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Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein–Associated Disorders
Longbrake E. Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein–Associated Disorders. CONTINUUM Lifelong Learning In Neurology 2022, 28: 1171-1193. PMID: 35938661, PMCID: PMC9523511, DOI: 10.1212/con.0000000000001127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAutoantibodiesHumansMyelin-Oligodendrocyte GlycoproteinNeuromyelitis OpticaOligodendrogliaOptic NeuritisRecurrenceConceptsAcute disseminated encephalomyelitisClinical spectrumCentral nervous system autoimmune diseaseNatural historyFuture therapeutic trialsLarge cohort studyRecent case reportsDistinct clinical phenotypesDisseminated encephalomyelitisGlycoprotein autoantibodiesOptic neuritisCohort studyMost patientsRelapse patternsNeuromyelitis opticaTherapeutic trialsMultiple sclerosisAutoimmune diseasesCNS diseaseCase reportCNS diseasesAccurate diagnosisClinical phenotypeDiseaseDisorders
2024
A Noncanonical CD56dimCD16dim/- NK Cell Subset Indicative of Prior Cytotoxic Activity Is Elevated in Patients with Autoantibody-Mediated Neurologic Diseases.
Yandamuri S, Filipek B, Lele N, Cohen I, Bennett J, Nowak R, Sotirchos E, Longbrake E, Mace E, O'Connor K. A Noncanonical CD56dimCD16dim/- NK Cell Subset Indicative of Prior Cytotoxic Activity Is Elevated in Patients with Autoantibody-Mediated Neurologic Diseases. The Journal Of Immunology 2024, 212: 785-800. PMID: 38251887, PMCID: PMC10932911, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2300015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuromyelitis optica spectrum disorderAb-dependent cellular cytotoxicityNK cellsMyasthenia gravisMG patientsInduced Ab-dependent cellular cytotoxicityNK cell-mediated effector functionsPeripheral blood immune cell populationsCell-mediated effector functionsNeuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder patientsBlood immune cell populationsAb-dependent cellular cytotoxicity activityNK marker CD56NK cell markersHLA-DR expressionNK cell subsetsExpression of perforinImmune cell populationsAutoimmune myasthenia gravisElevated disease burdenHLA-DRCell subsetsCellular cytotoxicityChemokine receptorsMultiparameter immunophenotyping
2023
MOGAD patient autoantibodies induce complement, phagocytosis, and cellular cytotoxicity
Yandamuri S, Filipek B, Obaid A, Lele N, Thurman J, Makhani N, Nowak R, Guo Y, Lucchinetti C, Flanagan E, Longbrake E, O’Connor K. MOGAD patient autoantibodies induce complement, phagocytosis, and cellular cytotoxicity. JCI Insight 2023, 8: e165373. PMID: 37097758, PMCID: PMC10393237, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.165373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated diseaseAntibody-dependent cellular phagocytosisAntibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicityComplement-dependent cytotoxicityMOG autoantibodiesPatient seraCellular cytotoxicityEffector functionsComplement activityAntibody-associated diseaseMultiple mechanismsNK cellsPatient autoantibodiesCytotoxic capacityLesion histologyCellular phagocytosisFuture relapseIgG subclassesCerebrospinal fluidAutoantibodiesCNS conditionsMOGSerumRelapseCytotoxicity