Genetic and chemical inhibition of IRF5 suppresses pre-existing mouse lupus-like disease

IRF5 is a potential target for therapy in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Here the authors show using mouse SLE-like models that genetic or chemical inhibition of IRF5 after SLE onset could be more effective than, or an add on for, currently utilised type I interferon inhibition.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tatsuma Ban, Masako Kikuchi, Go R. Sato, Akio Manabe, Noriko Tagata, Kayo Harita, Akira Nishiyama, Kenichi Nishimura, Ryusuke Yoshimi, Yohei Kirino, Hideyuki Yanai, Yoshiko Matsumoto, Shuichi Suzuki, Hiroe Hihara, Masashi Ito, Kappei Tsukahara, Kentaro Yoshimatsu, Tadashi Yamamoto, Tadatsugu Taniguchi, Hideaki Nakajima, Shuichi Ito, Tomohiko Tamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24609-4