anticytokine therapy

Treatment by interference with the function of CYTOKINES. Tumour necrosis factor, for instance, is an inflammatory cytokine involved in the pathogenesis of RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. The use of a TUMOUR NECROSIS FACTOR ANTAGONIST has led to significant improvement in this disease.

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