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==Treatment==
==Treatment==
TNFR-Fc fusion protein (etanercept - pronounced et a ner' set) blocks the activity of [[tumor necrosis factor-alpha]].<ref>{{MedMaster|Etanercept}}</ref> and may help patients with ankylosing spondylitis.<ref name="pmid11986408">{{cite journal |author=Gorman JD, Sack KE, Davis JC |title=Treatment of ankylosing spondylitis by inhibition of tumor necrosis factor alpha |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=346 |issue=18 |pages=1349–56 |year=2002 |month=May |pmid=11986408 |doi=10.1056/NEJMoa012664 |url=http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/346/18/1349 |issn=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17934088">{{cite journal |author=Furst DE, Breedveld FC, Kalden JR, ''et al'' |title=Updated consensus statement on biological agents for the treatment of rheumatic diseases, 2007 |journal=Ann. Rheum. Dis. |volume=66 Suppl 3 |issue= |pages=iii2–22 |year=2007 |month=November |pmid=17934088 |doi=10.1136/ard.2007.081430 |url=http://ard.bmj.com/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=17934088 |issn=}}</ref>
Inhibitors of [[tumor necrosis factor-alpha]] can benefit according to a [[meta-analysis]].<ref name="pmid17651658">{{cite journal |author=McLeod C, Bagust A, Boland A, ''et al'' |title=Adalimumab, etanercept and infliximab for the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis: a systematic review and economic evaluation |journal=Health Technol Assess |volume=11 |issue=28 |pages=1–158, iii–iv |year=2007 |month=August |pmid=17651658 |doi= |url=http://www.hta.ac.uk/execsumm/summ1128.htm |issn=}}</ref> For example, TNFR-Fc fusion protein (etanercept - pronounced et a ner' set) blocks the activity of [[tumor necrosis factor-alpha]].<ref>{{MedMaster|Etanercept}}</ref> and may help patients with ankylosing spondylitis.<ref name="pmid11986408">{{cite journal |author=Gorman JD, Sack KE, Davis JC |title=Treatment of ankylosing spondylitis by inhibition of tumor necrosis factor alpha |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=346 |issue=18 |pages=1349–56 |year=2002 |month=May |pmid=11986408 |doi=10.1056/NEJMoa012664 |url=http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/346/18/1349 |issn=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17934088">{{cite journal |author=Furst DE, Breedveld FC, Kalden JR, ''et al'' |title=Updated consensus statement on biological agents for the treatment of rheumatic diseases, 2007 |journal=Ann. Rheum. Dis. |volume=66 Suppl 3 |issue= |pages=iii2–22 |year=2007 |month=November |pmid=17934088 |doi=10.1136/ard.2007.081430 |url=http://ard.bmj.com/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=17934088 |issn=}}</ref>


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In medicine and rheumatology, ankylosing spondylitis is an "inflammatory joint disease affecting the spine. It occurs predominantly in young males and produces pain and stiffness as a result of inflammation of the sacroiliac, intervertebral, and costovertebral joints. Etiology is unknown."[1][2]

Treatment

Inhibitors of tumor necrosis factor-alpha can benefit according to a meta-analysis.[3] For example, TNFR-Fc fusion protein (etanercept - pronounced et a ner' set) blocks the activity of tumor necrosis factor-alpha.[4] and may help patients with ankylosing spondylitis.[5][6]

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