Therapy: Hydroxychloroquine in SLE: old drug, new perspectives.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/nrrheum.2009.235 and PMC identifier 7097534.
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Abstract
Antimalarial agents have long been used in the treatment of autoimmune diseases, despite uncertainty regarding the exact mechanisms underlying their various effects. Growing evidence that these drugs offer protection from major infections could stimulate more research into these mechanisms, with possible implications for therapy.
Medical subject headings
- Antimalarials
- Hydroxychloroquine
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic