Anakinra and related drugs targeting interleukin-1 in the treatment of cryopyrin- associated periodic syndromes

Inessa Bachove,1 Christopher Chang2 1Cooper University Hospital, Children's Regional Hospital, Camden, NJ, USA; 2Division of Allergy and Immunology, Thomas Jefferson University, Wilmington, DE, USA Abstract: Anakinra is an interleukin (IL) receptor antagonist that works by blocking the bio...

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Main Authors: Bachove I, Chang C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2014-03-01
Series:Open Access Rheumatology : Research and Reviews
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/anakinra-and-related-drugs-targeting-interleukin-1-in-the-treatment-of-a15989