کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3343651 1214440 2006 12 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Ankylosing spondylitis: New treatment modalities
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی ایمونولوژی، آلرژی و روماتولوژی
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Ankylosing spondylitis: New treatment modalities
چکیده انگلیسی

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic and progressive inflammatory arthropathy that affects young adults. It is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, and can have a devastating effect on quality of life. Conventional therapeutic regimes have traditionally been insufficient to control symptoms and signs of disease, and have failed to halt disease progression. However, the outlook of AS has changed with the advent of biological agents that block pivotal inflammatory cytokines, such as tumour necrosis factor-α. Ongoing research has proven these agents to be efficacious and safe in the short and medium term. Further, longer-term trials are awaited to address the issue of whether these therapies are true disease modifiers in AS.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology - Volume 20, Issue 3, June 2006, Pages 559–570
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