Unraveling the Challenges in the Retinoid-related Orphan Receptor (ROR)-y(t) Therapeutic Landscape for Autoimmune Diseases

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Daliya Banerjee

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RORyt/y driven type-17 “pro-inflammatory “gene expression profile has been implicated in the pathogenesis of several human immune-mediated diseases and remains a compelling target for therapeutic intervention. However, several challenges, from both drug discovery and biology standpoint, have made it intractable. While biologics targeting IL-23, IL-17, IL-17R, and other cytokines in the ROR pathway have demonstrated clinical efficacy in psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis, etc., it has been challenging to extend the utility of these therapeutics beyond a handful of autoimmune diseases, especially in atopic or rheumatic diseases. This review summarizes the complexities in defining the pathogenicity of the human type-17 pathway and underscores the need for targeting a phenotypically heterogeneous and therapeutically relevant pathogenic cell subset marked by CD161.

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BANERJEE, Daliya. Unraveling the Challenges in the Retinoid-related Orphan Receptor (ROR)-y(t) Therapeutic Landscape for Autoimmune Diseases. Medical Research Archives, [S.l.], v. 12, n. 4, apr. 2024. ISSN 2375-1924. Available at: <https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/5306>. Date accessed: 08 oct. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v12i4.5306.
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