ANTI-IL-12/11-23 ANTIBODIES

摘要

THE PRESENT INVENTION PROVIDES AN ANTIBODY COMPRISING AN ANTIGEN BINDING DOMAIN WHICH BINDS TO HUMAN IL-12 AND HUMAN IL-23. THE ANTIBODY BINDS HUMAN IL-12P40 EXISTING AS A MONOMER (HUMAN IL-12P40) AND AS A HOMODIMER (HUMAN IL-12P80) AND THE ANTIBODY INHIBITS THE BINDING OF HUMAN IL-12 TO HUMAN IL-12Rβ2 AND HUMAN IL-23 TO HUMAN IL-23R BUT DOES NOT INHIBIT THE BINDING OF HUMAN IL-12 OR HUMAN IL-23 OR HUMAN IL-12P40 OR HUMAN IL-12P80 TO HUMAN IL-12Rβ1.