Self-reactive antibodies (natural autoantibodies) in healthy individuals

S Lacroix-Desmazes, SV Kaveri, L Mouthon… - Journal of …, 1998 - Elsevier
Antibodies that are present in the serum of healthy individuals in the absence of deliberate
immunization with any antigen, are refered to as natural antibodies. A vast majority of natural …

Modulation of the cellular immune system by intravenous immunoglobulin

T Tha-In, J Bayry, HJ Metselaar, SV Kaveri… - Trends in …, 2008 - cell.com
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is therapeutically used in a variety of immune-mediated
diseases. The beneficial effects of IVIg in auto-antibody-mediated diseases can be …

Expansion of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells by intravenous immunoglobulin: a critical factor in controlling experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

A Ephrem, S Chamat, C Miquel… - Blood, The Journal …, 2008 - ashpublications.org
The clinical use of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) based on its immunomodulatory and
anti-inflammatory potential remains an ongoing challenge. Fcγ receptor-mediated effects of …

The value of animal models for drug development in multiple sclerosis

MA Friese, X Montalban, N Willcox, JI Bell, R Martin… - Brain, 2006 - academic.oup.com
The rodent model for multiple sclerosis, experimental allergic (autoimmune)
encephalomyelitis (EAE), has been used to dissect molecular mechanisms of the …

Therapeutic Efficacy of High-Dose Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Mice

E Roy, E Stavropoulos, J Brennan, S Coade… - Infection and …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is used to treat patients with primary antibody
deficiencies and, at high doses, to treat a range of autoimmune and inflammatory disorders …

Fc receptor–mediated inhibitory effect of immunoglobulin therapy on autoimmune giant cell myocarditis: concomitant suppression of the expression of dendritic cells

K Shioji, C Kishimoto, S Sasayama - Circulation research, 2001 - Am Heart Assoc
In the present study, the mechanisms and importance of the Fc portion of immunoglobulin in
experimental giant cell myocarditis were examined. Giant cell myocarditis was induced in …

Intravenous gammaglobulin inhibits encephalitogenic potential of pathogenic T cells and interferes with their trafficking to the central nervous system, implicating …

S Othy, P Hegde, S Topçu, M Sharma… - The Journal of …, 2013 - journals.aai.org
Despite an increasing use of high-dose therapy of iv gammaglobulin (IVIg) in the treatment
of various T cell–and Ab-mediated inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, comprehension …

Polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies in clinic

B Wootla, A Denic, M Rodriguez - Human monoclonal antibodies: methods …, 2014 - Springer
Immunoglobulins (Ig) or antibodies are heavy plasma proteins, with sugar chains added to
amino-acid residues by N-linked glycosylation and occasionally by O-linked glycosylation …

Regulation of ocular inflammation—what experimental and human studies have taught us

MD de Smet, CC Chan - Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, 2001 - Elsevier
Study of models of ocular autoimmunity and of autoimmune uveitis in humans has lead to a
shift in the perceived nature of immune privilege from one based on anatomical isolation of …

Induction of regulatory T cells by intravenous immunoglobulin: a bridge between adaptive and innate immunity

GN Kaufman, AH Massoud, M Dembele… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is a polyclonal immunoglobulin G preparation with potent
immunomodulatory properties. The mode of action of IVIg has been investigated in multiple …