Analysis of the mechanism of action of anti-human interleukin-6 and anti-human interleukin-6 receptor-neutralising monoclonal antibodies

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 249, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 690-700

  Kalai, Michael ^a   Montero Julian, Fèlix A ^b   Brakenhoff, Just P J ^c   Fontaine, Véronique ^a   De Wit, Lucas ^a   Wollmer, Axel ^a   Brailly, Hervé ^b   Content, Jean ^a   Grötzinger, Joachim ^d  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b Immunotech   (France)

^c CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

^d RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epitope mapping; Glycoprotein 130; Interleukin 6; Interleukin 6 receptor; Monoclonal antibody

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN GP 130; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 6 ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 6 RECEPTOR; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MUTANT PROTEIN; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY COMBINING SITE; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; BIOASSAY; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPE MAPPING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYBRIDOMA; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOTOPE LABELING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030725943     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.t01-2-00690.x     Document Type: Article

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