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Winnette R, Banerjee A, Sikirica V, Peeva E, Wyrwich K. Characterizing the relationships between patient reported outcomes and clinician assessments of alopecia areata in a phase 2a randomized trial of ritlecitinib and brepocitinib. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2022; 36:602-609. [PMID: 35000236 PMCID: PMC9303953 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Background The phase 2a ALLEGRO trial (NCT02974868) investigated the safety and efficacy of ritlecitinib (PF‐06651600) and brepocitinib (PF‐06700841) in adults with alopecia areata. No randomized controlled trial for alopecia areata has evaluated correlations between clinician‐assessed hair loss and patient‐reported outcomes. Objectives Report scores from the Alopecia Areata Symptom Impact Scale (AASIS; a patient‐reported outcome tool) and explore the relationships of those scores with clinician‐assessed Severity of Alopecia Tool (SALT) scores at baseline and week 24 of the ALLEGRO trial. Methods Adults with alopecia areata were randomized to ritlecitinib (n = 48), brepocitinib (n = 47) or placebo (n = 47). After 24 weeks, the mixed‐effects model with repeated measures was used to calculate the active treatment groups' AASIS score least‐squares mean differences. Relationships between AASIS and SALT scores at baseline and week 24 were evaluated by Pearson's correlation coefficients using pooled data. Results Baseline AASIS and SALT scores were similar among treatment groups. Both active treatment groups reported significant improvements in AASIS scores at week 24 (least‐squares mean differences vs. placebo for ritlecitinib, −0.8 to −2.3; brepocitinib, −0.9 to −3.7; P < 0.05 for all). At week 24, the mean SALT scores (standard deviation) improved compared with baseline [ritlecitinib, 54.4 (40.3) vs. 89.4 (15.8); brepocitinib, 31.9 (35.7) vs. 86.4 (18.1)]. The correlation coefficients between AASIS global and subscale scores and SALT scores at week 24 ranged from 0.34 to 0.58; P < 0.05 for all. Conclusions Patients randomized to ritlecitinib or brepocitinib reported significantly improved AASIS and SALT scores at week 24 of the ALLEGRO trial compared to placebo. At week 24, medium‐to‐large correlations can be seen between AASIS global and subscale scores and SALT scores. Our experience with AASIS instrument highlighted several aspects that suggest new patient‐reported outcome tools are needed to accurately assess patients' relevant alopecia areata related signs, symptoms and daily functioning. Linked Commentary: H.A. Ramírez‐Marín & A. Tosti J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2022; 36: 494–495. https://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.17984.
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- R Winnette
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Assessment, Pfizer, New York, NY, USA
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- Early Clinical Development, Pfizer, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Patient & Health Impact, Pfizer, Collegeville, PA, USA
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- Inflammation & Immunology, Pfizer, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Patient-Centered Outcomes Assessment, Pfizer, New York, NY, USA
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Guttman-Yassky E, Pavel A, Page K, Diaz A, Banerjee A, King B, Zhang W, Zhu L, Banfield C, Cox L, Vincent M, Dowty M, Peeva E. 544 Alopecia areata lesions show significant changes in immune and keratin biomarkers that correlate with clinical improvement with oral Janus kinase inhibitors PF-06651600 (JAK3) and PF-06700841 (TYK2/JAK1). J Invest Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.03.620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Mostaghimi A, Michael B, Udall M, Anastassopoulos K, Cappelleri J, Daniel S, Wahl P, Chander P, Lapthorn J, Chen L, Peeva E. LB1485 Prevalence of alopecia areata in the United States from a large cross-sectional survey. J Invest Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Gooderham M, Forman S, Bissonnette R, Beebe J, Zhang W, Banfield C, Zhu L, Papacharalambus J, Vincent M, Peeva E. 554 The Janus kinase 1 (JAK1) inhibitor PF-04965842 reduces signs and symptoms of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (AD). J Invest Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.03.562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Schmieder G, Draelos Z, Pariser D, Banfield C, Cox L, Hodge M, Kieras E, Parsons-Rich D, Menon S, Salganik M, Page K, Peeva E. Efficacy and safety of the Janus kinase 1 inhibitor PF-04965842 in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis: phase II, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Br J Dermatol 2018; 179:54-62. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Dermatology Consulting Services; High Point NC U.S.A
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- Eastern Virginia Medical School and Virginia Clinical Research; Norfolk VA U.S.A
