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Tocilizumab An IL6 Receptor Blocker

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Tocilizumab
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tocilizumab


interleukin 6 
IL-6 in Inflammation, Immunity, and Disease

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interleukin_6

How to decode loci on chromosomes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus_(genetics)

Neutrophils
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutrophil

Th17 Cells
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T_helper_17_cell


IL6 Receptor blocker study
https://www.sanofi.com/en/media-room/press-releases/2020/2020-04-27-12-58-00

IL6 Receptor blocker study from France (in the French language)
https://www.aphp.fr/contenu/le-tocilizumab-ameliore-significativement-le-pronostic-des-patients-avec-pneumonie-covid

In this video, we will learn about:
1. Class identification of Tocilizumab.
2. Relative and absolute contraindications and adverse effects of Tocilizumab.
3. Mechanism of actions of the IL-6 on liver, bone marrow and immune system.
4. Rationale of Tocilizumab administration in severe COVID-19.
5. Study about effects of different doses of Tocilizumab on COVID-19 prognosis.
6.  A mention of a French Study on Tocilizumab use in COVID-19

Presented by Dr. Mobeen Syed

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Dr. Mobeen Syed

Dr. Mobeen Syed

MD., MSc., MSc., BSc

Mobeen Syed is the CEO of DrBeen Corp, a modern online medical education marketplace. Mobeen is a medical doctor and a software engineer. He graduated from the prestigious King Edward Medical University Lahore. He has been teaching medicine since 1994. Mobeen is also a software engineer and engineering leader. In this role, Mobeen has run teams consisting of hundreds of engineers and millions of dollars of budgets. Mobeen loves music, teaching, and doing business. He lives in Cupertino CA.

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