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Bullock CH, McAlpine SM, Roberts SE, Derfalvi B. MicroRNA-27a-3p enhances the inflammatory phenotype of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis fibroblast-like synoviocytes. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2023; 21:53. [PMID: 37277817 DOI: 10.1186/s12969-023-00833-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is the most prevalent chronic pediatric rheumatic disorder. In joints of JIA patients, aggressive phenotypic changes in fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) of the synovial lining play a key role in inflammation. MicroRNAs are dysregulated in rheumatoid arthritis and JIA, including miR-27a-3p. However, it is not understood if miR-27a-3p, enriched in JIA synovial fluid (SF) and leukocytes, alters FLS function. METHODS Primary JIA FLS cells were transfected with a miR-27a-3p mimic or a negative control microRNA (miR-NC) and stimulated with pooled JIA SF or inflammatory cytokines. Viability and apoptosis were analyzed by flow cytometry. Proliferation was evaluated using a 3H-thymidine incorporation assay. Cytokine production was assessed by qPCR and ELISA. Expression of TGF-β pathway genes was determined using a qPCR array. RESULTS MiR-27a-3p was constitutively expressed in FLS. Overexpression of miR-27a-3p caused increased interleukin-8 secretion in resting FLS, and interleukin-6 was elevated in SF-activated FLS compared to miR-NC. Furthermore, stimulation with pro-inflammatory cytokines augmented FLS proliferation in miR-27a-3p-transfected FLS relative to miR-NC. Expression of multiple TGF-β pathway genes was modulated by overexpression of miR-27a-3p. CONCLUSIONS MiR-27a-3p significantly contributes to FLS proliferation and cytokine production, making it a potential candidate for epigenetic therapy that targets FLS in arthritis.
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- Claire H Bullock
- Dalhousie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
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- Division of Immunology, Dept. of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, IWK Health, 8 East Research 5850/5980 University Ave Halifax, NS, B3K 6R8, Halifax, Canada.
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- Division of Immunology, Dept. of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, IWK Health, 8 East Research 5850/5980 University Ave Halifax, NS, B3K 6R8, Halifax, Canada
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- Division of Immunology, Dept. of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, IWK Health, 8 East Research 5850/5980 University Ave Halifax, NS, B3K 6R8, Halifax, Canada.
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Ringold S, Dennos AC, Kimura Y, Beukelman T, Shrader P, Phillips TA, Kohlheim M, Schanberg LE, Yeung RSM, Horton DB. Disease Recapture Rates After Medication Discontinuation and Flare in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: An Observational Study Within the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2023; 75:715-723. [PMID: 35921198 DOI: 10.1002/acr.24994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Children with well-controlled juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) frequently experience flares after medication discontinuation, but the outcomes of these flares have not been well described. The objective of this study was to characterize the rates and predictors of disease recapture among children with JIA who restarted medication to treat disease flare. METHODS Children with JIA who discontinued conventional synthetic or biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs for well-controlled disease but subsequently experienced a flare and restarted medication were identified from the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) registry. The primary outcome was inactive disease (ID) (physician global assessment <1 and active joint count = 0) 6 months after flare. RESULTS A total of 333 patients had complete data for ID at 6 months after flare. The recapture rate for the cohort was 55%, ranging from 47% (persistent oligoarthritis) to 69% (systemic arthritis) (P = 0.4). Approximately 67% of children achieved ID by 12 months. In the multivariable model, history and reinitiation of biologic drugs were associated with increased odds of successful recapture (odds ratio [OR] 4.79 [95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.22-18.78] and OR 2.74 [95% CI 1.62-4.63], respectively). Number of joints with limited range of motion was associated with decreased odds (OR 0.83 per 1 joint increase [95% CI 0.72-0.95]). CONCLUSION Approximately half of JIA flares post-discontinuation were recaptured within 6 months, but rates of recapture varied across JIA categories. These findings inform shared decision-making for patients, families, and clinicians regarding the risks and benefits of medication discontinuation. Better understanding of biologic predictors of successful recapture in JIA are needed.