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Suarez-Farinas M, Page K, Zhang W, Suprun M, Fuentes-Duculan J, Li X, Whitley M, Clark J, Krueger J, Peeva E. 303 TYK2/JAK1 inhibition with PF-06700841 rapidly attenuates IL23/IL17 pathway genes and reverses the molecular phenotype in psoriasis. J Invest Dermatol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.02.319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Masek‐Hammerman K, Peeva E, Ahmad A, Menon S, Afsharvand M, Peng Qu R, Cheng JB, Syed J, Zhan Y, O'Neil SP, Pleasic‐Williams S, Cox L, Beidler D. Monoclonal antibody against macrophage colony-stimulating factor suppresses circulating monocytes and tissue macrophage function but does not alter cell infiltration/activation in cutaneous lesions or clinical outcomes in patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus. Clin Exp Immunol 2016; 183:258-70. [PMID: 26376111 PMCID: PMC4711167 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/30/2015] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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This study's objective was to assess the effects of PD-0360324, a fully human immunoglobulin G2 monoclonal antibody against macrophage colony-stimulating factor in cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE). Patients with active subacute CLE or discoid lupus erythematosus were randomized to receive 100 or 150 mg PD-0360324 or placebo via intravenous infusion every 2 weeks for 3 months. Blood and urine samples were obtained pre- and post-treatment to analyse pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic changes in CD14(+) CD16(+) monocytes, urinary N-terminal telopeptide (uNTX), alanine/aspartate aminotransferases (ALT/AST) and creatine kinase (CK); tissue biopsy samples were taken to evaluate macrophage populations and T cells using immunohistochemistry. Clinical efficacy assessments included the Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Disease Area and Severity Index (CLASI). Among 28 randomized/analysed patients, peak/trough plasma concentrations increased in a greater-than-dose-proportional manner with dose increases from 100 to 150 mg. Statistically significant differences were observed between active treatment and placebo groups in changes from baseline in CD14(+) CD16(+) cells, uNTX, ALT, AST and CK levels at most time-points. The numbers, density and activation states of tissue macrophages and T cells did not change from baseline to treatment end. No between-group differences were seen in CLASI. Patients receiving PD-0360324 reported significantly more adverse events than those receiving placebo, but no serious adverse events. In patients with CLE, 100 and 150 mg PD-0360324 every 2 weeks for 3 months suppressed a subset of circulating monocytes and altered activity of some tissue macrophages without affecting cell populations in CLE skin lesions or improving clinical end-points.
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- PharmaTherapeutics Clinical Research and Development, PfizerCambridgeMAUSA
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- PharmaTherapeutics Clinical Research and Development, PfizerCambridgeMAUSA
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- PharmaTherapeutics Clinical Research and Development, PfizerCambridgeMAUSA
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- PharmaTherapeutics Clinical Research and Development, PfizerCambridgeMAUSA
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- Pfizer China Research and Development Center, ShanghaiChina
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- PDM‐NCE Regulated Bioanalytical Group, PfizerGrotonCTUSA
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- Drug Safety Research and Development, PfizerAndoverMAUSA
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- Drug Safety Research and Development, PfizerAndoverMAUSA
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- Drug Safety Research and Development, PfizerAndoverMAUSA
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- PharmaTherapeutics Clinical Research and Development, PfizerCollegevillePAUSA
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- PharmaTherapeutics Clinical Research and Development, PfizerCambridgeMAUSA
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Gonzalez J, Saha S, Peeva E. Prolactin rescues and primes autoreactive B cells directly and indirectly through dendritic cells in B6.Sle3 mice. Clin Exp Immunol 2013; 172:311-20. [PMID: 23574327 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The lupus susceptibility interval Sle3/5 confers responsiveness to prolactin in C57BL/6 (B6) mice and hyperprolactinaemia induces a lupus-like phenotype in B6.Sel3/5 mice. In this study, the immunostimulatory effects of prolactin in B6 mice containing the Sle3 portion of the Sel3/5 interval (B6.Sle3 mice) were dissected. Because of the Sle3 interval's involvement in activation of myeloid cells, the effect of dendritic cells (DCs) from prolactin-treated B6.Sle3 mice on the phenotype of B6 mice was also evaluated. B cells from prolactin-treated B6 and B6.Sle3 mice and from B6 recipients of prolactin-modulated DCs from B6.Sle3 mice were tested for DNA-reactivity and resistance to B cell receptor (BCR)-mediated apoptosis. The expression of co-stimulatory molecules