Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, Md.
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine Specialties, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2017 May;139(5):1698-1701. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.10.022. Epub 2016 Nov 19.
NLRC4-inflammasome hyperactivity causes infantile-onset Macrophage Activation Syndrome and enterocolitis with extraordinary serum IL-18 elevation (NLRC4-MAS). Herein, we report a critically ill infant with severe, refractory NLRC4-MAS who showed sustained response to treatment with experimental IL-18 inhibition.
NLRC4 炎性体过度活跃可导致婴儿发病的巨噬细胞活化综合征和肠炎,伴有异常高的血清白细胞介素-18 水平(NLRC4-MAS)。在此,我们报告了一例重症 NLRC4-MAS 危重症婴儿,其对实验性白细胞介素-18 抑制治疗有持续反应。