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SUBMITTER: Kim Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4740770 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Youngkyun Y Yi Hyoju H Jung Hyerin H Rim Yeri Alice YA Park Narae N Kim Juryun J Jung Seung Min SM Park Sung-Hwan SH Park Young Woo YW Ju Ji Hyeon JH
Scientific reports 20160204
A considerable proportion of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) do not respond to monospecific agents. The purpose of our study was to generate a hybrid form of biologics, targeting tumor-necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) and interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R), and determine its anti-arthritic properties in vitro and in vivo. A novel dual target-directed agent (DTA(A7/sTNFR2)) was generated by conjugating soluble TNF receptor 2 (sTNFR2) to the Fc region of A7, a new anti-IL-6R antibody obtained by s ...[more]