AQP4-DARPin1: A Chimeric Antigen Based on Scaffold Protein DARPin for Efficient Detection of AQP4-IgG in NMOSD

X Wang, S Ma, Y Bai, X Wu, F Ji, L Jia - Biochemistry, 2024 - ACS Publications
AQP4-IgG is an autoantibody associated with neuromyelitis optica spectroscopic disorder
(NMOSD), a central nervous system inflammatory disease that requires early diagnosis and …

Characterization of the binding pattern of human aquaporin-4 autoantibodies in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders

F Tuller, H Holzer, K Schanda… - Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Background The discovery of a highly specific antibody against the aquaporin-4 (AQP4)
water channel (AQP4-IgG) unified the spectrum of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders …

A highly specific and sensitive nanoimmunosensor for the diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders

A de Souza Moraes, DG Brum, JCM Ierich, AM Higa… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
A precise diagnosis for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) is crucial to
improve patients' prognostic, which requires highly specific and sensitive tests. The cell …

Aquaporin-4 autoantibodies in Neuromyelitis Optica: AQP4 isoform-dependent sensitivity and specificity

F Pisani, A Sparaneo, C Tortorella, M Ruggieri… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) is an autoimmune demyelinating disease, characterized by the
presence of autoantibody (NMO-IgG) to Aquaporin-4 (AQP4). NMO-IgG identification …

Human serum anti-aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin G detection by cell-based assay

C Liu, M Zhu, Y Wang - JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments), 2019 - jove.com
Anti-aquaporin-4 (AQP4) immunoglobulin G (IgG) is the core diagnostic biomarker for
neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD). The cell-based assay (CBA) is a widely …

Mutagenesis of the aquaporin 4 extracellular domains defines restricted binding patterns of pathogenic neuromyelitis optica IgG

GP Owens, A Ritchie, A Rossi, K Schaller… - Journal of Biological …, 2015 - ASBMB
Neuromyelitis optica-immunoglobulin G (NMO-IgG) binds to aquaporin-4 (AQP4) water
channels in the central nervous system leading to immune-mediated injury. We have …

Identification of two major conformational aquaporin-4 epitopes for neuromyelitis optica autoantibody binding

F Pisani, M Mastrototaro, A Rossi, GP Nicchia… - Journal of Biological …, 2011 - ASBMB
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an autoimmune demyelinating disease characterized by the
presence of anti-aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibodies in the patient sera. We recently reported …

Molecular level characterization of circulating aquaporin-4 antibodies in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

J Li, SA Bazzi, F Schmitz, H Tanno… - Neurology …, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To determine whether distinct aquaporin-4 (AQP4)-IgG lineages play a role in
neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) pathogenesis, we profiled the AQP4-IgG …

Aquaporin-4 in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: a target of autoimmunity in the central nervous system

Y Abe, M Yasui - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since the discovery of a specific autoantibody in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum
disorder (NMOSD) in 2004, the water channel aquaporin-4 (AQP4) has attracted attention as …

Development of an aquaporin-4 orthogonal array of particle-based ELISA for neuromyelitis optica autoantibodies detection

F Pisani, P Settanni, S Rosito, MG Mola, R Iorio… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Serological markers of Nuromyelitis Optica (NMO), an autoimmune disorder of the central
nervous system, are autoantibodies targeting the astrocytic water channel aquaporin-4 …