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Thursday, December 11, 2008

Drugs to cure rheumatoid arthritis

These are some of the drug concepts scientists are using to find the cure for rheumatoid arthritis. I wish them all the best to find the cure!

TNF-alpha inhibitors
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha causes inflammation. By blocking the the protein, it will reduce and control the inflammation.

Interleukin-6 (IL-6) inhibitor
This protein causes inflammation with TNF-alpha, though it isn't clear how.

Interleukin-15 (IL-15) inhibitor
This protein activates inflammatory processes in the lining that surrounds your joints (synovium). People with rheumatoid arthritis have high levels of IL-15

Drugs that stop B cells from causing inflammation
B cells cause joint inflammation in people with rheumatoid arthritis
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