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Avacopan's potential to decrease MPO-ANCA titres concurrent with ameliorated activity in ANCA-associated vasculitis.

Tomoki TaniguchiRyosuke HiwaMikihito ShojiEriho YamaguchiMirei ShirakashiHideo OnizawaHideaki TsujiKoji KitagoriRan NakashimaShuji AkizukiAkira OnishiHajime YoshifujiMasao TanakaAkio Morinobu
Published in: Modern rheumatology case reports (2024)
Avacopan, an orally administered C5a receptor antagonist, is effective in microscopic polyangiitis via the inhibition of neutrophil priming induced by C5a. However, the exact effect of avacopan on the production of myeloperoxidase antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (MPO-ANCA) is yet to be clearly established. This report presents a microscopic polyangiitis patient without major organ damage where high levels of MPO-ANCA persisted with high-dose steroid therapy and azathioprine, but the addition of avacopan led to a reduction in MPO-ANCA titres. The present case implies that avacopan-mediated inhibition of C5a may lead to a reduction in MPO-ANCA levels, thereby potentially ameliorating the pathophysiology of ANCA-associated vasculitis. Nevertheless, the impact of avacopan on MPO-ANCA production cannot be asserted solely based on this report; therefore, further examination is necessary through subgroup analysis using data from larger-scale studies.
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