Impact of Neurofascin on Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy via Changing the Node of Ranvier Function:
Ying Gao1, Lingxin Kong1, Shan Liu1
1Neuroscience Center, Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Abstract:
The effective conduction of action potential in the peripheral nervous system depends on the structural and functional integrity of the node of Ranvier and paranode. Neurofascin (NF) plays an important role in the conduction of action potential in a saltatory manner. Two subtypes of NF, NF186, and NF155, are involved in the structure of the node of Ranvier. In patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), anti-NF antibodies are produced when immunomodulatory dysfunction occurs, which interferes with the conduction of action potential and is considered the main pathogenic factor of CIDP. In this study, we describe the assembling mechanism and anatomical structure of the node of Ranvier and the necessary cell adhesion molecules for its physiological function. The main points of this study are that we summarized the recent studies on the role of anti-NF antibodies in the changes in the node of Ranvier function and its impact on clinical manifestations and analyzed the possible mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of CIDP.
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