Lanthionine synthetase C-like 2 (LANCL2) therapeutics have gained increasing recognition as a novel treatment modality for a wide range of autoimmune diseases. Genetic ablation of LANCL2 in mice results in severe inflammatory phenotypes in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and lupus. Pharmacological activation of LANCL2 provides therapeutic efficacy in mouse models of intestinal inflammation, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and psoriasis. Mechanistically, LANCL2 activation enhances regulatory CD4 + T cell (Treg) responses and downregulates effector responses in the gut. The stability and suppressive capacities of Treg cells are enhanced by LANCL2 activation through engagement of immunoregulatory mechanisms that favor mitochondrial metabolism and amplify IL-2/CD25 signaling. Omilancor, the most advanced LANCL2 immunoregulatory therapeutic in late-stage clinical development, is a phase 3 ready, first-in-class, gut-restricted, oral, once-daily, small-molecule therapeutic in clinical development for the treatment of UC and CD. In this review, we discuss this novel mechanism of mucosal immunoregulation and how LANCL2-targeting therapeutics could help address the unmet clinical needs of patients with autoimmune diseases, starting with IBD.
NImmune Biopharma to Present Novel Mechanistic, Efficacy and Translational Data on LANCL2-Targeting Therapeutics Supporting Significant Pipeline-in-a-Drug Potential at IMMUNOLOGY2026
NImmune Biopharma to Present Novel Mechanistic, Efficacy and Translational Data on LANCL2-Targeting Therapeutics Supporting Significant Pipeline-in-a-Drug Potential at IMMUNOLOGY2026
Download Press Release Novel findings to be presented at IMMUNOLOGY2026 demonstrate efficacy of novel LANCL2-targeting therapeutics outperforming current psoriasis treatments in multiple mouse models Newly discovered mechanisms in phagocytes and epithelial cells in...
