ABSTRACT

Targeted therapies of rheumatic diseases have become a reality and have completely changed patient care as well as patient expectations. Initial success with therapies aimed at blocking TNF and IL-1 has stimulated the development of additional targeted approaches focused on other cytokines as well as specific cells and pathways involved in the path

chapter 3|8 pages

Regulatory T cells Harald von Boehmer

chapter 7|6 pages

Osteoclasts Georg Schett and Kurt Redlich

chapter 11|16 pages

TNF-α Marc Feldmann and Ravinder N Maini

chapter 34|6 pages

Early arthritis Paul Emery and Sally Cox

chapter 35|10 pages

Juvenile arthritis Patricia Woo

chapter 38|18 pages

Myositis Frederick W Miller

chapter 44|8 pages

Alefacept Thomas A Luger