2015
Contactin-1 and Neurofascin-155/-186 Are Not Targets of Auto-Antibodies in Multifocal Motor Neuropathy
Doppler K, Appeltshauser L, Krämer HH, Ng JK, Meinl E, Villmann C, Brophy P, Dib-Hajj SD, Waxman SG, Weishaupt A, Sommer C. Contactin-1 and Neurofascin-155/-186 Are Not Targets of Auto-Antibodies in Multifocal Motor Neuropathy. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0134274. PMID: 26218529, PMCID: PMC4517860, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultifocal motor neuropathyMotor neuropathyContactin-1Neurofascin 155Multifocal motor neuropathy patientsChronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathyInflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathySubgroup of patientsNeurofascin-186Enzyme-linked immunosorbentHuman embryonic kidney 293 cellsDemyelinating polyneuropathyAuto antibodiesEmbryonic kidney 293 cellsMuscle weaknessNeuropathy patientsPatient seraConduction blockParanodal proteinsNeuropathyPatientsKidney 293 cellsIgMSerumDifferent assays
2005
22 Neuronal Blocking Factors in Demyelinating Diseases
Cummins T, Waxman S. 22 Neuronal Blocking Factors in Demyelinating Diseases. 2005, 317-326. DOI: 10.1016/b978-012738761-1/50023-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVoltage-gated sodium channelsGuillain-Barré syndromeMultiple sclerosisSodium channelsChronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathyInflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathyInflammatory demyelinating diseaseBlocking factorsDemyelinating polyneuropathyDemyelinating diseaseClinical deficitsAxonal degenerationInflammatory diseasesConduction blockSodium currentNitric oxideExperimental modelDiseaseImpulse transmissionSclerosisBiological toxinsDemyelinationFactorsPolyneuropathyCytokines