on lymphocytes and myeloid cells was also evaluated. In prolactin-treated B6.Sle3 mice, transitional type 2 B cells increased while type 1 B cells decreased as a consequence of prolactin-induced resistance to BCR-mediated apoptosis leading to the survival of DNA-reactive B cells. Follicular B cells from prolactin-treated mice expressed increased levels of CD40, B7·2 and IA(b), and DCs and monocytes had higher levels of CD44 and B7·2 than placebo-treated mice. Adoptive transfer of DCs from prolactin-treated B6.Sle3 mice to B6 recipients demonstrated the intrinsic ability of prolactin-modulated DCs to induce a development of lupus-like characteristics in B6 mice. Based on these results, prolactin accelerates the breakdown of immune tolerance in B6.Sle3 mice by promoting the survival, maturation and activation of autoreactive B cells, DCs and macrophages.
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- J Gonzalez
- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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Menon S, Barker K, Peeva E, Gourley I, Heatherington A. AB0572 Meta-analysis of the key rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity endpoints in patients treated with B-cell depleting therapies. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Clinical manifestations of lupus are encountered in a variety of disease entities, including isolated cutaneous lupus, undifferentiated connective tissue disease, mixed connective tissue disease, drug-induced lupus, overlap syndrome, and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). While each entity has been recognized as a specific disease with its own diverse clinical and serological pattern, one could argue that many findings are common. Could it be that all of these entities actually represent a spectrum of one disease? Could it be that rather than the genetic predisposition and hence controlled factors that govern this spectrum of diseases, that environmental factors associated with SLE could also play a role in the different entities of this spectrum? The traditional environmental triggers in SLE include sunlight and ultraviolet (UV) light, infections, smoking, and medications including biologics such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a) blockers. In this review, we update and further substantiate these traditional factors in the various lupus-related syndromes. We will also discuss the association with vaccine exposure, industrial estrogens, and other factors.
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- G Zandman-Goddard
- Department of Medicine C, Wolfson Medical Center, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
- Department of Dermatology, Sheba Medical Center, Israel
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- Department of Medicine C, Wolfson Medical Center, Israel
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- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
- Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Israel
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Peeva E, Beals CR, Bolognese JA, Kivitz AJ, Taber L, Harman A, Smugar SS, Moskowitz RW. A walking model to assess the onset of analgesia in osteoarthritis knee pain. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2010; 18:646-53. [PMID: 20175977 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2009.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2009] [Revised: 12/16/2009] [Accepted: 12/21/2009] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess a walking model utilizing a set of standardized treadmill walks to measure acute analgesic response in osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. DESIGN Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multiple dose, three-period crossover study. Patients > or =45 years of age (N=22) with symptomatic knee OA were randomized to naproxen 500 mg bid, tramadol/acetaminophen 37.5 mg/325 mg in forced titration, or placebo in each of three periods. Patients performed multiple 20-minute treadmill walks on Day 1 and Day 3 at a consistent self-selected pace predetermined at screening. Pain intensity (PI) during the walks was assessed on an 11-point numerical rating scale at 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, and 20 min. The primary endpoint was the time-weighted average (TWA) change from baseline PI on Day 3 for the two self-paced walks for the active treatments vs placebo. Time to moderate pain (TTMP) was a key secondary endpoint. RESULTS Compared with placebo, the TWA change from baseline PI on Day 3 was significantly better with tramadol/acetaminophen (P=0.043) but not with naproxen (P=0.089). TWA change from baseline on Day 1 was also significantly better with both tramadol/acetaminophen (P=0.001) and naproxen (P=0.048) compared with placebo. TTMP was significantly better for tramadol/acetaminophen and naproxen than placebo (P<0.001 to P=0.015) for walks on Day 1 after a single dose and on Day 3. CONCLUSIONS This novel OA pain model was able to discriminate both tramadol/acetaminophen and naproxen from placebo after single and multiple doses. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00772967.
