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Date publication

mars 2026

Journal

Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr DE SEZE Jérôme


Tous les auteurs :
Rommer PS, Jiang W, Nolte JP, Mikami T, De Seze J, Sánchez P, Harel A, Alkabie S, Kaneko K, Bilodeau PA, Misu T, Kremer L, Bigaut K, Leypoldt F, Aktas O, Ringelstein M, Siffrin V, Zhang LJ, Cong H, Lowe M, Barreras P, Chen H, Piquet AL, Sotirchos ES, Kammeyer R, Zook J, Bennett JL, Berger T, Fujihara K, Levy M, Shi FD, Paul F

Résumé

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a severe autoimmune disease mainly driven by aquaporin-4 antibodies (AQP4-IgG). During an attack, AQP4-IgG activates the complement system, leading to astrocyte destruction, inflammation, neuronal damage, and thus devastating and often irreversible neurologic deficits. Terminal complement inhibitors such as eculizumab and ravulizumab effectively prevent relapses, yet their therapeutic potential in stopping ongoing complement-mediated injury during acute attacks remains insufficiently explored.

Mots clés

Humans, Neuromyelitis Optica, drug therapy, Female, Middle Aged, Male, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized, pharmacology, Adult, Retrospective Studies, Complement Inactivating Agents, pharmacology, Aged, Aquaporin 4, immunology

Référence

Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2026 03;13(2):e200548