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SUBMITTER: Challa DK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3851218 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep-Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Challa Dilip K DK Bussmeyer Uta U Khan Tarique T Montoyo Héctor P HP Bansal Pankaj P Ober Raimund J RJ Ward E Sally ES
mAbs 20130619 5
Much data support a role for central nervous system antigen-specific antibodies in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). The effects of inducing a decrease in (auto)antibody levels on MS or experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) through specific blockade of FcRn, however, remain unexplored. We recently developed engineered antibodies that lower endogenous IgG levels by competing for binding to FcRn. These Abdegs ("antibodies that enhance IgG degradation") can be used to directly ...[more]