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- E Peeva
- Clinical Research, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ 07065, United States.
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Peeva E, Rosenfeld G, Gonzalez J, Saha S. Prolactin Alters Bcr-Mediated Apoptosis and Receptor Editing. J Investig Med 2007. [DOI: 10.1177/108155890705500256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- E. Peeva
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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Peeva E, Rosenfeld GE, Gonzalez J, Saha S. 56 PROLACTIN ALTERS BCR-MEDIATED APOPTOSIS AND RECEPTOR EDITING. J Investig Med 2007. [DOI: 10.1136/jim-55-02-56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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The prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is far higher in females than in males and numerous investigations to understand this gender bias have been conducted. While it is plausible that some sex-linked genes may contribute to the genetic predisposition for the disease, other likely culprits are the sex hormones estrogen and prolactin. In this chapter we review studies that have addressed the influence of sex hormones in SLE activity and discuss the recent data established in a BALB/c mouse transgenic for the heavy chain of an anti-DNA antibody. These mice are prone to develop lupus following exposure to exogenous sex hormones. We describe how estrogen and prolactin influence B cell maturation and selection, permitting B cells to mature to immunocompetence. Finally, we discuss the relevance and implications of these data for human disease.
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- J F G Cohen-Solal
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Immune dysregulation in HIV-infected patients, along with the new medications for treatment of AIDS that possess immunomodulating potential, may lead to an increased incidence of autoimmune diseases in this patient population. However, the presence of combined autoimmune diseases in an AIDS patient is rare. Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is an uncommon inflammatory disease manifested by recurrent attacks of auricular chondritis. The presence of type II and IX collagen antibodies, and their association with HLA-DR4 and other autoimmune diseases, suggests that antiself reactions may be present. Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease manifested by inflammation of the lungs, eyes and joints. In the peripheral blood there is depressed cellular immunity and enhanced humoral immunity. We here describe a case of coexisting RP and sarcoidosis in an AIDS patient.
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- G Zandman-Goddard
- Department of Medicine B, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
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Sensorineural hearing loss may occur in SLE, but aortic insufficiency has been very rarely reported. We are describing two patients with well-established SLE who developed bilateral hearing loss and aortic insufficiency, associated with serological evidence of active lupus. Neither patient had evidence of keratitis, and thus did not satisfy criteria for Cogan's syndrome. The aortic insufficiency in one patient stabilized after treatment with high doses of steroids while in the second patient, who refused medical treatment, it progressed requiring surgical valve replacement. Our observations suggest that the aortic valve and the inner ear may share some antigenic crossreactivity not shared by the cornea. In SLE patients, with sensorineural hearing loss, echocardiography should be performed looking for evidence of aortic insufficiency, which may be steroid responsive.
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- E Peeva
- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
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Peeva E, Grimaldi C, Spatz L, Diamond B. Bromocriptine restores tolerance in estrogen-treated mice. J Clin Invest 2000; 106:1373-9. [PMID: 11104790 PMCID: PMC381463 DOI: 10.1172/jci10420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2000] [Accepted: 10/16/2000] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Estrogen can modulate autoimmunity in certain models of systemic lupus erythematosus. Recently, we have shown that it can mediate survival and activation of anti-DNA B cells in a mouse transgenic for the heavy chain of a pathogenic anti-DNA antibody. To identify whether estrogen effects reflect increased prolactin secretion, we characterized B-cell autoreactivity in transgenic mice given both bromocriptine (an inhibitor of prolactin secretion) and estradiol. Treatment of mice with estradiol plus bromocriptine led to reduced titers of anti-DNA antibodies and diminished IgG deposition in kidneys compared with treatment with estradiol alone. However, mice treated with estradiol plus bromocriptine showed an expansion of transgene-expressing B cells and enhanced Bcl-2 expression, similar to those of estradiol-treated mice. We identified anergic high-affinity anti-DNA B cells in mice treated with estradiol plus bromocriptine, and we showed by molecular analysis of anti-DNA hybridomas that their B cells derive from a naive repertoire. Thus, the estradiol-induced breakdown in B-cell tolerance can be abrogated by bromocriptine, which induces anergy in the high-affinity DNA-reactive B cells. These studies demonstrate that some of the effects of estrogen on naive autoreactive B cells require the presence of prolactin and, thus, suggest potential therapeutic interventions in lupus.
