Systemic autoimmune disease in asbestosis rapidly responding to anti-interleukin-1beta antibody canakinumab: a case report

Background Asbestosis is characterized by lung and pleural fibrosis and by immune system dysregulation, with autoantibody production and systemic immune-mediated disease. No specific therapies are available for asbestosis. Recently, the pivotal pathogenic role exerted by interleukin-1beta has been recently reported. Case presentation We treated with anti-interleukin 1 beta targeted antibody canakinumab a 67 year old man with asbestosis and long lasting systemic autoimmune features. A dramatic improvement in clinical manifestations was observed at 1 week after the first injection, with complete clinical remission at 4 months. Conclusion This case suggests new perspectives for the treatment of asbestosis and its systemic features..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

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2015

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

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BMC musculoskeletal disorders - 16(2015), 1 vom: 14. Juni

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Niccoli, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Cassarà, Emanuele [VerfasserIn]
Kaloudi, Olga [VerfasserIn]
Nannini, Carlotta [VerfasserIn]
Romagnoli, Micaela [VerfasserIn]
Cantini, Fabrizio [VerfasserIn]

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Asbestosis
Autoimmunity
Canakinumab
Interleukin-1beta

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© Niccoli et al. 2015. This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (

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10.1186/s12891-015-0602-6

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SPR028032837