Data di Pubblicazione:
2019
Citazione:
Anti-MAG IgM: differences in antibody tests and correlation with clinical findings / S. Mata, S. Ambrosini, D. Saccomanno, T. Biagioli, M. Carpo, A. Amantini, F. Giannini, A. Barilaro, L. Toscani, M. Del Mastio, G.P. Comi, S. Sorbi. - In: NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 1590-1874. - (2019). [Epub ahead of print] [10.1007/s10072-019-04089-7]
Abstract:
Objectives Anti-myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) antibody is associated with clinically heterogeneous polyneuropathies. Our purpose was to compare neuropathy phenotypes identified by different anti-MAG tests' results. Methods Cohort study: Sera from 40 neuropathy anti-MAG EIA positive patients were tested for anti-MAG by Western blot (WB), for anti-peripheral nerve myelin (PNM) on monkey nerve by immunofluorescence assay (IFA), and for anti-HNK1 on rat CNS slices by IFA. Anti-sulfatide antibodies, for comparison, were also tested by EIA. Results Among 40 anti-MAG EIA positive sera, 85% also had anti-PNM IFA reactivity and 67.5% bind HNK1 on rat CNS. Anti-HNK1 positive patients had the classical predominantly distal acquired demyelinating symmetric (DADS) neuropathy with a benign course, while anti-PNM positive but anti-HNK1 negative patients had predominantly axonal neuropathy with a high frequency of anti-sulfatide reactivity and the worst long-term prognosis. Anti-MAG EIA positive patients without anti-PNM or anti-HNK1 IFA reactivity had a CIDP-like polyneuropathy. Conclusion Different methods to test for anti-MAG antibodies identify different clinical and electrophysiological findings, as well as long-term outcome. HNK1 reactivity is the strongest marker of DADS.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Autoimmune diseases; Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy; EMG; HNK-1; Myelin-associated glycoprotein
Elenco autori:
S. Mata, S. Ambrosini, D. Saccomanno, T. Biagioli, M. Carpo, A. Amantini, F. Giannini, A. Barilaro, L. Toscani, M. Del Mastio, G.P. Comi, S. Sorbi
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