Baslund Bo, Bendtzen Klaus
Rigshospitalet, Reumatologisk klinik TA, København Ø.
Ugeskr Laeger. 2008 Jun 9;170(24):2108-10.
The current status on the use of biopharmaceuticals in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis is reviewed. Blocking of TNF-alpha, co-stimulation of CD28+ T-cells and depletion of CD20+ B-cells are all effective ways to diminish inflammation and joint damage. However, not all patients react to these treatments, and the development of biomarkers to predict which patients will benefit from these drugs is therefore warranted.
本文综述了生物制药在类风湿性关节炎治疗中的应用现状。阻断肿瘤坏死因子-α、共刺激CD28 + T细胞以及清除CD20 + B细胞都是减轻炎症和关节损伤的有效方法。然而,并非所有患者对这些治疗都有反应,因此有必要开发生物标志物来预测哪些患者将从这些药物中获益。