title: [Prospects of the anti-cytokine therapy in rheumatoid arthritis].
abstract: The development and introduction of the anti-cytokine therapy applicable to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a most significant achievement in RA therapy. A high degree of purpose-orientation and selectivity of the mentioned method ensuring a high therapeutic effect and providing, simultaneously, for defining a number of important chains in RA pathogenesis is an essential advantage of the discussed approach. The clinical use of neutralization of key cytokines TNF-alpha, IL-1 and IF-gamma is a serious progress within this trend. Possibilities of developing new directions of the cytokines therapy are preconditioned, to a great extent, by the role of new, including little-studied cytokines, in the evolution of immune inflammation. A search for more simple low-molecular inhibitors of cytokines, which do not cause any tolerance-related problems, is another important trend. Hopefully, a further study of anti-cytokines and of their application in combination with other antirheumatic drugs will improve the general treatment results and outline new opportunities in antirheumatic therapy.
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Lukina
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001169:Arthritis, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy; D046508:Culture Techniques; D016207:Cytokines / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D000068800:Etanercept; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000069285:Infliximab; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000276:immunology; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D016207:Cytokines; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D000069285:Infliximab; D000068800:Etanercept