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Establishment of a New Interleukin-6 (IL-6) Receptor Inhibitor Applicable to the Gene Therapy for IL-6–Dependent Tumor
1 Feb 2007
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Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a key molecule involved in the pathogenesis of several inflammatory diseases and malignancies. Treatments that inhibit IL-6 mitigate the clinical conditions of such diseases. Here, we report on the development of a new receptor inhibitor of IL-6 (NRI) by genetically engineering tocilizumab, a humanized anti-IL-6 receptor monoclonal antibody which specifically blocks IL-6 signaling. This...
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