Dana Reza
Laboratory of Immunology, Schepens Eye Research Institute, and the Cornea Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 2007;105:330-43.
Interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) play critical roles in mediating corneal inflammation. In this study, topical blockade of IL-1 and TNF-alpha, alone or in combination, was compared to conventional corticosteroid anti-inflammatory therapy in suppressing infiltration of the cornea by antigen-presenting Langerhans cells (LCs) and in promoting corneal transplant survival in a mouse model of keratoplasty.
Study drugs included topical 2% IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra), 1.5% soluble TNF-alpha receptor (sTNFR), and 1% prednisolone phosphate (Pred), all formulated in hyaluronic acid vehicle. Fifty eyes of BALB/c mice were used for LC studies where the numbers of LCs were determined 1 week after electrocautery to the corneal surface or transplantation of C57BL/6 corneas. Additionally, 65 BALB/c mice received corneal allografts and were randomized to receive one of the following for 8 weeks: (1) IL-1Ra, (2) sTNFR, (3) Pred, (4) combined IL-1Ra and Pred, or (5) vehicle alone.
Mean suppression of LC infiltration after electrocautery or transplantation was 67% and 71%, respectively, for IL-1Ra, 40% and 62% for sTNFR, 70% and 72% for sTNFR+IL-1Ra, and 77% and 78% for Pred alone. Rejection rates were 15% for IL-1Ra (P = .01), 38% for sTNFR (P = .1), 17% for Pred (P = .02), and 7% for combined IL-1Ra+Pred (P = .002) as compared to 69% for the vehicle-treated group. IL-1Ra and Pred, but not sTNFR, significantly inhibited post-transplantation neovascularization.
Topical IL-1Ra and prednisolone are comparable in their capacity to promote graft survival. sTNFR therapy, though effective, has much lower efficacy as compared to IL-1Ra or Pred. Combination IL-1Ra and steroid therapy offers only minimal added efficacy over either agent used alone.
白细胞介素-1(IL-1)和肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)在介导角膜炎症中起关键作用。在本研究中,将单独或联合局部阻断IL-1和TNF-α与传统皮质类固醇抗炎疗法进行比较,以研究其在抑制抗原呈递朗格汉斯细胞(LCs)对角膜的浸润以及促进角膜移植存活方面的作用,该研究采用角膜移植小鼠模型。
研究药物包括局部用2%白细胞介素-1受体拮抗剂(IL-1Ra)、1.5%可溶性肿瘤坏死因子-α受体(sTNFR)和1%磷酸泼尼松龙(Pred),均用透明质酸载体配制。50只BALB/c小鼠的眼睛用于LC研究,在角膜表面电灼或移植C57BL/6角膜1周后测定LC数量。此外,65只BALB/c小鼠接受了同种异体角膜移植,并随机分为以下几组,接受8周的治疗:(1)IL-1Ra,(2)sTNFR,(3)Pred,(4)联合使用IL-1Ra和Pred,或(5)单独使用载体。
电灼或移植后,IL-1Ra对LC浸润的平均抑制率分别为67%和71%,sTNFR为40%和62%,sTNFR + IL-1Ra为70%和72%,单独使用Pred为77%和78%。与载体治疗组的69%相比,IL-1Ra的排斥率为15%(P = 0.01),sTNFR为38%(P = 0.1),Pred为17%(P = 0.02),联合使用IL-1Ra + Pred为7%(P = 0.002)。IL-1Ra和Pred,但不是sTNFR,显著抑制移植后新生血管形成。
局部使用IL-1Ra和泼尼松龙在促进移植物存活的能力方面相当。sTNFR疗法虽然有效,但与IL-1Ra或Pred相比,疗效要低得多。联合使用IL-1Ra和类固醇疗法与单独使用任何一种药物相比,仅提供最小的额外疗效。