TY - ADVS AU - Maini,R.N. TI - From bench to bedside: evolution of anti-TNFα therapy in rheumatoid arthritis T2 - Innate immunity : host recognition and response in health and disease, PY - 2009/// CY - London PB - Henry Stewart Talks KW - Arthritis, Rheumatoid KW - drug therapy KW - Immunity, Innate KW - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha N1 - Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration; Title from title frames; Contents: What are cytokines? -- Early experiments -- Human cytokines in the 1980s -- Identification of TNFalfa at protein and genomic level -- TNFalfa and anti- TNFalfa antibodies -- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): burden of disease -- Pathology of RA -- IL-1 and TNFalfa -- Cytokine cascade in RA -- A molecular hypothesis -- First anti-TNF (cA2/infliximab) in clinical trials in RA -- How does anti-TNF work? -- Why is cellularity reduced? -- Anti-TNF therapy inhibits cartilage and especially bone destruction -- Infliximab regulates altered T and B cell immunity -- Biological effects of Infliximab -- Anti-TNF biologicals in the lab -- Efficacy in randomized clinical trials -- Effective anti-TNF therapy demonstrates shared TNF-pathways in other diseases -- Adverse events and safety issues -- Limitations of anti-TNF therapy -- After TNF: what are we looking for?; Access restricted to subscribers UR - https://hstalks.com/bs/1314/ UR - https://hstalks.com/bs/p/437/ ER -