Remicade Information

What is Remicade?

Remicade (infliximab) is a prescription medication used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease. Combined with Methotrexate, Remicade reduces signs and symptoms of joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and inhibits the progression of joint destruction.

Remicade is a monoclonal antibody, a biologically engineered drug that sweeps through the body hunting down and neutralizing tumor necrosis factor, a protein that causes much of the intestinal inflammation, that is formed by combining portions of human and murine (mouse) antibody molecules. It targets and neutralizes TNF-a and decreases the inflammatory response. A TNF-a (tumor necrosis factor alpha) is a chemical produced by the body for recruiting immune cells to different tissues where the cause inflammation, swelling, pain, warmth, and redness. In infections and inflammatory diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease, high concentrations of TNF-a are found.

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