, a recombinant human immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) that specially binds to C5a, has the potential to inhibit the C5a-triggered cytokine storm in treating COVID-19 patients and other inflammation diseases.
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