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Preferred term

Certolizumab Pegol  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • CDP870
  • Cimzia

Scope note

  • A polyethylene-glycolated Fab' fragment of TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR antibody that binds specifically to TNF-ALPHA and neutralises it in a dose-dependent manner. It also inhibits the production of lipopolysaccharide-induced TNF-ALPHA and IL-1 BETA and is used to treat RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS and PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS.

History note

  • 2016 (2003)

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000068582

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