A patient is beginning a prescribed disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The patient asks you how these drugs work to help this condition. What is your best response?
A) "These drugs modify the immune system by decreasing T-cell response."
B) "These drugs act to increase the body's immune response to rheumatoid factor."
C) "These drugs work by inhibiting the inflammatory mediator tumor necrosis factor."
D) "These drugs reduce the amount of an enzyme that controls the production of purines."
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