Edratide

Edratide (TV 4710), a 19-amino-acid synthetic peptide derived from the complementarity-determining region 1 (CDR1) of a human anti-DNA antibody that exhibits the 16/6 Id idiotype, has been found to lower apoptosis rates and regulate the expression of caspase-8 and caspase-3 downward, while increasing Bcl-xL expression. It shows promise for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) research [1] [2] [3].

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