{"title":"Proposals for the rheumatological use of JAK inhibitors","authors":"Francesco Ciccia, Roberto Caporali","doi":"10.1038/s41584-023-01068-3","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41584-023-01068-3","url":null,"abstract":"Janus kinase inhibitors have therapeutic potential for patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, and evidence of greater risks of cardiovascular disease and malignancy than with TNF inhibitors should be carefully considered before recommendations against their use are made. Assessment of the risk–benefit ratios in these patients can instead guide clinical decision-making.","PeriodicalId":18810,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Rheumatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":33.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139432571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"S100A4 inhibition targets fibrosis in SSc","authors":"Jessica McHugh","doi":"10.1038/s41584-024-01080-1","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41584-024-01080-1","url":null,"abstract":"New findings suggest that targeting the DAMP protein S100A4 could mitigate both inflammatory and fibrotic pathways in systemic sclerosis.","PeriodicalId":18810,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Rheumatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":33.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139420103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Piero Ruscitti, Luca Cantarini, Peter A. Nigrovic, Dennis McGonagle, Roberto Giacomelli
{"title":"Recent advances and evolving concepts in Still’s disease","authors":"Piero Ruscitti, Luca Cantarini, Peter A. Nigrovic, Dennis McGonagle, Roberto Giacomelli","doi":"10.1038/s41584-023-01065-6","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41584-023-01065-6","url":null,"abstract":"Still’s disease is a rare inflammatory syndrome that encompasses systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and adult-onset Still’s disease, both of which can exhibit life-threatening complications, including macrophage activation syndrome (MAS), a secondary form of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Genetic insights into Still’s disease involve both HLA and non-HLA susceptibility genes, suggesting the involvement of adaptive immune cell-mediated immunity. At the same time, phenotypic evidence indicates the involvement of autoinflammatory processes. Evidence also implicates the type I interferon signature, mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 signalling and ferritin in the pathogenesis of Still’s disease and MAS. Pathological entities associated with Still’s disease include lung disease that could be associated with biologic DMARDs and with the occurrence of MAS. Historically, monophasic, recurrent and persistent Still’s disease courses were recognized. Newer proposals of alternative Still’s disease clusters could enable better dissection of clinical heterogeneity on the basis of immune cell profiles that could represent diverse endotypes or phases of disease activity. Therapeutically, data on IL-1 and IL-6 antagonism and Janus kinase inhibition suggest the importance of early administration in Still’s disease. Furthermore, there is evidence that patients who develop MAS can be treated with IFNγ antagonism. Despite these developments, unmet needs remain that can form the basis for the design of future studies leading to improvement of disease management. In this Review, the authors describe shared pathophysiology of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and adult-onset Still’s disease and their life-threatening complication, macrophage activation syndrome. Therapeutic developments now enable the targeting of multiple pathways in these conditions, and evidence suggests that early use of DMARDs has the potential to prevent chronic disease.","PeriodicalId":18810,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Rheumatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":33.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139419922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"B cells guide rituximab use in AAV remission","authors":"Sarah Onuora","doi":"10.1038/s41584-024-01078-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41584-024-01078-9","url":null,"abstract":"In patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis in sustained remission, reinfusion with rituximab after B cell repopulation resulted in fewer clinical relapses than did reinfusion following serological ANCA flare.","PeriodicalId":18810,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Rheumatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":33.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139420066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The rise of precision cellular therapies","authors":"Maximilian F. Konig","doi":"10.1038/s41584-023-01073-6","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41584-023-01073-6","url":null,"abstract":"Advances in gene, protein and cellular engineering provide unprecedented opportunities to redirect immune cells to treat autoimmunity. In 2023, novel cellular and precision immunotherapies showed remarkable promise in the treatment of rheumatic diseases.","PeriodicalId":18810,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Rheumatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":33.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139379409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring the latest advances in axial spondyloarthritis management","authors":"Diego Benavent, Victoria Navarro-Compán","doi":"10.1038/s41584-023-01072-7","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41584-023-01072-7","url":null,"abstract":"Studies published in 2023 emphasize the long-term efficacy and safety of novel therapeutics for both radiographic and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and provide a consensus definition of ‘early axSpA’ for use in research studies.","PeriodicalId":18810,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Rheumatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":33.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139379482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advances in the treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis","authors":"Lindsay Lally, Robert Spiera","doi":"10.1038/s41584-023-01069-2","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41584-023-01069-2","url":null,"abstract":"Research published in 2023 has demonstrated the efficacy of sarilumab for IL-6 blockade in polymyalgia rheumatica and of secukinumab for IL-17 blockade in giant cell arteritis (GCA). Furthermore, preliminary results with human monocyte-derived suppressive cells suggest the potential of cellular therapeutics for the treatment of GCA.","PeriodicalId":18810,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Rheumatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":33.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139379436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Large language models: rheumatologists’ newest colleagues?","authors":"Vincenzo Venerito, Latika Gupta","doi":"10.1038/s41584-023-01070-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41584-023-01070-9","url":null,"abstract":"In 2023, large language models demonstrated potential for use in rheumatology to accurately suggest diagnoses and provide empathetic patient education. However, the propensity of this technology to generate misleading information continues to pose risks. Balancing innovation with physician guidance is essential.","PeriodicalId":18810,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Rheumatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":33.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139098242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maxime Beydon, Sara McCoy, Yann Nguyen, Takayuki Sumida, Xavier Mariette, Raphaèle Seror
{"title":"Epidemiology of Sjögren syndrome","authors":"Maxime Beydon, Sara McCoy, Yann Nguyen, Takayuki Sumida, Xavier Mariette, Raphaèle Seror","doi":"10.1038/s41584-023-01057-6","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41584-023-01057-6","url":null,"abstract":"Sjögren syndrome is a phenotypically varied autoimmune disorder that can occur alone in primary Sjögren syndrome or in association with other connective tissue diseases (CTDs), including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and systemic sclerosis (SSc). The estimation of the prevalence and incidence of Sjögren syndrome varies depending on diagnostic criteria and study design, making it difficult to estimate geographical and temporal trends. Nonetheless, disease phenotype is influenced by geographical origin, which is a risk factor for systemic activity. Whether mortality in primary Sjögren syndrome is increased compared with that of the general population is not yet known, but extra-glandular manifestations, in particular lymphomas, are clear risk factors for mortality. In CTDs associated with Sjögren syndrome, lymphoma risk seems higher than that of patients with CTD alone, and there is potentially lower disease activity in SLE with Sjögren syndrome and in SSc with Sjögren syndrome than in SLE or SSc alone. In this epidemiological Review, the authors summarize the available evidence relating to the prevalence, incidence, risk factors and mortality associated with the autoimmune disorder Sjögren syndrome, with or without the co-occurrence of other connective tissue diseases.","PeriodicalId":18810,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Rheumatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":33.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138807549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}