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- Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital, Hackensack, New Jersey
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- Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Parent/Patient Partner
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- Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Gieling J, van den Bemt B, Hoppenreijs E, Schatorjé E. Discontinuation of biologic DMARDs in non-systemic JIA patients: a scoping review of relapse rates and associated factors. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2022; 20:109. [PMID: 36471348 PMCID: PMC9721079 DOI: 10.1186/s12969-022-00769-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) have changed the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients notably, as bDMARDs enable substantially more patients to achieve remission. When sustained remission is achieved, tapering or even discontinuation of the bDMARD is advocated, to reduce side effects and costs. However, when and how to discontinue bDMARD therapy and what happens afterwards, is less known. OBJECTIVES With this scoping review we aim to collect available data in current literature on relapse rate, time to relapse (TTR) and possible flare associated variables (such as time spent in remission and method of discontinuation) after discontinuing bDMARDs in non-systemic JIA patients. METHODS We performed a literature search until July 2022 using the Pubmed database. All original studies reporting on bDMARD discontinuation in non-systemic JIA patients were eligible. Data on patient- and study characteristics, the applied discontinuation strategy, relapse rates and time to relapse were extracted in a standardized template. RESULTS Of the 680 records screened, 28 articles were included in this review with 456 non-systemic JIA patients who tapered and/or stopped bDMARD therapy. Relapse rate after discontinuation of bDMARDs, either abruptly or following tapering, were 40-48%, 36.8-45.0% and 60-78% at 6, 8 and 12 months respectively. Total relapse rate ranged from 26.3% to 100%, with mean time to relapse (TTR) of 2 to 8.4 months, median TTR 3 to 10 months. All studies stated a good response after restart of therapy after flare. JIA subtype, type of bDMARD, concomitant methotrexate use, treatment duration, tapering method, age, sex, and time in remission could not conclusively be related to relapse rate or TTR. However, some studies reported a positive correlation between flare and antinuclear antibodies positivity, younger age at disease onset, male sex, disease duration and delayed remission, which were not confirmed in other studies. CONCLUSION Flares seem to be common after bDMARD discontinuation, but little is known about which factors influence these flares in JIA patients. Follow up after discontinuation with careful registration of patient variables, information about tapering methods and flare rates are required to better guide tapering and/or stopping of bDMARDs in JIA patients in the future.
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- Job Gieling
- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Pediatrics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- grid.10417.330000 0004 0444 9382Departments of Pharmacy, Sint Maartenskliniek / Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- grid.10417.330000 0004 0444 9382Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Pediatrics, Sint Maartenskliniek / Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- grid.10417.330000 0004 0444 9382Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Pediatrics, Sint Maartenskliniek / Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Kearsley-Fleet L, Baildam E, Beresford MW, Douglas S, Foster HE, Southwood TR, Hyrich KL, Ciurtin C. Successful stopping of biologic therapy for remission in children and young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2022; 62:1926-1935. [PMID: 36104094 PMCID: PMC10152290 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keac463] [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: 05/13/2022] [Revised: 08/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Clinicians concerned about long-term safety of biologics in JIA may consider tapering or stopping treatment once remission is achieved despite uncertainty in maintaining drug-free remission. This analysis aims to (i) calculate how many patients with JIA stop biologics for remission, (ii) calculate how many later re-start therapy and after how long, and (iii) identify factors associated with re-starting biologics. METHODS Patients starting biologics between 1 January 2010 and 7 September 2021 in the UK JIA Biologics Register were included. Patients stopping biologics for physician-reported remission, those re-starting biologics and factors associated with re-starting, were identified. Multiple imputation accounted for missing data. RESULTS Of 1451 patients with median follow-up of 2.7 years (IQR 1.4, 4.0), 269 (19%) stopped biologics for remission after a median of 2.2 years (IQR 1.7, 3.0). Of those with follow-up data (N = 220), 118 (54%) later re-started therapy after a median of 4.7 months, with 84% re-starting the same biologic. Patients on any-line tocilizumab (prior to stopping) were less likely to re-start biologics (vs etanercept; odds ratio [OR] 0.3; 95% CI: 0.2, 0.7), while those with a longer disease duration prior to biologics (OR 1.1 per year increase; 95% CI: 1.0, 1.2) or prior uveitis were more likely to re-start biologics (OR 2.5; 95% CI: 1.3, 4.9). CONCLUSIONS This analysis identified factors associated with successful cessation of biologics for remission in JIA as absence of uveitis, prior treatment with tocilizumab and starting biologics earlier in the disease course. Further research is needed to guide clinical recommendations.
