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Liu Z, Cai M, Ke H, Deng H, Ye W, Wang T, Chen Q, Cen S. Fibroblast Insights into the Pathogenesis of Ankylosing Spondylitis. J Inflamm Res 2023; 16:6301-6317. [PMID: 38149115 PMCID: PMC10750494 DOI: 10.2147/jir.s439604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023] Open
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Purpose of the Review Emerging evidence has shown that ankylosing spondylitis fibroblasts (ASFs) act as crucial participants in inflammation and abnormal ossification in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). This review examines the investigations into ASFs and their pathological behavior, which contributes to inflammatory microenvironments and abnormal bone formation. The review spans the period from 2000 to 2023, with a primary focus on the most recent decade. Additionally, the review provides an in-depth discussion on studies on ASF ossification at the cellular level. Recent Findings ASFs organize immune functions by recruiting immune cells and influencing their differentiation and activation, thus mediate the inflammatory response in the early phase of disease. ASFs promote joint destruction at sites of cartilage and actively promote abnormal ossification by recruiting osteoblasts, differentiation into myofibroblasts or ossification directly. Many signaling pathways and cytokines such as Wnt signaling and BMP/TGF-β signaling are involved in ASF ossification. Summary ASFs play a key role in AS inflammation and osteogenesis. Further studies are required to elucidate molecular mechanisms behind that and provide new targets and directions for AS diagnosis and treatment from a new perspective of fibroblasts.
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- Zhenhua Liu
- Department of Spinal Surgery, Orthopedic Medical Center, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510280, People’s Republic of China
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- The Second Clinical School, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510280, People’s Republic of China
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- The Second Clinical School, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510280, People’s Republic of China
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- The Second Clinical School, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510280, People’s Republic of China
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- The Second Clinical School, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510280, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, Orthopedic Medical Center, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510280, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, Orthopedic Medical Center, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510280, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Spinal Surgery, Orthopedic Medical Center, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510280, People’s Republic of China
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Chen CC, Chen DY. The Clinical Utility of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for Disease Activity Evaluation and Therapeutic Response Prediction in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Narrative Review. J Med Ultrasound 2023; 31:275-281. [PMID: 38264607 PMCID: PMC10802883 DOI: 10.4103/jmu.jmu_126_22] [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] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by persistent synovitis and joint/bone destruction. There is an unmet need to predict the therapeutic response to disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and achieve a treat-to-target goal. Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) is widely used to identify structural change and assess therapeutic response in RA. This review aims to summarize the available evidence regarding the clinical application of MSUS in evaluating disease activity and predicting therapeutic responses to DMARDs. We searched the MEDLINE database using the PubMed interface and reviewed English-language literature from 2000 to 2022. This review focuses on the updated role of MSUS in assessing disease activity and predicting therapeutic responses to DMARDs in RA patients. MSUS is now widely applied to identify articular structural change and assess the disease activity of RA. Combined use of gray scale and power Doppler MSUS is also superior to clinical assessment and laboratory examination in evaluating disease activity of RA. With portable use, good viability, and high sensitivity to articular inflammation, MSUS would be useful in assessing therapeutic response to biologic/targeted synthetic DMARDs (b/tsDMARDs) in RA patients. Given MSUS could also detect subclinical inflammation in a substantial proportion of RA patients with clinical remission, it is recommended to assess b/tsDMARDs-treated RA patients who have achieved low disease activity or remission. Although substantial literature data have revealed clinical utility of MSUS for monitoring disease activity and evaluating therapeutic response in RA patients, the evidence regarding its predictive value for the effectiveness of b/tsDMARDs is limited.
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- Chia-Ching Chen
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taichung Tsu-Chi Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Rheumatology and Immunology Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Translational Medicine Laboratory, Taichung, Taiwan
- Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Translational Medicine and Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Yang S, Min HK, Park JS, Na HS, Cho ML, Park SH. A green-lipped mussel prevents rheumatoid arthritis via regulation of inflammatory response and osteoclastogenesis. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0280601. [PMID: 36662733 PMCID: PMC9858385 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by progressive joint destruction. Green-lipped mussel (GLM) has chondro-modulatory and anti-inflammatory properties, but the mechanism underlying the effect of GLM on RA is unclear. To investigate the roles of GLM on the pathogenesis of RA, we examined the effects of GLM in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mice and osteoclast differentiation. GLM was orally administrated CIA mice at 3 weeks after chicken type II collagen (CII) immunizations. GLM reduced arthritis severity and the histologic score of CIA mice compared to vehicle. The expression of proinflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-17) was decreased in the ankle joints of GLM-treated CIA mice. The expression of CD4+ IL-17+ cells decreased in ex vivo splenocytes and the spleens of GLM-treated CIA mice. Moreover, GLM inhibited TRAP+ multinucleated cells among mouse bone marrow-derived monocytes/macrophages (BMM), and the expression of osteoclast-related genes in mouse BMMs and human monocytes in vitro. These results suggest that GLM has potential as a therapeutic agent that can improve disease by controlling pathologic immune cells and osteoclastogenesis.
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- SeungCheon Yang
- The Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
- Lab of Translational ImmunoMedicine, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- The Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
- Lab of Translational ImmunoMedicine, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- The Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
- Lab of Translational ImmunoMedicine, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biomedicine & Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- The Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
- Lab of Translational ImmunoMedicine, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biomedicine & Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Medical Life Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- The Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
- Lab of Translational ImmunoMedicine, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine, Divison of Rheumatology, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Wei M, Chu CQ. Prediction of treatment response: Personalized medicine in the management of rheumatoid arthritis. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2022; 36:101741. [DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2021.101741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Versus Osteoarthritis in Patients Receiving Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty in the United States: Increased Perioperative Risks? A National Database-Based Propensity Score-Matching Study. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2021; 29:e1176-e1183. [PMID: 33443386 DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-20-00979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The impacts of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on perioperative risks among patients undergoing revision total knee arthroplasty (rTKA) have not been investigated yet. Thus, we hypothesized that patients with RA sustained increased perioperative risks and higher resource consumption burdens as compared to patients with osteoarthritis (OA) during the perioperative period. PATIENTS AND METHODS The National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database was used to compare the demographic characteristics, major in-hospital complications, resource consumptions, and in-hospitalization mortality between patients with RA and OA after rTKA. A 1:1 propensity score-matching, χ2 test, independence-sample T-test, and logistic regression analysis were done in statistical analyses to answer our hypotheses. RESULTS 4.3% (6363/132,405) of rTKA patients were diagnosed with RA. They tended to be women and received revision for infection but with similar ages as compared to patients with OA. Except for acute postoperative anemia (odds ratio [OR] = 1.196), blood transfusion (OR = 1.179), prolonged hospitalization (OR = 1.049), and higher total cost (OR = 1.145), patients with RA sustained decreased odds of acute renal failure (OR = 0.804) and urinary complications (OR = 0.467). Besides, the other observed in-hospital complications showed no differences between patients with RA and OA. CONCLUSION Despite consuming greater in-hospital resources, patients with RA did not suffer increased odds of most in-hospital complications and in-hospital mortality for a revision TKA during the perioperative period. Compared with patients with OA, patients with RA sustained equivalent perioperative risks in the United States between 2002 and 2014.
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Law-Wan J, Sparfel MA, Derolez S, Azzopardi N, Goupille P, Detert J, Mulleman D, Bejan-Angoulvant T. Predictors of response to TNF inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis: an individual patient data pooled analysis of randomised controlled trials. RMD Open 2021; 7:rmdopen-2021-001882. [PMID: 34789535 PMCID: PMC8601061 DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Objective To identify patient characteristics associated with responsiveness to tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Materials and methods Individual patient data from 29 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the efficacy of a TNFi versus placebo or conventional therapy were obtained. Response to treatment was assessed in subgroups according to the following baseline characteristics: smoking status, physical activity, sex, age, body mass index, autoantibody profile, disease duration, high initial disease activity defined by Disease Activity Score on 28 joints (DAS28)(C reactive protein (CRP)) >5.1. The primary outcome was the between-treatment group difference in DAS28(CRP) change from baseline to 6 months. The secondary endpoints were the between-treatment group difference in final DAS28(CRP) measured until 6 months and EULAR response criteria until 6 months. Data from each RCT were then pooled by the Mantel-Haenszel method using a random effects model. A linear metaregression was also carried out on two data-sharing platforms separately to support the results. Results Individual data of 11 617 patients from 29 RCTs were analysed. Until 6 months, a significantly higher EULAR non-response rate was observed in obese patients (OR 0.52 vs 0.36 for non-obese, p=0.01). A multivariable regression model performed on 7457 patients indicated that patients treated by TNFi had a final DAS28(CRP) decreased by 0.02 for each year of disease duration (p<0.001), and a 0.21 decreased for patients with a baseline DAS28(CRP) >5.1 (p<0.001). Conclusions In RA, patients who are more responsive to TNFi are those who are non-obese, have a long disease duration and have a high initial disease activity.
