Abstract:
:More than a decade ago myasthenic symptoms were observed in rabbits immunized with acetylcholine receptor (AChR) [119] and AChR deficiency was found at the neuromuscular junction in human myasthenia gravis (MG) [36]. By 1977 the autoimmune character of MG and the pathogenic role of AChR antibodies had been established by several measures. These included the demonstration of circulating AChR antibodies in nearly 90% of patients with MG [87], passive transfer with IgG of several features of the disease from human to mouse [149], localization of immune complexes (IgG and complement) on the postsynaptic membrane [30], and the beneficial effects of plasmapheresis [20, 123]. Substantial subsequent progress has occurred in understanding the structure and function of AChR and its interaction with AChR antibodies. The relationships of the concentration, specificities, and functional properties of the antibodies to the clinical state in MG have been carefully analyzed, and the mechanisms by which AChR antibodies impair neuromuscular transmission have been further investigated. The clinical classification of MG has been refined, the role of the thymus gland in the disease has been further clarified, and new information has become available on transient neonatal MG. The prognosis for generalized MG is improving, but there is still no consensus on its optimal management. Novel therapeutic approaches to MG are now being explored in animal models. Recognition of the autoimmune origin of acquired MG also implied that myasthenic disorders occurring in a genetic or congenital setting had a different cause. As a result, a number of congenital myasthenic syndromes have come to be recognized and investigated. Finally, an acquired disorder of neuromuscular transmission different from MG, the Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, has also been shown to have an autoimmune basis. In this syndrome, active zone particles of the presynaptic membrane are direct or indirect targets of the pathogenic autoantibodies.
journal_name
Ann Neuroljournal_title
Annals of neurologyauthors
Engel AGdoi
10.1002/ana.410160502subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1984-11-01 00:00:00pages
519-34issue
5eissn
0364-5134issn
1531-8249journal_volume
16pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract::In a patient with acquired immunodeficiency disease syndrome (AIDS) and muscle weakness, a muscle biopsy specimen disclosed degeneration of muscle fibers, regeneration, and focal endomysial mononuclear inflammation. A conspicuous feature was the presence of perivascular macrophages within the endomysium that showed po...
journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.410280418
更新日期:1990-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::We examined the phenotypic variation and clinical genetics in nine families with generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+). This genetic epilepsy syndrome with heterogeneous phenotypes was hitherto described in only one family. We obtained genealogical information on 799 individuals and conducted detaile...
journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/1531-8249(199901)45:1<75::aid-art13>3.0.co
更新日期:1999-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:African Americans are at greater risk for developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia than non-Hispanic whites. In addition to biological considerations (eg, genetic influences and comorbid disorders), social and environmental factors may increase the risk of AD dementia. This paper (1) assesses neuroimagin...
journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.25948
更新日期:2021-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.25963
更新日期:2021-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1002/ana.21948
更新日期:2010-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1002/ana.410360706
更新日期:1994-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.22237
更新日期:2011-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.410250111
更新日期:1989-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.410020514
更新日期:1977-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.21594
更新日期:2009-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.25982
更新日期:2020-12-03 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.20575
更新日期:2005-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.410180503
更新日期:1985-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.410250411
更新日期:1989-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.22102
更新日期:2010-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.1015
更新日期:2001-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.410090618
更新日期:1981-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.410150216
更新日期:1984-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.25044
更新日期:2017-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.23590
更新日期:2012-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To examine changes in the response properties of meningeal nociceptors that might lead to migraine pain and examine endogenous processes that could play a role in mediating them using a clinically relevant model of migraine triggering, namely infusion of the nitric oxide (NO) donor nitroglycerin (NTG). METHO...
journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.23873
更新日期:2013-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.26014
更新日期:2021-01-06 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2000-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1002/ana.23577
更新日期:2012-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.24485
更新日期:2015-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.410320502
更新日期:1992-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type III (HTLV-III) has been isolated from neural tissues and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with neurological syndromes associated with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the virus may be directly involved in the pathogenesis of the syndromes. To detect HTLV-III ...
journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.410200304
更新日期:1986-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Using three adjustments, we have revised a 1976 prevalence count for multiple sclerosis in the United States. The adjustments were made to data from a US national survey; they used 1990 population projections from the US Bureau of the Census, and results of investigations conducted in Weld and Larimer Countries, Color...
journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.410310317
更新日期:1992-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.21767
更新日期:2009-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of neurology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/ana.24423
更新日期:2015-07-01 00:00:00