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Theoretical impact of insecticide-impregnated school uniforms on dengue incidence in Thai children. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
BACKGROUND: Children carry the main burden of morbidity and mortality caused by dengue. Children spend a considerable amount of their day at school; hence strategies that reduce human-mosquito contact to protect against the day-biting habits of Aedes ...
Amaku, Marcos   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Effect of interleukin-6 receptor blockade on surrogates of vascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis: MEASURE, a randomised, placebo-controlled study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Objectives The interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R) blocker tocilizumab (TCZ) reduces inflammatory disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but elevates lipid concentrations in some patients.
Bathon, Joan M.   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Intravenous versus subcutaneous tocilizumab in Takayasu arteritis: multicentre retrospective study

open access: yesRMD Open, 2023
Objectives In this large multicentre study, we compared the effectiveness and safety of tocilizumab intravenous versus subcutaneous (SC) in 109 Takayasu arteritis (TAK) patients.Methods We conducted a retrospective multicentre study in referral centres ...
Patrice Cacoub   +56 more
doaj   +1 more source

A nationwide survey on patient's versus physician's evaluation of biological therapy in rheumatoid arthritis in relation to disease activity and route of administration : the Be-Raise study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Objectives : Biological treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the cornerstones of current treatment strategies for the disease. Surprisingly little information exists on whether the route of administration affects patients' treatment ...
Bert Vander Cruyssen   +7 more
core   +4 more sources

Tocilizumab does not block interleukin-6 (IL-6) signaling in murine cells.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2020
Tocilizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody that is approved for the treatment of different human inflammatory diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and cytokine release syndrome.
Juliane Lokau   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tocilizumab increases citrullinated histone 3 in non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction

open access: yesOpen Heart, 2021
Objective Beyond reducing inflammation and troponin T (TnT) release, the interleukin-6 receptor antagonist tocilizumab reduces neutrophil counts in patients with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). It is unclear if this is related to
Thor Ueland   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Targeting inflammation to reduce cardiovascular disease risk: a realistic clinical prospect? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Data from basic science experiments is overwhelmingly supportive of the causal role of immune-inflammatory response(s) at the core of atherosclerosis, and therefore the theoretical potential to manipulate the inflammatory response to prevent ...
Abbas   +173 more
core   +2 more sources

Case Report: Safety and Efficacy of Tocilizumab in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Chronic Hepatitis C

open access: yesCase Reports in Medicine, 2012
Tocilizumab is a monoclonal humanized anti-IL-6-receptor antibody used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The safety of tocilizumab in HCV patients is an open question. We report on safety and efficacy of tocilizumab in a 71-year-old female with
Filippo Iebba   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comparison of the effectiveness of different doses of tocilizumab and sarilumab in the treatment of severe COVID-19: a natural experiment due to drug shortages

open access: yesInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
Objectives: Interleukin (IL)-6 inhibitors are administered to treat patients hospitalized with COVID-19. In 2021, due to shortages, different dosing regimens of tocilizumab, and a switch to sarilumab, were consecutively implemented. Using real-world data,
Maaike C. Swets   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

How and why systemic inflammation worsens quality of life in patients with advanced cancer [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Introduction: The presence of an innate host systemic inflammatory response has been reported to be a negative prognostic factor in a wide group of solid tumour types in both the operable and advanced setting, both local and distant.
Dolan, Ross D.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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