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- Johan Law-Wan
- Department of Rheumatology, CHRU de Tours, Tours, France.,EA 7501 GICC, Université de Tours, Tours, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, CHRU de Tours, Tours, France.,EA 7501 GICC, Université de Tours, Tours, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, CHRU de Tours, Tours, France.,EA 7501 GICC, Université de Tours, Tours, France
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- EA 7501 GICC, Université de Tours, Tours, France.,ERL 7001, CNRS, Tours, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, CHRU de Tours, Tours, France.,EA 7501 GICC, Université de Tours, Tours, France
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- Medical Practice of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Rheumatologisch-immunologische Praxis, Templin, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology, CHRU de Tours, Tours, France .,EA 7501 GICC, Université de Tours, Tours, France
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, CHRU de Tours, Tours, France.,EA 4245 T2I, Université de Tours, Tours, France
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Blin JA, Hamid RA, Khaza'ai H. Bioactive fractions and compound of Ardisia crispa roots exhibit anti-arthritic properties mediated via angiogenesis inhibition in vitro. BMC Complement Med Ther 2021; 21:176. [PMID: 34172047 PMCID: PMC8235828 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-021-03341-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background Ardisia crispa (Thunb.) A.DC (Primulaceae), is a medicinal herb traditionally used by Asian people as remedies to cure inflammatory related diseases, including rheumatism. The plant roots possess various pharmacological activities including antipyretic, anti-inflammation and antitumor. Previous phytochemical studies of the plant roots have identified long chain alkyl-1,4-benzoquinones as major constituents, together with other phytochemicals. Hexane fraction of the plant roots (ACRH), was previously reported with anti-angiogenic and anti-arthritic properties, while its effect on their anti-arthritic in vitro, is yet unrevealed. Considering the significance of angiogenesis inhibition in developing new anti-arthritic agent, thus we investigated the anti-arthritic potential of Ardisia crispa roots by suppressing angiogenesis, in vitro. Methods Ardisia crispa roots hexane extract (ACRH) was prepared from the plant roots using absolute n-hexane. ACRH was fractionated into quinone-rich fraction (QRF) and further isolated to yield benzoquinonoid compound (BQ), respectively. In vitro experiments using VEGF-induced human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and IL-1β-induced human fibroblast-like synoviocytes for rheumatoid arthritis (HFLS-RA) were performed to evaluate the effects of these samples on VEGF-induced HUVECs proliferation and tube formation, and towards IL-1β-induced HFLS-RA proliferation, invasion, and apoptosis, respectively. Therapeutic concentrations (0.05, 0.5, and 5 μg/mL) tested in this study were predetermined based on the IC50 values obtained from the MTT assay. Results ACRH, QRF, and BQ exerted concentration-independent antiproliferative effects on VEGF-induced HUVECs and IL-1β-induced HFLS-RA, with IC50 values at 1.09 ± 0.18, 3.85 ± 0.26, and 1.34 ± 0.16 μg/mL in HUVECs; and 3.60 ± 1.38, 4.47 ± 0.34, and 1.09 ± 0.09 μg/mL in HFLS-RA, respectively. Anti-angiogenic properties of these samples were verified via significant inhibition on VEGF-induced HUVECs tube formation, in a concentration-independent manner. The invasiveness of IL-1β-induced HFLS-RA was also significantly inhibited in a concentration-independent manner by all samples. ACRH and BQ, but not QRF, significantly enhanced the apoptosis of IL-1β-induced HFLS-RA elicited at their highest concentration (5 μg/mL) (P < 0.05). Conclusions These findings highlight the bioactive fractions and compound from Ardisia crispa roots as potential anti-arthritic agents by inhibiting both HUVECs and HFLS-RA’s cellular functions in vitro, possibly mediated via their anti-angiogenic effects. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12906-021-03341-y.
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- Joan Anak Blin
- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Gilani SS, Nair N, Plant D, Hyrich K, Morgan AW, Morris AP, Wilson AG, Isaacs JD, Barton A, Bluett J. Pharmacogenetics of TNF inhibitor response in rheumatoid arthritis utilizing the two-component disease activity score. Pharmacogenomics 2020; 21:1151-1156. [PMID: 33124499 PMCID: PMC7649675 DOI: 10.2217/pgs-2020-0043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Aim: TNF inhibitor drugs are a treatment option for rheumatoid arthritis, but response is not universal. Response is typically measured using the composite 4-component (4C) disease activity score 28 (DAS28) which contains more subjective measures. This study used a validated 2-component (2C) DAS28 score to determine whether SNPs associated with response were replicated in the UK population. Materials & methods: A literature review identified TNF inhibitor response SNPs. Linear regression was conducted to replicate associations with 4C or 2C-DAS28 response. Results: Eighteen independent SNPs were analyzed in 1828 patients. One and four associations with 4C and 2C-DAS28 response respectively were identified (p ≤ 0.05). Conclusion: Further genetic associations were replicated using the 2C-DAS28 which may reflect the objective nature of 2C-AS28.
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- Syed Sa Gilani
- School of Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Center, Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Center, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK.,Versus Arthritis Centre for Genetics & Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Center, Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Center, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK.,Versus Arthritis Centre for Genetics & Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Center, Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Center, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK.,Versus Arthritis Center for Epidemiology, Center for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Leeds & NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Versus Arthritis Centre for Genetics & Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- School of Medicine & Medical Science, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Institute of Translational & Clinical Research, Newcastle University & Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Center, Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Center, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK.,Versus Arthritis Centre for Genetics & Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Center, Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Center, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK.,Versus Arthritis Centre for Genetics & Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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Young E, Gould D, Hart S. Toward gene therapy in rheumatoid arthritis. EXPERT REVIEW OF PRECISION MEDICINE AND DRUG DEVELOPMENT 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/23808993.2020.1736942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Emily Young
- Genetics and Genomic Medicine Programme, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Centre for Biochemical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Genetics and Genomic Medicine Programme, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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Monserrat J, Bohórquez C, Gómez Lahoz AM, Movasat A, Pérez A, Ruíz L, Díaz D, Chara L, Sánchez AI, Albarrán F, Sanz I, Álvarez-Mon M. The Abnormal CD4+T Lymphocyte Subset Distribution and Vbeta Repertoire in New-onset Rheumatoid Arthritis Can Be Modulated by Methotrexate Treament. Cells 2019; 8:E871. [PMID: 31405169 PMCID: PMC6721760 DOI: 10.3390/cells8080871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2019] [Revised: 07/17/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Patients with long-term, treated, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) show abnormalities in their circulating CD4+ T-lymphocytes, but whether this occurs in recently diagnosed naïve patients to disease-modifying drugs (DMARDs) is under discussion. These patients show heterogeneous clinical response to methotrexate (MTX) treatment. We have examined the count of circulating CD4+ T-lymphocytes, and their naïve (TN), central memory (TCM), effector memory (TEM) and effector (TE) subsets, CD28 expression and Vβ TCR repertoire distribution by polychromatic flow cytometry in a population of 68 DMARD-naïve recently diagnosed RA patients, before and after 3 and 6 months of MTX treatment. At pre-treatment baseline, patients showed an expansion of the counts of CD4+ TN, TEM, TE and TCM lymphocyte subsets, and of total CD4+CD28- cells and of the TE subset with a different pattern of numbers in MTX responder and non-responders. The expansion of CD4+TEM lymphocytes showed a predictive value of MTX non-response. MTX treatment was associated to different modifications in the counts of the CD4+ subsets and of the Vβ TCR repertoire family distribution and in the level of CD28 expression in responders and non-responders. In conclusion, the disturbance of CD4+ lymphocytes is already found in DMARD-naïve RA patients with different patterns of alterations in MTX responders and non-responders.
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- Jorge Monserrat
- Laboratory of Immune System Diseases, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain
- Department of Medicine, University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias", University of Alcalá and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias", University of Alcalá and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain
- Immune System Diseases-Rheumatology Service, University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias", Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Immune System Diseases, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain
- Immune System Diseases-Rheumatology Service, University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias", Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias", University of Alcalá and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain
- Immune System Diseases-Rheumatology Service, University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias", Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias", University of Alcalá and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain
- Immune System Diseases-Rheumatology Service, University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias", Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias", University of Alcalá and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain
- Immune System Diseases-Rheumatology Service, University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias", Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Immune System Diseases, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain
- Immune System Diseases-Rheumatology Service, University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias", Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Immune System Diseases, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain
- Immune System Diseases-Rheumatology Service, University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias", Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias", University of Alcalá and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain
- Immune System Diseases-Rheumatology Service, University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias", Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias", University of Alcalá and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain
- Immune System Diseases-Rheumatology Service, University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias", Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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- Laboratory of Immune System Diseases, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain.
- Department of Medicine, University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias", University of Alcalá and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain.
- Immune System Diseases-Rheumatology Service, University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias", Alcalá de Henares, 28871 Madrid, Spain.
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Peng A, Lu X, Huang J, He M, Xu J, Huang H, Chen Q. Rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts promote TREM-1 expression in monocytes via COX-2/PGE 2 pathway. Arthritis Res Ther 2019; 21:169. [PMID: 31287012 PMCID: PMC6615166 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-019-1954-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (TREM-1) is inducible on monocyte/macrophages and neutrophils and amplifies the inflammatory response. The aim of this study was to determine whether rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts (RASF) promote the expression of TREM-1 in monocytes and its potential regulatory mechanism. METHODS Synovial fluid and paired peripheral blood from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients were analyzed using flow cytometry. Expression of TREM-1 in monocytes was detected after co-culture with RASF, with or without pre-treatment with toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands. Whether RASF-regulated TREM-1 level in monocytes require direct cell contact or soluble factors was evaluated by transwell experiment. COX-2 expression and PGE2 secretion in RASF were determined by quantitative PCR (qPCR) and ELISA. RASF, with and without TLR ligand stimulation, were treated with COX-2 inhibitors, COX-2 siRNA (siCOX-2) or EP1-4 antagonists, and the resulting TREM-1 level in CD14+ monocytes was measured using flow cytometry. RESULTS TREM-1 was highly expressed in CD14+ cells from peripheral blood and especially synovial fluid from RA patients. The expression of TREM-1 in monocytes was increased by co-culture with RASF. TLR-ligand-activated RASF further elevated TREM-1 level. Transwell assay indicated that soluble factors played a key role in RASF-promoted expression of TREM-1 in monocytes. RASF, with or without stimulation by TLR ligands, increased secretion of PGE2 in a cyclooxygenase (COX)-2-dependent manner. PGE2 enhanced the increase in TREM-1 level in monocytes. Finally, studies using COX-2 inhibitors, COX-2 siRNA (siCOX-2) and EP1-4 antagonists, showed that RASF promotion of TREM-1 expression in monocytes was mediated by COX-2/PGE2/EP2,4 signaling. CONCLUSIONS Our data is the first report to reveal the critical role of RASF in upregulating TREM-1 expression in monocytes, which indicates that TREM-1 might be a novel target for RA therapy.
