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Lokivetmab, trade name Cytopoint, is a monoclonal antibody used to treat atopic dermatitis in dogs. [1] It acts against interleukin 31 (IL-31), [2] which is a cytokine involved in causing itchiness (pruritus). [2] Lokivetmab is administered by subcutaneous injection; each dose is effective for four to eight weeks. [3]
Therapeutic, diagnostic and preventive monoclonal antibodies are clones of a single parent cell. When used as drugs, the International Nonproprietary Names (INNs) end in -mab.
Combination therapy or polytherapy is therapy that uses more than one medication or modality. Typically, the term refers to using multiple therapies to treat a single disease, and often all the therapies are pharmaceutical (although it can also involve non-medical therapy, such as the combination of medications and talk therapy to treat depression).
Zoetis Inc. (/zō-EH-tis/ [4]) is an American drug company, the world's largest producer of medicine and vaccinations for pets and livestock. [5] [4] [6] The company was a subsidiary of Pfizer, [7] the world's largest drug maker, but with Pfizer's spinoff of its 83% interest in the firm it is now a completely independent company.
Deflazacort's potency is around 70–90% that of prednisone. [8] A 2017 review found its activity of 7.5 mg of deflazacort is approximately equivalent to 25 mg cortisone , 20 mg hydrocortisone , 5 mg of prednisolone or prednisone , 4 mg of methylprednisolone or triamcinolone , or 0.75 mg of betamethasone or dexamethasone .
For the first time in two decades, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new class of medication that provides an alternative to addictive opioids for patients looking to manage ...
76399 Ensembl ENSG00000204671 ENSMUSG00000029437 UniProt Q6EBC2 Q6EAL8 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001014336 NM_029594 RefSeq (protein) NP_001014358 NP_083870 Location (UCSC) Chr 12: 122.17 – 122.17 Mb Chr 5: 123.62 – 123.63 Mb PubMed search Wikidata View/Edit Human View/Edit Mouse Interleukin-31 (IL-31) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the IL31 gene that resides on chromosome 12. IL-31 is ...
Wellbutrin vs Adderall: Differences and Similarities. Anxiety and depression are two common mental conditions — it’s estimated that about 40 million adults deal with anxiety and an estimated ...