Abstract:
The present invention provides methods of preventing or treating rheumatoid arthritis using a fully human antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds human interleukin-6 receptor (hIL-6R). The methods of the present invention may include administration of a second therapeutic agent, such as one or more of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), a glucocorticoid, a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD), or a TNF-alpha antagonist, T-cell blocker, anti-CD20 antibody, an IL-1, JAK or IL-17 antagonist, or any combination thereof.
Abstract:
Methods of treating, inhibiting, or ameliorating arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, or juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, in a human subject in need thereof, comprising administering to a subject in need a therapeutic amount of an interleukin 1 (IL-1) antagonist, wherein arthritis inhibited, or ameliorated. The IL-1 antagonist is an IL-1-specific fusion protein comprising an IL-1 binding portion of the extracellular domain of human II-1RAcP, an IL-1 binding portion of the extracellular domain of human IL-1RI, and a multimerizing component antagonist, preferably comprising a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, or a substantially identical sequence.
Abstract translation:在有需要的人类受试者中治疗,抑制或改善关节炎,包括类风湿性关节炎,骨关节炎,银屑病关节炎,强直性脊柱炎或幼年型类风湿性关节炎的方法,包括向需要治疗的受试者施用治疗量的白介素1( IL-1)拮抗剂,其中关节炎被抑制或改善。 IL-1拮抗剂是IL-1特异性融合蛋白,其包含人II-1RAcP的细胞外结构域的IL-1结合部分,人IL-1RI细胞外结构域的IL-1结合部分和多聚化 优选包含选自SEQ ID NO:4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26的序列,或基本相同的序列。