title: Anti-inflammatory therapy in uveitis.
abstract: The Concern for management of intraocular inflammation has led to a continuing search for newer and more effective drugs. Though entry of antimetabolites, cytotoxic agents for the treatment of intraocular inflammation came as a great boon, latest research has been going on to improve the treatment modalities. Drugs like biologicals shows effective anti inflammatory action in uveitis patients. The aim of the present work was to compile a bibliographic review of the diverse potentially anti-inflammatory drugs along with some recent patents in an effort to systematize the current knowledge on this topic. Also the present work intends to show the mechanism of action of different anti-inflammatory drugs which will be a good benefit in the treatment of uveitis.
authors.affiliation: Medical and Vision Research Foundations, Sankara Nethralaya, 18, College Road, Chennai - 600 006, India.
authors.forename: Parthopratim D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Majumder
authors.forename: Sridharan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sudharshan
authors.forename: Jyotirmoy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biswas
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D010330:Patents as Topic; D018121:Receptors, Cytokine / Q000276:immunology; D014605:Uveitis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D016207:Cytokines; D018121:Receptors, Cytokine