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- Title
Role of Fc Receptors as a therapeutic target.
- Authors
Masuda, Atsuhiro; Yoshida, Masaru; Shiomi, Hideyuki; Morita, Yoshinori; Kutsumi, Hiromu; Inokuchi, Hideto; Mizuno, Shigeto; Nakamura, Akira; Takai, Toshiyuki; Blumberg, Richard S; Azuma, Takeshi
- Abstract
It has been forty years since the discovery of Fc Receptors and their function. Fc Receptors include the IgG receptors (FcgammaR), high-affinity IgE receptor (FcepsilonRI), IgA and IgA/IgM receptors, and neonatal Fc receptor for IgG (FcRn). In particular, the FcgammaRs have been well known to play an important role in many biologic processes including those associated with the response to infection and cancer as well as in the pathogenesis of immune-mediated diseases. Both positive and negative regulatory function has ascribed to Fc receptors and FcgammaRs in particular which serve to establish a threshold for immune cell activation. In other cases, Fc receptors such as FcRn possess a novel structure and function by playing a major role in the transport of IgG across polarized epithelial barriers at mucosal surfaces and in the regulation of IgG half-life. These diverse functions highlight the potential effectiveness of targeting Fc receptors for therapeutic purposes. This review summarizes new information available in the therapeutic applications of this biology.
- Publication
Inflammation & allergy drug targets, 2009, Vol 8, Issue 1, p80
- ISSN
2212-4055
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2174/187152809787582525