Changes in Inflammatory Cytokines in Responders and Non-Responders to TNFα Inhibitor and IL-17A Inhibitor: A Study Examining Psoriatic Arthritis Patients

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This study aimed to examine the changes in biomarker levels in responders and non-responders to tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitor (TNFi) and interleukin-17A inhibitor (IL-17Ai) in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients over a 4-month period after treatment initiation. A total of 68 PsA patients initiating either TNFi, IL-17Ai, or methotrexate treatment were included. Blood plasma and clinical outcome measures were collected adjacent to treatment initiation and after four months. A commercially available multiplex immunoassay was included to evaluate 54 biomarkers. Mean changes were used to evaluate change over time. A statistically significant decrease in pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6 (log-transformed mean change −0.97, 95%CI −4.30; 2.37, [p = 0.032]) and an increase in anti-inflammatory IL-10 (0.38, 95%CI 1.74; 2.50 [p = 0.010]) were seen in TNFi responders. Meanwhile, a statistically significant increase in the target cytokine IL-17A was seen in both IL-17Ai responders (2.49, 95%CI −1.84; 6.85 [p = 0.031]) and non-responders (2.48, 95%CI −1.46; 6.41 [p = 0.001]). This study demonstrated differing changes in cytokine levels when comparing treatment responders and non-responders, highlighting the need to improve the understanding of the different immune response mechanisms explaining different responses to medical treatment in PsA patients.

Original languageEnglish
Article number3002
JournalInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume25
Issue number5
Number of pages15
ISSN1661-6596
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

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  • bDMARDs, cytokine, IL-17A, psoriatic arthritis, TNFα

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