Pharmacotherapy of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica: Prospects for the use of monoclonal antibodies to interleukin 6

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (RPM) are immune-mediated rheumatic disease (IMRDs), which typically develop in people over 50 years of age. Currently, GCA and PMR are considered within a single complex autoimmune-autoinflammatory pathology, defined as “GCA-PMR spectrum disease...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Evgeny L. Nasonov, Azamat M. Satybaldyev, Elvira N. Otteva, Tatiana V. Beketova, Andrey A. Baranov
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: IMA PRESS LLC 2024-09-01
Series:Научно-практическая ревматология
Subjects:
Online Access:https://rsp.mediar-press.net/rsp/article/view/3600
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849240263683211264
author Evgeny L. Nasonov
Azamat M. Satybaldyev
Elvira N. Otteva
Tatiana V. Beketova
Andrey A. Baranov
author_facet Evgeny L. Nasonov
Azamat M. Satybaldyev
Elvira N. Otteva
Tatiana V. Beketova
Andrey A. Baranov
author_sort Evgeny L. Nasonov
collection DOAJ
description Giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (RPM) are immune-mediated rheumatic disease (IMRDs), which typically develop in people over 50 years of age. Currently, GCA and PMR are considered within a single complex autoimmune-autoinflammatory pathology, defined as “GCA-PMR spectrum disease”. This was reflected in the development of general recommendations for pharmacotherapy within the framework of the “treat-to-tar get” strategy, although specific approaches to the treatment of patients with GCA and RPM differ depending on the clinical and pathogenetic characteristics of each nosological form. Glucocorticoids (GCs) are central to the treatment of GCA and RPM. Attention is drawn to the paradoxical discrepancy between the high effectiveness of GCs in the short term and the increasing severity of pathology associated with persistent inflammatory activity and the accumulation of organ damage induced by GCs in the long term, which indicates the need to improve therapy, primarily in the direction of optimizing the use of GCs. New opportunities for pharmacotherapy of GCA and RPM (as well as other IMRDs) are associated with the use of biologic agents that block the activity of cytokines involved in the immunopathogenesis of diseases, and in recent years, JAK (Janus kinase) inhibitors. Among pharmacological “targets,” special attention is drawn to interleukin (IL) 6, a pleiotropic cytokine involved in the development of inflammation, immune response, immunometabolism, cancerogenesis, vascular wall remodeling, etc. Currently, several biologic agents have been developed that are specific to both IL-6 receptor and IL-6: humanized monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to the IL-6 receptor (tocilizumab), and human mAbs to IL-6 receptor (sarilumab and levilimab (BIOCAD)), humanized mAbs to IL-6 olokizumab (R-PHARM), etc. The article summarizes data regarding the effectiveness and safety of tocilizumab in GCA and RPM, recommendations for the use of IL-6 inhibitors in these diseases and discusses the prospects for further research.