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- Anping Peng
- Biological Resource Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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- Biological Resource Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Science, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Science, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Science, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Biological Resource Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Santos-Moreno P, Sánchez G, Castro C. Rheumatoid factor as predictor of response to treatment with anti-TNF alpha drugs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Results of a cohort study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2019; 98:e14181. [PMID: 30702571 PMCID: PMC6380754 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000014181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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We determined whether rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody (ACPA) can predict remission or severe disability in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha drugs.We performed a cohort study based on the clinical data from a referral center for the treatment of RA in Bogotá, Colombia, were included patients aged ≥18 years with diagnosis of RA with an active disease and for whom a treatment scheme was begun with anti-TNF alpha medication, with a minimum follow-up time of 12 months. Disease activity of Rheumatoid Arthritis was assessed through measurement of RF, ACPA, disease activity score (DAS28), and health assessment questionnaire (HAQ). We calculated the incidence rates (IRs) for remission and severe disability. We also calculated the incidence rate ratio (IRR) for each outcome by adjusting for possible confounders using the Poisson regression method. The hypothesis was tested with a P value of <.05. Statistical analysis was performed in Stata 15.We included 400 patients receiving an anti-TNF alpha agent. Median age was 60 years, and 322 patients were women (80.5%). RF was positive in 357 patients (89%), ACPA in 348 patients (87%), and co-positivity in 324 patients (81%). Median follow-up was 41 months (range, 12-79 months). The IR for remission was 23 per 100 person-years in RF-negative patients and 16 per 100 person-years in RF-positive patients. The adjusted IRR (age sex, treatment, and ACPA) was 1.51 (95%CI, 1.05-2.18). The IR for severe disability was 10.8 per 100 person-years in the RF-positive cohort and 2.3 per 100 person-years in the RF-negative cohort. The IRR adjusted for these factors was 4.37 (95%CI, 1.6-12). Co-positivity had a similar behavior to RF. No differences were recorded in the rates of remission or disability in ACPA-positive and ACPA-negative patients.Our findings suggest that remission is less frequent and severe disability more frequent in RF-positive patients treated with anti-TNF alpha agents than in RF-negative patients.
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- Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Clinical Epidemiology
- SIIES Research and Education in Health, Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Clinical Epidemiology
- SIIES Research and Education in Health, Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Bogotá, Colombia
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Heluany CS, Kupa LDVK, Viana MN, Fernandes CM, Farsky SHP. Hydroquinone exposure worsens the symptomatology of rheumatoid arthritis. Chem Biol Interact 2018; 291:120-127. [PMID: 29908986 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2018.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Revised: 06/07/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The genesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is complex and dependent on genetic background and exposure to environmental xenobiotic. Indeed, smoking is associated to developing and worsening pre-existing RA. Nevertheless, the mechanisms and cigarette compounds involved in the harmful processes have not been elucidated. Here, we investigated if the exposure to hydroquinone (HQ), an abundant pro-oxidative compound of cigarette and benzene metabolite, could worsen the ongoing RA. Hence, collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) was induced in male Wistar rats by s.c. injection of 400 μg (200 μL) of bovine collagen type II emulsified in complete Freund's adjuvant on day 1, and a booster injection was performed on day 7. Exposures to nebulized HQ (25 ppm), saline solution or HQ vehicle solution (5% ethanol in saline) were carried out for 1 h, once a day, on days 21-27 after CIA induction. On day 27, animals were euthanized and samples were collected for further analyses. Exposure to HQ caused loss of weight, intensified paw edema, enhanced levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) in the serum; augmented synoviocyte proliferation and influx of aril hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) positive cells into the synovial membrane, altered collagen fibre rearrangement in the synovia, and synoviocytes isolated from HQ exposed rats secreted higher levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, TNF-α and interleukin-1β. Associated, we point out HQ as an environmental pollutant that aggravates RA, suggesting its participation on worsening RA in smoking patients.
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- Cintia Scucuglia Heluany
- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has substantially improved in recent years because of the development of novel drugs. However, response is not universal for any of the treatment options, and selection of an effective therapy is currently based on a trial-and-error approach. Delayed treatment response increases the risk of progressive joint damage and resultant disability and also has a significant impact on quality of life for patients. For many drugs, the patient's genetic background influences response to therapy, and understanding the genetics of response to therapy in RA may allow for targeted personalized health care.
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- James Bluett
- Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermal Sciences, Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Room 2.607, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
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- Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermal Sciences, Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics and Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Room 2.607, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK; NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester M139WU, UK
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Jones DS, Jenney AP, Joughin BA, Sorger PK, Lauffenburger DA. Inflammatory but not mitogenic contexts prime synovial fibroblasts for compensatory signaling responses to p38 inhibition. Sci Signal 2018; 11:11/520/eaal1601. [PMID: 29511118 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aal1601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disorder that causes joint pain, swelling, and loss of function. Development of effective new drugs has proven challenging in part because of the complexities and interconnected nature of intracellular signaling networks that complicate the effects of pharmacological interventions. We characterized the kinase signaling pathways that are activated in RA and evaluated the multivariate effects of targeted inhibitors. Synovial fluids from RA patients activated the kinase signaling pathways JAK, JNK, p38, and MEK in synovial fibroblasts (SFs), a stromal cell type that promotes RA progression. Kinase inhibitors enhanced signaling of "off-target" pathways in a manner dependent on stimulatory context. Inhibitors of p38, which have been widely explored in clinical trials for RA, resulted in undesirable increases in nuclear factor κB (NF-κB), JNK, and MEK signaling in SFs in inflammatory, but not mitogenic, contexts. This was mediated by the transcription factor CREB, which functions in part within a negative feedback loop in MAPK signaling. CREB activation was induced predominately by p38 in response to inflammatory stimuli, but by MEK in response to mitogenic stimuli; hence, the effects of drugs targeting p38 or MEK were markedly different in SFs cultured under mitogenic or inflammatory conditions. Together, these findings illustrate how stimulatory context can alter dominance in pathway cross-talk even for a fixed network topology, thereby providing a rationale for why p38 inhibitors deliver limited benefits in RA and demonstrating the need for careful consideration of p38-targeted drugs in inflammation-related disorders.
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- Douglas S Jones
- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.,Laboratory of Systems Pharmacology, Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Laboratory of Systems Pharmacology, Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.,Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Laboratory of Systems Pharmacology, Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. .,Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Roelsgaard IK, Esbensen BA, Østergaard M, Rollefstad S, Semb AG, Christensen R, Thomsen T. Smoking cessation intervention for reducing disease activity in chronic autoimmune inflammatory joint diseases. Hippokratia 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd012958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Ida K Roelsgaard
- Rigshospitalet, Centre of Head and Orthopaedics; Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Department of Rheumatology and Spine Diseases; Glostrup Denmark
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- Rigshospitalet, Centre of Head and Orthopaedics; Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Department of Rheumatology and Spine Diseases; Glostrup Denmark
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- Rigshospitalet, Centre of Head and Orthopaedics; Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Department of Rheumatology and Spine Diseases; Glostrup Denmark
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- Diakonhjemmet Hospital; Preventive Cardio-Rheuma Clinic; Oslo Norway
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- Diakonhjemmet Hospital; Preventive Cardio-Rheuma Clinic; Oslo Norway
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- Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg og Frederiksberg; Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute; Nordre Fasanvej 57 Copenhagen Denmark DK-2000
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- Rigshospitalet, The Abdominal Centre; Department of Nursing Research; Blegdamsvej 9 Copenhagen Denmark 2200
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Takeuchi T, Miyasaka N, Inui T, Yano T, Yoshinari T, Abe T, Koike T. High titers of both rheumatoid factor and anti-CCP antibodies at baseline in patients with rheumatoid arthritis are associated with increased circulating baseline TNF level, low drug levels, and reduced clinical responses: a post hoc analysis of the RISING study. Arthritis Res Ther 2017; 19:194. [PMID: 28865493 PMCID: PMC5581496 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-017-1401-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background Although both rheumatoid factor (RF) and anticyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (anti-CCP) are useful for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the impact of these autoantibodies on the efficacy of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors has been controversial. The aim of this post hoc analysis of a randomized double-blind study (the RISING study) was to investigate the influences of RF and anti-CCP on the clinical response to infliximab in patients with RA. Methods Methotrexate-refractory patients with RA received 3 mg/kg of infliximab from weeks 0 to 6 and then 3, 6, or 10 mg/kg every 8 weeks from weeks 14 to 46. In this post hoc analysis, patients were stratified into three classes on the basis of baseline RF/anti-CCP titers: “low/low-C” (RF < 55 IU/ml, anti-CCP < 42 U/ml), “high/high-C” (RF ≥ 160 IU/ml, anti-CCP ≥ 100 U/ml), and “middle-C” (neither low/low-C nor high/high-C). Baseline plasma TNF level, serum infliximab level, and disease activity were compared between the three classes. Results Baseline RF and anti-CCP titers showed significant correlations with baseline TNF and infliximab levels in weeks 2–14. Comparison of the three classes showed that baseline TNF level was lowest in the low/low-C group and highest in the high/high-C group (median 0.73 versus 1.15 pg/ml), that infliximab levels at week 14 were highest in the low/low-C group and lowest in the high/high-C group (median 1.0 versus 0.1 μg/ml), and that Disease Activity Score in 28 joints based on C-reactive protein at week 14 was lowest in the low/low-C group and highest in the high/high-C group (median 3.17 versus 3.82). A similar correlation was observed at week 54 in the 3 mg/kg dosing group, but not in the 6 or 10 mg/kg group. Significant decreases in both RF and anti-CCP were observed during infliximab treatment. Conclusions RF/anti-CCP titers correlated with TNF level. This might explain the association of RF/anti-CCP with infliximab level and clinical response in patients with RA. Baseline RF/anti-CCP titers may serve as indices that aid infliximab treatment. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT00691028. Retrospectively registered on 3 June 2008. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13075-017-1401-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Tsutomu Takeuchi
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8519, Japan
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- Ikuyaku Integrated Value Development Division, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, 3-2-10, Dosho-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 541-8505, Japan
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- Ikuyaku Integrated Value Development Division, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, 3-2-10, Dosho-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 541-8505, Japan
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- Ikuyaku Integrated Value Development Division, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, 3-2-10, Dosho-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 541-8505, Japan
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- Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, 1981 Kamoda, Kawagoe, Saitama, 350-8550, Japan
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- Sapporo Medical Center NTT EC, South-1 West-15, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, 060-0061, Japan
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Nair N, Wilson AG, Barton A. DNA methylation as a marker of response in rheumatoid arthritis. Pharmacogenomics 2017; 18:1323-1332. [PMID: 28836487 DOI: 10.2217/pgs-2016-0195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a complex disease affecting approximately 0.5-1% of the population. While there are effective biologic therapies, in up to 40% of patients, disease activity remains inadequately controlled. Therefore, identifying factors that predict, prior to the initiation of therapy, which patients are likely to respond best to which treatment is a research priority and DNA methylation is increasingly being explored as a potential theranostic biomarker. DNA methylation is thought to play a role in RA disease pathogenesis and in mediating the relationship between genetic variants and patient outcomes. The role of DNA methylation has been most extensively explored in cancer medicine, where it has been shown to be predictive of treatment response. Studies in RA, however, are in their infancy and, while showing promise, further investigation in well-powered studies is warranted.
