| Literature DB >> 18644634 |
Fulvio Baggi1, Federica Ubiali, Sara Nava, Valeria Nessi, Francesca Andreetta, Andrea Rigamonti, Lorenzo Maggi, Renato Mantegazza, Carlo Antozzi.
Abstract
We investigated the effect of IgG immunoadsorption (IA) on cytokine network in patients with treatment-resistant Myasthenia Gravis (MG) and Lambert-Eaton Syndrome (LEMS). We observed upregulation of interleukin (IL)-10, an anti-inflammatory and B cells growth factor, and reduction of pro-inflammatory factors such as IL-18 and IL-17, in both MG and LEMS after IA. Our observation suggests that the massive removal of antibodies might induce modifications of the cytokine balance linked to T and B cells mediated autoimmunity.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18644634 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2008.05.026
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neuroimmunol ISSN: 0165-5728 Impact factor: 3.478