Davidsen B, Munkholm P, Schlichting P, Nielsen O H, Krarup H, Bonnevie-Nielsen V
Department of Medical Gastroenterology C. Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 1995 Feb;9(1):75-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.1995.tb00355.x.
Due to the need for new principles for the treatment of Crohn's disease and due to the documented immunomodulatory effects of interferon alpha, the tolerability and effect(s) of interferon alpha-2b (Introna) in active Crohn's disease were examined in a pilot study.
Five patients with active Crohn's disease (activity index (CDAI) scores of 235-517), were treated with interferon alpha-2b for 12 weeks.
All patients tolerated the treatment, but developed influenza-like symptoms, which were fully controlled by paracetamol. Two patients obtained partial remission with a decline in activity index scores of 39% and 50%. The activity of 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase, which together with two other interferon-induced proteins, neopterin and beta 2-microglobulin were increased during treatment, indicated clearly an in vivo uptake of interferon. Sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, orosomucoid, albumin, specific inflammatory markers: soluble interleukin-2 alpha-receptors (sIL-2R) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) did not show any changes before or after treatment.
Future multicentre investigations are required to evaluate the clinical effect of interferon alpha-2b treatment in active Crohn's disease.
由于治疗克罗恩病需要新的原则,且已有文献记载干扰素α具有免疫调节作用,因此在一项初步研究中对干扰素α-2b(英特龙)治疗活动期克罗恩病的耐受性和效果进行了研究。
5例活动期克罗恩病患者(活动指数(CDAI)评分235 - 517)接受干扰素α-2b治疗12周。
所有患者均耐受治疗,但出现了流感样症状,对乙酰氨基酚可完全控制这些症状。2例患者获得部分缓解,活动指数评分分别下降了39%和50%。治疗期间,2',5'-寡腺苷酸合成酶以及另外两种干扰素诱导蛋白(新蝶呤和β2-微球蛋白)的活性增加,这清楚地表明体内摄取了干扰素。血沉、C反应蛋白、血清类黏蛋白、白蛋白、特异性炎症标志物:可溶性白细胞介素-2α受体(sIL-2R)和细胞间黏附分子-1(ICAM-1)在治疗前后均未显示任何变化。
需要未来进行多中心研究以评估干扰素α-2b治疗活动期克罗恩病的临床效果。