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. 2015 Feb 16;2015:194864. doi: 10.1155/2015/194864

Table 5.

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

Disease [reference] Cells involved Biologic platforms involved Treatment [reference]
PFAPA syndrome [137, 138] Mononuclear cells, neutrophils, lymphocytes, Th1 cells NLRP3 inflammasome Anakinra [139, 140]

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

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

Uveitis [192194] Th17 cells NLRP3 inflammasome Anakinra [73, 198],
canakinumab [118],
gevokizumab [199]

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

Behçet's disease [226231] Monocytes/macrophages, Th1 and Th2 cells, neutrophils P2X7 receptor, NLRP3 inflammasome Anakinra [232236],
canakinumab [228, 237, 238]

Gout and chondrocalcinosis [242245] Neutrophils, macrophages Lysosomal and cytoplasmic enzymes, P2X7 receptor, NLRP3 inflammasome Anakinra [247253],
canakinumab [254257],
rilonacept [258261]

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

Interstitial lung diseases [280, 281] Alveolar macrophages, neutrophils, macrophages NLRP3 inflammasome, IL-1/IL-Ra imbalance, transforming growth factor-β1 Anakinra [294, 295]

Still's disease [300] Macrophages, neutrophils, natural killer cells, Th1 and Th17 cells, dendritic cells NLRP3 inflammasome Anakinra [301324],
canakinumab [327, 328],
rilonacept [325, 326]