{"id":5160,"date":"2021-04-28T15:29:08","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T11:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/pharmacology-2\/inflammation\/"},"modified":"2024-05-28T12:32:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T10:32:41","slug":"pharmacology-of-inflammation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/pharmacology\/pharmacology-2\/pharmacology-of-inflammation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharmacology of inflammation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By definition, anti-inflammatory agents reduce the activity of the innate immune system, while immunomodulatory agents act on the adaptive immune system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In reality, most agents used for treating inflammation act on both parts of the immune system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Anti-inflammatory agents<ul><li>NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs)<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Glucocorticoids<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Colchicine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Immunomodulatory (disease-modifying) agents<ul><li>Most agents work by reducing the activity and proliferation of lymphocytes.<\/li><\/ul><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><ul><li>Antimetabolites<ul><li>Methotrexate<ul><li>A folate analog<\/li><\/ul>Azathioprine<ul><li>Breaks down into 6-mercaptopurine, a purine analog<\/li><\/ul>Mycophenolate mofetil<ul><li>A purine analog<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>Calcineurin inhibitors (IL-2 synthesis inhibitors)<ul><li>Cyclosporine<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><ul><li><ul><li>Tacrolimus<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Antimalarials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aminosalicylates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thiolidamide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"the_titles\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By definition, anti-inflammatory agents reduce the activity of the innate immune system, while immunomodulatory agents act on the adaptive immune system. 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