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Interleukin-6 (IL-6), a pleiotropic cytokine that regulates immune responses and inflammatory reactions, plays a pivotal role in the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Xiaolei Liu +9 more
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Commonly used clinical strategies against coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), including the potential role of monoclonal antibodies for site-specific targeted drug delivery, are discussed here.
Aleksandra Zielińska +13 more
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Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: Its Biochemical Basis and Clinical Implications [PDF]
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a life-threatening syndrome characterized by excessive cytokine activation. Its treatment remains extremely limited, with high mortality.
Sryla Punjadath, Ravi Kant
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DRUG-INDUCED ENCEPHALOPATHY WITH IMPAIRED COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS DURING TOCILIZUMAB USE
Blockade of interleukin-6 (IL-6) is one of the most promising areas in the treatment of a number of immunoinflammatory diseases. Tocilizumab (TCZ), the first registered anti-IL-6 receptor monoclonal antibody, has been used effectively by rheumatologists ...
P. A. Shesternya +5 more
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of the current COVID-19 pandemic, has caused more than 4.5 million deaths worldwide.
Collin Jugler, Haiyan Sun, Qiang Chen
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic immune disease characterized by synovitis and bone destruction. The osteoclasts play a critical role in pathologic bone loss during inflammatory arthritis.
Renling Zou, Xiayang Huang, Peng Xu
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Targeting Systemic Sclerosis from Pathogenic Mechanisms to Clinical Manifestations: Why IL-6?
Systemic sclerosis (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder, which has both cutaneous and systemic clinical manifestations. The disease pathogenesis includes a triad of manifestations, such as vasculopathy, autoimmunity, and fibrosis.
Anca Cardoneanu +5 more
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Objectives Most therapies for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases either neutralize or suppress production of inflammatory cytokines produced by activated macrophages (e.g., TNFα, IL-1, IL-6, IL-17, GM-CSF).
Yingwen Hu +14 more
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Dupilumab is a monoclonal antibody against the IL‐4 receptor alpha which has shown efficacy in T2 high severe asthmatics in phase 3 randomized controlled trials.
Andreas Renner +4 more
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Introduction Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is considered to play a crucial role in the radicular pain caused by lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). However, efficacy of inhibition of IL-6 for sciatica in patients with LSS has not been clarified.
S. Ohtori +12 more
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