Interleukin Inhibitors Drugs
Other names: IL blockers, Interleukin antagonists, Interleukin blockers
What are Interleukin inhibitors?
Interleukin inhibitors, sometimes called interleukin blockers or antagonists, are immunosuppressive medicines that dial down inflammation by blocking a specific interleukin protein or its cell receptor. Interleukins are small messenger molecules (cytokines) released by white blood cells and other immune cells to coordinate immune responses. When these signals are overactive, they can drive autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. By neutralizing a targeted interleukin (for example IL-1, IL-6, IL-17, or IL-23), these drugs help lessen symptoms in conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, severe asthma, and inflammatory bowel disease.
List of Interleukin inhibitors
| Drug Name | Avg. Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| tocilizumab systemic (Pro) Brand names: Actemra, Tofidence, Tyenne, Avtozma |
57 reviews | |
| sarilumab systemic (Pro) Brand name: Kevzara |
31 reviews | |
| anakinra systemic (Pro) Brand name: Kineret |
18 reviews | |
| For ratings, users were asked how effective they found the medicine while considering positive/adverse effects and ease of use (1 = not effective, 10 = most effective). | ||
See also
Medical conditions treated or associated with interleukin inhibitors:
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Asthma
- Asthma, Maintenance
- Atopic Dermatitis
- Bullous Pemphigoid
- Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps
- COPD
- COPD, Maintenance
- COVID-19
- Crohn's Disease
- Crohn's Disease, Active
- Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes
- Cytokine Release Syndrome
- Eczema
- Enthesitis-Related Arthritis
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
- Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome
- Familial Mediterranean Fever
- Generalized Pustular Psoriasis
- Giant Cell Arteritis
- Gout, Acute
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
- Hyperimmunoglobulin D Syndrome
- Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Deficiency
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
- Muckle Wells Syndrome
- Multicentric Castleman’s Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder
- Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
- Organ Transplant, Rejection Prophylaxis
- Pericarditis
- Plaque Psoriasis
- Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica
- Prurigo Nodularis
- Psoriasis
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Still's Disease
- Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
- Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Associated Periodic Syndrome
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Ulcerative Colitis, Active
- Urticaria
Further information
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