[Biological therapy in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies]

Orv Hetil. 2014 Jan 5;155(1):3-10. doi: 10.1556/OH.2014.29787.
[Article in Hungarian]

Abstract

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are systemic, immune-mediated diseases characterized by proximal, symmetrical, progressive muscle weakness. The aim of this work is to give an overview of the biological therapy used in the treatment of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. The authors also focus on novel results in the therapy directed against the B- and T-cells. They emphasize the importance of new trials in these diseases which may lead to the introduction of novel therapeutic options in these disorders.

Az idiopathiás inflammatorikus myopathiák szisztémás, a proximalis végtagizmok progresszív, szimmetrikus gyengeségével jellemezhető immunmediált betegségek. A szerzők áttekintést adnak a gyulladásos izombetegségek esetén alkalmazott biológiai terápiáról. Külön figyelmet fordítanak a B- és T-sejt-gátló terápia legújabb eredményeire. Rávilágítanak az új tanulmányok fontosságára ezen betegségekben. Mindez elvezethet új terápiás lehetőségek bevezetéséhez is. Orv. Hetil., 2014, 155(1), 3–10.

Keywords: TNF-alfa-gátlók; anti-TNF-alfa therapy; biological therapy; biológiai terápia; idiopathic inflammatory myopathies; idiopathiás inflammatorikus myopathiák; rituximab.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / pharmacology
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived / pharmacology
  • B-Lymphocytes / drug effects
  • B-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • Biological Therapy* / methods
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Complement System Proteins / drug effects
  • Complement System Proteins / immunology
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Cellular / drug effects
  • Immunologic Factors / pharmacology
  • Lymphocyte Activation / drug effects
  • Muscle Weakness / etiology
  • Myositis / complications
  • Myositis / drug therapy*
  • Myositis / immunology*
  • Myositis / therapy
  • Rituximab
  • T-Lymphocytes / drug effects
  • T-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / antagonists & inhibitors

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
  • Immunologic Factors
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • Rituximab
  • Complement System Proteins
  • efalizumab