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Complement regulatory proteins (CD46, 55 and 59) expressed on Schwann cells: immune targets in demyelinating
Kazuki Miyaji1, Friedemann Paul2, Nortina Shahrizaila3
1Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Abstract:
Given their localization and important role in regulating complement, complement regulatory proteins may act as target antigens and their antibodies as biomarkers in demyelinating neuropathies. We investigated the binding of autoantibodies to complement regulatory proteins (CD46, 55 and 59) in demyelinating diseases. In 42 acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, 23 chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, 13 acute motor axonal neuropathy, 71 multiple sclerosis, and 19 neuromyelitis optica patients as well as 55 healthy controls, we were unable to detect significant titers of antibodies to CD46, CD55 and CD59. These autoantibodies are unlikely to be biomarkers in acute and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathies.
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