Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) as a model for multiple sclerosis (MS)

CS Constantinescu, N Farooqi… - British journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is the most commonly used
experimental model for the human inflammatory demyelinating disease, multiple sclerosis …

Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy: how does IgG modulate the immune system?

I Schwab, F Nimmerjahn - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2013 - nature.com
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) preparations comprise pooled IgG antibodies from the
serum of thousands of donors and were initially used as an IgG replacement therapy in …

IVIG-mediated effector functions in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases

C Galeotti, SV Kaveri, J Bayry - International immunology, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is a pooled preparation of normal IgG obtained from
several thousand healthy donors. It is widely used in the immunotherapy of a large number …

Fc-fusion proteins and FcRn: structural insights for longer-lasting and more effective therapeutics

T Rath, K Baker, JA Dumont, RT Peters… - Critical reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Nearly 350 IgG-based therapeutics are approved for clinical use or are under development
for many diseases lacking adequate treatment options. These include molecularly …

Activation of natural regulatory T cells by IgG Fc–derived peptide “Tregitopes”

AS De Groot, L Moise, JA McMurry… - Blood, The Journal …, 2008 - ashpublications.org
We have identified at least 2 highly promiscuous major histocompatibility complex class II T-
cell epitopes in the Fc fragment of IgG that are capable of specifically activating CD4+ …

The IgG molecule as a biological immune response modifier: mechanisms of action of intravenous immune serum globulin in autoimmune and inflammatory disorders

M Ballow - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2011 - Elsevier
Intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) is an important treatment modality in patients with
humoral or B-cell immune deficiency as replacement therapy. Soon after its introduction in …

Molecular dialogs between the ischemic brain and the peripheral immune system: dualistic roles in injury and repair

C An, Y Shi, P Li, X Hu, Y Gan, RA Stetler… - Progress in …, 2014 - Elsevier
Immune and inflammatory responses actively modulate the pathophysiological processes of
acute brain injuries such as stroke. Soon after the onset of stroke, signals such as brain …

Clinical and laboratory predictors of chronic immune thrombocytopenia in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

KMJ Heitink-Polle, J Nijsten… - Blood, The Journal …, 2014 - ashpublications.org
Childhood immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a rare autoimmune bleeding disorder. Most
children recover within 6 to 12 months, but individual course is difficult to predict. We …

Intravenous immunoglobulins–understanding properties and mechanisms

A Durandy, SV Kaveri, TW Kuijpers… - Clinical & …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) preparations are used currently for the
treatment of autoimmune or inflammatory diseases. Despite numerous studies …

Animal models of multiple sclerosis—potentials and limitations

E Mix, H Meyer-Rienecker, HP Hartung… - Progress in neurobiology, 2010 - Elsevier
Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is still the most widely accepted animal
model of multiple sclerosis (MS). Different types of EAE have been developed in order to …