Dimeric fusion protein consisting of the extracellular ligand-binding portion of the human 75 kilodalton (p75) tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) linked to the Fc portion of human IgG1. The Fc component of etanercept contains the CH2 domain, the CH3 domain and hinge region, but not the CH1 domain of IgG1. Etanercept is produced by recombinant DNA technology in a Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) mammalian cell expression system. It consists of 934 amino acids. It is used to treat or manage a variety of inflammatory conditions including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and juvenile idiopathic poly-articular arthritis (JIA).
Etanercept is indicated for the treatment of moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis in adults and in chronic moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in patients 4 years of age and older. It is also used to manage signs and symptoms of polyarticular idiopathic arthritis and Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis in those aged 2 years and older. Etanercept is also used to manage the symptoms of psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis.
UC Davis Center for Musculoskeletal Health, Sacramento, California, United States
Baghdad teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq
Policlinico Sant'Orsola Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
Azienda Consorziale Ospedaliera Policlinico, Bari, Italy
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale - Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Modern Research Associates PLLC, Dallas, Texas, United States
Hospital Univ. Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, United States
Valleywise Health Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Rheumatology Department, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Necker Children's Hospital, Paris, France
Clinical Islet Transplant Program, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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