Tocilizumab -- an interleukin (IL)-6 receptor inhibitor -- was approved by the FDA in 2017 for the treatment of severe or ...

Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-a) is a cytokine. A cytokine is a small protein. TNF-a is involved in inflammation. Drugs such as infliximab, etanercept, and adalimumab inhibit TNF activity and ...

In preclinical models, the research team found that anakinra, a drug typically used for inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, can be repurposed to block harmful signals between ...

In preclinical models, the research team found that anakinra, a drug typically used for inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, can be repurposed to block harmful signals between ...

UVA Health says that the drugs, baricitinib and anakinra, can disrupt the malfunctioning immune response and finally allow damaged lungs to heal from significant scarring. "Our findings suggest that ...