Rheumatoid Arthritis And Its Treatment PDF Print E-mail
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Saturday, 31 May 2008

By Alisha Dhamani

Biologics are a type of RA treatment that work by controlling the underlying disease itself in addition to the symptoms.

Biologics act on the immune system. The cells of the immune system communicate using chemicals called cytokines. Experts believe that the reason the immune system attacks the joints in people with RA is that they have too much of certain cytokines, including tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-1) and interleuk....

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