format Article
id doaj-art-e848ab9f31e5465f97d7fbe8da71eced
institution Kabale University
issn 1995-4484
1995-4492
language Russian
publishDate 2024-09-01
publisher IMA PRESS LLC
record_format Article
series Научно-практическая ревматология
spelling doaj-art-e848ab9f31e5465f97d7fbe8da71eced2025-08-20T04:00:40ZrusIMA PRESS LLCНаучно-практическая ревматология1995-44841995-44922024-09-0162410.47360/1995-4484-2024-348-3643000Pharmacotherapy of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica: Prospects for the use of monoclonal antibodies to interleukin 6Evgeny L. Nasonov0Azamat M. Satybaldyev1Elvira N. Otteva2Tatiana V. Beketova3Andrey A. Baranov4V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology; I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health Care of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University)V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of RheumatologyInstitute for Advanced Training of Healthcare ProfessionalsV.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology; Central State Medical Academy of the Administrative Directorate of the President of the Russian Federation; Moscow Polytechnic UniversityYaroslavl State Medical UniversityGiant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (RPM) are immune-mediated rheumatic disease (IMRDs), which typically develop in people over 50 years of age. Currently, GCA and PMR are considered within a single complex autoimmune-autoinflammatory pathology, defined as “GCA-PMR spectrum disease”. This was reflected in the development of general recommendations for pharmacotherapy within the framework of the “treat-to-tar get” strategy, although specific approaches to the treatment of patients with GCA and RPM differ depending on the clinical and pathogenetic characteristics of each nosological form. Glucocorticoids (GCs) are central to the treatment of GCA and RPM. Attention is drawn to the paradoxical discrepancy between the high effectiveness of GCs in the short term and the increasing severity of pathology associated with persistent inflammatory activity and the accumulation of organ damage induced by GCs in the long term, which indicates the need to improve therapy, primarily in the direction of optimizing the use of GCs. New opportunities for pharmacotherapy of GCA and RPM (as well as other IMRDs) are associated with the use of biologic agents that block the activity of cytokines involved in the immunopathogenesis of diseases, and in recent years, JAK (Janus kinase) inhibitors. Among pharmacological “targets,” special attention is drawn to interleukin (IL) 6, a pleiotropic cytokine involved in the development of inflammation, immune response, immunometabolism, cancerogenesis, vascular wall remodeling, etc. Currently, several biologic agents have been developed that are specific to both IL-6 receptor and IL-6: humanized monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to the IL-6 receptor (tocilizumab), and human mAbs to IL-6 receptor (sarilumab and levilimab (BIOCAD)), humanized mAbs to IL-6 olokizumab (R-PHARM), etc. The article summarizes data regarding the effectiveness and safety of tocilizumab in GCA and RPM, recommendations for the use of IL-6 inhibitors in these diseases and discusses the prospects for further research.https://rsp.mediar-press.net/rsp/article/view/3600giant cell arteritispolymyalgia rheumaticainterleukin 6interleukin 6 inhibitorstocilizumab
spellingShingle Evgeny L. Nasonov
Azamat M. Satybaldyev
Elvira N. Otteva
Tatiana V. Beketova
Andrey A. Baranov
Pharmacotherapy of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica: Prospects for the use of monoclonal antibodies to interleukin 6
Научно-практическая ревматология
giant cell arteritis
polymyalgia rheumatica
interleukin 6
interleukin 6 inhibitors
tocilizumab
title Pharmacotherapy of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica: Prospects for the use of monoclonal antibodies to interleukin 6
title_full Pharmacotherapy of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica: Prospects for the use of monoclonal antibodies to interleukin 6
title_fullStr Pharmacotherapy of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica: Prospects for the use of monoclonal antibodies to interleukin 6
title_full_unstemmed Pharmacotherapy of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica: Prospects for the use of monoclonal antibodies to interleukin 6
title_short Pharmacotherapy of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica: Prospects for the use of monoclonal antibodies to interleukin 6
title_sort pharmacotherapy of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica prospects for the use of monoclonal antibodies to interleukin 6
topic giant cell arteritis
polymyalgia rheumatica
interleukin 6
interleukin 6 inhibitors
tocilizumab
url https://rsp.mediar-press.net/rsp/article/view/3600
work_keys_str_mv AT evgenylnasonov pharmacotherapyofgiantcellarteritisandpolymyalgiarheumaticaprospectsfortheuseofmonoclonalantibodiestointerleukin6
AT azamatmsatybaldyev pharmacotherapyofgiantcellarteritisandpolymyalgiarheumaticaprospectsfortheuseofmonoclonalantibodiestointerleukin6
AT elviranotteva pharmacotherapyofgiantcellarteritisandpolymyalgiarheumaticaprospectsfortheuseofmonoclonalantibodiestointerleukin6
AT tatianavbeketova pharmacotherapyofgiantcellarteritisandpolymyalgiarheumaticaprospectsfortheuseofmonoclonalantibodiestointerleukin6
AT andreyabaranov pharmacotherapyofgiantcellarteritisandpolymyalgiarheumaticaprospectsfortheuseofmonoclonalantibodiestointerleukin6