Trial Of IW001 in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

IW001 is a therapeutic designed to treat anti-Col (V)-mediated autoimmune diseases via oral tolerance. With the identification of the specific antigen involved in the autoimmune disease process in IPF, IW001 induced oral tolerance may be an effective treatment. IW001 is taken orally, introduced into the mucosal immune system at the Peyer's Patches in the distal small intestine, where antigen-presenting cells present the antigen to regulatory T cells (Tregs). These antigen-specific Tregs enter the blood stream and traffic to areas where the specific antigen has generated an autoimmune response. Thus, IW001 may produce selective suppression of immune responses against Col (V).