Myasthenia gravis: from autoantibodies to therapy

Current Opinion in Neurology
Renato MantegazzaPaola Cavalcante

Abstract

The current article reviews the recent advances in the field of myasthenia gravis, which span from autoantibody profiling and pathogenic mechanisms to therapy innovation. The overview is highlighting specifically the data and the needs of targeted treatments in the light of precision medicine in myasthenia gravis. Novel data published recently further increased our knowledge on myasthenia gravis. The use of cell-based assays has greatly improved autoantibody detection in myasthenia gravis patients, and the mechanisms of action of these antibodies have been described. The role of Toll-like receptor activation in the generation of thymic alterations and anti-acetylcholine receptor autosensitization has been further investigated implementing our understanding on the relationships between innate immunity and autoimmunity. Additional studies have been focused on the alterations of T-cell/B-cell regulatory mechanisms in thymus and peripheral blood of myasthenia gravis patients. microRNAs and genetic factors are also emerging as key biomarkers in myasthenia gravis pathogenesis and prediction of drug efficacy in individual patients. The recent immunological and pathological findings in myasthenia gravis promise to improve myasthenia gr...Continue Reading

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