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- Lianne Kearsley-Fleet
- Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester
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- Department of Paediatric Rheumatology, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
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- Department of Paediatric Rheumatology, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust.,Institute of Life Course and Medical Specialities, University of Liverpool, Liverpool
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- Scottish Network for Arthritis in Children (SNAC), Edinburgh
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- Population and Health Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne
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- Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester.,National Institute of Health Research Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester
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- Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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Strangfeld A, Albrecht K, Regierer A, Callhoff J, Zink A, Minden K. [Celebrating 33 years of the DRFZ: Epidemiology and Health Services Research]. Z Rheumatol 2022; 81:642-651. [PMID: 35380251 PMCID: PMC8980768 DOI: 10.1007/s00393-022-01187-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Der wissenschaftliche Fokus des Programmbereichs Epidemiologie und Versorgungsforschung des DRFZ liegt einerseits auf der Erforschung der Versorgungssituation rheumakranker Menschen in Deutschland einschließlich ihrer Defizite, Fortschritte und zeitlichen Trends. Andererseits ist ein wesentliches Ziel, durch die langfristige Beobachtung von Krankheitsverläufen in großen Kohorten Risikofaktoren für ungünstige Krankheitsverläufe, aber auch protektive Faktoren aufzudecken. Mit der Zulassung innovativer, zielgerichteter Therapien zu Beginn dieses Jahrtausends wurde die Thematik der Sicherheit und Wirksamkeit der verschiedenen antirheumatischen Therapien unter Alltagsbedingungen zu einer für Ärzte und Patienten vorrangigen Frage. Die Biologika-Register entwickelten sich zu zentralen Instrumenten des Programmbereichs, mit denen Fragen zur vergleichenden Therapiesicherheit, aber auch zur Therapiewirksamkeit und Reduktion von Risiken durch wirksame Therapie, belastbar beantwortet werden können. Im vorliegenden Artikel werden ausgewählte Ergebnisse epidemiologischer Forschung am DRFZ dargestellt. Das übergreifende Ziel der Forschung war und ist es, zur Verbesserung der Lebensqualität rheumakranker Kinder und Erwachsener beizutragen. Dem dient die klinisch-evaluative Versorgungsforschung ebenso wie die Gewinnung von Erkenntnissen, die eine wirksame, individualisierte Therapie unterstützen. Als unverzichtbare Instrumente haben sich große, langfristige Patientenkohorten und ein stabiles Netzwerk mit den klinisch tätigen Rheumatologen und Betroffenen erwiesen.
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- Anja Strangfeld
- Programmbereich Epidemiologie und Versorgungsforschung, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Deutschland. .,Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland.
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- Programmbereich Epidemiologie und Versorgungsforschung, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Programmbereich Epidemiologie und Versorgungsforschung, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Programmbereich Epidemiologie und Versorgungsforschung, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Programmbereich Epidemiologie und Versorgungsforschung, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Programmbereich Epidemiologie und Versorgungsforschung, Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Deutschland.,Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland
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Gerss J, Tedy M, Klein A, Horneff G, Miranda-Garcia M, Kessel C, Holzinger D, Stanevica V, Swart JF, Cabral DA, Brunner HI, Foell D. Prevention of disease flares by risk-adapted stratification of therapy withdrawal in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: results from the PREVENT-JIA trial. Ann Rheum Dis 2022; 81:990-997. [PMID: 35260388 PMCID: PMC9209679 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-222029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Abstract
Objectives To investigate the ability of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and S100A12 to serve as predictive biomarkers of successful drug withdrawal in children with clinical remission of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Methods This multicentre trial (PREVENT-JIA) enrolled 119 patients with JIA in clinical remission, and 100 patients reached the intervention phase in which the decision whether to continue or stop treatment was based on S100A12 and hsCRP levels. Patients were monitored for 12 months after stopping medication for flares of disease. Results were compared with withdrawal of therapy without biomarker-based stratification in patients from the German Biologika in der Kinderrheumatologie (BiKeR) pharmacovigilance registry. Results In the PREVENT-JIA group, 49 patients had a flare, and 45% of patients stopping medication showed flares within the following 12 months. All patients (n=8) continuing therapy due to permanently elevated S100A12/hsCRP at more than one visit flared during the observation phase. In the BiKeR control group, the total flare rate was 62%, with 60% flaring after stopping medication. The primary outcome, time from therapy withdrawal to first flare (cumulative flare rate after therapy withdrawal), showed a significant difference in favour of the PREVENT-JIA group (p=0.046; HR 0.62, 95% CI 0.38 to 0.99). As additional finding, patients in the PREVENT-JIA trial stopped therapy significantly earlier. Conclusion Biomarker-guided strategies of therapy withdrawal are feasible in clinical practice. This study demonstrates that using predictive markers of subclinical inflammation is a promising tool in the decision-making process of therapy withdrawal, which translates into direct benefit for patients. Trial registration number ISRCTN69963079.
