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Tocilizumab, a humanized anti-interleukin-6 receptor antibody, for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Interleukin (IL)-6 has a variety of biological functions. For example, it stimulates the production of acute-phase reactants (C-reactive protein and serum amyloid A) and hepcidin which interferes with iron recycling and absorption, causing iron-deficient anemia, and augments expression of vascular e...

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Autores principales: Mihara, Masahiko, Ohsugi, Yoshiyuki, Kishimoto, Tadamitsu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5074778/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27790001
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OARRR.S17118