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Abstract
Biologics are a new class of drugs that comprise recombinant cytokines and monoclonal antibodies directed against selected cell-surface markers. They include the tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors infliximab, etanercept, and adalimumab; the antilymphocyte drugs rituximab and alemtuzumab; the interleukin-2 receptor blocker daclizumab; and recombinant interferon-alpha. This article reviews the rationale and current evidence for their use in uveitis, scleritis, and orbital inflammation.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18606088 DOI: 10.1007/s11882-008-0054-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Allergy Asthma Rep ISSN: 1529-7322 Impact factor: 4.806