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SUBMITTER: Sudo M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4178036 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sudo Makoto M Yamaguchi Yoshiki Y Späth Peter J PJ Matsumoto-Morita Kana K Ong Benjamin K BK Shahrizaila Nortina N Yuki Nobuhiro N
PloS one 20140926 9
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is the first line treatment for Guillain-Barré syndrome and multifocal motor neuropathy, which are caused by anti-ganglioside antibody-mediated complement-dependent cytotoxicity. IVIG has many potential mechanisms of action, and sialylation of the IgG Fc portion reportedly has an anti-inflammatory effect in antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity models. We investigated the effects of different IVIG glycoforms on the inhibition of antibody-mediated complem ...[more]