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Individual myasthenia gravis autoantibody clones can efficiently mediate multiple mechanisms of pathology
Pham M, Masi G, Patzina R, Obaid A, Oxendine S, Oh S, Payne A, Nowak R, O’Connor K. Individual myasthenia gravis autoantibody clones can efficiently mediate multiple mechanisms of pathology. Acta Neuropathologica 2023, 146: 319-336. PMID: 37344701, PMCID: PMC11380498, DOI: 10.1007/s00401-023-02603-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyasthenia gravisAntigenic modulationPathogenic mechanismsAutoimmune myasthenia gravisCurrent therapeutic approachesΑ-bungarotoxin bindingNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsReceptor blockadeSerum autoantibodiesAutoreactive clonesMonoclonal levelTherapeutic approachesMonoclonal autoantibodiesAcetylcholine receptorsComplement activationAutoantibodiesAChR subunitsJurkat cell lineDistinct molecular mechanismsPathogenic profilePathogenic capacityPathologyCell-based assaysMAbsPatients
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Novel pathophysiological insights in autoimmune myasthenia gravis
Masi G, O’Connor K. Novel pathophysiological insights in autoimmune myasthenia gravis. Current Opinion In Neurology 2022, 35: 586-596. PMID: 35942663, PMCID: PMC9458626, DOI: 10.1097/wco.0000000000001088.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAutoimmune myasthenia gravisMyasthenia gravisMG patientsClinical responseMuscle-specific tyrosine kinaseSpecific therapeutic strategiesNovel pathophysiological insightsMG pathologyMG subtypesAutoantibody repertoireTreatment optionsCancer immunotherapyPredictive biomarkersSuch therapyImmunological heterogeneityPathophysiological insightsMG phenotypeTherapeutic strategiesClinical observationsTherapeutic outcomesAcetylcholine receptorsDisease subtypesTherapeutic perspectivesSubtypesDevelopment of assays