The protean ocular involvement in monogenic autoinflammatory diseases: state of the art

Clin Rheumatol. 2015 Jul;34(7):1171-80. doi: 10.1007/s10067-015-2920-3. Epub 2015 Apr 2.

Abstract

Ocular involvement is frequent in the monogenic autoinflammatory disorders and generally occurs as spontaneously recurring inflammatory events at different ocular sites caused by the aberrant release of proinflammatory cytokines, mainly IL-1β. Over the past decade, we witnessed a significant growth of eye abnormalities associated with idiopathic granulomatous disorders, familial Mediterranean fever, tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome, mevalonate kinase deficiency, and cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome. The pathogenetic mechanisms of these disorders have shown the evidence of disrupted cytokine signaling, but the explanation for the heterogeneous ocular involvement remains to be elucidated. We herein review the monogenic autoinflammatory disorders affecting the eye, describing their main clinical features with specific regard to the ocular involvement, which can lead to decreased visual acuity and even blindness, if the primary disorder is undetected or left untreated.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Arthritis / genetics
  • Arthritis / immunology
  • Autoimmune Diseases / genetics
  • Autoimmune Diseases / immunology
  • Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes / genetics
  • Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes / immunology
  • Cytokines / metabolism
  • Eye Diseases / immunology*
  • Familial Mediterranean Fever / genetics
  • Familial Mediterranean Fever / immunology
  • Female
  • Fever / genetics
  • Fever / immunology
  • Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases / genetics
  • Hereditary Autoinflammatory Diseases / immunology
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / immunology*
  • Interleukin-1beta / metabolism
  • Male
  • Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency / genetics
  • Mevalonate Kinase Deficiency / immunology
  • Mutation
  • Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / deficiency
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Synovitis / genetics
  • Synovitis / immunology
  • Uveitis / genetics
  • Uveitis / immunology

Substances

  • Cytokines
  • Interleukin-1beta
  • Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)
  • mevalonate kinase

Supplementary concepts

  • Blau syndrome
  • Periodic fever, familial, autosomal dominant