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- E Peeva
- Department of Medicine, and. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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Interleukin-12 (IL-12) is a pleiotropic cytokine with proinflammatory, immunoregulatory, antitumor, and antimetastatic properties. It plays a crucial role in the development of the Th1 response and subsequent interferon-gamma production and enhancement of cell-mediated cytotoxicity. Recently, IL-12 has been used as an experimental therapy for cancer. Given the multiple immunomodulatory properties of IL-12, there are potential concerns associated with its clinical use. Of special interest are the possible side effects of IL-12 therapy in patients with autoimmune diseases, especially those that are T cell mediated, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We present a case of severe RA exacerbation caused by treatment with IL-12 for metastatic cervical cancer. This is the first reported case of RA flare caused by exogenous IL-12.
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- E Peeva
- Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10467, USA
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Peeva E, Alam S, Jimenez-Lucho V. Pleural perforation of an aspergilloma cavity occurring in a patient with interstitial lung disease. Scand J Infect Dis 1999; 30:617-8. [PMID: 10225396 DOI: 10.1080/00365549850161232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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An aspergilloma is a fungus ball resulting from colonization of pre-existing pulmonary cavities, which usually represents a non-invasive form of aspergillosis. Spontaneous rupture of the cavity containing the fungi into the pleural space is an unusual complication that has been reported occasionally in patients with leukemia and invasive aspergillosis. We report on this unusual complication occurring in a patient with underlying interstitial lung disease, in whom the aspergilloma cavity abruptly ruptured into the pleural space with subsequent hydropneumothorax and pleural spillage of the fungi.
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- E Peeva
- Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA
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Peeva E, Davidson A, Keiser HD. Synovial non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in a human immunodeficiency virus infected patient. J Rheumatol Suppl 1999; 26:696-8. [PMID: 10090185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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We describe a case of articular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) with malignant lymphoma cells observed in synovial fluid. Bone involvement in NHL is common, but an English language Medline search revealed only 14 reported cases of synovial NHL. Although NHL is a well recognized complication of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, this is the first report of synovial NHL in an HIV infected patient.
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- E Peeva
- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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Peeva E, Caputo C, Jimenez V. False-positive tuberculin-skin-test results caused by dosing error. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1998; 19:738-9. [PMID: 9801277 DOI: 10.1086/647713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Peeva E, Brun LD, Ven Murthy MR, Després JP, Normand T, Gagné C, Lupien PJ, Julien P. Adipose cell size and distribution in familial lipoprotein lipase deficiency. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 1992; 16:737-44. [PMID: 1330953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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To determine the effect of lipoprotein lipase deficiency on the size distribution of fat cell populations in human adipose tissues, abdominal and femoral subcutaneous fat tissue biopsies were obtained from seven patients affected by familial hyperchylomicronaemia. These patients were characterized by massive accumulation of chylomicrons in the fasting state due to defective catabolism of plasma triglyceride-rich lipoproteins. They had no post-heparin plasma lipoprotein lipase activity and their fat tissues were deficient in lipoprotein lipase activity. The size distribution of adipocytes examined by scanning electron microscopy were similar to distributions observed in control subjects. Patient fat cell diameters were not statistically different from control fat cells obtained from subjects of similar body mass index. Mature fat cells contributed to 99% of the total fat tissue mass in lipoprotein lipase deficiency. Normal adiposity in lipoprotein lipase deficiency can thus be attributed to mature adipocytes and not to hyperplastic growth of immature fat cells. It is concluded that normal adipose tissue homeostasis is maintained in these patients in spite of the deficiency in lipoprotein lipase activity.
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- E Peeva
- Lipid Research Centre, Laval University Medical Centre, Ste-Foy, Québec, Canada
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