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- Joachim Gerss
- Interdisciplinary Center of Clinical Research, University of Münster, Munster, Germany.,Institute of Biostatistics and Clinical Research, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology, University Hospital Munster, Munster, Germany
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- Asklepios Children's Hospital, Sankt Augustin, Germany
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- Pediatrics, Asklepios Clinic Sankt Augustin, Sankt Augustin, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology, University Hospital Munster, Munster, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology, University Hospital Munster, Munster, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
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- Pediatric Immunology, Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Pediatric Rheumatology, BC Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Rheumatology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, PRCSG Coordinating Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Center of Clinical Research, University of Münster, Munster, Germany .,Department of Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology, University Hospital Munster, Munster, Germany
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Abstract
ZusammenfassungIm Gebiet der Kinderrheumatologie gab es in den letzten Jahrzehnten immense
Fortschritte, die sowohl die Diagnostik, als auch die Therapie nachhaltig
verbessert haben. Obwohl erst seit 2003 in Deutschland offiziell als
Zusatzbezeichnung anerkannt, stehen heutzutage über 200 Kinder- und
Jugendrheumatologen (d. h. 1,4 Kinderrheumatologen pro 100 000
Kinder) für die Erkennung und Behandlung von rheumatischen Erkrankungen
bei Kindern und Jugendlichen bundesweit zur Verfügung. Neue Erkenntnisse
in der Pathogenese rheumatischer Erkrankungen und die sich stetig
weiterentwickelnde genetische Diagnostik haben das rheumatische
Krankheitsspektrum und die Behandlungsmöglichkeiten dramatisch erweitert
Internationale Forschungsnetzwerke und eine spezielle Gesetzgebung für
die Entwicklung von pädiatrischen Medikamenten führten zur
Zulassung von zahlreichen neuen Rheumamedikamenten, deren Sicherheit im
klinischen Alltag seit der Jahrtausendwende systematisch in Deutschland
untersucht wird. Maßnahmen zur Sicherung der Versorgungsqualität
wurden implementiert, Standardinstrumente zur Bewertung der
Krankheitsaktivität und Krankheitslast aus Patientensicht
eingeführt sowie Initiativen zur Verbesserung der Versorgung Betroffener
(z. B. die ProKind-Initiative) auf den Weg gebracht. Diese
Veränderungen haben die Prognose und Lebensperspektive rheumakranker
Kinder und Jugendlicher verbessert, wenngleich noch weiterer Optimierungsbedarf
besteht.
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- Johannes-Peter Haas
- German Center for Rheumatology in Children and
Adolescents/Deutsches Zentrum für Kinder- und
Jugendrheumatologie Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen,
Deutschland
- Center for treatment of pain in young people/Zentrum
für Schmerztherapie junger Menschen, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Pädiatrie mit Schwerpunkt Pulmonologie,
Immunologie und Intensivmedizin Charitè Centrum17,
Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin,
Deutschland
- Deutsches Rheumaforschungszentrum, Leibniz-Gemeinschaft, Berlin,
Deutschland
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Marcuzzi A, Melloni E, Zauli G, Romani A, Secchiero P, Maximova N, Rimondi E. Autoinflammatory Diseases and Cytokine Storms-Imbalances of Innate and Adaptative Immunity. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:11241. [PMID: 34681901 PMCID: PMC8541037 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222011241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Innate and adaptive immune responses have a well-known link and represent the distinctive origins of several diseases, many of which may be the consequence of the loss of balance between these two responses. Indeed, autoinflammation and autoimmunity represent the two extremes of a continuous spectrum of pathologic conditions with numerous overlaps in different pathologies. A common characteristic of these dysregulations is represented by hyperinflammation, which is an exaggerated response of the immune system, especially involving white blood cells, macrophages, and inflammasome activation with the hyperproduction of cytokines in response to various triggering stimuli. Moreover, hyperinflammation is of great interest, as it is one of the main manifestations of COVID-19 infection, and the cytokine storm and its most important components are the targets of the pharmacological treatments used to combat COVID-19 damage. In this context, the purpose of our review is to provide a focus on the pathogenesis of autoinflammation and, in particular, of hyperinflammation in order to generate insights for the identification of new therapeutic targets and strategies.
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- Annalisa Marcuzzi
- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; (A.M.); (G.Z.); (A.R.)
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- LTTA Centre, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; (E.M.); (E.R.)
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; (A.M.); (G.Z.); (A.R.)
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; (A.M.); (G.Z.); (A.R.)
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- LTTA Centre, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; (E.M.); (E.R.)
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- Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, 34137 Trieste, Italy;
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- LTTA Centre, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; (E.M.); (E.R.)
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