Anakinra is a recombinant human interleukin-1 (IL-1) receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) composed of 153 amino acid residues. Unlike native human IL-1Ra, anakinra has an additional methionine residue at the amino terminus. This drug binds to the IL-1 receptor, competing with and inhibiting the activity of IL-1 alpha and beta. Anakinra is indicated for the managemen...
Anakinra is an interleukin-1 receptor antagonist indicated for the reduction in signs and symptoms and slowing the progression of structural damage in moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA), in patients 18 years of age or older who have failed one or more disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). Anakinra can be used alone or in combin...
Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
Children's Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States
Pediatric Immuno-Hematology and Rheumatology Unit, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, 149 rue de Sevres, Paris, France
Kremlin-Bicetre Hospital, Kremlin-Bicetre, France
Bordeaux CHU, Bordeaux, France
Duke University Sports Medicine Clinic, Durham, North Carolina, United States
University Hospital of Zurich, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Zurich, Switzerland
Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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