Department of Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine.
Laboratory of Immunopathology, World Premier International Immunology Frontier Research Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020 May 1;59(5):959-967. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez311.
The therapeutic effects of IVIG in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) have not been established so far. This study aims to estimate the effects of IVIG on AAV by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis.
A comprehensive systematic review was conducted in accordance with the guidelines of PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews And Meta-analyses). PubMed and Google Scholar were used to search for original studies on AAV and collect clinical data before and after IVIG treatment. A meta-analysis of each clinical parameter was performed, and standardized mean difference (SMD) and 95% CI were calculated using the random effects model.
A total of 220 studies were identified, and nine met the selection criteria for the meta-analysis. IVIG was administered to active AAV patients as an immunomodulatory therapy in the nine studies selected. Significant reductions in BVAS (SMD -1.7; 95% CI [-2.66, -0.73]; P = 0.0006), ANCA (SMD -0.72; 95% CI [-1.13, -0.31]; P = 0.0006) and CRP (SMD -0.92; 95% CI [-1.49, -0.35]; P = 0.002) were noted within 6 months after administration of IVIG. Subgroup analysis in the unmodified immunotherapy population showed reductions in BVAS (SMD -1.39; 95% CI [-2.31, -0.48]; P = 0.003) and CRP (SMD -0.56; 95% CI [-0.93, -0.19]; P = 0.002) within half a month after IVIG treatment.
IVIG was associated with rapid improvements in disease activity and the related biomarkers in patients with active AAV.
目前尚未确定静脉注射免疫球蛋白(IVIG)治疗抗中性粒细胞胞质抗体(ANCA)相关性血管炎(AAV)的疗效。本研究旨在通过系统评价和荟萃分析来评估 IVIG 对 AAV 的影响。
根据 PRISMA(系统评价和荟萃分析的首选报告项目)指南进行全面的系统评价。使用 PubMed 和 Google Scholar 搜索 AAV 的原始研究,并收集 IVIG 治疗前后的临床数据。对每个临床参数进行荟萃分析,并使用随机效应模型计算标准化均数差(SMD)和 95%置信区间(CI)。
共确定了 220 项研究,其中 9 项符合荟萃分析的选择标准。在选定的 9 项研究中,IVIG 被用作治疗活动期 AAV 患者的免疫调节治疗。在接受 IVIG 治疗后 6 个月内,BVAS(SMD-1.7;95%CI[-2.66,-0.73];P=0.0006)、ANCA(SMD-0.72;95%CI[-1.13,-0.31];P=0.0006)和 CRP(SMD-0.92;95%CI[-1.49,-0.35];P=0.002)显著降低。在未修正的免疫治疗人群中进行的亚组分析显示,BVAS(SMD-1.39;95%CI[-2.31,-0.48];P=0.003)和 CRP(SMD-0.56;95%CI[-0.93,-0.19];P=0.002)在接受 IVIG 治疗后半个月内降低。
IVIG 与活动期 AAV 患者的疾病活动度和相关生物标志物的快速改善相关。