title: [Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with cytokine antagonists].
abstract: The blockade of proinflammatory cytokines is an interesting experimental approach for the therapy of rheumatoid arthritis. Various biological inhibitors are currently being tested in a number of large clinical studies with encouraging results. This review summarizes the existing data and discusses potential future developments.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik III mit Poliklinik, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Manger
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D007375:Interleukin-1; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha