"BIOLOGIC" DMARD
T-CELL CO-STIM BLOCKER
COMBOs BINDING PORTION OF CTLA-4 TO Fc PART OF Ig --> INH OF T-CELL ACTIVATION BY BINDING TO APC
USED ON Pts WHO FAILED THERAPY w OTHER DMARDs AND TNF-a ANTAGS
nLLY CTLA-4 RELEASED BY ACTIVATED T-CELLS TO INH FURTHER T-CELL ACTIVATION AND BINDS TO CD80/86 (B7) ON APC
T-CELL CD28 BINDS TO CD80/86 (B7) ON APC FOR ACTIVATION