Discovering autoimmune-disease drugs from parasite immune-evasion biology.
Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues, creating chronic inflammation and long-term damage. Many existing treatments suppress immunity broadly, which can increase infection risk and still leave some patients poorly controlled.
Ditto Biosciences is discovering autoimmune-disease drugs from parasite immune-evasion biology. Its approach uses strategies evolved by parasites and other organisms to identify proteins that may retrain immune responses more precisely.