Abstracts tagged "animal models and steroids"

Abstract Number: 2077 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
IL-6 Blockade Augments the Anti-Inflammatory Effect without Increasing the Side Effects of Steroids in Collagen-Induced Arthritis
Miho Suzuki¹, Hiroto Yoshida², Misato Hashizume¹, Masashi Shiina², Keisuke Tanaka¹ and Yoshihiro Matsumoto¹, ¹Product Research Department, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Gotemba, Japan, ²Product Research Department, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan
Background/Purpose: Steroids are the main therapy for chronic inflammatory diseases. They are very effective, but induce many side effects, such as osteoporosis, making it important…