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To: ConservativeMind

What the heck is an “interleukin-6 receptor antagonist?”


6 posted on 12/21/2022 12:23:59 PM PST by KittyKares
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To: KittyKares

They are molecules that tamp down the immune response of your body against foreign substances or pathogens. Kind of like antihistamines.
An over responsive immune system can be the real killer in some diseases.


7 posted on 12/21/2022 12:43:25 PM PST by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
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To: KittyKares

“What the heck is an “interleukin-6 receptor antagonist?””

tocilizumab and sarilumab are monoclonal antibodies ...


9 posted on 12/21/2022 3:01:48 PM PST by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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