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2. Anti-interleukin-6 - Wikipedia

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   During the COVID-19 pandemic, antagonistic antibodies against the IL-6 receptors were tested in clinical trials to assess their use in treating or preventing severe pneumonia in critically ill COVID-19 patients. Such antibodies include tocilizumab and sarilumab. [18] [19] [20] Antibodies against IL-6 itself, such as siltuximab, were also ...

3. Tocilizumab - Wikipedia

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   Interleukin 6 (IL-6) is a cytokine that plays an important role in immune response and is implicated in the pathogenesis of many diseases, such as autoimmune diseases, multiple myeloma and prostate cancer. Tocilizumab was jointly developed by Osaka University and Chugai, and was licensed in 2003 by Hoffmann-La Roche. [19] Tocilizumab was ...

4. Interleukin 6 - Wikipedia

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   Interleukin 6 (IL-6) is an interleukin that acts as both a pro-inflammatory cytokine and an anti-inflammatory myokine. In humans, it is encoded by the IL6 gene. [5] In addition, osteoblasts secrete IL-6 to stimulate osteoclast formation. Smooth muscle cells in the tunica media of many blood vessels also produce IL-6 as a pro-inflammatory cytokine.

5. Olokizumab - Wikipedia

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   It is a humanized monoclonal antibody against the interleukin-6 (IL-6). IL-6 is a cytokine that plays an important role in immune response and is implicated in the pathogenesis of many diseases. Olokizumab is the first interleukin-6 (IL-6) inhibitor approved for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis which blocks directly cytokine instead of its ...

6. TNF inhibitor - Wikipedia

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   A TNF inhibitor is a pharmaceutical drug that suppresses the physiologic response to tumor necrosis factor (TNF), which is part of the inflammatory response.TNF is involved in autoimmune and immune-mediated disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis, hidradenitis suppurativa and refractory asthma, so TNF inhibitors may be used in their ...

7. List of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies - Wikipedia

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   Types of monoclonal antibodies with other structures than naturally occurring antibodies. The abbreviations in the column Type are as follows: mab: whole monoclonal antibody; Fab: fragment, antigen-binding (one arm) F(ab') 2: fragment, antigen-binding, including hinge region (both arms) Fab': fragment, antigen-binding, including hinge region ...