Arthritis and rheumatism
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Arthritis and rheumatism · Aug 2008
Clinical TrialA pilot study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the long-acting interleukin-1 inhibitor rilonacept (interleukin-1 Trap) in patients with familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome.
Familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome (FCAS) is caused by mutations in the CIAS1 gene, leading to excessive secretion of interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), which is associated with cold-induced fevers, joint pain, and systemic inflammation. This pilot study was conducted to assess the safety and efficacy of rilonacept (IL-1 Trap), a long-acting IL-1 receptor fusion protein, in patients with FCAS. ⋯ In this study, we present 2-year safety and efficacy data on rilonacept treatment in 5 patients with FCAS. The dramatic improvement in clinical and laboratory measures of inflammation, the sustained response, and the good tolerability suggest that this drug may be a promising therapeutic option in patients with FCAS, and the data led to the design of a phase III study in this patient population.
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Arthritis and rheumatism · Aug 2008
The mouse mast cell-restricted tetramer-forming tryptases mouse mast cell protease 6 and mouse mast cell protease 7 are critical mediators in inflammatory arthritis.
Increased numbers of mast cells (MCs) that express beta tryptases bound to heparin have been detected in the synovium of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The corresponding tryptases in mice are mouse MC protease 6 (mMCP-6) and mMCP-7. Although MCs have been implicated in RA and some animal models of arthritis, no direct evidence for a MC-restricted tryptase in the pathogenesis of inflammatory arthritis has been shown. We created transgenic mice that lack heparin and different combinations of mMCP-6 and mMCP-7, to evaluate the roles of MC-restricted tryptase-heparin complexes in an experimental model of arthritis. ⋯ MC-derived tryptase-heparin complexes play important roles in mBSA/IL-1beta-induced arthritis. Because mMCP-6 and mMCP-7 can compensate for each other in this disease model, the elimination of both tryptases is necessary to reveal the prominent roles of these serine proteases in joint inflammation and destruction. Our data suggest that the inhibition of MC-restricted tryptases could have therapeutic potential in the treatment of RA.
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Arthritis and rheumatism · Aug 2008
The chemokine receptors CXCR1/CXCR2 modulate antigen-induced arthritis by regulating adhesion of neutrophils to the synovial microvasculature.
The chemokine receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2 play a role in mediating neutrophil recruitment and neutrophil-dependent injury in several models of inflammation. We undertook this study to investigate the role of these receptors in mediating neutrophil adhesion, subsequent migration, and neutrophil-dependent hypernociception in a murine model of monarticular antigen-induced arthritis (AIA). ⋯ Blockade of CXCR1/CXCR2 receptors inhibits neutrophil recruitment by inhibiting the adhesion of neutrophils to synovial microvessels. As a consequence, there is decreased local cytokine production and reduced hypernociception, as well as ameloriation of overall disease in the tissue. These studies suggest a potential therapeutic role for the modulation of CXCR1/CXCR2 receptor signaling in the treatment of arthritis.
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Arthritis and rheumatism · Jul 2008
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyA randomized, double-blind, multicenter, controlled clinical trial of chicken type II collagen in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
To assess the efficacy and safety of chicken type II collagen (CCII) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared with methotrexate (MTX). ⋯ CCII is effective in the treatment of RA. CCII is well tolerated, and the incidence of adverse events of CCII is lower than that of MTX.