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Thank you so much for the video. It was very helpful, especially to those that might be considering starting a biologic. I have been toying with this idea. I have been off prednisone since June 2024. Biologic drugs are chemically engineered using living organisms. I recently asked the question of what living organism is used to produce Actemra. The answer….CHO Chinese hamster ovary cells. Scary as it sounds , I might still have that conversation with my rheumatologist about the possibility of going on a biologic to control the inflammation. I did find the video very informative. Thanks. Sitting on a fence post.

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@dlb3 since going off prednisone, how soon did you begin having pain and inflammation and how have you been treating it?

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Cute little guy ... doesn't look too scary. 😀https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/chinese-hamster-ovary-cell
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It says these cells are cultured from Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells. I don't think they are sacrificing all of the hamsters. Interest history about these cells. The cells have been immortalized whatever that means.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_hamster_ovary_cell.