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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2016

IL-1 Inhibition in Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.

Gabriella Giancane, Francesca Minoia, Sergio Davì, Giulia Bracciolini, Alessandro Consolaro, Angelo Ravelli

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In one paragraph

Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
33citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors for juvenile idiopathic arthritis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025
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  7. The Immunopathogenesis of uveitis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026
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  8. NLRP3 inflammasome expression in pediatric asthma: sputum-based insights, inflammatory mechanisms, and targeted therapeutic strategies.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2025
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  14. Current evidence on the use of anakinra in COVID-19.International immunopharmacology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gabriella GiancanePediatric Rheumatology, Istituto Giannina GasliniGenova, Italy; Pediatria II, Università degli Studi di GenovaGenova, Italy.
Francesca MinoiaPediatric Rheumatology, Istituto Giannina Gaslini Genova, Italy.
Sergio DavìPediatric Rheumatology, Istituto Giannina Gaslini Genova, Italy.
Giulia BraccioliniPediatric Rheumatology, Istituto Giannina Gaslini Genova, Italy.
Alessandro ConsolaroPediatric Rheumatology, Istituto Giannina GasliniGenova, Italy; Pediatria II, Università degli Studi di GenovaGenova, Italy.
Angelo RavelliPediatric Rheumatology, Istituto Giannina GasliniGenova, Italy; Pediatria II, Università degli Studi di GenovaGenova, Italy.
Istituto Giannina Gaslini · ITUniversity of Genoa · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) is the form of childhood arthritis whose treatment is most challenging. The demonstration of the prominent involvement of interleukin (IL)-1 in disease pathogenesis has provided the rationale for the treatment with biologic medications that antagonize this cytokine. The three IL-1 blockers that have been tested so far (anakinra, canakinumab, and rilonacept) have all been proven effective and safe, although only canakinumab is currently approved for use in sJIA. The studies on IL-1 inhibition in sJIA published in the past few years suggest that children with fewer affected joints, higher neutrophil count, younger age at disease onset, shorter disease duration, or, possibly, higher ferritin level may respond better to anti-IL-1 treatment. In addition, it has been postulated that use of IL-1 blockade as first-line therapy may take advantage of a "window of opportunity," in which disease pathophysiology can be altered to prevent the occurrence of chronic arthritis. In this review, we analyze the published literature on IL-1 inhibitors in sJIA and discuss the rationale underlying the use of these medications, the results of therapeutic studies, and the controversial issues.

Indexed as

anakinracanakinumabIL1-inhibitorsrilonaceptsystemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Identifiers

PMID27999545
PMCPMC5138234
OpenAlexW2560182347

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