Institute of Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Allergology and Immunology, Berlin, Germany; I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Division of Immune-Mediated Skin Diseases, Moscow, Russia.
Institute of Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Allergology and Immunology, Berlin, Germany; Clinician Scientist Program, Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2022 Jun;149(6):1819-1831. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.04.010.
Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is a debilitating mast cell-driven disease characterized by recurrent wheals and/or angioedema. Substantial progress has been made in dissecting the 2 main autoimmune mechanisms that drive the pathogenesis of CSU. Type I autoimmune (autoallergic) CSU is associated with IgE antibodies against autoantigens, for example, thyroid peroxidase and IL-24. Type IIb autoimmune CSU is mediated by autoantibodies that activate mast cells, for example, via IgE and FcεRI, and is present in less than 10% of patients with CSU when strict criteria are used, that is, triple positivity of autologous serum skin test, immunoassays for IgG autoantibodies, and basophil activation tests. A subpopulation of patients with CSU has both types. Type IIb autoimmune CSU is characterized by higher disease severity, concomitant autoimmune diseases, low levels of total IgE, elevated levels of IgG-anti-thyroid peroxidase, basopenia, eosinopenia, poor response to antihistamines and to omalizumab, and a good response to cyclosporine. Novel targeted therapies for CSU are under development such as ligelizumab, an anti-IgE, fenebrutinib and remibrutinib, Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and dupilumab, an anti-IL-4Rα. Further studies should investigate the overlap between autoallergic and type IIb autoimmune CSU, optimize the diagnosis of both autoimmune endotypes using easy-to-perform, noninvasive, and inexpensive markers, and assess differences in response to therapy.
慢性自发性荨麻疹(CSU)是一种由肥大细胞驱动的使人虚弱的疾病,其特征是反复发作的风团和/或血管性水肿。在剖析驱动 CSU 发病机制的 2 种主要自身免疫机制方面已经取得了重大进展。1 型自身免疫(自身过敏)CSU 与针对自身抗原的 IgE 抗体有关,例如甲状腺过氧化物酶和 IL-24。2b 型自身免疫 CSU 由激活肥大细胞的自身抗体介导,例如通过 IgE 和 FcεRI,并且当使用严格的标准时,即在自身血清皮肤试验、IgG 自身抗体免疫测定和嗜碱性粒细胞活化试验的三重阳性时,不到 10%的 CSU 患者存在 2b 型自身免疫 CSU,即自身血清皮肤试验、IgG 自身抗体免疫测定和嗜碱性粒细胞活化试验的三重阳性。CSU 的亚组患者同时存在这两种类型。2b 型自身免疫 CSU 的特征是疾病严重程度更高、同时患有自身免疫性疾病、总 IgE 水平低、IgG-抗甲状腺过氧化物酶水平升高、嗜碱性粒细胞减少、嗜酸性粒细胞减少、对抗组胺药和奥马珠单抗反应不佳、对环孢素反应良好。正在开发针对 CSU 的新型靶向疗法,例如抗 IgE 的 ligelizumab、fenebrutinib 和 remibrutinib、Bruton 酪氨酸激酶抑制剂以及抗 IL-4Rα 的 dupilumab。进一步的研究应该调查自身过敏和 2b 型自身免疫 CSU 之间的重叠,使用易于进行、非侵入性和廉价的标志物优化这两种自身免疫表型的诊断,并评估对治疗的反应差异。