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- Nisha Nair
- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics & Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- University College Dublin School of Medicine & Medical Science & Conway Institute, Dublin, Ireland
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- Arthritis Research UK Centre for Genetics & Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.,NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal BRU, Central Manchester Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, UK
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As the incidence of inflammatory bowel diseases and the number of patients treated with anti-TNF agents keep on increasing so are the phenomena of primary non response (PNR) and secondary loss of response (SLR) to these medications. Traditionally PNR and SLR have been managed empirically-that is, switching medications for PNR and increasing the anti-TNF dose for SNR. More recently an approach based on testing drug levels and antibodies to the drug (therapeutic drug monitoring) has gained increasing popularity in the management of inflammatory bowel diseases. However, while this strategy might offer an insight into the mechanisms leading to PNR/SLR it often falls short of providing a simple, reproducible method to manage these issues in clinical practice. Here, we will review the currently recommended therapeutic strategies when using therapeutic drug monitoring; the evidence for and against such approach and the current standard strategies in Rheumatology (the specialty with the largest and longest experience with anti-TNF agents). We will then discuss the possible reasons of the shortcomings of therapeutic drug monitoring and the rationale and need to move the therapeutic target to the disease burden in inflammatory bowel diseases-along with the supporting preliminary evidence. Finally, we will focus on future crucial studies that need to be done to make approaches to PNR/SLR more rigorous and at the same time user-friendly for the practicing gastroenterologist.
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Wang X, Li L, Wang J, Dong L, Shu Y, Liang Y, Shi L, Xu C, Zhou Y, Wang Y, Chen D, Mao C. Inhibition of cytokine response to TLR stimulation and alleviation of collagen-induced arthritis in mice by Schistosoma japonicum peptide SJMHE1. J Cell Mol Med 2016; 21:475-486. [PMID: 27677654 PMCID: PMC5323857 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.12991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Helminth‐derived products have recently been shown to prevent the development of inflammatory diseases in mouse models. However, most identified immunomodulators from helminthes are mixtures or macromolecules with potentially immunogenic side effects. We previously identified an immunomodulatory peptide called SJMHE1 from the HSP60 protein of Schistosoma japonicum. In this study, we assessed the ability of SJMHE1 to affect murine splenocytes and human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) stimulated by toll‐like receptor (TLR) ligands in vitro and its treatment effect on mice with collagen‐induced arthritis (CIA). We show that SJMHE1 not only modulates the cytokine production of murine macrophage (MΦ) and dendritic cell but also affects cytokine production upon coculturing with allogeneic CD4+ T cell. SJMHE1 potently inhibits the cytokine response to TLR ligands lipopolysaccharide (LPS), CpG oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG) or resiquimod (R848) from mouse splenocytes, and human PBMCs stimulated by LPS. Furthermore, SJMHE1 suppressed clinical signs of CIA in mice and blocked joint erosion progression. This effect was mediated by downregulation of key cytokines involved in the pathogenesis of CIA, such as interferon‐γ (IFN‐γ), tumour necrosis factor‐α (TNF‐α), interleukin (IL)‐6, IL‐17, and IL‐22 and up‐regulation of the inhibitory cytokine IL‐10, Tgf‐β1 mRNA, and CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ Tregs. This study provides new evidence that the peptide from S. japonicum, which is the ‘safe’ selective generation of small molecule peptide that has evolved during host–parasite interactions, is of great value in the search for novel anti‐inflammatory agents and therapeutic targets for autoimmune diseases.
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- Xuefeng Wang
- Department of Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.,Department of Nuclear Medicine and Institute of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.,Department of Nuclear Medicine and Institute of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.,Department of Nuclear Medicine and Institute of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.,Department of Nuclear Medicine and Institute of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Huai'an Hospital Affiliated of Xuzhou Medical College, Huaian, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.,Department of Nuclear Medicine and Institute of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.,Department of Nuclear Medicine and Institute of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.,Department of Nuclear Medicine and Institute of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.,Department of Nuclear Medicine and Institute of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.,Department of Nuclear Medicine and Institute of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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Urrutia A, Duffy D, Rouilly V, Posseme C, Djebali R, Illanes G, Libri V, Albaud B, Gentien D, Piasecka B, Hasan M, Fontes M, Quintana-Murci L, Albert ML. Standardized Whole-Blood Transcriptional Profiling Enables the Deconvolution of Complex Induced Immune Responses. Cell Rep 2016; 16:2777-2791. [PMID: 27568558 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2016] [Revised: 05/31/2016] [Accepted: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Systems approaches for the study of immune signaling pathways have been traditionally based on purified cells or cultured lines. However, in vivo responses involve the coordinated action of multiple cell types, which interact to establish an inflammatory microenvironment. We employed standardized whole-blood stimulation systems to test the hypothesis that responses to Toll-like receptor ligands or whole microbes can be defined by the transcriptional signatures of key cytokines. We found 44 genes, identified using Support Vector Machine learning, that captured the diversity of complex innate immune responses with improved segregation between distinct stimuli. Furthermore, we used donor variability to identify shared inter-cellular pathways and trace cytokine loops involved in gene expression. This provides strategies for dimension reduction of large datasets and deconvolution of innate immune responses applicable for characterizing immunomodulatory molecules. Moreover, we provide an interactive R-Shiny application with healthy donor reference values for induced inflammatory genes.
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- Alejandra Urrutia
- Laboratory of Dendritic Cell Immunobiology, Department of Immunology, Institut Pasteur, Paris 75015, France; INSERM U1223, Paris 75015, France; Department of Cancer Immunology, Genentech Inc., San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Laboratory of Dendritic Cell Immunobiology, Department of Immunology, Institut Pasteur, Paris 75015, France; INSERM U1223, Paris 75015, France; Center for Translational Research, Institut Pasteur, Paris 75015, France
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- Center for Translational Research, Institut Pasteur, Paris 75015, France
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- Center for Translational Research, Institut Pasteur, Paris 75015, France
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- Center for Translational Research, Institut Pasteur, Paris 75015, France
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- Center for Translational Research, Institut Pasteur, Paris 75015, France; IGDA, Institut Pasteur, Paris 75015, France; Centro de Matemática, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, 11200 Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Center for Translational Research, Institut Pasteur, Paris 75015, France
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- Institut Curie, Centre de Recherche, Département de recherche translationnelle, Plateforme de Génomique, Paris 75005, France
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- Institut Curie, Centre de Recherche, Département de recherche translationnelle, Plateforme de Génomique, Paris 75005, France
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- Center for Translational Research, Institut Pasteur, Paris 75015, France
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- Center for Translational Research, Institut Pasteur, Paris 75015, France
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- IGDA, Institut Pasteur, Paris 75015, France; Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Laboratory of Human Evolutionary Genetics, Department of Genomes and Genetics, Institut Pasteur, Paris 75015, France; CNRS URA3012, Paris 75015, France.
