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JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
卷 130, 期 2, 页码 516-+出版社
MOSBY-ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.03.030
关键词
Pharmacogenetics; pitrakinra; IL-4 receptor; asthma therapy; IL-4 receptor antagonist
资金
- Aerovance
- Bayer Healthcare
- National Institute of Heart, Lung, and Blood [HL065899, HL101487, HL089992]
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- NIH
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Sanofi-Aventis
Background: This is the first large pharmacogenetic investigation of the inflammatory IL-4/IL-13 pathway in patients with moderate-to-severe asthma. We analyzed genomic DNA from participants in a 12-week placebo-controlled efficacy trial of pitrakinra (1, 3, or 10 mg twice daily), a novel IL-4/IL-13 pathway antagonist (Clinicaltrials.gov NCT00801853). Objectives: The primary hypothesis for this analysis is that amino acid changes in the 3' end of the IL-4 receptor alpha gene (IL4RA) or closely proximal variants would predict reductions in asthma exacerbations for subjects randomized to pitrakinra therapy. Methods: Nineteen IL4RA single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were tested in 407 non-Hispanic white subjects for association with the primary clinical end point of asthma exacerbations and changes in secondary end points for asthma symptom scores. Results: The most consistent pharmacogenetic associations were observed for the correlated tagging SNPs rs8832 and rs1029489 in the IL4RA 3' untranslated and proximal regions, respectively. Subjects homozygous for the rs8832 common G allele randomized to pitrakinra (placebo group nonsignificant) had decreased asthma exacerbations and decreased nocturnal awakenings and activities limited by asthma. There was also a significant pitrakinra dose-response relationship (placebo/1 000mg/3 mg/10 mg) for exacerbations in subjects homozygous for the common allele in rs1029489 (P = .005) and rs8832 (P = .009) and the intronic SNPs rs3024585, rs3024622, and rs4787956 (P = .03). Conclusion: This study demonstrates a significant pharmacogenetic interaction between anti-IL-4 receptor alpha therapy and IL4RA gene variation, identifying an asthma subgroup that is more responsive to therapy with this antagonist. (J Allergy Clin Immunol 2012; 130:516-22.)
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