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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-7-25
pubmed:abstractText
Although the effectiveness of biological agents in systemic vasculitis is unproven, their introduction heralds a new era of vasculitis treatment. These agents offer the promise of targeted immunotherapies; the possibility of greater efficacy (and fewer side-effects) than conventional vasculitis treatments; and the potential to provide novel insights into the pathophysiology of these diseases-insights that may be gained only by using these agents in humans. Challenges to the investigation of these therapies in the systemic vasculitides exist, but important basic and clinical investigations are already in progress. We review the major issues facing the investigation of biological agents in vasculitis; examine the rationale for believing that biological strategies in vasculitis will be efficacious; identify several candidate targets for biological approaches; and discuss the results to date of early studies. The potential biological targets discussed include cytokines such as tumour necrosis factor; interleukins-1, -6, and -12; interferon-gamma; the co-stimulatory molecules B7-1 and B7-2; and others.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, CD, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, CD80, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, CD86, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, Differentiation, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Biological Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CD86 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CTLA-4 Antigen, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CTLA4 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cytokines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Immunoconjugates, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Immunoglobulin G, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Interferon-gamma, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Interleukins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Membrane Glycoproteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/TNFR-Fc fusion protein, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/abatacept
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1521-6942
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
315-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11469824-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11469824-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:11469824-Antigens, CD80, pubmed-meshheading:11469824-Antigens, CD86, pubmed-meshheading:11469824-Antigens, Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:11469824-Biological Agents, pubmed-meshheading:11469824-CTLA-4 Antigen, pubmed-meshheading:11469824-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:11469824-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11469824-Immunoconjugates, pubmed-meshheading:11469824-Immunoglobulin G, pubmed-meshheading:11469824-Immunotherapy, pubmed-meshheading:11469824-Interferon-gamma, pubmed-meshheading:11469824-Interleukins, pubmed-meshheading:11469824-Membrane Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:11469824-Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, pubmed-meshheading:11469824-Vasculitis, pubmed-meshheading:11469824-Wegener Granulomatosis
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
New approaches to treatment in systemic vasculitis: biological therapies.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Rheumatology and Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review