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- Laboratory of Dendritic Cell Immunobiology, Department of Immunology, Institut Pasteur, Paris 75015, France; INSERM U1223, Paris 75015, France; Center for Translational Research, Institut Pasteur, Paris 75015, France; Department of Cancer Immunology, Genentech Inc., San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
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Garattini L, Ghislandi F, Padula A. Older anti-TNF-α agents: why not group them for common indications in the EU? Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res 2016; 16:1-4. [PMID: 26751100 DOI: 10.1586/14737167.2016.1140576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Livio Garattini
- a Centre for Health Economics, IRCCS, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research , Ranica , Italy
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- a Centre for Health Economics, IRCCS, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research , Ranica , Italy
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- a Centre for Health Economics, IRCCS, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research , Ranica , Italy
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Thomson TM, Lescarbeau RM, Drubin DA, Laifenfeld D, de Graaf D, Fryburg DA, Littman B, Deehan R, Van Hooser A. Blood-based identification of non-responders to anti-TNF therapy in rheumatoid arthritis. BMC Med Genomics 2015; 8:26. [PMID: 26036272 PMCID: PMC4455917 DOI: 10.1186/s12920-015-0100-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Faced with an increasing number of choices for biologic therapies, rheumatologists have a critical need for better tools to inform rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease management. The ability to identify patients who are unlikely to respond to first-line biologic anti-TNF therapies prior to their treatment would allow these patients to seek alternative therapies, providing faster relief and avoiding complications of disease. METHODS We identified a gene expression classifier to predict, pre-treatment, which RA patients are unlikely to respond to the anti-TNF infliximab. The classifier was trained and independently evaluated using four published whole blood gene expression data sets, in which RA patients (n = 116 = 44 + 15 + 30 + 27) were treated with infliximab, and their response assessed 14-16 months post treatment according to the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) response criteria. For each patient, prior knowledge was used to group gene expression measurements into disease-relevant biological signaling mechanisms that were used as the input features for regularized logistic regression. RESULTS The classifier produced a substantial enrichment of non-responders (59 %, given by the cross validated test precision) compared to the full population (27 % non-responders), while identifying nearly a third of non-responders. Given this classifier performance, treatment of predicted non-responders with alternative biologics would decrease their chance of non-response by between a third and a half, substantially improving their odds of effective treatment and stemming further disease progression. The classifier consisted of 18 signaling mechanisms, which together indicated that higher inflammatory signaling mediated by TNF and other cytokines was present pre-treatment in the blood of patients who responded to infliximab treatment. In contrast, non-responders were classified by relatively higher levels of specific metabolic activities in the blood prior to treatment. CONCLUSIONS We were able to successfully produce a classifier to identify a population of RA patients significantly enriched in anti-TNF non-responders across four different patient cohorts. Additional prospective studies are needed to validate and refine the classifier for clinical use.
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- Translational Medicine Associates, Stonington, CT, USA.
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Chara L, Sánchez-Atrio A, Pérez A, Cuende E, Albarrán F, Turrión A, Chevarria J, del Barco AA, Sánchez MA, Monserrat J, Prieto A, de la Hera A, Sanz I, Diaz D, Alvarez-Mon M. The number of circulating monocytes as biomarkers of the clinical response to methotrexate in untreated patients with rheumatoid arthritis. J Transl Med 2015; 13:2. [PMID: 25592233 PMCID: PMC4310181 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-014-0375-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 12/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background The aim of this work was to analyze the number and distribution of circulating monocytes, and of their CD14+highCD16−, CD14+highCD16+ and CD14+lowCD16+ subset cells, in treatment-naive patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and to determine their value in predicting the clinical response to methotrexate (MTX) treatment. Methods This prospective work investigated the number of circulating monocytes, and the numbers of CD14+highCD16−, CD14+highCD16+ and CD14+lowCD16+ subset cells, in 52 untreated patients with RA before MTX treatment, and at 3 and 6 months into treatment, using flow cytometry. Results The absolute number of circulating monocytes, and the numbers of CD14+highCD16−, CD14+highCD16+ and CD14+lowCD16+ subset cells, were significantly higher in MTX non-responders than in responders and healthy controls before starting and throughout treatment. Responders showed normal numbers of monocytes, and of their subset cells, over the study period. The pre-treatment absolute number of circulating monocytes, and the numbers of CD14+highCD16− and CD14+highCD16+ subset cells, were found to be predictive of the clinical response to MTX, with a sensitivity and specificity of >70% and >88%, respectively. Conclusions Treatment-naive patients with RA showed an anomalous distribution of circulating monocyte subsets, and an anomalous number of cells in each subset. A higher pre-treatment number of circulating monocytes, and higher numbers of CD14+highCD16− and CD14+highCD16+ subset cells, predict a reduced clinical response to MTX in untreated patients with RA. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12967-014-0375-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Carretera Madrid-Barcelona km 33.600, 28871, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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- Immune System Diseases-Rheumatology and Oncology Service, University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias", Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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- Immune System Diseases-Rheumatology and Oncology Service, University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias", Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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- Immune System Diseases-Rheumatology and Oncology Service, University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias", Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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- Immune System Diseases-Rheumatology and Oncology Service, University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias", Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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- Immune System Diseases-Rheumatology and Oncology Service, University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias", Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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- Immune System Diseases-Rheumatology and Oncology Service, University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias", Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Carretera Madrid-Barcelona km 33.600, 28871, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Carretera Madrid-Barcelona km 33.600, 28871, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Carretera Madrid-Barcelona km 33.600, 28871, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Carretera Madrid-Barcelona km 33.600, 28871, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Carretera Madrid-Barcelona km 33.600, 28871, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Carretera Madrid-Barcelona km 33.600, 28871, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. .,Immune System Diseases-Rheumatology and Oncology Service, University Hospital "Príncipe de Asturias", Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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Pers YM, Schaub R, Constant E, Lambert J, Godfrin-Valnet M, Fortunet C, Bourichi W, Prades BP, Wendling D, Gaudin P, Jorgensen C, Maillefert JF, Marotte H. Efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Joint Bone Spine 2015; 82:25-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2014.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2014] [Accepted: 07/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Smoking and rheumatoid arthritis. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:22279-95. [PMID: 25479074 PMCID: PMC4284707 DOI: 10.3390/ijms151222279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2014] [Revised: 10/11/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by both genetic and environmental factors. Smoking has been implicated as one of the most important extrinsic risk factors for its development and severity. Recent developments have shed light on the pathophysiology of RA in smokers, including oxidative stress, inflammation, autoantibody formation and epigenetic changes. The association of smoking and the development of RA have been demonstrated through epidemiologic studies, as well as through in vivo and animal models of RA. With increased use of biological agents in addition to standard disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), there has been interest in how smoking affects drug response in RA treatment. Recent evidence suggests the response and drug survival in people treated with anti-tumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapy is poorer in heavy smokers, and possible immunological mechanisms for this effect are presented in the current paper.
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Zhou JJ, Ma JD, Mo YQ, Zheng DH, Chen LF, Wei XN, Dai L. Down-regulating peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1 beta alleviates the proinflammatory effect of rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synoviocytes through inhibiting extracellular signal-regulated kinase, p38 and nuclear factor-kappaB activation. Arthritis Res Ther 2014; 16:472. [PMID: 25367151 PMCID: PMC4237730 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-014-0472-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2014] [Accepted: 10/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Introduction Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease leading to joint destruction and disability. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1beta (PGC-1β) is a transcriptional coactivator that plays important roles in regulating multiple aspects of energy metabolism and cytokine signaling pathways. PGC-1β overexpression leads to the attenuation of macrophage-mediated inflammation. In this study, we aimed to determine the expression of PGC-1β in RA synovium and fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS), and explore the mechanisms of PGC-1β on both the proinflammatory effects and apoptosis in RA-FLS. Methods Synovium was obtained from 31 patients with active RA, as well as 13 osteoarthritis (OA) and 10 orthopedic arthropathies (Orth.A) as “less inflamed” disease controls. FLS were then isolated and cultured. Synovial PGC-1β expression was determined by immunohistochemistry staining, while FLS PGC-1β expression was detected by immunofluorescence staining, quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assay and western blot. PGC-1β was depleted by lentivirus sh-RNA, and up-regulated by pcDNA3.1- PGC-1β. The expression of proinflammatory cytokines, matrix metalloproteinases and receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand was analyzed by qPCR, cytometric bead array and western blot. The expression of mitogen-activated protein kinases and nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB) was determined by qPCR and western blot. Besides, cell apoptosis was examined using flow cytometry. The interaction between PGC-1β and NF-κB was performed by dual-luciferase reporter gene assays. Results (A) Synovial PGC-1β was over-expressed in RA patients compared with OA or Orth.A patients. (B) PGC-1β expression significantly increased in RA-FLS compared with OA-FLS. (C) PGC-1β mediated the expression of proinflammatory cytokines and apoptosis through extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), p38 and NF-κB in RA-FLS. (D) PGC-1β mediated NF-κB transcription in RA-FLS, but did not affect ERK and p38. Conclusion The results indicate that PGC-1β may play important roles in the proinflammatory effects and apoptosis of RA-FLS.
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Márquez A, Ferreiro-Iglesias A, Dávila-Fajardo CL, Montes A, Pascual-Salcedo D, Perez-Pampin E, Moreno-Ramos MJ, García-Portales R, Navarro F, Moreira V, Magro C, Caliz R, Ferrer MA, Alegre-Sancho JJ, Joven B, Carreira P, Balsa A, Vasilopoulos Y, Sarafidou T, Cabeza-Barrera J, Narvaez J, Raya E, Cañete JD, Fernández-Nebro A, Ordóñez MDC, de la Serna AR, Magallares B, Gomez-Reino JJ, González A, Martín J. Lack of validation of genetic variants associated with anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy response in rheumatoid arthritis: a genome-wide association study replication and meta-analysis. Arthritis Res Ther 2014; 16:R66. [PMID: 24612463 PMCID: PMC4060376 DOI: 10.1186/ar4504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2013] [Accepted: 02/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION In this study, our aim was to elucidate the role of four polymorphisms identified in a prior large genome-wide association study (GWAS) in which the investigators analyzed the responses of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to treatment with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi). The authors of that study reported that the four genetic variants were significantly associated. However, none of the associations reached GWAS significance, and two subsequent studies failed to replicate these associations. METHODS The four polymorphisms (rs12081765, rs1532269, rs17301249 and rs7305646) were genotyped in a total of 634 TNFi-treated RA patients of Spanish Caucasian origin. Four outcomes were evaluated: changes in the Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS28) after 6 and 12 months of treatment and classification according to the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) response criteria at the same time points. Association with DAS28 changes was assessed by linear regression using an additive genetic model. Contingency tables of genotype and allele frequencies between EULAR responder and nonresponder patients were compared. In addition, we combined our data with those of previously reported studies in a meta-analysis including 2,998 RA patients. RESULTS None of the four genetic variants showed an association with response to TNFi in any of the four outcomes analyzed in our Spanish patients. In addition, only rs1532269 yielded a suggestive association (P = 0.0033) with the response to TNFi when available data from previous studies were combined in the meta-analysis. CONCLUSION Our data suggest that the rs12081765, rs1532269, rs17301249 and rs7305646 genetic variants do not have a role as genetic predictors of TNFi treatment outcomes.
