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Promising role of polymeric nanoparticles in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Inflammopharmacology 2022; 30:1207-1218. [PMID: 35524837 DOI: 10.1007/s10787-022-00997-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory illness caused by an autoimmune disorder of synovial membrane resulting in synovial membrane dysfunction. The available treatment particularly focuses on inhibiting macrophage proliferation and reducing the generation of pro-inflammatory cytokines. However, therapeutic success of current treatment options at targeted site is limited; therefore, development of promising therapeutic strategy is the need of time that may provide better targeted delivery of drug with added safety. In development of precision medicine to manage RA, nanotechnology is a viable option to be considered. Recent research using nanoparticles for the treatment of RA, particularly polymeric nanoparticles, has been discussed in this article. Using polymeric nanoparticles as a therapeutic method has shown considerable promise of enhancing treatment success over standard medications used in routine. It is exclusively evident that the viability of using nanoparticles is mainly owed due to their biocompatibility, chemical stability, controlled drug release, and selective drug delivery to inflamed tissues in RA model animals. The current analysis focuses on the critical design characteristics of RA-targeted nanotechnology-based strategies in quest of better therapeutic strategies for RA, and to identify leading polymer as the most effective medications in RA therapy.
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Furukawa H, Oka S, Higuchi T, Shimada K, Hashimoto A, Matsui T, Tohma S. Biomarkers for interstitial lung disease and acute-onset diffuse interstitial lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis. Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis 2021; 13:1759720X211022506. [PMID: 34211592 PMCID: PMC8216360 DOI: 10.1177/1759720x211022506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is frequently a complication of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as an extra-articular manifestation which has a poor prognosis. Acute-onset diffuse ILD (AoDILD) occasionally occurs in RA and includes acute exacerbation of ILD, drug-induced ILD, and Pneumocystis pneumonia. AoDILD also confers a poor prognosis in RA. Previously-established biomarkers for ILD include Krebs von den lungen-6 and surfactant protein-D originally defined in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; the sensitivity of these markers for RA-associated ILD (RA-ILD) is low. Although many studies on ILD markers have been performed in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, only a few validation studies in RA-ILD or AoDILD have been reported. Biomarkers for RA-ILD and AoDILD are thus still required. Recently, genomic, cytokine, antibody, and metabolomic profiles of RA-ILD or AoDILD have been investigated with the aim of improving biomarkers. In this review, we summarize current preliminary data on these potential biomarkers for RA-ILD or AoDILD. The development of biomarkers on RA-ILD has only just begun. When validated, such candidate biomarkers will provide valuable information on pathogenesis, prognosis, and drug responses in RA-ILD in future.
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- Hiroshi Furukawa
- Department of Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Tokyo National Hospital, 3-1-1 Takeoka, Kiyose 204-8585, Japan
- Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Sagamihara National Hospital, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Tokyo National Hospital, Kiyose, Japan
- Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Sagamihara National Hospital, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Tokyo National Hospital, Kiyose, Japan
- Department of Nephrology, Ushiku Aiwa General Hospital, Ushiku, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Sagamihara National Hospital, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Japan
- Department of Rheumatic Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Fuchu, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Sagamihara National Hospital, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Japan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Sagami Seikyou Hospital, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Sagamihara National Hospital, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Japan
- Department of Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Sagamihara National Hospital, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Tokyo National Hospital, Kiyose, Japan
- Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Sagamihara National Hospital, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Japan
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Ono T, Iwasaki T, Terada Y, Abe K, Lee J, Mochizuki M, Miyata K. Serum KL-6 elevation in a uveitis patient with Behçet's disease treated with adalimumab. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2020; 18:100660. [PMID: 32215341 PMCID: PMC7083778 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2019] [Revised: 09/01/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Purpose To report a case of uveitis with Behçet's disease in which serum levels of Krebs von den Lungen (KL)-6, a marker of interstitial lung disease, were elevated during treatment with adalimumab and returned to baseline after discontinuation of the agent. Observations A 67-year-old man complaining of vision disturbance was referred to our hospital. The patient had a history of recurrent episodes of bilateral uveitis and oral ulcers, and had been diagnosed with Behçet's disease. While uveitis activity was not well controlled under administration of oral prednisolone and cyclosporin, cataract of the right eye developed and required surgery. Biweekly administration of adalimumab 40 mg was therefore initiated with prednisolone at 15 mg/day. Uveitis became well controlled and cataract surgery was successfully carried out for the right eye. However, serum KL-6 gradually elevated to 1002 U/ml by 6 months after adalimumab initiation and 1277 U/ml at 9 months. Because serum KL-6 >1000 U/ml has been reported to predict interstitial lung disease, we discontinued adalimumab and started cyclosporine at 100 mg/day. Serum KL-6 gradually decreased and returned to baseline levels, no interstitial lung disease developed and exacerbation of uveitis was avoided. Conclusions and importance This case implies the clinical importance of monitoring serum KL-6 in patents with non-infectious uveitis being treated with adalimumab.
