ANTI-TNF COMPOUND

 Dictionary entry overview: What does anti-TNF compound mean? 

• ANTI-TNF COMPOUND (noun)
  The noun ANTI-TNF COMPOUND has 1 sense:

1. a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF); used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints

  Familiarity information: ANTI-TNF COMPOUND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTI-TNF COMPOUND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF); used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("anti-TNF compound" is a kind of...):

drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anti-TNF compound"):

Enbrel; etanercept (a genetically engineered anti-TNF compound (trade name Enbrel) consisting of receptors that bind TNF; it is injected twice a week in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis)

infliximab; Remicade (an anti-TNF compound (trade name Remicade) consisting of an antibody directed against TNF; it is given intravenously at one-month to three-month intervals; used in treatment of regional enteritis and rheumatoid arthritis)

Arava; leflunomide (an anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally; can slow the progression of rheumatoid arthritis by slowing the proliferation of white blood cells which reduces inflammation in the synovium)