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The status of rheumatoid factor and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody are not associated with the effect of anti-TNFα agent treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis. PLoS One 2014; 9:e89442. [PMID: 24586782 PMCID: PMC3937352 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2013] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Objectives This meta-analysis was conducted to investigate whether the status of rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibody are associated with the clinical response to anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha treatment in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods A systemic literature review was performed using the MEDLINE, SCOPUS, Cochrane Library, ISI Web of Knowledge, and Clinical Trials Register databases, and Hayden's criteria of quality assessment for prognostic studies were used to evaluate all of the studies. The correlation between the RF and anti-CCP antibody status with the treatment effect of anti-TNFα agents was analyzed separately using the Mantel Haenszel method. A fixed-effects model was used when there was no significant heterogeneity; otherwise, a random-effects model was applied. Publication bias was assessed using Egger's linear regression and a funnel plot. Results A total of 14 studies involving 5561 RA patients meeting the inclusion criteria were included. The overall analysis showed that the pooled relative risk for the predictive effects of the RF and anti-CCP antibody status on patient response to anti-TNFα agents was 0.98 (95% CI: 0.91–1.05, p = 0.54) and 0.88 (95% CI: 0.76–1.03, p = 0.11), respectively, with I2 values of 43% (p = 0.05) and 67% (p<0.01), respectively. Subgroup analyses of different anti-TNFα treatments (infliximab vs. etanercept vs. adalimumab vs. golimumab), response criteria (DAS28 vs. ACR20 vs. EULAR response), follow-up period (≥6 vs. <6 months), and ethnic group did not reveal a significant association for the status of RF and anti-CCP. Conclusions Neither the RF nor anti-CCP antibody status in RA patients is associated with a clinical response to anti-TNFα treatment.
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Jani M, Hyrich KL. Abatacept in the long-term treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2014; 8:231-4. [DOI: 10.1586/eci.11.98] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Urata Y, Uesato R, Tanaka D, Kowatari K, Nitobe T, Nakamura Y, Motomura S. Prevalence of reactivation of hepatitis B virus replication in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Mod Rheumatol 2014. [DOI: 10.3109/s10165-010-0337-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Alijotas-Reig J, Fernández-Figueras MT, Puig L. Inflammatory, immune-mediated adverse reactions related to soft tissue dermal fillers. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2013; 43:241-58. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2013.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2012] [Revised: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 02/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Pers YM, Fortunet C, Constant E, Lambert J, Godfrin-Valnet M, De Jong A, Mercier G, Pallot Prades B, Wendling D, Gaudin P, Jorgensen C, Marotte H, Maillefert JF. Predictors of response and remission in a large cohort of rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with tocilizumab in clinical practice. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2013; 53:76-84. [PMID: 24056521 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to identify predictors of response and remission to tocilizumab (TCZ) in RA patients seen in daily routine clinical practice. METHODS The efficacy of TCZ was evaluated after 12 and 24 weeks of treatment by the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) response criteria. Regression analysis was performed to study the association between remission or EULAR response and the following characteristics: gender, age, current smokers, prior cardiovascular disease (CVD), 28-joint disease activity score (DAS28), CRP, RF or ACPA positivity, combination therapy with DMARDs and TCZ as the first biological therapy or after failure of at least one biological therapy. RESULTS In total, 204 patients were included with a mean DAS28 score of 5.14. EULAR response and remission were obtained in 86.1% and 40% of patients, respectively, at week 24. In multiple regression analysis, a high baseline CRP level [odds ratio (OR) 4.454 (95% CI 1.446, 13.726)] was significantly associated with EULAR response at week 24 and, inversely, age >55 years [OR 0.285 (95% CI 0.086, 0.950)] and prior CVD [OR 0.305 (95% CI 0.113, 0.825)] were significantly associated with lower EULAR response at week 24. Older age was also associated with less remission at week 24 [OR 0.948 (95% CI 0.920, 0.978)]. No additional effectiveness was found when TCZ was used in combination with a DMARD or when patients were naive to biological agents. CONCLUSION In daily practice we identified three predictors of a better response for TCZ therapy in RA: a younger age, a high baseline CRP level and no history of CVD.
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- Clinical Immunology and Osteoarticular Diseases Therapeutic Unit, CHRU Lapeyronie, 371, Avenue du Doyen Gaston Giraud, 34295 Montpellier, France.
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Immediate splenectomy down-regulates the MAPK-NF-κB signaling pathway in rat brain after severe traumatic brain injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2013; 74:1446-53. [PMID: 23694871 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31829246ad] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The treatment of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains a difficult process. One key to improving treatment efficacy is to reduce secondary brain injury. Local and systemic inflammatory responses play an important role in secondary injury after TBI, which if unchecked can lead to fatal cerebral edema. Previous studies focused mainly on local brain tissue, whereas little is known about the contribution of peripheral organs in the pathogenesis of TBI. We previously showed that immediate splenectomy decreases mortality and improves cognitive function in rats after severe TBI by inhibiting the release of proinflammatory cytokines both systematically and locally in the injured brain. In this study, we further investigated the molecular mechanisms responsible for the effect of the spleen on local brain inflammation after TBI. METHODS We established a severe TBI model with rats and performed splenectomy to study the effect of the spleen on mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-NF-κB activation in the brain tissue. The expression of p38 MAPK, extracellular regulated protein kinases (ERK), and NF-κB protein in the trauma region was examined by Western blotting. The neuron-like PC-12 cell line and microglia-like BV-2 cell line were used for in vitro experiments to test the effects of spleen supernatant after TBI. Cell apoptosis (annexin V/propidium iodide staining), NF-κB nuclear translocation (immunofluorescence microscopy), and MAPK signaling (phosphorylation of p-p38 and p-ERK) were examined. RESULTS We found that TBI significantly up-regulated MAPK signaling in the injured brain region, whereas immediate splenectomy suppressed MAPK activation. In vitro, the spleen supernatant from rats after TBI also resulted in increased MAPK activation and NF-κB nuclear translocation in microglia-like BV-2 cells, whereas the application of interleukin (IL)-1R antagonist (IL-1Ra) significantly reduced the expression of p-p38 and p-ERK as well as NF-κB nuclear translocation. In addition, spleen supernatant after TBI induced apoptosis in neuron-like PC-12 cells, and IL-1Ra could effectively reduce apoptosis. CONCLUSION Our study demonstrates that immediate splenectomy down-regulates the MAPK-NF-κB signaling pathway in rat brain after severe TBI. We also provide experimental evidence for the potential use of IL-1Ra to alleviate brain inflammation after TBI.
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IL2/IL21 region polymorphism influences response to rituximab in systemic lupus erythematosus patients. Mol Biol Rep 2013; 40:4851-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-013-2583-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2012] [Accepted: 04/29/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Krintel SB, Grunert VP, Hetland ML, Johansen JS, Rothfuss M, Palermo G, Essioux L, Klause U. The frequency of anti-infliximab antibodies in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated in routine care and the associations with adverse drug reactions and treatment failure. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2013; 52:1245-53. [PMID: 23459699 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the frequency of anti-infliximab antibodies in patients with RA and the associations with adverse drug reactions and treatment failure. METHODS Based on the DANBIO registry, patients with RA who initiated treatment with infliximab at Hvidovre Hospital between 2000 and 2008 and had available serum samples were identified. The patients were followed for 52 weeks. Anti-infliximab antibodies were determined prior to infusion at baseline and during follow-up (weeks 2, 6, 14 and 52 or at withdrawal) using the IMPACT indirect assay (Roche Diagnostics) and merged with clinical data prospectively registered in the DANBIO registry. RESULTS A total of 218 patients with RA were included (80% females, median age 56 years, disease duration 10 years, 65% RF positive, median DAS28 = 5.0). During the 52-week follow-up, 28 patients (13%) withdrew due to adverse events and 50 (23%) due to treatment failure. Antibodies were detected in 118 patients (54%) during follow-up. Patients with detectable anti-infliximab antibodies after 6 weeks had an increased risk of adverse drug reactions [hazard ratio (HR) = 5.06, 95% CI 2.36, 10.84; P < 0.0001] compared with patients without anti-infliximab antibodies. Similar results were observed in patients with anti-infliximab antibodies after 14 weeks (HR = 3.30, 95% CI 1.56, 6.99; P = 0.0009). Patients with detectable anti-infliximab antibodies during the 52-week follow-up were less likely to achieve sustained minimal disease activity and remission. CONCLUSION Early anti-infliximab antibody formation increased the risk of adverse drug reactions, including infusion reactions. Anti-infliximab antibody formation during the 52-week follow-up decreased the likelihood of minimal disease activity and remission in patients with RA treated in routine care.
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- Department of Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Herlev Ringvej 75, DK-2730 Herlev, Denmark.