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- Takashi Ono
- Miyata Eye Hospital, Miyazaki, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Masuda T, Yoshida A, Ueno F, Hara S, Nabeta H, Umezawa S, Shirai M, Morikawa Y, Morizane T, Endo Y, Hibi T. A Patient with KL-6 Elevation with Anti-TNFα Who Could Receive Long-Term Use without Interstitial Pneumonia after Class Switch of Anti-TNFα. Inflamm Intest Dis 2019; 4:35-40. [PMID: 31172011 DOI: 10.1159/000497778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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A 40-year-old man with refractory ulcerative colitis (UC) was treated with tumor necrosis factor α inhibitor (anti-TNFα), infliximab. One month later, the chest computed tomography and laboratory test showed noninfectious interstitial lung disease (ILD) and elevation of serum Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6). Fortunately, ILD disappeared after the discontinuation with anti-TNFα. Two and a half years after his first UC treatment, he was treated again with another anti-TNFα, adalimumab, for relapse and he had a second ILD. This course suggested anti-TNFα induced ILD. The characteristics of anti-TNFα-induced ILD in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are not well understood. We summarized and investigated the characteristics of such patients based on a literature review including 15 cases. It suggested that anti-TNFα-induced ILD in IBD might be rare and tends to have a better outcome compared with ILD in rheumatoid arthritis.
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- Takuya Masuda
- Center for Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Japan
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- Center for Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Japan
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- Center for Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Japan
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- Center for Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Japan
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- Center for Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Japan
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- Center for Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Japan
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- Center for Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Japan
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- Center for Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Japan
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- Center for Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Japan
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- Center for Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kamakura, Japan
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- Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Takeuchi T, Miyasaka N, Kawai S, Sugiyama N, Yuasa H, Yamashita N, Sugiyama N, Wagerle LC, Vlahos B, Wajdula J. Pharmacokinetics, efficacy and safety profiles of etanercept monotherapy in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: review of seven clinical trials. Mod Rheumatol 2014; 25:173-86. [PMID: 24842477 PMCID: PMC4445012 DOI: 10.3109/14397595.2014.914014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Conventional synthetic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, including methotrexate, may not be tolerated by all patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and limited international data for etanercept (ETN) monotherapy are available. The aim of this review was to summarize the clinical program for ETN monotherapy in Japanese patients with RA, which has included a pharmacokinetic study, clinical trials for registration, long-term studies, and once-weekly dosing studies. Pharmacokinetic results showed that serum concentrations of ETN were linear with dose levels and were similar to other international studies. Across interventional studies, 652 Japanese patients with active RA were treated with ETN. In the registration studies, ETN treatment led to consistent improvement in American College of Rheumatology 20/50/70 scores, European League Against Rheumatism Good Response, Disease Activity Score 28 erythrocyte sedimentation rate remission, and Health Assessment Questionnaire disability index. In the long-term studies, efficacy was maintained for up to 180 weeks. Similar results were seen in the once-weekly studies. Across the studies, more than 870 patient-years of exposure to ETN were recorded. Discontinuations owing to lack of efficacy or adverse events were modest and no new safety signals were recorded. These studies demonstrated that ETN monotherapy is efficacious and well-tolerated in Japanese patients with RA.
