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  title info:
    title: TNF-alpha Inhibitors
  name:
    name part: Weinberg, Jeffrey M.
    role:
      role term: editor.
  name:
    name part: Buchholz, Robin.
    role:
      role term: editor.
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: sz
    date issued: 2006
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: electronic resource
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: X, 133 p. 10 illus. online resource.
  abstract: Over the last decade, the advent of biologic agents has greatly revolutionized therapeutic medicine in the management of chronic inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and psoriasis. Elucidation of the complex web of cytokine network and the roles of these cytokines in the pathogenesis of inflammatory disorders provided one of the key catalysts for the advancement of targeted biologic therapy in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. TNF-alpha is known to play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of many chronic inflammatory diseases. Elevated levels of TNF-alpha have been demonstrated in Crohn’s disease, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis, suggesting a role for TNF-alpha in their pathogenesis. Although TNF-alpha plays a critical role in the activation of innate and acquired immune responses, the persistence of the immune response and inappropriate production of TNF-alpha can produce pathological changes resulting from chronic inflammation and tissue damage. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the development, pharmacology, efficacy, and safety of the currently available TNF-alpha inhibitors – etanercept, infliximab, and adalimumab. The most recent preclinical and clinical data is presented on this topic, which should be of interest to the preclinical researcher, the clinician, and the patient who wants to learn more about these therapies.
  table of contents: to TNF/pathophysiology of TNF -- History of development of TNF inhibitors -- Pharmacology of TNF inhibitors -- Etanercept in rheumatology -- Etanercept in dermatology and off-label use -- Infliximab in rheumatology -- Infliximab in dermatology, gastroenterology, and off-label use -- Adalimumab in rheumatology -- Adalimumab in dermatology -- A review of the safety of the tumor necrosis inhibitors infliximab, etanercept, and adalimumab.
  note: edited by Jeffrey M. Weinberg, Robin Buchholz.
  subject:
    topic: Medicine
  subject:
    topic: Immunology
  subject:
    topic: Pharmacology
  subject:
    topic: Dermatology
  subject:
    topic: Gastroenterology
  subject:
    topic: Rheumatology
  subject:
    topic: Biomedicine
  subject:
    topic: Immunology
  subject:
    topic: Rheumatology
  subject:
    topic: Dermatology
  subject:
    topic: Pharmacology/Toxicology
  subject:
    topic: Gastroenterology
  classification: QR180-189.5
  classification: 616.079
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Springer eBooks
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Milestones in Drug Therapy
  identifier: 9783764374389
  identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-7643-7438-1
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    record creation date: 100301
    record change date: 20151204142430.0
    record identifier: 978-3-7643-7438-9