Researchers in Sweden sought to determine if
use of tumor necrosis factor inhibitor drugs to treat RA would result in a reduced risk of acute coronary syndrome (commonly called ACS), defined as a diagnosis of a heart attack or unstable angina (the worsening or increasing cardiac symptoms)
Not exact matches
Researchers found that a combination
of drugs — one targeting epidermal growth
factor receptor (EGFR) and one targeting
tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-- effectively blocks the cancer from
using TNF as an escape route.
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Using tumor necrosis factor inhibitors decreases risk
of heart attacks in rheumatoid arthritis patients.»
Reactivation
of HBV may occur with chemotherapy, organ and tissue transplantation, High dose corticosteroids, and biologicals targeting
tumor necrosis factor - alpha (TNF - α), Anti-TNF medications are
used in treating rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, digestive conditions that include Crohn's and colitis, and dermatologic conditions, such as psoriasis.
Closely monitoring several markers
of cell damage (including creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase, prostaglandin - E and
tumor necrosis factor - alpha) in their sample
of 18 male athletes (who
used 20 grams
of creatine monohydrate per day for five days, mixed with 60 grams
of maltodextrine), the researchers found levels
of these markers were reduced after the race, compared to 16 control subjects who took only the maltodextrine.