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Mechanisms of action of glatiramer acetate in multiple sclerosis
27 Mar 2001
Abstract excerpt
Glatiramer acetate (GA, Copaxone [Teva Pharmaceuticals, Kansas City, MO], formerly known as copolymer-1) and interferon- (IFN)-β are both used for the immunomodulatory treatment of multiple sclerosis, but they act in different ways. Four major mechanisms of GA have been identified: 1) competition with myelin-basic protein (MBP) for binding to major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules; 2) competition of...
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