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IL-1

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IL-1Interleukin1


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Drugs like Enbrel, Humira, and Remicade block the effects of TNF while Kineret blocks the effects of IL-1.
Current therapy targeting IL-1 in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is based on a recombinant form of the IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra; anakinra), which binds to the IL-1 receptor without eliciting a signal and therefore competes with the binding of the two natural ligands, namely IL-1a and IL-1U.
 
 
 
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