A pilot study of IL-1 inhibition by anakinra in acute gout

Arthritis Research & Therapy - Tập 9 - Trang 1-6 - 2007
Alexander So1, Thibaut De Smedt2, Sylvie Revaz1, Jürg Tschopp3
1Service of Rhumatologie, Department of Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universtaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Switzerland
2Apoxis SA, Lausanne, Switzerland
3Institute of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland

Tóm tắt

Monosodium urate crystals stimulate monocytes and macrophages to release IL-1β through the NALP3 component of the inflammasome. The effectiveness of IL-1 inhibition in hereditary autoinflammatory syndromes with mutations in the NALP3 protein suggested that IL-1 inhibition might also be effective in relieving the inflammatory manifestations of acute gout. The effectiveness of IL-1 inhibition was first evaluated in a mouse model of monosodium urate crystal-induced inflammation. IL-1 inhibition prevented peritoneal neutrophil accumulation but TNF blockade had no effect. Based on these findings, we performed a pilot, open-labeled study (trial registration number ISRCTN10862635) in 10 patients with gout who could not tolerate or had failed standard antiinflammatory therapies. All patients received 100 mg anakinra daily for 3 days. All 10 patients with acute gout responded rapidly to anakinra. No adverse effects were observed. IL-1 blockade appears to be an effective therapy for acute gouty arthritis. The clinical findings need to be confirmed in a controlled study.

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