Treatment of Dilated Cardiomyopathy With Interleukin-1 Inhibition
Authors: Giacomo De Luca, Corrado Campochiaro, Charles A. Dinarello, Lorenzo Dagna, Giulio Cavalli
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2018)

Letters4 December 2018Treatment of Dilated Cardiomyopathy With Interleukin-1 InhibitionGiacomo De Luca, MD, Corrado Campochiaro, MD, Charles A. Dinarello, MD, Lorenzo Dagna, MD, and Giulio Cavalli, MDGiacomo De Luca, MDVita-Salute San Raffaele University and Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy (G.D., C.C., L.D., G.C.), Corrado Campochiaro, MDVita-Salute San Raffaele University and Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy (G.D., C.C., L.D., G.C.), Charles A. Dinarello, MDUniversity of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado (C.A.D.), Lorenzo Dagna, MDVita-Salute San Raffaele University and Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy (G.D., C.C., L.D., G.C.), and Giulio Cavalli, MDVita-Salute San Raffaele University and Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy (G.D., C.C., L.D., G.C.)Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L18-0315 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Background: Dilated cardiomyopathy is a severe, irreversible form of heart disease characterized by left ventricular systolic dysfunction and dilation that are not explained by abnormal loading or coronary artery disease. The current mainstay of treatment is symptomatic management of heart failure and arrhythmia. Novel, effective therapeutic options are an unmet clinical need (1). The central role of inflammation in heart failure is now established, and the heart exhibits a stereotyped inflammatory response to injury that is mediated by interleukin-1. Selective inhibition of this cytokine has thus emerged as an intriguing therapeutic opportunity (2).Objective: To report the results of treatment ...References1. Merlo M, Cannatà A, Gobbo M, Stolfo D, Elliott PM, Sinagra G. Evolving concepts in dilated cardiomyopathy. Eur J Heart Fail. 2018;20:228-39. [PMID: 29271570] doi:10.1002/ejhf.1103 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Buckley LF, Abbate A. Interleukin-1 blockade in cardiovascular diseases: a clinical update. Eur Heart J. 2018;39:2063-9. [PMID: 29584915] doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehy128 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Cavalli G, Dinarello CA. Treating rheumatological diseases and co-morbidities with interleukin-1 blocking therapies. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2015;54:2134-44. [PMID: 26209330] doi:10.1093/rheumatology/kev269 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Cavalli G, Pappalardo F, Mangieri A, Dinarello CA, Dagna L, Tresoldi M. Treating life-threatening myocarditis by blocking interleukin-1. Crit Care Med. 2016;44:e751-4. [PMID: 27031379] doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000001654 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. De Luca G, Cavalli G, Campochiaro C, Tresoldi M, Dagna L. Myocarditis: an interleukin-1-mediated disease? Front Immunol. 2018;9:1335. [PMID: 29951067] doi:10.3389/fimmu.2018.01335 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy (G.D., C.C., L.D., G.C.)University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado (C.A.D.)Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L18-0315.This article was published at Annals.org on 31 July 2018. 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