Reframing immune-mediated inflammatory diseases through signature cytokine hubs

G Schett, IB McInnes, MF Neurath - New England Journal of …, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Signature Cytokines and Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases The ability to block
specific cytokine pathways has revealed pathophysiological differences among autoimmune …

Targeting interleukin-6 signaling in clinic

S Kang, T Tanaka, M Narazaki, T Kishimoto - Immunity, 2019 - cell.com
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine with roles in immunity, tissue regeneration, and
metabolism. Rapid production of IL-6 contributes to host defense during infection and tissue …

Persistent inflammatory and non-inflammatory mechanisms in refractory rheumatoid arthritis

MH Buch, S Eyre, D McGonagle - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2021 - nature.com
Despite nearly three decades of advances in the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a
substantial minority of patients are exposed to multiple DMARDs without necessarily …

EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: 2016 update

JS Smolen, R Landewé, J Bijlsma… - Annals of the …, 2017 - ard.bmj.com
Recent insights in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) necessitated updating the European League
Against Rheumatism (EULAR) RA management recommendations. A large international …

Novel treatment strategies in rheumatoid arthritis

GR Burmester, JE Pope - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
New treatment strategies have substantially changed the course of rheumatoid arthritis.
Many patients can achieve remission if the disease is recognised early and is treated …

Tocilizumab: a review in rheumatoid arthritis

LJ Scott - Drugs, 2017 - Springer
Intravenous (IV) and subcutaneous (SC) tocilizumab (RoActemra®), an IL-6 receptor
antagonist, are approved (±methotrexate) in numerous countries throughout the world, for …

The two-faced cytokine IL-6 in host defense and diseases

M Narazaki, T Kishimoto - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Interleukein-6 (IL-6), is produced locally from infectious or injured lesions and is delivered to
the whole body via the blood stream, promptly activating the host defense system to perform …

Management of patients with liver derangement during the COVID-19 pandemic: an Asia-Pacific position statement

GLH Wong, VWS Wong, A Thompson, J Jia… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has spread rapidly worldwide. It is common to encounter patients
with COVID-19 with abnormal liver function, either in the form of hepatitis, cholestasis, or …

CAR-T cell therapy: the efficacy and toxicity balance

KL Chohan, EL Siegler, SS Kenderian - Current hematologic malignancy …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy is an
immunotherapy that has resulted in tremendous progress in the treatment of patients with B …

IL-6 inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: a comprehensive review

A Ogata, Y Kato, S Higa, K Yoshizaki - Modern rheumatology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Tocilizumab (TCZ) is an interleukin-6 (IL-6) inhibitor used for the treatment of rheumatoid
arthritis (RA). It was developed in 2008, and its effectiveness is supported by evidence from …