Efficiency of tocilizumab therapy for an exacerbation of systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report and a review of literature

Efficiency of tocilizumab therapy for an exacerbation of systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report and a review of literature

Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is one of the major proinflammatory cytokines, which, by interacting with hepatocytes, induces the synthesis of a broad spectrum of acute phase inflammatory proteins. IL-6 plays an important role in the development and progression of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), participa...

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Main Authors: S. K. Solovyev, A. A. Mesnyankina, D. E. Karateev, E. L. Luchikhina, Ya. A. Sigidin, E. A. Aseeva, A. V. Elonakov, E. L. Nasonov
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: IMA-PRESS LLC 2017-09-01
Series:Современная ревматология
Subjects:
systemic lupus erythematosus
tocilizumab
interleukin-6
therapy
Online Access:https://mrj.ima-press.net/mrj/article/view/780
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