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ArticleERJ open research2026

SM17, an anti-interleukin-17 receptor B antibody, ameliorates pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Lik Hang Lam, Weimin Li, Kai Cheung Chow, Wai Yin Dennis Au, Wai Chung Wu, Muthu Iswarya Gandhi Sethuraman, Shaik Abdullah Nawabjan, Wai Yan Choi, Billy Kwok Chong Chow, Shui On Leung and 1 more

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Lik Hang LamSinoMab BioScience Limited, Hong Kong, China.
Weimin LiSinoMab BioScience Limited, Hong Kong, China.
Kai Cheung ChowSinoMab BioScience Limited, Hong Kong, China.
Wai Yin Dennis AuSinoMab BioScience Limited, Hong Kong, China.
Wai Chung WuSinoMab BioScience Limited, Hong Kong, China.
Muthu Iswarya Gandhi SethuramanSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Shaik Abdullah NawabjanSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Wai Yan ChoiSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2408-3672
Billy Kwok Chong ChowSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Shui On LeungSinoMab BioScience Limited, Hong Kong, China.
Chin Wai HuiSinoMab BioScience Limited, Hong Kong, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0787-2624

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Background: Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), driven by dysregulated Th2/Th17 inflammation, represent a global health challenge with limited therapeutic options. Interleukin (IL)-25 has emerged as a key upstream regulator of both pathways, yet its exact role in CRDs' pathogenesis remains underexplored. Here, our aim is to evaluate the efficacies of SM17, a novel anti-IL-25 receptor (IL-17RB) antibody, in preclinical models of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Methods: Eosinophil, peripheral blood mononuclear cell, primary macrophage and lung fibroblast cultures were utilised to define the mechanism of action for how SM17 could ameliorate CRSwNP and IPF related phenotypes Results: Conclusion: Our findings suggest that SM17 is a potential therapeutic agent to treat CRDs such as CRSwNP and IPF through Th2/Th17 dual modulation and antifibrotic function.

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