Hope for patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders—from mechanisms to trials

SJ Pittock, A Zekeridou, BG Weinshenker - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2021 - nature.com
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare inflammatory CNS disease that
primarily manifests as relapsing episodes of severe optic neuritis and myelitis. Diagnosis of …

Complement in the brain: contributions to neuroprotection, neuronal plasticity, and neuroinflammation

SS Bohlson, AJ Tenner - Annual Review of Immunology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The complement system is an ancient collection of proteolytic cascades with well-described
roles in regulation of innate and adaptive immunity. With the convergence of a revolution in …

Long-term efficacy and safety of ravulizumab in adults with anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive generalized myasthenia gravis: results from the phase 3 …

A Meisel, D Annane, T Vu, R Mantegazza… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Ravulizumab demonstrated efficacy and an acceptable safety profile versus
placebo in the randomized controlled period (RCP) of the phase 3 CHAMPION MG trial in …

Update on the diagnosis and treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD)–revised recommendations of the Neuromyelitis Optica Study Group …

T Kümpfel, K Giglhuber, O Aktas, I Ayzenberg… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
This manuscript presents practical recommendations for managing acute attacks and
implementing preventive immunotherapies for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders …

Role of complement, anti-complement therapeutics, and other targeted immunotherapies in myasthenia gravis

MC Dalakas - Expert Review of Clinical Immunology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Several patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) do not adequately respond to
available drugs or exhibit poor tolerance, necessitating the need for new therapies. Areas …

Autoimmune disorders of the nervous system: pathophysiology, clinical features, and therapy

S Bhagavati - Frontiers in neurology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Remarkable discoveries over the last two decades have elucidated the autoimmune basis of
several, previously poorly understood, neurological disorders. Autoimmune disorders of the …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review of the advances in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

P Siriratnam, S Huda, H Butzkueven… - Autoimmunity …, 2023 - Elsevier
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare relapsing neuroinflammatory
autoimmune astrocytopathy, with a predilection for the optic nerves and spinal cord. Most …

Long-term efficacy and safety of inebilizumab in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: Analysis of aquaporin-4–immunoglobulin G–seropositive participants taking …

M Rensel, A Zabeti, MA Mealy… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Efficacy and safety of inebilizumab for treatment of neuromyelitis optica
spectrum disorder in adults seropositive for aquaporin-4 (AQP4)–immunoglobulin (Ig) G …

Double-negative neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

Y Wu, R Geraldes, M Juryńczyk… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Most patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD) test positive for
aquaporin-4 antibody (AQP4-IgG) or myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibodies (MOG …

[HTML][HTML] The efficacy and safety of eculizumab in patients and the role of C5 polymorphisms

HB Bouwman, HJ Guchelaar - Drug Discovery Today, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•This paper presents a comprehensive overview on the efficacy and safety of
eculizumab and its current uses.•Three distinct genetic polymorphisms result in ineffective …