致病的Th17细胞是TACROLIMUS在ACHR-myasthenia gravis患者中的潜在治疗点

Yingkai Li1, Pei Chen2, Xin Huang2

  • 1Department of Neurology, National Key Clinical Department and Key Discipline of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China; Neuromuscular division, Department of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.

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概括

塔克罗利斯 (TAC) 治疗通过减少特定的T辅助细胞17 (Th17) 和IL-17水平,改善了乙胆受体-肌痛性肌痛症 (AChR-MG) 患者的症状. 这突显了TAC在管理MG中的免疫调节作用.

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