Review Article

Interleukin-1 as a Common Denominator from Autoinflammatory to Autoimmune Disorders: Premises, Perils, and Perspectives

Table 5

Main scene players involving the role of interleukin-1 in the autoinflammatory and autoimmune disorders described in this review.

Disease [reference]Cells involvedBiologic platforms involvedTreatment [reference]

PFAPA syndrome [137, 138]Mononuclear cells, neutrophils, lymphocytes, Th1 cellsNLRP3 inflammasomeAnakinra [139, 140]

Rheumatoid arthritis [141143]T and B lymphocytes, plasma cells, synoviocytesMetalloproteinases (collagenase, elastase)Anakinra [167, 168],
canakinumab [171, 172]

Type 2 diabetes mellitus [173181]Macrophages, adipocytes, pancreatic β-cellsOligomers of islet amyloid polypeptide,
NLRP3 inflammasome
Anakinra [182, 183, 253],
canakinumab [184186],
gevokizumab [187190]

Uveitis [192194]Th17 cellsNLRP3 inflammasomeAnakinra [73, 198],
canakinumab [118],
gevokizumab [199]

Pericarditis [22, 59, 212218]Dendritic cells, Th1 and Th17 cells, macrophagesPyrin, p55 tumor necrosis factor receptor type 1 Anakinra [209, 224]

Behçet’s disease [226231]Monocytes/macrophages, Th1 and Th2 cells, neutrophilsP2X7 receptor, NLRP3 inflammasomeAnakinra [232236],
canakinumab [228, 237, 238]

Gout and chondrocalcinosis [242245]Neutrophils, macrophagesLysosomal and cytoplasmic enzymes, P2X7 receptor, NLRP3 inflammasomeAnakinra [247253],
canakinumab [254257],
rilonacept [258261]

Sjögren syndrome [262266, 272275]Mononuclear cells, Th1 and Th17 cellsUpregulation of caspase-11, STAT-1 activity, P2X7 receptor, NLRP3 inflammasome, IL-1/IL-Ra imbalanceAnakinra [277, 278]

Interstitial lung diseases [280, 281]Alveolar macrophages, neutrophils, macrophagesNLRP3 inflammasome, IL-1/IL-Ra imbalance, transforming growth factor-Anakinra [294, 295]

Still’s disease [300]Macrophages, neutrophils, natural killer cells, Th1 and Th17 cells, dendritic cellsNLRP3 inflammasomeAnakinra [301324],
canakinumab [327, 328],
rilonacept [325, 326]