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...
University Hospital of Basel, Division of Endocrinology, Basel, Switzerland
"Attikon" University General Hospital, Haidari, Athens, Attiki, Greece
2nd Department of Dermatology, ATTIKON University Hospital, Athens, Greece
4th Department of Internal Medicine, ATTIKON University Hospital, Athens, Greece
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California, United States
University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States
Childrens Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States
Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Stanford, California, United States
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
UNC Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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