Perspectives for uveitis treatment in rheumatic diseases

The paper describes current approaches to treating uveitis in rheumatic diseases and theoretical backgrounds for using tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) inhibitors. The data available in the literature suggest that anti-TNF-α therapy is highly effective in relieving and preventing uveitis attacks.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alla Aleksandrovna Godzenko
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: IMA-PRESS LLC 2011-06-01
Series:Современная ревматология
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Online Access:https://mrj.ima-press.net/mrj/article/view/352
Description
Summary:The paper describes current approaches to treating uveitis in rheumatic diseases and theoretical backgrounds for using tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) inhibitors. The data available in the literature suggest that anti-TNF-α therapy is highly effective in relieving and preventing uveitis attacks.
ISSN:1996-7012
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