REMEDY FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

摘要

A remedy for rheumatoid arhthritis containing a monoclonal antibody recognizing specifically an extracellular region of human VLA-2 as the active ingredient, preferably one containing a monoclonal antibody recognizing specifically an extracellular region of the alpha chain of human VLA-2. The remedy can suppress swelling due to arthritis caused by rheumatoid arthritis and is lowly toxic, thus being efficacious in treating rheumatoid arthritis.