[New treatments for idiopathic juvenile arthritis]

Arch Pediatr. 2009 Dec;16(12):1607-11. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2009.07.020. Epub 2009 Nov 5.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Immunosuppressants, including methotrexate and more recently anti-TNF alpha, anti-IL1 and anti-IL6 receptor, have modified the prognosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Growth hormone was shown to limit growth retardation due to general corticotherapy.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Arthritis, Juvenile / drug therapy*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein / therapeutic use
  • Interleukin-6 / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Prognosis
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / antagonists & inhibitors

Substances

  • Antirheumatic Agents
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein
  • Interleukin-6
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha