RA - L6 Flashcards
Where is TNFa sythesised?
activated macrophages
T cells
What are the TNFa receptors?
TNFR1(p55) & TNFR2(p75)
Pro-inflammatory TNF cytokine cascade
TNFa
IL-1
IL-6, IL-8, GM-CSF
Anti-inflammatory TNF cytokine cascade
TNFa
IL-1
IL-10, IL-ra, sTNF-R
What are some anti-TNF bDAMRs?
infliximab (chimeric) etanercept adalimumab (fully human) certolizumab pegol golimumab
What is the 60-40-20 rule?
60% - ACR20
40% - ACR50
20% - ACR70
Non-responders to TNFis
primary failure
secondary failure
neutralising antibodies (HACA &HAHA)
What are some safety issue with TNFis?
administration cytopaenia infections (URT & soft tissue) heart failure demyelinating disease malignancy autoimmunity
Mavrilimumab
fully human monoclonal Ab that inhibits the a subunit of the GM-CSF receptor
Tofacitinib
novel oral JAK inhibitor
limits T cell & other leukocyte recruitment
first intracellular treatment!
adverse effects
What is a chimeric TNFa inhibitor?
Infliximab
What drug is a fusion protein of two p75 TNFa receptors? (TNFa inhibitor)
Etanercept
What drug is a fully human monoclonal antibody? (TNFa inhibitor)
Adalimumab
What drug is a humanized monoclonal antibody that is durable? (TNFa inhibitor)
Certolizumab Pegol
What drug is human IgG1 kappa monoclonal antibody? (TNFa inhibitor)
Golimumab