Medical Relevance Of Immune System
Some medications used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may have a powerful--and previously unknown--effect on the immune system, University of Rochester Medical Center scientists say. Anti-TNF drugs--which include Enbrel, Humira, and Remicade--help reduce the levels of abnormal B cells, which play a role in autoimmune diseases such as RA and lupus. Researchers say their discovery may mean that anti-TNF drugs may be helping improve patients' health in ways that previously hadn't been...
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