Pulsed monoclonal antibody treatment and autoimmune thyroid disease in multiple sclerosis
Pulsed monoclonal antibody treatment and autoimmune thyroid disease in multiple sclerosis
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DOI:
10.1016/s0140-6736(99)02429-0
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发表时间:
1999-11-13
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影响因子:
168.9
通讯作者:
Compston, A
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作者:
Coles, AJ;Wing, N;Compston, A
Background Multiple sclerosis results from T-cell-dependent inflammatory demyelination of the central nervous system. Our objective was long-term suppression of inflammation with short-term monoclonal antibody treatment.Methods We depleted 95% of circulating lymphocytes in 27 patients with multiple sclerosis by means of a 5-day pulse of the humanised anti-CD52 monoclonal antibody, Campath-1H, Clinical and haematological consequences of T-cell depletion, and in-vitro responses of patients' peripheral-blood mononuclear cells were analysed serially for 18 months after treatment.Findings Radiological and clinical markers of disease activity were significantly decreased for at least 18 months after treatment. However, a third of patients developed antibodies against the thyrotropin receptor and carbimazole-responsive autoimmune hyperthyroidism. The depleted peripheral lymphocyte pool was reconstituted with cells that had decreased mitogen-induced proliferation and interferon gamma secretion in vitro,Interpretation Campath-1H causes the immune response to change from the Th1 phenotype, suppressing multiple sclerosis disease activity, but permitting the generation of antibody-mediated thyroid autoimmunity.