ABATACEPT IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Pharmacy (IRJP) - Year 2011, Vol 2, Issue 7
Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic joint inflammation, which if left untreated leads to progressive disability and joint destruction. A combination of anti-inflammatory agents, steroids, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), and biological agents are used to treat RA. Patients who fail to respond to traditional DMARDs may receive tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) antagonists. However, approximately one-third of patients fail TNF-α antagonists due to adverse effects or lack of efficacy, and there are limited treatment options available to these patients. As knowledge of the underlying immunopathology of RA evolves, new strategies for inhibiting the inflammatory process have emerged. It is well known that activated T cells play a key role in orchestrating the immunopathological mechanisms of RA. Inhibiting the full activation of T cells is a rational strategy in the treatment of RA and represents a novel method of inhibiting disease activity, distinct from inflammatory cytokine blockade. Abatacept, a soluble human fusion protein that selectively modulates the co-stimulatory signal required for full T-cell activation, is approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the United States, Canada, and the European Union. It is approved for reducing the signs and symptoms of RA, inducing major clinical response, slowing the progression of structural damage, and improving physical function in RA patients with moderate-to-severe disease who have had an inadequate response to other disease modifying, anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) or tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists.
Authors and Affiliations
Hiren Mehta , Prakash Thakkar , Manish Patel , Indermeet Anand , Paresh Patel
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