Approach to Fingolimod-Induced Lymphopenia in Multiple Sclerosis Patients: Do We Have a Roadmap?
Approach to Fingolimod-Induced Lymphopenia in Multiple Sclerosis Patients: Do We Have a Roadmap?
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DOI:
10.1002/jcph.945
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发表时间:
2017-11-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Urrea-Mendoza, Enrique
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作者:
Avasarala, Jagannadha;Jain, Sandip;Urrea-Mendoza, Enrique
The first-in-class oral drug therapy approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) in September 2010, fingolimod (FTY), is marketed under the brand name Gilenya (Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Basel, Switzerland). It is a sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) receptor modulator that inhibits egress of naive and central memory lymphocytes from lymph nodes, which are thought to play a central role in the pathogenesis of MS. In the peripheral blood, FTY causes CD4+ and CD8+ T cells to be reversibly retained in the lymph nodes, reducing the infiltration of lymphocytes into the central nervous system (CNS), where they are thought to initiate and promote inflammation. Administration of FTY prevents the egress of lymphocytes from primary and secondary lymph organs, causing lymphopenia. 1In vivo, FTY is phosphorylated to form fingolimod phosphate, which resembles naturally occurring S1P, an extracellular lipid mediator whose major effects are mediated by cognate G protein–coupled receptors. 2 Of the 5 S1P receptor subtypes, known as S1P1-5, 4 bind to fingolimod phosphate; the receptors are expressed on cells that are central to the biology of MS. 2 Regulation of lymphocyte egress from lymphoid tissues into the circulation is mediated via S1P1. Fingolimod phosphate initially activates lymphocyte S1P1 via high-affinity receptor binding but induces S1P1 downregulation, preventing lymphocyte egress from lymphoid tissues. 2 This serves to reduce autoreactive lymphocyte trafficking into the central nervous system CNS. S1P receptors are localized in astrocytes3 and are also expressed by many CNS cell types and have been shown to influence cell proliferation, morphology, and migration. 2 Fingolimod crosses the blood-brain barrier4 and may therefore have direct CNS effects, distinguishing it from other immunologically targeted MS therapies.