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. 2019 Feb 1;10:119. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00119

Table 2.

MAS therapies directed at cytokine blockade and disruption of cell–cell interactions.

Reported cytokine target Therapeutic mechanism Example
IL-1 IL-1 receptor antagonist Anakinra, canakinumab (35)
IL-6 Anti-IL-6R monoclonal Ab Tocilizumab (36, 37)
IL-18 IL-18 binding protein Not commercially available (38)
CD28 CTLA4-Ig Abatacept (39)
JAK1/2 JAK inhibitor Tofacitinib (40)
Theoretical cytokine target Proposed mechanism Example
IL-10 Recombinant IL-10 protein None available (41)
IL-33 Anti-IL-33R monoclonal Ab None available (42)
IFNγ Anti-IFNγ monoclonal Ab None available (34, 43)

TNF, tumor necrosis factor; Ab, antibody; IL, interleukin; R, receptor; CTLA, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4; Ig, immunoglobulin; JAK, Janus kinase; IFNγ, interferon-gamma.