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- Tsutomu Takeuchi
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University , Tokyo , Japan
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Ogata A, Tanimura K, Sugimoto T, Inoue H, Urata Y, Matsubara T, Kondo M, Ueki Y, Iwahashi M, Tohma S, Ohta S, Saeki Y, Tanaka T. Phase III study of the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous versus intravenous tocilizumab monotherapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2014; 66:344-54. [PMID: 23983039 PMCID: PMC4225471 DOI: 10.1002/acr.22110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 08/05/2013] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Objective To evaluate the efficacious noninferiority of subcutaneous tocilizumab injection (TCZ-SC) monotherapy to intravenous TCZ infusion (TCZ-IV) monotherapy in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with an inadequate response to synthetic and/or biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). Methods This study had a double-blind, parallel-group, double-dummy, comparative phase III design. Patients were randomized to receive TCZ-SC 162 mg every 2 weeks or TCZ-IV 8 mg/kg every 4 weeks; no DMARDs were allowed during the study. The primary end point was to evaluate the noninferiority of TCZ-SC to TCZ-IV regarding the American College of Rheumatology criteria for 20% improvement in disease activity (ACR20) response rates at week 24 using an 18% noninferiority margin. Additional efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetic, and immunogenicity parameters were assessed. Results At week 24, ACR20 response was achieved in 79.2% (95% confidence interval [95% CI] 72.9, 85.5) of the TCZ-SC group and in 88.5% (95% CI 83.4, 93.5) of the TCZ-IV group; the weighted difference was −9.4% (95% CI −17.6, −1.2), confirming the noninferiority of TCZ-SC to TCZ-IV. Remission rates of the Disease Activity Score in 28 joints using the erythrocyte sedimentation rate and the Clinical Disease Activity Index at week 24 were 49.7% and 16.4% in the TCZ-SC group and 62.2% and 23.1% in the TCZ-IV group, respectively. Serum trough TCZ concentrations were similar between the groups over time. Incidences of all adverse events and serious adverse events were 89.0% and 7.5% in the TCZ-SC group and 90.8% and 5.8% in the TCZ-IV group, respectively. Anti-TCZ antibodies were detected in 3.5% of the TCZ-SC group; no serious hypersensitivity was reported in these patients. Conclusion TCZ-SC monotherapy demonstrated comparable efficacy and safety to TCZ-IV monotherapy. TCZ-SC could provide additional treatment options for patients with RA.
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Harigai M, Takamura A, Atsumi T, Dohi M, Hirata S, Kameda H, Nagasawa H, Seto Y, Koike T, Miyasaka N. Elevation of KL-6 serum levels in clinical trials of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a report from the Japan College of Rheumatology Ad Hoc Committee for Safety of Biological DMARDs. Mod Rheumatol 2012; 23:284-96. [PMID: 22588312 DOI: 10.1007/s10165-012-0657-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2012] [Accepted: 04/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The associations between elevated levels of serum Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6) and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors were investigated in five Japanese clinical trials. METHODS Percentages and incidence rates were calculated for elevated serum KL-6 levels. Adverse events associated with elevated levels of serum KL-6 were investigated. RESULTS In RISING, a clinical trial for infliximab, 15.6 % of the enrolled patients met criterion B (KL-6 ≥500 U/ml and >1.5-fold increase over the baseline value) by week 54. In HIKARI, 7.8 % of the certolizumab pegol (CZP) group and 0 % of the placebo group met criterion B during the double-blind (DB) period (p = 0.003). In J-RAPID, 8.4 % of the methotrexate (MTX) + CZP and 3.9 % of the MTX + placebo groups met criterion B during the DB period. In GO-MONO, 1.8 % of the golimumab (GLM) and 1.3 % of the placebo groups met criterion B during the DB period. In GO-FORTH, 7.1 % of the MTX + GLM and 0 % of the MTX + placebo groups met criteron B during the DB period (p = 0.017). No adverse events accompanied the elevation of serum KL-6 levels in 95.7 % of these patients. CONCLUSION Serum KL-6 levels may increase during anti-TNF therapy without significant clinical events. In these patients, continuing treatment with TNF inhibitors under careful observation is a reasonable option.
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- Masayoshi Harigai
- The Ad Hoc Committee for the Safety of Biological DMARDs, Japan College of Rheumatology, 1-1-24 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001, Japan.
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