Ustekinumab (Stelara, CNTO 1275) is an anti-IL-12/IL-23 IgG1κ human monoclonal antibody used to treat psoriasis. MW=145.6 kDa.
The addition of Ustekinumab (UST) significantly inhibits T follicular helper (TFH) cell differentiation in vitro.[1]
Ustekinumab is generated via recombinant human IL-12 immunization of human Ig (hu-Ig) transgenic mice. Ustekinumab binds to the p40 subunit common to IL-12 and IL-23 and prevents their interaction with the IL-12 receptor β1 subunit of the IL-12 and IL-23 receptor complexes.[2]
[1] Anna-Maria Globig, et al. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021;11(1):1-12. [2] Jacqueline M Benson, et al. MAbs. Nov-Dec 2011;3(6):535-45.
