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Rheumatoid factor as predictor of response to abatacept, rituximab and tocilizumab in rheumatoid arthritis: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2013; 43:9-17. [PMID: 23290690 DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2012.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2012] [Revised: 11/02/2012] [Accepted: 11/08/2012] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To identify if rheumatoid factor (RF) is predictor of response to rituximab (RTX), abatacept (ABT), and tocilizumab (TCZ) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS Systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials and observational studies based on a sensitive search. Meta-regression was used to explore causes of heterogeneity. Unpublished data of clinical trials provided by the authors were also included. RESULTS The electronic search captured 3221 references and 422 meeting abstracts. By hand search, four additional articles were also identified. A total of 23 studies meet the purpose of the study and were included in the review. RF positivity at starting predicts better ACR20 [OR, 1.95 (1.24, 3.08)], ACR50 [OR, 5.38 (2.50, 11.60)] and EULAR response [OR, 3.52 (1.66, 7.45)] in 14 studies with RTX, and better ACR20 [OR, 1.51 (1.21, 1.90)] in 6 studies with TCZ. In 3 studies with ABT, no association was found between response and RF [OR 1.36 (0.97, 1.90)]. No asymmetries in the funnel plots or significant variables were found in the meta-regression. CONCLUSION In RA, RF positivity predicts better response to RTX and TCZ but not to ABT.
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Investigation of single nucleotide polymorphisms and biological pathways associated with response to TNFα inhibitors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Pharmacogenet Genomics 2012; 22:577-89. [PMID: 22569225 DOI: 10.1097/fpc.0b013e3283544043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Recently, two genome-wide association studies identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) significantly associated with the treatment response to tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) inhibitors in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We aimed to replicate these results and identify SNPs and the possible biological pathways associated with the treatment response to TNFα inhibitors. METHODS TNFα-naive patients with RA, who had available DNA and initiated TNFα inhibitor therapy between 1999 and 2008, were identified in the DANBIO registry and genotyped using the Illumina HumanHap550K Duo array. The associations between SNPs and changes in the absolute and the relative Disease Activity Score, and European League Against Rheumatism good versus no response after 14 weeks of treatment were tested. SNP data were combined with two independent cohorts in a meta-analysis. A gene-set enrichment analysis (GSEA) was carried out to identify the biological pathways associated with the treatment response. RESULTS After genotyping and quality control, 486 450 SNPs were analyzed in 196 Danish patients with moderate to severe RA treated with infliximab (n=142), etanercept (n=12), and adalimumab (n=42). None of the previously identified SNPs were confirmed in our dataset or in meta-analyses of available studies. Other potential SNPs were identified, but none achieved genome-wide significance. A GSEA identified the transforming growth factor β, TNF, mitogen-activated protein kinase, and mammalian target of rapamycin pathways to have a potential influence on the treatment response. CONCLUSION In a genome-wide association study of 196 genetically homogenous Danish patients with RA and in a meta-analysis, we found no SNPs associated with treatment response to TNFα inhibitors. A GSEA suggested that the transforming growth factor β, TNF, mitogen-activated protein kinase, and mammalian target of rapamycin pathways may be associated with treatment response.
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Wu B, Wilson A, Wang FF, Wang SL, Wallace DJ, Weisman MH, Lu LJ. Cost effectiveness of different treatment strategies in the treatment of patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis in china. PLoS One 2012; 7:e47373. [PMID: 23056637 PMCID: PMC3467255 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2012] [Accepted: 09/12/2012] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Background To analyse the cost-effectiveness of traditional disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (tDMARDs) compared to biological therapies from the perspective of Chinese society. Methodology/Principal Findings A mathematical model was developed by incorporating the clinical trial data and Chinese unit costs and treatment sequences from a lifetime perspective. Hypothetical cohorts with moderate to severe RA were simulated. The primary outcome measure–quality-adjusted life years (QALYs)–was derived from disease severity (HAQ scores). Primary analysis included drug costs, monitoring costs, and other costs. Probabilistic and one-way sensitivity analyses were performed. Treatment sequences that included TNF antagonists and rituximab produced a greater number of QALYs than tDMARDs alone or TNF antagonists plus DMARDs. In comparison with tDMARDs, the incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) for etanercept, infliximab, and adalimumab without rituximab were $77,357.7, $26,562.4 and $57,838.4 per QALY and $66,422.9, $28,780.6 and $50,937.6 per QALY, for etanercept, infliximab, and adalimumab with rituximab. No biotherapy was cost-effective under the willingness to pay threshold when the threshold was 3 times the per capita GDP of China. When 3 times the per capita GDP of Shanghai used as the threshold, infliximab and rituximab could yield nearly 90% cost-effective simulations in probabilistic sensitivity analysis. Conclusions/Significance tDMARD was the most cost-effective option in the Chinese healthcare setting. In some relatively developed regions in China, infliximab and rituximab may be a favorable cost-effective alternative for moderate to severe RA.
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MESH Headings
- Adalimumab
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/economics
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/economics
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/therapeutic use
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived/economics
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived/therapeutic use
- Antirheumatic Agents/economics
- Antirheumatic Agents/therapeutic use
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/drug therapy
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/economics
- China
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Etanercept
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin G/economics
- Immunoglobulin G/therapeutic use
- Infliximab
- Quality-Adjusted Life Years
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor/therapeutic use
- Rituximab
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- Bin Wu
- Clinical Outcomes and Economics Group, Department of Pharmacy, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Division of Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Chara L, Sánchez-Atrio A, Pérez A, Cuende E, Albarrán F, Turrión A, Chevarria J, Sánchez MA, Monserrat J, de la Hera A, Prieto A, Sanz I, Diaz D, Alvarez-Mon M. Monocyte populations as markers of response to adalimumab plus MTX in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther 2012; 14:R175. [PMID: 22838733 PMCID: PMC3580569 DOI: 10.1186/ar3928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2012] [Accepted: 07/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Introduction The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) biological drugs has dramatically improved the prognosis of these patients. However, a third of the treated patients do not respond to this therapy. Thus, the search for biomarkers of clinical response to these agents is currently highly active. Our aim is to analyze the number and distribution of circulating monocytes, and of their CD14+highCD16-, CD14+highCD16+ and CD14+lowCD16+ subsets in methotrexate (MTX) non-responder patients with RA, and to determine their value in predicting the clinical response to adalimumab plus MTX treatment. Methods This prospective work investigated the number of circulating monocytes, and of their CD14+highCD16-, CD14+highCD16+ and CD14+lowCD16+ subsets, in 35 MTX non-responder patients with RA before and after three and six months of anti-TNFα treatment using multiparametric flow cytometry. The number of circulating monocytes in an age- and sex-matched healthy population was monitored as a control. Results Non-responder patients with RA show an increased number of monocytes and of their CD14+highCD16-, CD14+highCD16+ and CD14+lowCD16+ subsets after three months of adalimumab plus MTX treatment that remained significantly increased at six months. In contrast, significant normalization of the numbers of circulating monocytes was found in responders at three months of adalimumab plus MTX treatment that lasts up to six months. CX3CR1 expression is increased in monocytes in non-responders. At three months of anti-TNFα treatment the number of circulating monocytes and their subsets was associated with at least 80% sensitivity, 84% specificity and an 86% positive predictive value (PPV) in terms of discriminating between eventual early responders and non-responders. Conclusions The absolute number of circulating monocytes and of their CD14+highCD16-, CD14+highCD16+ and CD14+lowCD16+ subsets at three months of adalimumab plus MTX treatment, have a predictive value (with high specificity and sensitivity) in terms of the clinical response after six months of anti-TNFα treatment in patients with RA.
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Bowman S, Barone F. Biologic treatments in Sjögren's syndrome. Presse Med 2012; 41:e495-509. [PMID: 22836195 DOI: 10.1016/j.lpm.2012.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2012] [Accepted: 05/11/2012] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Primary Sjögren's Syndrome (pSS) is characterized by focal lymphocytic infiltration of secretory exocrine glands associated with severe dryness of eyes and mouth in particular. Systemic features such as disabling fatigue, cutaneous vasculitis, lung, neurological, haematological or other systemic involvement also occur. Conventional immunosuppressive therapies such as corticosteroids or disease-modifying drugs, have been used in some patients with these systemic features with variable benefit. Current therapy for dryness is principally symptomatic although medications to stimulate residual glandular secretion can be helpful for appropriate individuals. As the pathogenesis of the condition becomes better understood, particularly, in recent years, the role of systemic B-cell activation, biologic therapies specifically targeted against molecules involved in disease pathogenesis represent a more targeted approach to therapeutic intervention. The greatest experience in pSS is with rituximab, an anti-CD20 (expressed on a subset of B-cells) monoclonal antibody already in use for the treatment of some B-cell lymphomas and rheumatoid arthritis. Randomised placebo-controlled studies in pSS are currently underway. This review discusses the rationale for using biologic therapies in pSS, the current data on rituximab and the potential use of other biologic therapies in pSS in the future.
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- Simon Bowman
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Rheumatology Department, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH, United Kingdom.
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Inhibitors of JAK for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: rationale and clinical data. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.4155/cli.11.169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Preclinical efficacy of sodium narcistatin to reduce inflammation and joint destruction in rats with adjuvant-induced arthritis. Rheumatol Int 2011; 32:3751-60. [PMID: 22159913 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-011-2217-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2011] [Accepted: 10/23/2011] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Current therapies for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) do not work for all patients, can lose efficacy over time, and can have significant side effects. The discovery of new, effective therapies for RA remains an unmet medical need. The Amaryllidaceae isocarbostyril narciclasine was previously shown to prophylactically reduce paw swelling in rats with adjuvant-induced arthritis (AA). In this study, the efficacy of sodium narcistatin (SNS), a water-soluble cyclic phosphate pro-drug of narciclasine, was assessed in AA rats for anti-inflammatory and bone-sparing properties after disease onset. AA rats were given daily intraperitoneal injections of SNS (1.75, 3.5, or 5 mg/kg/day, in 500 μl sterile endotoxin-free saline) or saline from disease onset through severe disease stages. Footpad widths and radiographic scoring were used as indicators of inflammation and joint destruction, respectively. Ex vivo cytokine production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PMBC), splenocytes, and draining lymph node (DLN) cells were determined using ELISAs. SNS treatment dose-dependently reduced joint inflammation (~70%) and bone loss (~50%) compared with AA controls. SNS treatment also reduced spleen weight (without affecting body weight), pro-inflammatory cytokine production by PMBC, splenocytes, and DLN cells, and site-dependently altered T-helper (Th)1-/Th2-type and anti-inflammatory cytokine profiles. SNS dramatically reduces inflammation and has bone-sparing properties, possibly by reducing immune cell pro-inflammatory cytokine production. Our findings support the development of SNS as a therapeutic for RA.
