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Immunosuppressive drug therapy with plasmapheresis in chronic progressive multiple sclerosis: A controlled study

✍ Scribed by B. O. Khatri; G. J. Harrington; D. Schmoll; M. P. McQuillen

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1984
Tongue: English
Weight: 185 KB
Volume: 2
Category: Article
ISSN: 0733-2459
DOI: 10.1002/jca.2920020121

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✦ Synopsis

Although t h e e x a c t p a t h o g e n e s i s of m u l t i p l e s c l e r o s i s (MS) remains unknown, much r e c e n t d a t a s u g g e s t s t h a t M S may be an autoimmune d i s o r d e r .

The i n c r e a s e d p r o d u c t i o n of immunoglobulin (IgG) w i t h i n t h e blood b r a i n b a r r i e r (BBB) i n M S p a t i e n t s a f t e r c o r r e c t i n g f o r damage t o BBB [ 1 , 2 ] and a d e c r e a s e i n t h e numbers a n d / o r f u n c t i o n a l a c t i v i t y of

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