Advances and ongoing research in the treatment of autoimmune neuromuscular junction disorders

JJGM Verschuuren, J Palace, H Murai… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Summary Myasthenia gravis and Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome are antibody-
mediated autoimmune diseases of the neuromuscular junction that usually present with …

[HTML][HTML] Antibody therapies in autoimmune neuromuscular junction disorders: approach to myasthenic crisis and chronic management

F Vanoli, R Mantegazza - Neurotherapeutics, 2022 - Elsevier
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a neurological autoimmune disorder characterized by muscle
weakness and fatigue. It is a B cell–mediated disease caused by pathogenic antibodies …

Targeting the muscarinic M1 receptor with a selective, brain-penetrant antagonist to promote remyelination in multiple sclerosis

MM Poon, KI Lorrain, KJ Stebbins, GC Edu… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and debilitating neurological disease that results in
inflammatory demyelination. While endogenous remyelination helps to recover function, this …

N-acetylglucosamine inhibits inflammation and neurodegeneration markers in multiple sclerosis: a mechanistic trial

M Sy, BL Newton, J Pawling, KL Hayama… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background In the demyelinating disease multiple sclerosis (MS), chronic-active brain
inflammation, remyelination failure and neurodegeneration remain major issues despite …

Current advancements in promoting remyelination in multiple sclerosis

D Kremer, R Akkermann, P Küry… - Multiple sclerosis …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Current multiple sclerosis (MS) therapies are effective in reducing relapse rate, short-term
measures of disability, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measures of inflammation in …

Contribution of dysregulated B-cells and IgE antibody responses to multiple sclerosis

MR Seals, MM Moran, JD Leavenworth… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Multiple sclerosis (MS), a debilitating autoimmune inflammatory disease that affects the
brain and spinal cord, causes demyelination of neurons, axonal damage, and …

Monoclonal antibody-based therapies for myasthenia gravis

S Alabbad, M AlGaeed, P Sikorski, HJ Kaminski - BioDrugs, 2020 - Springer
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune, neuromuscular disorder that produces disabling
weakness through a compromise of neuromuscular transmission. The disease fulfills strict …

In Vivo Induction of Regulatory T Cells Via CTLA‐4 Signaling Peptide to Control Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis and Prevent Disease Relapse

GR Kim, WJ Kim, S Lim, HG Lee, JH Koo… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Regulatory T cells play a key role in immune tolerance to self‐antigens, thereby preventing
autoimmune diseases. However, no drugs targeting Treg cells have been approved for …

BMI influences CD20 kinetics in multiple sclerosis patients treated with ocrelizumab

E Signoriello, S Bonavita, A Di Pietro… - Multiple Sclerosis and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives Ocrelizumab (OCR) is a humanized monoclonal antibody targeting CD20 antigen
exposed on B cells surface. Kinetic of B-cells repopulation after depletion therapy shows …

B-cells expressing NgR1 and NgR3 are localized to EAE-induced inflammatory infiltrates and are stimulated by BAFF

MM Bakhuraysah, P Theotokis, JY Lee, AA Alrehaili… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
We have previously reported evidence that Nogo-A activation of Nogo-receptor 1 (NgR1)
can drive axonal dystrophy during the neurological progression of experimental …