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Blaine TA, Cote MA, Proto A, Mulcahey M, Lee FY, Bigliani LU. Interleukin-1β stimulates stromal-derived factor-1α expression in human subacromial bursa. J Orthop Res 2011; 29:1695-9. [PMID: 21484857 DOI: 10.1002/jor.21416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2010] [Accepted: 02/28/2011] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Chemokines produced by synoviocytes of the subacromial bursa are up-regulated in subacromial bursitis and rotator cuff disease. We hypothesized that SDF-1α production in bursal synoviocytes may be induced by local cytokines such as interleukin IL-1β and IL-6. Subacromial bursa specimens were obtained from patients undergoing shoulder surgery. Bursal specimens were stained with anti-human antibodies to IL-1, IL-6, and SDF-1α by immunohistochemistry and compared to normal and rheumatoid controls. Bursal cells were also isolated from specimens and cultured. Early passaged cells were then treated with cytokines (IL-1β and IL-6) and SDF-1α expression was measured by ELISA and RT-PCR. SDF-1α, IL-1β, and IL-6 were expressed at high levels in bursitis specimens from human subacromial bursa compared to normal controls. In cultured bursal synoviocytes, there was a dose-dependent increase in SDF-1α production in the supernatants of cells treated with IL-1β. SDF-1α mRNA expression was also increased in bursal cells treated with IL-1β. IL-6 caused a minimal but not statistically significant increase in SDF-1α expression. SDF-1α, IL-1β, and IL-6 are expressed in the inflamed human subacromial bursal tissues in patients with subacromial bursitis. In cultured bursal synoviocytes, SDF-1α gene expression and protein production are stimulated by IL-1β. IL-1β produced by bursal syvoviocytes and inflammatory cells in the human subacromial bursa is an important signal in the inflammatory response that occurs in subacromial bursitis and rotator cuff disease.
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- Theodore A Blaine
- Rhode Island Shoulder and Elbow Service, Brown Alpert Medical School, 2 Dudley Street, Suite 200, Providence, Rhode Island 02905, USA.
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Takeuchi T, Miyasaka N, Tatsuki Y, Yano T, Yoshinari T, Abe T, Koike T. Baseline tumour necrosis factor alpha levels predict the necessity for dose escalation of infliximab therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2011; 70:1208-15. [PMID: 21478189 PMCID: PMC3103666 DOI: 10.1136/ard.2011.153023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the possible role of baseline plasma tumour necrosis factor alpha levels (baseline-TNF) on the clinical response to infliximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS Patients with RA refractory to methotrexate received 3, 6, or 10 mg/kg of infliximab every 8 weeks, in a randomised, double-blind manner: the RISING study. Clinical response (disease activity score in 28 joints based on C-reactive protein or American College of Rheumatology core set) at week 54 and serum infliximab levels were compared in three patient groups with low, intermediate, or high baseline-TNF (TNF-low, TNF-int, or TNF-high). RESULTS In TNF-low patients, the clinical response to different doses of infliximab was comparable, whereas TNF-int patients exhibited a dose-dependent trend. In contrast, TNF-high patients (approximately 13% of the total patients) had a clinical response to 10 mg/kg significantly better than the response to 3 and 6 mg/kg of infliximab. In TNF-high patients, the median trough serum levels of infliximab were below the detection limit (<0.1 μg/ml) at 3 and 6 mg/kg but were greater than 2 μg/ml at 10 mg/kg, whereas the levels were approximately 1 μg/ml for each dosage group in TNF-low patients. CONCLUSION In patients with RA, baseline-TNF is significantly associated with the clinical response to infliximab in patients with a high baseline-TNF. A higher dose of infliximab may be necessary in these patients, whereas lower doses of infliximab are sufficient for those with a low baseline-TNF. Baseline-TNF may be a useful measure for personalising the treatment of RA using infliximab.
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- Tsutomu Takeuchi
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Manzano-Alonso ML, Castellano-Tortajada G. Reactivation of hepatitis B virus infection after cytotoxic chemotherapy or immunosuppressive therapy. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17:1531-7. [PMID: 21472116 PMCID: PMC3070121 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i12.1531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2010] [Revised: 09/13/2010] [Accepted: 09/20/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Reactivation of hepatitis B is defined as the recurrence or an abrupt rise in hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication, often accompanied by an increase in serum transaminase levels, and both events occurring in a patient with a previous inactive hepatitis B infection. This reactivation can occur in situations in which the ratio of HBV replication and immune response is altered. It can happen during the treatment of hemato-oncological malignancies with chemotherapy and in immunosuppression of autoimmune diseases. Clinical manifestations of hepatitis B reactivation are variable and can range from asymptomatic to acute hepatitis, which are sometimes serious and result in acute liver failure with risk of death, and usually occur in the periods between cycles or at the end of chemotherapy. Immunosuppressive drugs such as corticosteroids or azathioprine can induce HBV reactivation in patients carrying hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) or anti-HBc, but much less frequently than chemotherapy treatments. The tumor necrosis factor α inhibitors infliximab, etanercept and adalimumab may cause reactivation of hepatitis B, and the overall frequency with infliximab may be similar (50%-66%) to that caused by chemotherapy. Baseline HBV serology is recommended for all patients receiving chemotherapy and immunosuppressive drugs, and HBsAg positive patients should receive anti-HBV prophylaxis to decrease virus reactivation and death rates.
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Nucleic acid-stimulated antigen-presenting cells trigger T cells to induce disease in a rat transfer model of inflammatory arthritis. J Autoimmun 2011; 36:288-300. [PMID: 21439786 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2011.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2011] [Revised: 02/16/2011] [Accepted: 02/17/2011] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Autoimmune responses to heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleproteins (hnRNP) occur in many systemic autoimmune diseases, particularly in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus. In RA, humoral and/or cellular autoimmunity to hnRNP-A2/B1 is the most prominent anti-nuclear reactivity, being detectable in more than 50% of patients. However, its pathogenic role has not been fully elucidated yet. Here, we report that splenocytes from rats with pristane-induced arthritis transfer disease after in vitro restimulation with hnRNP-A/B antigens. Remarkably, disease transfer can be blocked by nuclease treatment of hnRNPs and is also achieved with splenocytes stimulated with hnRNP-A/B associated DNA or RNA oligonucleotides (ON) alone. Induction of proinflammatory cytokines in splenocytes stimulated with hnRNP-A/Bs or ONs involves Toll-like receptors (TLR) 7 and 9 but not TLR3. Furthermore, although T cells are the main mediators of disease transfer they require restimulation with TLR-activated antigen-presenting cells such as macrophages in order to become arthritogenic. Thus, the autoantigenic properties of hnRNPs appear to be mediated by their associated nucleic acids binding to TLR7 and 9. Our data explain the specific selection of hnRNP-A2/B1 as autoantigen in RA and reveal the requirement of interaction between innate and adaptive immunity to initiate and drive inflammation in autoimmune arthritis.
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Mahic M, Skurtveit S, Selmer R, Rønning M, Furu K. Prevalence, incidence and persistence of etanercept and adalimumab in Norway 2005-2009. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2010; 20:457-63. [DOI: 10.1002/pds.2091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2010] [Revised: 11/17/2010] [Accepted: 11/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Evans CH, Ghivizzani SC, Robbins PD. Getting arthritis gene therapy into the clinic. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2010; 7:244-9. [PMID: 21135882 DOI: 10.1038/nrrheum.2010.193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Gene transfer technologies enable the controlled, targeted and sustained expression of gene products at precise anatomical locations, such as the joint. In this way, they offer the potential for more-effective, less-expensive treatments of joint diseases with fewer extra-articular adverse effects. A large body of preclinical data confirms the utility of intra-articular gene therapy in animal models of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. However, relatively few clinical trials have been conducted, only one of which has completed phase II. This article summarizes the status in 2010 of the clinical development of gene therapy for arthritis, identifies certain constraints to progress and suggests possible solutions.
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- Christopher H Evans
- Center for Advanced Orthopedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, RN-115, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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Neumann E, Lefèvre S, Zimmermann B, Gay S, Müller-Ladner U. Rheumatoid arthritis progression mediated by activated synovial fibroblasts. Trends Mol Med 2010; 16:458-68. [PMID: 20739221 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2010.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 276] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2010] [Revised: 07/02/2010] [Accepted: 07/12/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by synovial hyperplasia and progressive joint destruction. Rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts (RASFs) are leading cells in joint erosion and contribute actively to inflammation. RASFs show an activated phenotype that is independent of the inflammatory environment and requires the combination of several factors. Although new aspects regarding RASF activation via matrix degradation products, epigenetic modifications, inflammatory factors, Toll-like receptor (TLR) activation and others have recently been uncovered, the primary pathophysiological processes in early arthritis leading to permanent activation are mostly unknown. Here, we review new findings regarding RASF activation and their altered behavior that contribute to matrix destruction and inflammation as well as their potential to spread RA.
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- Dept of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Justus-Liebig-University Gießen, Kerckhoff-Klinik, Benekestr. 2-8, D-61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany.
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