INTERLEUKIN-17 IS A NEW TARGET FOR ANTI-CYTOKINE THERAPY OF IMMUNE INFLAMMATORY RHEUMATIC DISEASES
As of now, there have been notable advances in treating immune inflammatory rheumatic diseases, which are associated with the interpretation of basic pathogenetic mechanisms of their development. The most well studied therapeutic targets are tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-1; inhibition of these cytokines with biological agents is not always clinically effective and rarely gives rise to remission. The new promising treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other inflammatory arthritides is linked to the inhibition of IL-17A, a proinflammatory cytokine, involved in the development of inflammation and in the destruction of bone tissue. The paper summarizes new evidence for the prospects of using anti-interleukin-17 monoclonal antibodies to treat RA.